Left Ventricular Size and Ejection Fraction: Are They Still Relevant?
Cardiac remodeling
Echocardiography
Heart failure
Left ventricular ejection fraction
Left ventricular volumes
Journal
Heart failure clinics
ISSN: 1551-7136
Titre abrégé: Heart Fail Clin
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101231934
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Apr 2019
Historique:
entrez:
6
3
2019
pubmed:
6
3
2019
medline:
20
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite the rapid development of emerging imaging technologies, left ventricular ejection fraction represents the cornerstone of diagnosis, choice of treatment, and prognosis in heart failure. However, true myocardial function often remains underestimated or overestimated in different conditions underlying this heterogeneous syndrome. Changes in left ventricular size and left ventricular ejection fraction, termed reverse remodeling, are among the main goals of treatment in heart failure, aimed at halting or attenuating disease progression. The lack of effective therapeutic approaches in nearly one-half of the heart failure population highlights the need for integrating novel echocardiographic measures to better understand the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30832807
pii: S1551-7136(18)30124-7
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.12.012
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
147-158Informations de copyright
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