BACKGROUND AND AIM of the study: Left ventricular adaptation to chronic volume overload results in dramatic changes in ventricular geometry and hemodynamics. These changes are reflected in alterations in mechanical load and, eventually, contractile function.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC10-5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. wlaskey@salud.unm.edu