With acute mitral regurgitation, the left ventricle cannot adequately compensate and the left atrium is relatively non-compliant and non-dilated; symptoms, usually severe, always occur. Etiology ...

Mild dilation was observed in 5% of the cohort, ... Echocardiography results indicated normal left ventricular ejection fraction in 78% of patients, mild impairment in 12%, ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by left ventricular dilatation and contractile dysfunction. 4 Symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy are related to congestive heart failure and can include ...

The authors studied 10 individuals who, having had no previous history of left ventricular dysfunction, presented after a mean 7.2 ± 5.4 months of imatinib treatment with major volume overload ...

Objectives: We sought to assess the indexes of myocardial activation delay, using Doppler myocardial imaging (DMI), as potential diagnostic tools and predictors of cardiac events in patients with ...