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Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Ventricular Dysfunction > Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Preferred term

Ventricular Dysfunction, Left  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dysfunction, LV
  • Left Ventricular Dysfunction
  • LV Dysfunction
  • LV Dysfunctions

Scope note

  • 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.

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  • 95

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018487

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