Left-ventricular-dysfunction: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for left ventricular dysfunction

Heart Failure

Quality of life among 5,025 patients with left ventricular dysfunction randomized between placebo and enalapril: the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction. [doi.org]

Heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) are increasingly common disorders, with outcomes worse than many cancers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carvedilol Post-Infarct Survival Control in Left Ventricular Dysfunction [CAPRICORN] study) and a study of losartan in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after acute [doi.org]

Congestive Heart Failure

Carvedilol Post-Infarct Survival Control in Left Ventricular Dysfunction [CAPRICORN] study) and a study of losartan in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after acute [doi.org]

[…] tissue, thereby reversing the negative remodeling that portends progressive left ventricular dysfunction, worsening symptoms, and ultimately cardiogenic shock. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Quality of life among 5,025 patients with left ventricular dysfunction randomized between placebo and enalapril: the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction. [doi.org]

Fabry Disease

Left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial dysfunction progressed in the heterozygote proband even under ERT, although disease progression was prevented in two sons of Case [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), vascular dysfunction and interstitial fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

His echocardiogram demonstrated symmetrical left ventricular hypertrophy with minimal diastolic dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Posterior Myocardial Infarction

Posterior extension of an inferior or lateral infarct implies a much larger area of myocardial damage, with an increased risk of left ventricular dysfunction and death. [litfl.com]

ventricular dysfunction, how does impaired basal rotation affect chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation? [malacards.org]

[…] free wall ventricular rupture after acute posterior myocardial infarction. 61 Formica F...Paolini G 24826294 2013 27 Right ventricular dysfunction and exercise capacity after [malacards.org]

Apical Myocardial Infarction

ventricular dysfunction despite the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary disease. [annals.org]

Regional transient myocardial dysfunction is observed, typically localizing at the left ventricular apex and usually extends beyond a single vessel territory. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Transient left ventricular dysfunction (tako-tsubo phenomenon): findings and potential pathophysiological mechanisms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiomyopathy

TCM is characterized by transient systolic left ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

INTERVENTION: The patient was reintubated with administration of catecholamine for decreasing blood pressure caused by left ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction with minimal elevation of cardiac biomarkers in the absence [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

[…] and progressive left ventricular dysfunction. [emedicine.medscape.com]

BACKGROUND: Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and left ventricular dysfunction have a varied clinical course, not only dependent on left ventricular ejection fraction [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute-onset type is defined as left ventricular dysfunction during or immediately following infusion of anthracycline and is attenuated by discontinuation of therapy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia

Nonetheless, noninvasive algorithms that utilize the combination of NSVT with left ventricular dysfunction, abnormal signal-averaged electrocardiogram, and heart rate variability [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Patients with coronary artery disease, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (VT), and left ventricular dysfunction have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bigger JT, Fleiss JL, Kleiger R et al., and the Multicenter Post - Infarction Research Group: The relationship among ventricular arrhythmias, left ventricular dysfunction, [link.springer.com]

Low-Cardiac-Output Syndrome

Prudent preoperative evaluation in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction is critical. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction 40%). [2minutemedicine.com]

ventricular dysfunction, ie, a left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 40%, is associated with an odds ratio of 2.0 (95% CI 1.7-2.4). 1 The low cardiac output [jamanetwork.com]

Premature Ventricular Contraction

Second, left ventricular dysfunction has a stronger association with increased mortality rate than do PVCs. [emedicine.com]

However, IC-AADs increase mortality in patients with PVCs and left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

SUMMARY: There is an increasing body of literature supporting a causal role of frequent PVCs in the development of left ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Atrial Infarction

Insight from the Studies Of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) Trials. [academic.oup.com]

dysfunction. [rpcardio.com]

Once again, among numerous possible explanations, the higher incidence of left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure appears to play a pivotal role, although [heart.bmj.com]

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Coronary artery disease is the primary risk factor for left ventricular systolic dysfunction and the most common cause of heart failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 32-year-old male with familial hypercholesterolemia suffered from severe left ventricular dysfunction caused by left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Other cases of left ventricular dysfunction, such as coronary artery disease must also be taken into consideration and properly analyzed. [symptoma.com]

Table 1 Estimates of the odds ratios (ORs) for two definitions of cardiotoxicity: composite of congestive heart failure (CHF) or left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (left), [academic.oup.com]

Cardiotoxicity from anthracyclines may not manifest until many years after completion of therapy with heart failure (HF) and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction ( Figure [electrophysiology.onlinejacc.org]

Cardiac Asthma

Cardiac asthma has been used as a synonym for episodes of cough, dyspnea, and wheezing caused by left ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

By contrast, as demonstrated here, the use of such a potent vasoconstrictor can worsen hemodynamic status when left ventricular dysfunction is associated with asthma or is [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Timmis AD, Strak SK, Chamberlin DA (1979) Haemodynamic effects of salbutamol in patients with acute myocardial infarction and severe left ventricular dysfunction. [link.springer.com]

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

TTS, however, differs from an acute coronary syndrome because patients have generally a normal coronary angiogram and left ventricular dysfunction, which extends beyond the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ventricular wall systolic dysfunction, resulting in apical ballooning appearance, chest pain, and st segment elevation A transient left ventricular apical dysfunction or [icd9data.com]

Intraoperative chest radiography revealed severe pulmonary edema and echocardiography indicated moderate left ventricular dysfunction with akinesia of the mid to apical left [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mitral Valve Insufficiency

ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The combination of increased preload and hypertrophy produces increased end-diastolic volumes, which, over time, result in left ventricular muscle dysfunction. [emedicine.medscape.com]

When symptoms occur despite this therapy, valvular surgery should be considered before left ventricular function becomes abnormal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lymphocytic Myocarditis

Abstract We evaluated acute hemodynamic effects of metoprolol /- nitroglycerin in 11 patients with left ventricular dysfunction and biopsy-proven lymphocytic myocarditis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 23-year-old woman developed congestive heart failure and severe left ventricular dysfunction 32 months after a bilateral lung allograft for cystic fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lymphocytic myocarditis, an immune disorder of left ventricular dysfunction with sometimes confounding clinical presentations, occurs rarely during pregnancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Left Cardiac Ventricle Disorder

What is left ventricular systolic dysfunction? Left ventricular systolic dysfunction is a condition that often leads to heart failure. [patientslikeme.com]

Recently, theprevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) has increased, and the importance of LVDD has emerged in patientswith CKD. [ekjm.org]

Severe aortic stenosis can lead to left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic left ventricular dysfunction, and finally left ventricular systolic dysfunction, which can result [smw.ch]

Cardiogenic Shock

However, data relating to use of the Impella in patients with both severe left ventricular dysfunction and significant aortic valve disease are limited. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Left ventricular dysfunction resulting in cardiogenic shock occurs infrequently following organ reperfusion in liver transplantation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Thus, diabetes mellitus is another discrete cause of regional left ventricular dysfunction of the noninfarcted area after acute MI. [care.diabetesjournals.org]

Data indicate that intracoronary injection of allogeneic cardiosphere-derived stem cells (CAP-1002) to achieve myocardial regeneration in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction. [journals.plos.org]

Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure

Left sided HF results from left ventricular dysfunction. This prevents normal, forward blood flow and causes blood to back up into the left atrium and pulmonary veins. [quizlet.com]

Patients with left ventricular dysfunction or structural heart disease with current or prior symptoms of heart failure. Stage D. [nurseslabs.com]

Traditionally, symptoms can be clustered into either being attributed to left ventricular dysfunction or right ventricular dysfunction, although in reality, most patients [radiopaedia.org]

Left Ventricular Dilatation

Results indicate that patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction may be stratified into different risk groups according to left ventricular size. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: Acute and reversible left ventricular dilation accompanies septic shock-induced systolic left ventricular dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The Tei index is an important indicator of left ventricular dysfunction and death after AMI. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Myocarditis

However, when right ventricular dysfunction with hypoxia is complicated with left ventricular dysfunction, it can be difficult to make a prompt decision in order to achieve [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe left ventricular dysfunction with a mass adjacent to the basal anterior wall, near the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Phaeochromocytoma can lead to cardiac involvement in the form of left ventricular dysfunction, or catecholamine-induced myocarditis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aortic Valve Insufficiency

ventricular function in the absence of a change in clinical status is recommended to look for the development of left ventricular dysfunction. [aafp.org]

[…] patients with either normal left ventricular function or mild to moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]

As the left ventricle enlarges and myocardial dysfunction occurs, the filling pressure rises, and the patient develops signs and symptoms of left ventricular failure. [aafp.org]

Acute Coronary Syndrome

In addition, carvedilol is FDA approved for patients with left ventricular dysfunction following an MI, with a target dosage of 50 mg/day. 18 The ACC/AHA guidelines recommend [uspharmacist.com]

Left ventricular dysfunction, cardiogenic shock. Increased heart rate, arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation, atrial fibrillation). Renal impairment. Diabetes mellitus. [patient.info]

left ventricular dysfunction. [rcemlearning.co.uk]

Acute Myocardial Infarction

We aim to independently confirm the value of gene expression profiles in the blood to predict left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after MI. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The rate of STEMI and administration of percutaneous coronary revascularization was higher, yet extent of coronary findings and severe left ventricular dysfunction was lower [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, in our study, miR-208b and miR-499 provided only a modest prognosis of left ventricular dysfunction, with AUCs below 0.70. [clinchem.aaccjnls.org]

Hypertensive Heart Disease

ventricular ejection fraction ( 50%), almost a third (32%) had mechanical systolic dysfunction at baseline. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Myocardial fibrosis, a common end point in hypertensive heart disease, has been linked to the development of left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Left-ventricular hypertrophy was also common (n 89; 61.0%; 95% CI 52.9% to 68.5%) and was often (but not exclusively) present in those with diastolic filling abnormalities [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Left Ventricular Noncompaction

The pathophysiology of left ventricular dysfunction, which becomes apparent beyond the 4th decade of life, is unclear. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ventricular systolic dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Elliott, Diagnosis of left-ventricular non-compaction in patients with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction: time for a reappraisal of diagnostic criteria? [dx.doi.org]

Myocarditis

The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE) can detect subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He developed renal failure, liver dysfunction, and profound hypotension with severe left ventricular dysfunction that required mechanical cardiac support. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Echocardiography showed left ventricular dysfunction in all and additional right ventricular dysfunction in four patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Familial Ventricular Tachycardia

One showed diffuse hypokinesis of the left ventricle by echocardiography and left ventriculography, 2 showed progressive left ventricular dysfunction and 1 showed regional [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Página 148 - Randomised trial of effect of amiodarone on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after recent myocardial infarction: EMIAT. ‎ [books.google.es]

[…] arrhytmias, atrial arrhythmias, conduction defects and left ventricular dysfunction [15]. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]