Sentence examples for dysfunction or dilatation from inspiring English sources

Is early ventricular dysfunction or dilatation associated with lower mortality rate in adult severe sepsis and septic shock?

Despite all these studies, the debates of whether or not ventricular dysfunction or dilatation (increased ventricular cavity size) is associated with lower mortality in severe sepsis or septic shock continue.

By pooling 14 studies together, we managed to achieve a reasonable sample size (>750) to examine the question whether or not early ventricular dysfunction or dilatation is associated with better mortality.

All had significant PR, as defined by moderate-to-severe PR on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, regurgitant fraction >25%) with symptoms, severe RV dysfunction or dilatation, and/or impaired exercise capacity.

A presence of right heart dysfunction was defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of more than 20 mmHg or echocardiographic evidence of mild or worsening pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular dysfunction or dilatation [ 18].

Databases were searched using the combined medical subject headings for right ventricular dysfunction or right ventricular dilatation with the exploded term acute pulmonary embolism.

Database searches were performed in PubMed and the Cochrane database by using the combined medical subject headings for 'right ventricular dysfunction or right ventricular dilatation' with the exploded term 'acute pulmonary embolism' and by scanning references in retrieved articles and reviews.

Intermediate-risk patients can be identified based on the presence of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction (RV dilatation on echocardiography or CT scan, increased levels of natriuretic peptides) or markers of myocardial injury (cardiac troponins) [ 33].

Initially, it can be compensatory, however, a chronic elevated workload, the neurohumoral input, or an underlying genetic mutation can lead to pathological hypertrophy, contractile dysfunction, ventricular dilatation, and finally, heart failure [ 1].

The long-term prognosis is usually favorable, but a significant percentage of patients affected by AM experience progressive left ventricle dysfunction and dilatation.

Preoperative echocardiography did not document severe right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation in any patient.