Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
"Ventricular Dysfunction, Left" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which the LEFT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usually leads to HEART FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; and other cardiovascular complications. Diagnosis is made by measuring the diminished ejection fraction and a depressed level of motility of the left ventricular wall.
| Descriptor ID |
D018487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.945.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- Dysfunction, Left Ventricular
- Dysfunctions, Left Ventricular
- Left Ventricular Dysfunctions
- Ventricular Dysfunctions, Left
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventricular Dysfunction, Left" by people in Profiles.
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2D Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Multicenter Analysis From the MUSIC Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Sep; 18(9):e017620.
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Relation of left ventricular diastolic function to LV structure and outcomes in patients with aortic regurgitation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Aug 29; 26(9):1560-1569.
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Defining diastolic dysfunction post-Fontan: Threshold, risk factors, and associations with outcomes. Am Heart J. 2025 Dec; 290:288-296.
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CMR Findings in the Long-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MUSIC) Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Sep; 18(9):e017420.
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Six-Month Outcomes in the Long-Term Outcomes After the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Mar 01; 179(3):293-301.
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Implications of myocardial strain in primary mitral regurgitation-a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Dec 31; 26(1):126-134.
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Fibroblast-specific TGF-? signaling mediates cardiac dysfunction, fibrosis, and hypertrophy in obese diabetic mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 12 14; 120(16):2047-2063.
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A Case-Based Approach to the Management of Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease: Updates from the 2023 AHA/ACC Guidelines. Am J Med. 2025 Feb; 138(2):204-208.
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Levosimendan for Diastolic Dysfunction? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2024 Oct; 38(5):1053-1054.
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Evidence of cardiomyopathy associated with Marfan syndrome in children. Heart. 2024 Jun 17; 110(13):887-891.