Dallas, TX - An electrocardiographic feature independently associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and outcomes in hypertension may also forecast new-onset heart failure and HF mortality, ...

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The parameter could potentially help clinicians zero in on the cause of left ventricular hypertrophy. Left atrial (LA) strain, as part of a complete echocardiographic workup, may help physicians ...

Decreased strain and rotation were hypothesized to be associated with the presence and extent of left ventricular myocardial fibrosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Investigators recently ...

WHEN medical terminology was less precise the expression "strained heart" was employed at times to describe obscurely but ominously diseased hearts. This diagnosis is no longer made, but currently the ...

Recently, cardiac resynchoronization has been proposed as long-term treatment for patients with severe heart failure despite optimal medical therapy. This electrical strategy is currently offered to ...