Left Ventricular Dysfunction

According to two meta-analyses, a mitral contour system for functional mitral regurgitation conferred not only good clinical results, but also positive patient-based outcomes.

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or hypertension after pregnancy had significant differences in left ventricular structure and function over time, researchers reported.

Passive smoke exposure in childhood was associated with a reduction in global longitudinal strain, a marker of left ventricular dysfunction, in adulthood, researchers reported at the virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, in collaboration with the Heart Failure Society of America, released retired, revised and new measures for the 2011 Heart Failure Measure set.

Sacubitril/valsartan failed to demonstrate significant reverse remodeling effect compared with valsartan among patients with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction following MI, a speaker reported.

Patients with stable ischemic heart disease and HF and/or left ventricular dysfunction experienced worse outcomes compared with patients who did not and may benefit more from invasive treatment strategies, researchers reported.

In patients with MI, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and large LV scar size, cardiosphere-derived cells did not reduce scar size but lowered LV volume and levels of a key biomarker, according to results of the ALLSTAR trial.

ECGs analyzed by AI identified left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients who presented to the ED with dyspnea, researchers found.

Danicamtiv, a novel cardiac myosin activator, improved left ventricular systolic function and left atrial volume and function for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction in a phase 2a trial.

Patients who underwent heart transplant with or without bridge to transplant left ventricular assist device therapy had superior 5-year survival vs. those with LVAD destination therapy when matched on several clinical factors, a study found.