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Left ventricular ejection fraction

Known as: LVEF 
The fraction of the left ventricular end diastolic volume ejected with each beat. The left ventricular ejection fraction is equal to the left… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Biventricular pacing in patients with bradycardia and normal ejection fraction.
BACKGROUND Observational studies suggest that conventional right ventricular apical pacing may have a deleterious effect on left… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Clinical implications of QRS duration in patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
CONTEXT Hospitalization for heart failure is associated with high postdischarge mortality and morbidity. The predictive value of… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Value of vasodilator left ventricular ejection fraction reserve in evaluating the magnitude of myocardium at risk and the extent of angiographic coronary artery disease: a 82Rb PET/CT study.
UNLABELLED Our aim was to determine the value of vasodilator left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) reserve (stress ejection… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The effect of micronutrient supplementation on quality-of-life and left ventricular function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.
AIMS Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common and leading cause of death in industrialized countries. The potential benefits of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Ejection Fraction for Prognosis After Myocardial Infarction
Background—A recent landmark report has demonstrated that plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measured in acute coronary… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Early decline in left ventricular ejection fraction predicts doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in lymphoma patients
Thirty adult patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were studied to evaluate prospectively the significance of early decline in… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Intraventricular conduction delay: a prognostic marker in chronic heart failure.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Regular Physical Exercise Corrects Endothelial Dysfunction and Improves
Copyright © 1998 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online Circulation is published by the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Immunoreactive amino‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐PROBNP): a new marker of cardiac impairment
Human brain natriuretic peptide‐32 (BNP) (i.e. proBNP(77–108)), the mature form of BNP and secreted predominantly by the cardiac… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Significance of ventricular arrhythmias in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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