Sentence examples for left heart dysfunction from inspiring English sources
Obese patients have multiple risk factors for developing pulmonary hypertension (PH) such as OSA, OHS, left heart dysfunction, and chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.
Left heart dysfunction in COPD patients can be a challenge to recognize clinically and has recently been shown to be associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality in the COPD population.
The utility of BNP and NT-proBNP is well-proven in its ability to document heart failure, but clinicians are still challenged to predict whether the BNP is indicative of right heart dysfunction or left heart dysfunction.
All patients with a positive screen move on to TTE together with further tests such as HRCT, V/Q, and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) as clinically indicated, mainly in order to exclude the other contributing factors for PH (left heart dysfunction, ILD, and pulmonary embolism).
The combination of left heart dysfunction and chronic lung disease is common; in a large clinical trial assessing NIV in more than 1000 patients with CPE [2], nearly 20%% of them had an underlying CLD.
The combination of left heart dysfunction and chronic lung disease is common; in a large clinical trial assessing NIV in more than 1000 patients with CPE [ 2], nearly 20%% of them had an underlying CLD.
Patients in our study treated with a large cumulative dose of anthracycline and those treated concomitantly with anthracyclines and alkylating agents were at the highest risk for systolic dysfunction and enlarged left heart chambers.
Patients treated with large cumulative doses of anthracycline and those treated concomitantly with anthracyclines and alkylating agents are at the highest risk for systolic dysfunction and enlarged left heart chambers.
Nine patients with systolic dysfunction (9/15) had dilated left heart chambers.
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Acute cardiac dysfunction and cardiogenic pulmonary edema may occur during weaning from mechanical ventilation, especially in patients with a history of left heart disease and COPD.
