Left Ventricular Dysfunction:

Terms Related to Left Ventricular Dysfunction

• Tricuspid Atresia

  Absence of the orifice between the right atrium and ventricle, with the presence of an atrial defect through which all the systemic venous return reaches ...

• Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

  Enlargement of the left ventricle of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is attributed to sustained abnormal pressure or volume loads and is a ...

• Left Ventricular Function

  The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the left ventricle. Its measurement is an important aspect of the clinical evaluation of patients with heart disease to ...

• Left Ventricular Remodeling

  The geometric and structural changes that the ventricle undergoes, usually following myocardial infarction. It comprises expansion of the infarct and dilatation of the healthy ventricle ...

• Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction

  Occlusion of the ventricular outflow or inflow tract on either side of the heart. It may result from a congenital defect or predisposing heart disease, ...

• First-Pass Ventriculography

  Radionuclide ventriculography where a bolus of radionuclide is injected and data are recorded from one pass through the heart ventricle. Left and right ventricular function ...