... the electrical activation of the left ventricle, potentially impairing its systolic function, leading to LBBB-induced cardiomyopathy. This study examined cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) variables in patients with and without LBBB and assessed the longitudinal development of left ventricular ejection...

...Sjoerd M. Verwijs; Yigal M. Pinto; Diederik W.D. Kuster; Jolanda van der Velden; Jacqueline Limpens; Juliette C. van Hattum; Saskia N. van der Crabben; Ronald H. Lekanne Deprez; Arthur A.M. Wilde; Harald T. Jørstad Background: Genetic variants associated with cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are prevalent...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Tomography Computed tomography functional imaging Cardiovascular disease Cardiomyopathy Imaging mode Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among patients in China [ 1...

...Elena Kinova; Desislava Somleva-Todorova; Assen Goudev Introduction: In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) left ventricular (LV) strain and twist are significantly decreased. However, the rate of attenuation has not been investigated well in patients with varying degrees of systolic dysfunction. Aim...

...), identified in a 42-year-old proband who presented with an unusual ECG with abnormal repolarization with biphasic T-waves in anteroseptal leads, persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), intermittent left bundle branch block (LBBB), and reversible cardiomyopathy. The patient did not meet the diagnostic criteria...

...: This study was designed to identify the pathogenic mutation in a Chinese family with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Methods and Results: Probands II:1 and II:2 underwent routine examinations for diagnosis. Genomic DNA was extracted from...

... the acute coronary syndrome or after cardiotomy. We evaluated the effects of first-line intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support in this subpopulation of CS patients. Methods: A retrospective study was performed in 27 patients with CS from end-stage cardiomyopathy supported firstly by IABP in the years 2011...

... and ejection fraction of 25% who underwent S-ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in the setting of a nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing failed at high output. A posterior to anterior radiograph demonstrated migration of the components despite...

...Yuting Zhang; Ling He; Jinhua Cai; Tiewei Lv; Qijian Yi; Yang Xu; Lingjuan Liu; Jing Zhu; Jie Tian Aims: Cardiomyopathies are common cardiovascular diseases in children. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) and echocardiography (Echo) are routinely applied in the detection and diagnosis...

...Adil Rajwani; Zulfiquar Adam; James Anthony Hall adilrajwani@hotmail.com 23 02 2015 24 02 2015 6 5 2015 In our series of patients with bronchogenic stress cardiomyopathy, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was prompted by an abnormal ECG. It may also be reasonable...

... with high-dose bronchodilator therapy, termed by the authors ‘bronchogenic stress cardiomyopathy', is a call to action for all clinicians caring for patients in the intensive respiratory care unit. The authors remarked on the ‘insidious symptomatology', ‘notable absence of chest pain', and ‘progressive...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cardiomyopathy Echocardiography Ejection fraction Heart failure Left ventricular ejection fraction Ventricular...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Genetics Sudden cardiac death Cardiomyopathy Our article on the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD...

... Inst J 2013;40:331-338. 5. Jiménez-Caballero PE: Juvenile stroke as the presenting symptom of a non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Rev Neurol 2010;51:509-510. 6. Sabaté Rotés A, Huertas-Quiñones VM, Betrián P, Carretero J, Jiménez L, Girona J, Uriel S, Perich R, Collell R, Prada F, Albert DC: Non...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Acute coronary syndrome Cardiac involvement Cardiomyopathy Magnetic resonance imaging In a recent issue of Cardiology , Dias et al. [ 1 ] reported their single-center experience with the clinical features of Takotsubo...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cardiomyopathy Left ventricular dysfunction Left ventricular hypertrophy Left ventricular mass Ventricular remodeling Heart failure: Chronic Severe obesity produces hemodynamic alterations that predispose to changes...

... thorough ultrastructural investigations of LVHT to contribute to the understanding of this still unexplained myocardial abnormality. 19 03 2013 14 06 2013 21 9 2013 Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT), classified as unclassified cardiomyopathy by the American...

...José Pedro L. Nunes; Maria do Sameiro Faria; Susana Sampaio; José Quintas; Hugo A. Katus; Ziya Kaya Cardiomyopathy associated with dialysis has been shown to be reversible in some cases. A 58-year-old female patient with polycystic renal disease and end-stage renal disease had a renal transplant...

... from pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease. Hydroxychloroquine Adverse effects Cardiomyopathy Myocardium Biopsy Atrioventricular block Pulmonary hypertension Cardiac catheterization 2 09 2012 13 11 2012 © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel 2012...

... dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is characterized by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes. In around 50% of index patients, a genetic predisposition is demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to examine a plakophilin-2 (PKP2) splice site mutation, c.2489+4A>C, identified in 4 separately...