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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.
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- LV Dysfunction
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Dysfunction, LV
- Dysfunction, Left Ventricular
- LV Dysfunctions
- Left Ventricular Dysfunctions
- LV Diastolic Dysfunction
- LV Systolic Dysfunction
- Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
- Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
- Diastolic Dysfunction, LV
- Dysfunction, LV Diastolic
- Dysfunction, LV Systolic
- LV Diastolic Dysfunctions
- LV Systolic Dysfunctions
- Systolic Dysfunction, LV
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- National Library of Medicine. Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018487. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018487
- Left Ventricular Dysfunction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11755424