Left-sided heart failureor left ventricular failure (LVF)is a reduction in the output from the left ventricle. The pressure in the left atrium increases as the oxygen-rich blood from the lungs are backed up since the left ventricle is not pushing out this blood fast enough or efficiently. ...
Patients in functional class IV reported more atypical signs and symptoms of heart failure (severe cough, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea or loss of appetite, and restlessness, confusion, or fainting, all P <or= .001). Sudden weight gain increased from 5% in functional class I to 37.5% in ...
Cardiac biopsies reveal differences in transcriptomics between left and right ventricle in patients with or without diagnostic signs of heart failure Article Open access 09 March 2024 Towards precision medicine in heart failure Article 09 June 2021 Introduction...
She now had clinical signs of right-sided heart failure. Echocardiography showed normal cardiac anatomy and function but there was extrinsic compression of the right atrium. Computerised tomography and ultrasound revealed a large hemorrhagic cyst in the right lobe of the liver, despite a sub-...
Heart failure is defined as a life-threatening complex clinical syndrome with exacerbation of symptoms signifying decompensation and requires emergent treatment. In its acute state it presents within 24 hours with symptoms such as shortness of breath, volume overload including pulmonary edema, sometimes...
The right ventricle plays an important role in the morbidity and mortality of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease. However, the systematic assessment of right heart function is not uniformly carried out. This is due partly to the enormous attention given to the eva...
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The disease has a wide spectrum of clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock, and sudden cardiac death [1]. The diagnosis is made according to the accepted criteria for clinically suspected myocarditis, evaluated by symptoms, ...
No adverse effects on heart failure symptoms or renal function were reported CHD: congenital heart disease; RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract; SAT: oxygen saturation; HR: heart rate; BP: blood pressure; NYHA: New York Heart Association; TGA: transposition of the great arteries; RV: right ...
Vital signs and laboratory tests were within normal limits. Electrocardiogram showed 79 beats per minute with a QT of 480, left axis deviation, left bundle branch block, and chest radiograph was negative. On exam, the patient was awake but disoriented and mumbling incomprehensive words in a low...