Sentences with phrase «function of heart chambers»

This is very important in determining what dynamic processes are truly occuring inside the heart and tells us about the size and function of heart chambers and valves.

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Using MRI scans of the heart before and after a marathon, chambers of the heart dilate and show decreased function and may take up to a week to recover.

Dilated cardiomyopathy involves the dilation and thinning of the heart's chambers, which can lead to lowered heart function and, eventually, congestive heart failure.

There are many causes of DCM, While DCM is classically thought of as an inherited disease of the heart muscle, there are many causes of heart chamber dilation and reduced heart function that can mimic DCM.

For example, if a X-ray showed a patient's heart to be enlarged, an ultrasound can provide the doctor with detailed images of the heart's structure (valves, chamber size and wall thickness, etc.) as well as images of the heart as it functions (blood flow — direction and volume).

Using this tool, we can determine heart function based on dynamic measurements (contraction of the heart, chamber size and blood velocity).