Ventricular Function, Left

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The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the left HEART VENTRICLE. Its measurement is an important aspect of the clinical evaluation of patients with heart disease to determine the effects of the disease on cardiac performance.

Descriptor ID	D016277
MeSH Number(s)	G09.330.955.800
Concept/Terms	Ventricular Function, Left Ventricular Function, Left Left Ventricular Function Function, Left Ventricular Functions, Left Ventricular Left Ventricular Functions Ventricular Functions, Left

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Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena [G09.330]
Ventricular Function [G09.330.955]
Ventricular Function, Left [G09.330.955.800]

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Bar chart showing 181 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2013 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	2	4
1998	2	1	3
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	2	2	4
2002	2	3	5
2003	2	4	6
2004	2	2	4
2005	2	1	3
2006	0	4	4
2007	1	2	3
2008	2	2	4
2009	1	6	7
2010	3	3	6
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	3	5
2013	11	2	13
2014	5	3	8
2015	6	2	8
2016	3	1	4
2017	1	3	4
2018	6	3	9
2019	6	6	12
2020	7	6	13
2021	1	5	6
2022	2	8	10
2023	2	7	9
2024	4	6	10
2025	5	6	11
2026	0	1	1

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Eerdekens R, Johnson NP, Adrichem R, van Mieghem NM, Eftekhari A, Kakouros N, Demandt JPA, Farissi ME, Vervaat FE, Houthuizen P, Felix SEA, Bouwmeester S, van 't Veer M, Johnson DT, Gould KL, Tonino PAL. Clinical outcomes and haemodynamic response after blinded stress assessment of moderate aortic stenosis. EuroIntervention. 2026 Mar 16; 22(6):e347-e357.

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Kim JH, Kiernan MS. Predictors of Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2025 Nov 14; 22(1):39.

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Schulz A, Wallace TE, Chow K, Bi X, Amyar A, Rodriguez J, Ghanbari F, Maron MS, Rowin EJ, Kellmann P, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Quantitative myocardial blood flow and perfusion reserve with exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2025 Winter; 27(2):101988.

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Wang X, Pabon MA, Makuvire TT, Maimaiti R, Abraham TP, Barriales-Villa R, Claggett BL, Coats CJ, Maron MS, Masri A, Meder B, Nassif ME, Olivotto I, Owens AT, Saberi S, Jacoby DL, Heitner SB, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Wohltman A, Solomon SD, Hegde SM. Effect of Aficamten in Women Compared With Men With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in SEQUOIA-HCM. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jan; 19(1):e013918.

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Antiochos P, Ge Y, Jerosch-Herold M, David LP, Heydari B, Kolm P, Kim DY, van der Geest RJ, Watkins H, Desai MY, Ho CY, Dolman SF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Maron MS, Schulz-Menger J, Piechnik SK, Appelbaum E, Weintraub WS, Neubauer S, Kramer CM, Kwong RY. Myocardial Entropy and Risk Predictors in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Analysis From the NHLBI HCM Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Nov; 18(11):e018031.

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Mohamoud AA, Khalif A, Abdallah N, Ismayl M, Wardhere A, Goldsweig AM. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with and without left ventricular unloading in patients with cardiac arrest: A nationwide analysis from the United States. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2026 Jun; 87:66-73.

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Hegde SM, Wang X, Garcia-Pavia P, Getchevski S, Masri A, Merkely B, Nassif ME, Pe?a-Pe?a ML, Barriales-Villa R, Bilen O, Burroughs M, Claggett B, Costabel JP, Correia EB, Dybro AM, Elliott P, Lakdawala NK, Mann A, Maron MS, Nair A, Poulsen SH, Reant P, Schulze PC, Wang A, Sohn R, Berhane I, Heitner SB, Jacoby DL, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Wohltman A, Fifer MA, Solomon SD. Effect of Aficamten Compared With Metoprolol on Echocardiographic Measures in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: MAPLE-HCM. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Dec 16; 86(24):2452-2467.

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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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Saberi S, Abraham TP, Choudhury L, Barriales-Villa R, Elliott PM, Nassif ME, Oreziak A, Owens AT, Tower-Rader A, Rader F, Garcia-Pavia P, Olivotto I, Coats CJ, Fifer MA, Sherrid MV, Solomon SD, Watkins H, Heitner SB, Jacoby DL, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Melloni C, Meng L, Wei J, Maron MS, Masri A. Aficamten Treatment for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: 48-Week Results From FOREST-HCM. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Aug; 13(8):102496.

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Davis BJ, Volk H, Nguyen O, Kamna D, Chen H, Barriales-Villa R, Garcia-Pavia P, Olivotto I, Owens AT, Coats CJ, Abraham TP, Solomon SD, Maron MS, Masri A. Safety and Efficacy of Mavacamten and Aficamten in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 18; 14(6):e038758.

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