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Low-flow in aortic valve stenosis patients with reduced ejection fraction does not depend on left ventricular function
BackgroundPatients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) can be distinguished into high- (HG) and...
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Evaluation of the Left Ventricular Myocardium Using Layer-Specific Strain Analysis in Adolescent Athletes Performing High-Intensity Interval Training
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been demonstrated to be an efficient way of improving physical performance in adolescent athletes...
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Correlation analysis between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and major adverse cardiovascular event occurrence in patients with end-stage renal disease
ObjectiveTo explore the correlation between left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) and major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)...
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Left atrial dysfunction may precede left atrial enlargement and abnormal left ventricular longitudinal function: a cardiac MR feature tracking study
BackgroundThe role of the dysfunction of left atrium in the occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease has been gradually recognized. We...
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Additive effect of admission hyperglycemia on left ventricular stiffness in patients following acute myocardial infarction verified by CMR tissue tracking
BackgroundStress hyperglycemia occurs frequently in patients following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and may aggravate myocardial stiffness, but...
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Fetal Echocardiographic Evaluation of Tricuspid Valve and Right Ventricular Function Including Global Longitudinal Strain in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Association with Postnatal Outcomes
Despite significant advancements in the care of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) morbidity and mortality remain high. Postnatal...
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The value of myocardial work in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy
Myocardial work derived from pressure-strain analysis resembles a novel non-invasive method for myocardial function evaluation. Left ventricular...
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Peak left atrial longitudinal strain is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation
PurposeChronic mitral regurgitation promotes left atrial (LA) remodeling. However, the significance of LA dysfunction in the setting of ventricular...
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Left atrial and ventricular longitudinal strain by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking improves prognostic stratification of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
We aimed to investigate the predictive value of left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) longitudinal strain derived by CMR-FT early after ST-segment...
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Evaluation of subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with Child-Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A case-control study
BackgroundAlthough studies have proven that liver cirrhosis affects cardiac hemodynamics by means of circulatory overload, they present with definite...
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Early effect of different bifurcation techniques on left ventricular mechanics in elective percutaneous coronary intervention
BackgroundBifurcation lesions are prevalent amongst patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease subjected to percutaneous coronary intervention...
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Prognostic implications of left ventricular inward displacement assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with myocardial infarction
Risk stratification of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) still depends mainly on the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). LV inward...
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Left ventricular myocardial work for the prediction of postoperative outcomes in patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis
Chronic elevation of left ventricular (LV) afterload contributes to adverse LV remodeling and myocardial impairment in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)...
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Evaluation of the relationship between diabetic retinopathy and left atrial deformation parameters
BackgroundLeft ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) may develop without coronary artery disease, hypertension (HT), or valvular pathologies in...
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Estimation of left ventricular activation sequence in patients with heart failure using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
Evaluation of longitudinal strain (LS) from two-dimensional echocardiography is useful for global and regional left ventricular (LV) dysfunction...
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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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Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function by Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Chronic Kidney Failure
ObjectiveTo establish a quantitative evaluation of the left ventricle’s systolic function in patients with chronic kidney failure (CKF) by...
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Gender differences in two-dimensional and three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography left ventricular measurements among healthy preschool pediatric population
BackgroundSpeckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) is an upcoming echocardiographic modality to measure global as well as segmental left ventricular...
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Association between left ventricular systolic function parameters and myocardial injury, organ failure and mortality in patients with septic shock
BackgroundLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is inconsistently associated with poor outcomes in patients with sepsis. Newer parameters such as...
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Negative Impact of the Left Ventricular Remnant Morphology on Systemic Right Ventricular Myocardial Deformation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Left ventricular (LV) morphology may affect right ventricular (RV) function before and after Fontan palliation in patients with hypoplastic left...
