Systolic dysfunction
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Left ventricular systolic dysfunction is the condition where the left ventricle can only manage to eject <40% (occasionally <35%) of the blood in it, with each contraction. The term is used when the echocardiogram shows this but the patient isn’t in overt heart failure
Systolic dysfunction |
Overview
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Left ventricular systolic dysfunction is the condition where the left ventricle can only manage to eject less than 40% (occasionally less than 35%) of the blood in it, with each contraction. The term is used when the echocardiogram shows this but the patient isn’t in overt heart failure.
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References
Additional Readings
- Shekelle P, Rich M, Morton S, et al. Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Effect in Female, Black, and Diabetic Patients, and Cost-Effectiveness. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 82 (Prepared by the Southern California-RAND Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0001). AHRQ Publication No. 03-E045. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2003
- McAlister FA, Ezekowitz J, Dryden DM, Hooton N, Vandermeer B, Friesen C, Spooner C, Rowe BH. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 152 (Prepared by the University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0023). AHRQ Publication No. 07-E009. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2007.