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Stroke and Recent Myocardial Infarction, Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Left Ventricular Thrombus, and Wall Motion Abnormalities
Purpose of ReviewTo review the evidence regarding stroke and recent myocardial infarction (MI), reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, left...
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Left ventricular geometry characteristics and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
BackgroundThe relationships among left heart remodeling, cardiac function, and cardiovascular events (CEs) in patients with heart failure (HF) with...
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Association between left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality and use of mechanical circulatory support in patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock
BackgroundCurrently, use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock (CS) is predominantly guided by shock-specific...
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Prognostic impact of prior LVEF in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction
AimsAs there is limited evidence regarding the prognostic impact of prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with heart failure...
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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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Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound with artificial intelligence-assisted assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction
Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is becoming standard practice in a wide spectrum of clinical settings. There is limited data evaluating the...
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Native T1 high region and left ventricular ejection fraction recovery in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
Native T1 map** is used to assess myocardial tissue characteristics without gadolinium contrast agents. The focal T1 high-intensity region can...
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Left Ventricular Systolic Function After 3 Months of SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Not much is known about the effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV)...
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Predictors of right ventricular pacing-induced left ventricular dysfunction in pacemaker recipients with preserved ejection fraction
BackgroundPacing is an effective treatment in the management of patients with bradyarrhythmias. Chronic right ventricular pacing may cause electrical...
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Evaluation of cardiometabolic risk markers linked to reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
BackgroundIt is well established that left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), as marked by reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),...
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Left ventricular reverse remodeling following initiation of sacubitril/valsartan for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and low blood pressure
Sacubitril/valsartan has become an important first-line drug for symptomatic heart failure (HF) patients, especially with left ventricular (LV)...
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Comparison of visual estimation and quantitative measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction in untrained perioperative echocardiographers
BackgroundPerioperative evaluation of the left ventricular systolic function is essential information to help diagnose and manage life-threatening...
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Validation of machine learning models for estimation of left ventricular ejection fraction on point-of-care ultrasound: insights on features that impact performance
BackgroundMachine learning (ML) algorithms can accurately estimate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from echocardiography, but their...
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Correlation between tissue Doppler-derived left ventricular systolic velocity (S’) and left ventricle ejection fraction in sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundTissue Doppler-derived left ventricular systolic velocity (mitral S’) has shown excellent correlation to left ventricular ejection fraction...
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Fractal analysis of left ventricular trabeculae in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
ObjectivesEndocardial trabeculae undergo varicose changes and hyperplasia in response to hemodynamic influences and are a variable phenotype...
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Right ventricular function declines prior to left ventricular ejection fraction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundThe right ventricle (RV) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) tends to be neglected, as previous efforts have predominantly focused on...
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Cardiac contractility modulation: an effective treatment strategy for heart failure beyond reduced left ventricular ejection fraction?
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) causes a progressive limitation of functional capacity, poor quality of life (QoL) and...
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Prognostic implication of heart failure stage and left ventricular ejection fraction for patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest: a 16-year retrospective cohort study
BackgroundThe 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guidelines for the management of heart failure (HF) makes therapeutic recommendations based on HF status. We...
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Evaluation of the image quality and validity of handheld echocardiography for stroke volume and left ventricular ejection fraction quantification: a method comparison study
Bedside quantification of stroke volume (SV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is valuable in hemodynamically compromised patients....
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Correlating decline in left ventricular ejection fraction and longitudinal strain in pediatric cancer patients
PurposeLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is routinely used to monitor cardiac function in cancer patients. Global longitudinal strain (GLS)...
