Table 1 outlines the main vital signs and standard LV measurements in the study group. When compared with CMR, lower LV volumes have been observed with TTE, with the most pronounced difference ...
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Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) refers to a type of visceral fat located between the myocardial surface and the visceral layer of the pericardium. EAT has been confirmed as an independent risk factor ...
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is when the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes thicker and less able to pump blood efficiently. It usually develops because of another heart ...
Focused cardiac ultrasonography is a practical, transthoracic, qualitative or semiquantitative means of assessing cardiac size, structure, and function that is performed and interpreted by the ...
Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...