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Left Ventricle Dysfunction

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September 02, 2023
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Increase in sedentary time in childhood linked to enlarged left ventricle later in life

In a longitudinal cohort study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, people who had greater amounts of sedentary time in childhood were more likely to have an increase in left ventricular mass as a young adult.

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April 21, 2023
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Sedentary time linked with enlarged hearts in teens

Adolescents who were sedentary had greater increases in left ventricular mass than those who were physically active, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

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May 09, 2022
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Top in cardiology: Apple Watch app; topline data on dapagliflozin

At Heart Rhythm 2022, researchers reported that applying an artificial intelligence to an Apple Watch ECG can detect left ventricular dysfunction in a nonclinical setting.

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September 22, 2020
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Safety and efficacy of allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells (CAP-1002, Capricor Therapeutics) to decrease infarct size in MI.

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Batista Procedure

The Batista procedure is a surgical technique removing a portion of the left ventricle in patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy, frequently non-ischemic.