Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

"Ventricular Dysfunction, Left" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D018487
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.945.900
Concept/Terms	Ventricular Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Left Left Ventricular Dysfunction Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Dysfunctions, Left Ventricular Left Ventricular Dysfunctions Ventricular Dysfunctions, Left

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ventricular Dysfunction, Left".

Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Ventricular Dysfunction [C14.280.945]
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left [C14.280.945.900]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ventricular Dysfunction, Left".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ventricular Dysfunction, Left".

Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	2	1	3
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	4	6
2005	4	3	7
2006	6	1	7
2007	3	2	5
2008	1	1	2
2009	2	1	3
2010	1	6	7
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	3	6
2013	8	1	9
2014	5	2	7
2015	5	1	6
2016	3	0	3
2017	3	2	5
2018	2	1	3
2019	4	1	5
2020	7	0	7
2021	6	0	6
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

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Mihos CG, Liu JE, Anderson KM, Pernetz MA, O'Driscoll JM, Aurigemma GP, Ujueta F, Wessly P. Speckle-Tracking Strain Echocardiography for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Structure and Function: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Sep 09; 152(10):e96-e109.

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Jha M, Musani S, McCarthy I, Hundley WG, Carr JJ, Terry JG, Oshunbade A, Vasan RS, Butler J, Hall M, Mitchell GF, Fox E, Tsao CW. Subclinical association of aortic stiffness with cardiac structure and function in African-Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug; 40(8):1705-1712.

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Chen EW, Bashir Z, Churchill JL, Has P, Klas B, Aurigemma GP, Bisaillon J, Dickey JB, Haines P. Evaluating left atrial strain and left ventricular diastolic strain rate as markers for diastolic dysfunction in patients with mitral annular calcification. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Apr; 40(4):733-743.

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Sadaniantz KA, Shih JA, Kovell LC. Identifying Barriers to Initiation of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 12 01; 8(12):1188.

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Lopez-Candales A, Asif T, Sawalha K, Norgard NB. Heart Failure with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Complex Conundrum Simply Not Limited to Diastolic Dysfunction. Cardiovasc Ther. 2023; 2023:1552826.

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Spetko N, Rong J, Larson MG, Haidar M, Raber I, Peters K, Benjamin EJ, O'Donnell CJ, Manning WJ, Vasan RS, Mitchell GF, Tsao CW. Cross-Sectional Relationships of Proximal Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Adults in the Community. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 12 20; 11(24):e027230.

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Schweiger MJ, Chawla KK, Lotfi A. Severe Aortic Stenosis: More Than an Imaging Diagnosis. Am J Med. 2022 05; 135(5):566-571.

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Upadhya B, Willard JJ, Lovato LC, Rocco MV, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Cushman WC, Bates JT, Bello NA, Aurigemma G, Johnson KC, Rodriguez CJ, Raj DS, Rastogi A, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Kitzman DW. Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in SPRINT. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 12; 14(12):e008322.

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Calamaras TD, Pande S, Baumgartner RA, Kim SK, McCarthy JC, Martin GL, Tam K, McLaughlin AL, Wang GR, Aronovitz MJ, Lin W, Aguirre JI, Baca P, Liu P, Richards DA, Davis RJ, Karas RH, Jaffe IZ, Blanton RM. MLK3 mediates impact of PKG1a on cardiac function and controls blood pressure through separate mechanisms. JCI Insight. 2021 09 22; 6(18).

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Wang X, Rastegar H, Rowin EJ, Robich M, Gonzalez-Ciccarelli LF, Cobey FC. Myocardial Bridge or Something Else? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 01; 36(1):332-337.

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