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Left ventricular structure

Known as: Ventriculus cordis sinister, Left ventricle of heart, Ventricle, Left 
The left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it through the aorta to the body.
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Absent left coronary arteryAbsent right coronary arteryAortic valve structureApex of heart

Broader (2)

Heart VentricleLeft side of heart

Narrower (2)

Left ventricle, inflow tractVentricular septum

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Quantitative trait loci in genetically hypertensive rats. Possible sex specificity.
We performed a total genome screen in an F2 cross derived from the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat and the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Calcium-antagonist receptors in the atrial tissue of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by a nondilated, hypertrophied left ventricle in the absence of any overt cause. A… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A new intracavitary probe for detecting the site of origin of ectopic ventricular beats during one cardiac cycle.
An olive-shaped probe (25 X 12 mm) with 41 evenly distributed recording electrodes on its surface was introduced into the left… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Asynchronous left ventricular diastolic filling in patients with isolated disease of the left anterior descending coronary artery: assessment with radionuclide ventriculography.
To study the relationship between global and regional filling of the left ventricle, we conducted resting gated radionuclide… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Myocardial injury and induction of arrhythmia by direct current shock delivered via endocardial catheters in dogs.
Although electrical ablation of ventricular tachycardia via percutaneous catheters has been recently accomplished in human beings… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Dissimilar Effects of Prostacyclin, Prostaglandin E1, and Prostaglandin E2 on Myocardial Infarct Size after Coronary Occlusion in Conscious Dogs
We studied the effects of prortaglandin PGE1, PGE2, and prostacyclin (PGI2) on collateral blood flow (CBF) and myocardial infarct… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Autoradiographic method for measuring the ischemic myocardium at risk: effects of verapamil on infarct size aftr experimental coronary artery occlusion.
Investigation of the efficacy of pharmacologic agents affecting myocardial infarct size after coronary artery occlusion is… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Survival of men treated for chronic stable angina pectoris. A cooperative randomized study.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Thallium-201 for myocardial imaging: appearance of the normal heart.
Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion images were obtained from 13 healthy adults after tracer administration both at rest and at… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Flow in the Major Branches of the Left Coronary Artery during Experimental Coronary Insufficiency in the Unanesthetized Dog
The dynamic changes in the coronary circulation and the response to drugs were studied following experimentally induced coronary… 
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