background: patients suffering from major beta thalassemia need frequent blood transfusions and, if not treated well, would be at risk of heart dysfunction. this study was performed to determine the diagnostic value of electrocardiography versus echocardiography in measuring the left ventricular mass index in these patients. methods: between july 2010 and june 2011, 82 asymptomatic patients ove...

INTRODUCTION M-mode echocardiography estimates of the left ventricular mass (LVM) were greater than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) estimates. There are substantial differences between the methods both in the means of measuring and the calculation formula. The aim of this study was to investigate whether any difference in estimates of LVM between M-mode echocardiography and MRI is due to the m...

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), defined by an increase in left ventricular mass (LVM), is a common cardiac finding generally caused by an increase in pressure or volume load. Assessing severity of LVH is of great clinical value in terms of prognosis and treatment choices, as LVH severity grades correlate with the risk for presenting cardiovascular events. The three main cardiac parameters f...

An increase in left ventricular mass (LVM) occurs in the presence of type 2 diabetes, apparently independent of hypertension (1), but the determinants of this process are unknown. Brachial blood pressure is not representative of that at the ascending aorta (2) because the pressure wave is amplified from central to peripheral arteries. Central blood pressure is probably more clinically important...

Statistical modelling is similar to the engineering concept of the study outcome being a mixture of signal and noise. For example, the signal of a model of left ventricular mass (LVM) as a function of systolic blood pressure (SBP) [1] is the average change in LVM as SBP changes (systematic component). The noise is what remains to be explained of LVM variability once the effect of SBP has been t...

Rahman SG, Rehman A. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222078 Description An 85-year-old female with history of hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease and emphysema presented with episodes of confusion. MRI demonstrated bilateral acute infarcts. She had non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and underwent percutaneous intervention with drug-elating stent for left anterior descend...

performance of heart has substantial role in breaking records of sports. achieving to optimal performance of endurance training builds upon the consistency in several parts of body specially heart. type, intensity, term training programs is determining components of providing structural consistency and performance of heart especially in left ventricular. aim of this research was comparing struc...

The relationship between anger and cardiovascular morbidity has not been investigated among Mexican Americans. This exploratory study examined the heritability of anger types and their relationship to cardiovascular variables in samples of unrelated and related Mexican Americans residing near Chicago, Illinois. All of the anger variables of the Spielberger Anger Expression Scale (in, out, contr...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) reference ranges have not been well established in Chinese. Here we determined normal cardiac and aortic reference ranges in healthy Singaporean Chinese and investigated how these data might affect clinical interpretation of CMR scans. METHODS In 180 healthy Singaporean Chinese (20 to 69 years old; males, n = 91), comprehensive cardiac assess...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine whether the risk of ischemic stroke associated with increased left ventricular mass (LVM) is modified by physical activity (PA). BACKGROUND Increased LVM is associated with an increased risk for stroke. Physical activity can decrease the risk of stroke and may have variable effects on LVM. METHODS We used a case-control study design in a mu...