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Right ventricular function and iron deficiency in acute heart failure
2021
Abstract Aims Iron deficiency (ID) is a frequent finding in patients with chronic and acute heart failure (AHF) along the full spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Iron deficiency has been related to ventricular systolic dysfunction, but its role in right ventricular function has not been evaluated. We sought to evaluate whether ID identifies patients with greater right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of AHF. Methods and results We prospectively included 903 patients admitted with AHF. Right systolic function was evaluated by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and the ratio TAPSE/pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP). Iron deficiency was de…
Right Heart Dysfunction and Readmission Risk Across Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Status in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.
2021
BACKGROUND: Right heart dysfunction (RHD) parameters are increasingly important in heart failure (HF). This study aimed to evaluate the association of advanced RHD with the risk of recurrent admissions across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS AND RESULTS: We included 3383 consecutive patients discharged for acute HF. Of them, in 1435 patients (42.4%), the pulmonary artery systolic pressure could not be measured accurately, leaving a final sample size of 1948 patients. Advanced RHD was defined as the combination of a ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary artery systolic pressure of less than 0.36 and significant tricuspid regurgitation…
Influence of the calcium antagonist amlodipine on left ventricular mass and function in patients with essential hypertension
1997
This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of antihypertensive treatment with the calcium antagonist amlodipine on left ventricular structure and systolic and diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension.
Tomographic left ventricular volume determination in the presence of aneurysm by three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging. I: Asymmetric model hea…
1996
To improve the accuracy of measurements of left ventricular volume in the presence of an aneurysm, we used three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging to analyze the shape of left ventricles in 23 asymmetric model hearts with eccentric aneurysms of different sizes, shapes, and localizations. A standard 3.75 MHz ultrasound probe with a rotation motor device was used to obtain a three-dimensional data set. By rotating the probe stepwise 1 degree, 180 radial ultrasound pictures were digitized. On the basis of the three-dimensional data set, the following parameters were determined and compared with the dimensions of the model hearts obtained by direct measurement: total left ventricular volume…
Oxidative stress and early organ damage in essential hypertension
2001
Increase in left ventricular mass index and acroparesthesia incidence in children with Fabry disease correlates with their GLA mutation
2013
The genetic background of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction remains vague. Response.
2015
5.16 Left Ventricular Geometry In Chronic Kidney Disease
2008
Long-term placement of continuous popliteal nerve block catheter for management of a wounded patient in a combat field environment: a case report.
2019
Costantino Fontana,1 Monica Rocco,2 Luigi Vetrugno,3 Elena Bignami41Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2Intensive Care Unit and Anesthesia, Ospedale S. Andrea Rome, Rome, Italy; 3Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, University-Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy; 4Intensive Care Unit and Anestehsia, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, ItalyCorrespondence: Costantino FontanaAnesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Militare di Roma, Piazza Celimontana n. 50, Roma 00184, ItalyEmail cosfontana@gmail.comAbstract: Continuous peripheral nerve block is a relevant part of multimodal treatment of postoperative pain…