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Left ventricular apical dyskinesis

MedGen UID:
1053866
•Concept ID:
CN378421
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6001073

Definition

Dyskinesis is used to describe ventricular muscle segments that bulge outside the left ventricular cavity during systole, as opposed to contracting inwards with the rest of the segments. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeft ventricular apical dyskinesis

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Diagnosis

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning--characterization of an increasingly common new diagnostic entity. Another case report.
Carxvalho SS, Ferreira A, Salomé N, Fontes P, Vieira S, Rosa P, Lobo AF, Moreira JI
Rev Port Cardiol 2007 May;26(5):551-61. PMID: 17691280
Myocarditis with transient left ventricular apical dyskinesis.
Pasquini JA, Gottdiener JS, Cutler DJ, Fletcher RD
Am Heart J 1985 Feb;109(2):371-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(85)90613-1. PMID: 3966358

Therapy

Reversal of right ventricular apex pacing-induced left ventricular apical dyskinesis: utility of intraoperative 3D echocardiography in resynchronization therapy.
Jacob S, Kondur A, Khetarpal V, Afonso L
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2009 Aug;2(4):e21-3. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.867366. PMID: 19808488

Prognosis

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning--characterization of an increasingly common new diagnostic entity. Another case report.
Carxvalho SS, Ferreira A, Salomé N, Fontes P, Vieira S, Rosa P, Lobo AF, Moreira JI
Rev Port Cardiol 2007 May;26(5):551-61. PMID: 17691280

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