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Left ventricular function before and after percutaneous patent ductus arteriosus closure in preterm infants
BackgroundDefinitive closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is associated with significant changes in the loading conditions of the left...
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Echocardiographic characteristics in neonates with septic shock
Clinical parameters used for hemodynamic assessment and titration of vasopressor therapy in neonates with septic shock have several limitations....
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Prognostic value of left ventricular global constructive work in patients with cardiac amyloidosis
PurposeThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of ejection fraction (EF), left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) and...
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Vector flow map** analysis of left ventricular vortex performance in type 2 diabetic patients with early chronic kidney disease
BackgroundDiabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and contributes to an elevated incidence of diastolic dysfunction in the...
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Remifentanil improves left ventricular diastolic parameters in patients with impaired diastolic function: a prospective clinical study
BackgroundLeft ventricular diastolic dysfunction has a significant impact on perioperative morbidity and mortality, and its incidence is high in...
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The constricting effect of reduced coronary artery compliance on the left ventricle is an important cause of reduced diastolic function in patients with coronary heart disease
BackgroundPrevious studies of left ventricular diastolic function (LVDF) have focused on the decrease in active and passive diastolic function due to...
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Investigation of left atrial mechanical function and left ventricular systolic and diastolic parameters in athletes performing resistance exercise and combined exercise
Some individuals who go to fitness centers for various purposes perform resistance exercise (RE) alone, while others engage in combined exercise (CE)...
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Liraglutide Protects Against Diastolic Dysfunction and Improves Ventricular Protein Translation
PurposeDiastolic dysfunction is an increasingly common cardiac pathology linked to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Previous studies...
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Periplocin Alleviates Cardiac Remodeling in DOCA-Salt–Induced Heart Failure Rats
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a common public health problem associated with increased morbidity and long-term mortality....
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Fetal echocardiography changes of the right ventricle of well-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus
BackgroundThere is few evidence of right ventricular (RV) function in fetuses with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Therefore, the aim of this...
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The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiac Structure, and Systolic and Diastolic Function in Patients with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
The purpose of this study was to provide pooled data from all studies on the impact of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure, and systolic and...
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Echocardiographic assessment of diastolic dysfunction in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis before and after aortic valve replacement
BackgroundThe 2016 guidelines of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) for...
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Apical but not basal RV strain reflects right ventricular dysfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
BackgroundRV dysfunction is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality in cardiac patients, especially those having dilated cardiomyopathy...
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Echocardiogram screening in pediatric dialysis and transplantation
Transthoracic echocardiography is commonly used to identify structural and functional cardiac abnormalities that can be prevalent in childhood...
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Radiomics features of the cardiac blood pool to indicate hemodynamic changes in pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF)
To test the hypothesis that cine MRI-derived radiomics features of the cardiac blood pool can represent hemodynamic characteristics of pulmonary...
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Subclinical HMOD in Hypertension: Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
Arterial hypertension represents an important risk factor for the development of cardiac, vascular and renal events, predisposing to heart failure,...
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Mechano-energetic efficiency in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with and without sarcomeric mutations
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is mainly caused by sarcomeric mutations which may affect myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency (MEE). We...
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The correlation between epicardial fat thickness and longitudinal left atrial reservoir strain in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and controls
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) has been documented among the strongest risk factors for develo** heart failure with preserved ejection fraction...
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The HF-AF ENERGY Trial: Nicotinamide Riboside for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure Patients
BackgroundThe presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction is common and associated with an...
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Electron microscopy of cardiac 3D nanodynamics: form, function, future
The 3D nanostructure of the heart, its dynamic deformation during cycles of contraction and relaxation, and the effects of this deformation on cell...
