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Establishing ventricular and left atrial size and function in normal Chinese adults via 3D echocardiography

A new study published in Frontiers of Medicine focuses on establishing normative values for left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size and function using three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) ...
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Pre-treatment echocardiogram abnormalities and left ventricular function in pediatric patients with new diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma.

Factors associated with secondary malignancy in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma. A phase I/pilot study of CPX-351 for children, adolescents and young adults with recurrent or refractory hematologic ...
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OPTIMIZE-HF highlights differences between HF with reduced vs preserved systolic function

To distinguish the two groups, you really need to see the echocardiogram and the measurement of LVEF. "That doesn't preclude that these medications could have a longer-term benefit—maybe the ...
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Renal Denervation Bonus: Improving LV Function

Renal denervation not only reduces resistant hypertension but also decreases left ventricular (LV) mass and improves diastolic function in patients with hypertensive heart disease, according to a new ...
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Stress Doppler Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Diseases: Utility and Assessment

Mrs MG is a 61-year-old patient who presented an inferior acute ST elevation myocardial infarction in July 2009. She received a bare metal stent in the proximal right coronary artery. No significant ...