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 ...

Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is associated with hypertension, and has been associated with vascular hypertrophy, in some studies even independent of blood pressure indicating a direct relation ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%). The ...

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 ...

Nearly 5 million Americans have heart failure (HF). Making a correct diagnosis early is an important component in the multifaceted approach to detection and/or treatment of this disease. The US Food ...

While cardiovascular disease (CVD) is more common in young men than in young women, the risk of CVD increases for postmenopausal women, making them nearly as susceptible as men. Menopause typically ...

Laboratory of Human Movement (EA3608), Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Lille 2, France Professor Philippe Obert, University of Avignon, Faculty of Sciences, rue Louis Pasteur, Avignon 84000, ...

Background: Prolonged steady state exercise can lead to a decrease in left ventricular (LV) function as well as promote the release of cardiac troponin T (cTnT). There is limited information on the ...

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – AUGUST 28: Woods burn outside a store at “Mercado de Las Brujas” (Witches’ Market) on August 28, 2020 in La Paz, Bolivia. August is considered the month of Mother Earth (Pachamama) ...

Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD. Compared with their healthy counterparts, patients with DMD — including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Left ventricular end-diastolic volume is the amount of blood in the heart’s left ventricle just before the heart contracts. While the right ventricle also has an end-diastolic volume, it’s the value ...