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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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26 relations
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
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers of Human Fetal Cardiac Dysfunction in Placental Insufficiency
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Transmyocardial laser revascularization. Anatomic evidence of long-term channel patency.
Transmyocardial laser revascularization, a new surgical technique, is being tested in patients with chronic obstructive coronary… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sensitivity of Left Ventricular End‐Systolic Pressure‐Volume Relation to Type of Loading Intervention in Dogs
The influence of different types of loading intervention on the resulting end-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) of the… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Dilated cardiomyopathy and cocaine abuse. Report of two cases.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Human cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors: subtype heterogeneity delineated by direct radioligand binding.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Two dimensional echocardiographic evaluation of exercise-induced left and right ventricular asynergy: correlation with thallium scanning.
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
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Reduced Myocardial Reflow and Increased Coronary Vascular Resistance following Prolonged Myocardial Ischemia in the Dog
Studies were performed to determine whether an alteration in coronary vascular resistance and a reduction in the reflow… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Quantification of the contractile state of the intact human heart. Maximal velocity of contractile element shortening determined by the instantaneous relation between the rate of pressure rise and…
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Left Ventricular Dimensions Recorded by Sonocardiometry
A new technic for continuously recording the dimensions of internal organs in intact unanesthetized animals has been developed as… 
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