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 ...

Functional mitral valve regurgitation occurs when the left atrium or left ventricle dilates, causing the mitral valve annulus to also dilate and prevent the mitral valve leaflets from properly ...

This meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials comparing CRT in patients with Class I or II heart failure symptoms, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and a prolonged QRS ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Sandeep S. Hedgire: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the septal hypokinesis and revealed moderate left ventricular dilatation with an ejection fraction of 43%, as well as ...