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Analysis of Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes Among Presentations of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery Diagnosed Beyond Infancy Versus During Infancy
Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) typically presents in infancy; however, there are cases of patients who survive the...
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Prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a typical outpatient pacemaker cohort
BackgroundRight ventricular (RV) pacing is the standard treatment for symptomatic bradycardia. RV pacing is known to cause dyssyncrony. New treatment...
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Evaluation of levosimendan as treatment option in a large case-series of preterm infants with cardiac dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension
Levosimendan as a calcium-sensitizer is a promising innovative therapeutical option for the treatment of severe cardiac dysfunction (CD) and...
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
PurposeThere is a paucity of comparative data examining the optimal revascularization strategy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction...
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Sex differences in factors associated with heart failure and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction: a cross-sectional population-based study
BackgroundAlthough sex differences in cardiovascular diseases are recognised, including differences in incidence, clinical presentation, response to...
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Revascularization Options for Left Main Disease: What Clinicians Need to Know
Purpose of ReviewLeft main disease represents the highest-risk lesion subset of coronary artery disease and is associated with adverse cardiovascular...
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Associations of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity with left atrial stiffness and left atrial phasic function in inpatients with hypertension
Hypertension induces left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and an increase in arterial stiffness. This study aimed to investigate...
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Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular performance in COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome: the importance of systo-diastolic interaction
BackgroundThe cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 have been described in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) admitted to...
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Hypertension: An Important But Reversible Cause of Systolic Dysfunction in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients
Cardiac dysfunction due to hypertension (CDHTN) in pediatrics is not well described. We aimed to describe the presentation and outcomes of pediatric...
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Lessons learnt in the first year of an Australian pediatric cardio oncology clinic
BackgroundModern oncological therapies together with chemotherapy and radiotherapy have broadened the agents that can cause cardiac sequelae, which...
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Left ventricular dyssynchrony in long-term childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines: a retrospective cross-sectional study
The purpose of this study was to investigate left ventricular contraction patterns in asymptomatic Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) using...
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Cognitive Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Implications for Patient Management
Purpose of ReviewThere is increasing recognition of the prevalence and impact of cognitive dysfunction (CD) in heart failure (HF) patients. This...
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Secondary left heart failure occurred during VA-ECMO assistance for severe residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy: a case report
BackgroundIn patients of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane...
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Investigation of association of genetic variant rs3918242 of matrix metalloproteinase-9 with hypertension, myocardial infarction and progression of ventricular dysfunction in Irish Caucasian patients with diabetes: a report from the STOP-HF follow-up programme
BackgroundHypertension and/or myocardial infarction are common causes of heart failure in Type 2 diabetes. Progression to heart failure is usually...
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Short-term outcomes of on- vs off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectivesDoes the manipulation of the off-pump CABG (OPCAB) in patient with depressed left ventricular function is better than on-pump CABG (ONCAB)...
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Role of Myocardial Strain Imaging in Cancer Therapy–Related Cardiac Dysfunction
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to provide a contemporary perspective on the role of myocardial strain imaging in the management of patients on...
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Quantitative evaluation of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by three-dimensional echocardiography
Left ventricular (LV) function undergoes subtle changes (subclinical left ventricular dysfunction) in a large proportion of patients with type 2...
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Correlation between frailty and cardiac structure and function in echocardiography in elderly patients with normal ejection fraction
ObjectiveThis study aims to accurately evaluate the cardiac structure and function of the frail population in elderly patients with normal ejection...
