High myocardial 18F-FDG uptake after chemotherapy in the presence of left ventricular dysfunction as well as 3-month later with no left ventricular dysfunction

echocardiographic assessment of inappropriate left ventricular mass and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with diastolic dysfunction

background: early diagnosis of left ventricular mass (lvm) inappropriateness and left ventricular hypertrophy   (lvh) can result in preventing diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and its related morbidity and mortality. this study was performed to determine if diastolic dysfunction   is associated with lvh and inappropriate lvm. methods: one hundred   and twenty five uncomplicated hypertensi...

Tolvaptan Improves Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction in Rats Yamazaki et al: Role of Tolvaptan in Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Tolvaptan improves left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction in rats.

BACKGROUND Arginine vasopressin, which promotes the reabsorption of renal water is increased in chronic heart failure. Here, we compared the effects of tolvaptan, a newly developed nonpeptide V(2) receptor antagonist, with those of furosemide, a loop diuretic, and a combination of these 2 agents in rats with left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS Af...

Natural history of severe left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction.

The prevalence and prognosis of severe left ventricular dysfunction after infarction was prospectively analyzed in a series of 259 male patients aged 60 years or less surviving an acute myocardial infarction. All patients underwent coronary angiography 30 days after the acute event and were followed up for a mean period of 34 months (range, 15 to 55 months). Forty-five patients (17 percent) wer...

Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD)

Background Peak oxygen consumption is reduced in patients with symptomatic congestive heart failure, but functional capacity of patients with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction has not been assessed by measurement of peak oxygen consumption attained during graded exercise testing. Methods and Results Peak oxygen consumption, that is, aerobic capacity (Vo2, mL/kg per minute), was...

Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD)

Neuroendocrine activation is known to occur in patients with congestive heart failure, but there is uncertainty as to whether this occurs before or after the presence of overt symptoms. In the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD), a multicenter study of patients with ejection fractions of 35% or less, we compared baseline plasma norepinephrine, plasma renin activity, plasma atrial na...