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Regional left ventricular wall motion abnormality

MedGen UID:
868395
•Concept ID:
C4022789
•
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0012667

Definition

An abnormal motion of a segment of the left ventricle during the cardiac cycle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRegional left ventricular wall motion abnormality

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PubMed

Influence of reperfusion induced by thrombolytic treatment on natural history of left ventricular regional wall motion abnormality in acute myocardial infarction.
Penco M, Romano S, Agati L, Dagianti A, Vitarelli A, Fedele F, Dagianti A
Am J Cardiol 1993 May 1;71(12):1015-20. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90565-t. PMID: 8475861

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A preoperative echocardiographic predictive model for assessment of cardiovascular outcome after renal transplantation.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 May;23(5):560-6. Epub 2010 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.008. PMID: 20381999
Effects of nifedipine and nitroglycerin on left ventricular systolic dysfunction and impaired diastolic filling after exercise-induced ischemia in humans.
Stoddard MF, Wagner SG, Ikram S, Longaker RA, Prince CR
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996 Oct;28(4):915-23. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(96)00245-8. PMID: 8837569
Dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Stănescu C
Rom J Intern Med 1995 Jan-Jun;33(1-2):3-11. PMID: 8535350

Diagnosis

A preoperative echocardiographic predictive model for assessment of cardiovascular outcome after renal transplantation.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 May;23(5):560-6. Epub 2010 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.008. PMID: 20381999
Dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Stănescu C
Rom J Intern Med 1995 Jan-Jun;33(1-2):3-11. PMID: 8535350
Role of two-dimensional echocardiography in early diagnosis of suspected acute dissection of ascending aorta.
Calton R, Jaison TM, Aggarwal R, Mathew S, Woodward A, Varghese M
Indian Heart J 1993 Mar-Apr;45(2):97-101. PMID: 8365760

Therapy

Epicardial hematoma and myocardial ischemia following application of Starfish stabilizer: an uncommon complication of the device.
Ariyama J, Imanishi H, Nakagawa H, Kitamura A, Hayashida M
J Anesth 2010 Oct;24(5):801-2. Epub 2010 Jul 17 doi: 10.1007/s00540-010-0989-z. PMID: 20640451
Effects of nifedipine and nitroglycerin on left ventricular systolic dysfunction and impaired diastolic filling after exercise-induced ischemia in humans.
Stoddard MF, Wagner SG, Ikram S, Longaker RA, Prince CR
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996 Oct;28(4):915-23. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(96)00245-8. PMID: 8837569
Dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Stănescu C
Rom J Intern Med 1995 Jan-Jun;33(1-2):3-11. PMID: 8535350

Prognosis

Contemporary review on the pathogenesis of takotsubo syndrome: The heart shedding tears: Norepinephrine churn and foam at the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminals.
Y-Hassan S, De Palma R
Int J Cardiol 2017 Feb 1;228:528-536. Epub 2016 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.086. PMID: 27875730
A preoperative echocardiographic predictive model for assessment of cardiovascular outcome after renal transplantation.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 May;23(5):560-6. Epub 2010 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.008. PMID: 20381999
Dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Stănescu C
Rom J Intern Med 1995 Jan-Jun;33(1-2):3-11. PMID: 8535350
Role of two-dimensional echocardiography in early diagnosis of suspected acute dissection of ascending aorta.
Calton R, Jaison TM, Aggarwal R, Mathew S, Woodward A, Varghese M
Indian Heart J 1993 Mar-Apr;45(2):97-101. PMID: 8365760

Clinical prediction guides

A preoperative echocardiographic predictive model for assessment of cardiovascular outcome after renal transplantation.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 May;23(5):560-6. Epub 2010 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.008. PMID: 20381999

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