Left Ventricular

Heart Failure - Pathophysiology - Diastolic Dysfunction
... to adequately relax and typically denotes a stiffer ventricular wall ... The failure of ventricular relaxation also results in elevated end-diastolic pressures, and the end result is identical to the case of systolic dysfunction (pulmonary edema in ... or by pathological tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response) may result in flash pulmonary edema ...

Ventricle (heart) - In Systole and Diastole - Dimensions
... at the end of diastole, if not else specified then usually referring to the transverse (left-to-right) internal (luminal) distance, excluding thickness of walls, although it can ... Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension LVEDD or sometimes LVDD The end-diastolic dimension of the left ventricle. 48 mm, Range 36 – 56 mm Right ventricular end-diastolic dimension RVEDD or sometimes RVDD The end-diastolic dimension of the right ventricle ...

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy - Signs and Symptoms
... One of the earliest signs is mild left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with little effect on ventricular filling ... the diabetic patient may show subtle signs of DCM related to decreased left ventricular compliance or left ventricular hypertrophy or a combination of both ... After the development of systolic dysfunction, left ventricular dilation and symptomatic heart failure, the jugular venous pressure may become elevated ...

Systole (medicine) - Types - Ventricular Systole - Left Ventricular Systole
... Left Ventricular Systole drives blood through the aortic valve (AoV) to the body and representative end organs excluding the lungs Pulmonary system ... Left ventricular systole is volumetrically defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ... The Time variable of left ventricular systole is AoV open to AoV close ...

List Of Medical Abbreviations: L
... lumbar vertebrae L D labor and delivery LA left atrium lymphadenopathy local anesthetic LAAM L-alpha-acetylmethadol Lab laboratory LABA long acting beta agonist LABBB left anterior bundle ... of fluid LOL little old lady (often LOL in NAD—see House of God) LOP Left Occiput Posterior - Fetal position LORTA loss of resistance to air (in anesthesiology when placing epidural, LORTA indicates ...