Males with abdominal aortic aneurysm have reduced left ventricular systolic and diastolic function.
Ida Åström MalmRachel De BassoJan E EngvallPeter BlomstrandPublished in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2021)
AAAs are associated with reduced left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in males. The larger diameter of the aortic sinus and ascending aorta among AAA patients suggests that AAA is a general aortic disease.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve
- pulmonary artery
- chronic kidney disease
- blood pressure
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- aortic dissection
- coronary artery disease
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary hypertension
- percutaneous coronary intervention