Focused cardiac ultrasonography is a point-of-care, qualitative or semiquantitative means of assessing cardiac size, structure, and function that is performed and interpreted by the clinician at the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have high blood pressure. My most recent echocardiogram said I have a "hyperdynamic left ventricle," "concentric left ventricular hypertrophy" and "abnormal left ventricle relaxation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 4D model-guided cardiac resynchronization lead placement improved left ventricular function vs. standard care.

A recent study published in BMC Public Health investigated the associations between abnormal left ventricular diastolic function (ALVDF) and ambient air pollution. Study: Air pollution is associated ...

Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who have chronotropic incompetence, those with lower left ventricular systolic volume might benefit from discontinuing beta ...

In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and chronotropic incompetence, indexed left ventricular systolic volume (iLVESV) may predict those who could benefit most from ...