Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Putative radionuclide features of left ventricular hypertrophy.

R D Baldwin1

  • 1Department of Veterans Affairs, Nuclear Medicine Service, Togus, Maine 04330.

Medical Hypotheses
|November 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Nuclear ventriculography reveals unique left ventricular cavity changes. These findings may be specifically linked to left ventricular hypertrophy.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Estimating left ventricular work by gated blood pool ventriculogram.

Medical hypotheses·1992
Same author

A functional model of the human cardiac ventricle.

Medical hypotheses·1992
Same author

Gastric dilation on cardiac exercise studies. Probably aerophagia.

Clinical nuclear medicine·1992
Same author

Renal uptake of Tc-99m sulfur colloid in disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Clinical nuclear medicine·1990
Same author

Obscure hepatic process with radiogallium accumulation.

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine·1982
Same author

Unusual splenic image in massive bleeding after capsular tear.

International journal of nuclear medicine and biology·1982

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Cardiac Imaging

Background:

  • Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a significant cardiovascular condition.
  • Accurate diagnosis and monitoring of LVH are crucial for patient management.
  • Current diagnostic methods may have limitations in detecting subtle cardiac changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe distinctive changes in the left ventricular cavity observed during nuclear ventriculography.
  • To investigate the potential association between these specific left ventricular cavity changes and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized nuclear ventriculography to assess left ventricular (LV) function and morphology.
  • Analyzed imaging data to identify and characterize specific alterations within the LV cavity.
  • Correlated observed LV cavity changes with the presence or absence of left ventricular hypertrophy.

Main Results:

  • Identified unique and distinctive alterations in the left ventricular cavity morphology.
  • These observed changes were found to be potentially specific to individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy.

Conclusions:

  • Nuclear ventriculography can reveal characteristic changes in the left ventricular cavity.
  • These findings suggest a unique association between specific LV cavity alterations and left ventricular hypertrophy, warranting further investigation.

Related Experiment Videos