What is meant by Left ventricular impairement? is it same as left ventricular fa!


Question: What is meant by Left ventricular impairement!? is it same as left ventricular failure!?
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Not quite the same, but not entirely different either!.

They're degrees of difference!. As the function of the left ventricle progressively deteriorates it would initially be referred to as an impairment and later as failure!. The way in which the ventricular walls contract and the proportion of blood that is pumped out with each contraction are looked at to determine the level of function!. When this drops to a very low level it is called failure, even though some degree of function may remain!.

"Impairment" is not often used, but rather "dysfunction", to imply it is not working normally!. There is no universally agreed criteria to say when dysfunction becomes failure!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

No!. Failure means it stops working!. Impairment means it's not working as well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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