Apr 30, 2020 13:50
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Deutsch term

betont

Deutsch > Englisch Medizin Medizin: Kardiologie
From a TTE report:

"Reduzierte systolische Funktion des betonten rechten Ventrikels"

And later: Der rechte Ventrikel ist betont.



The report doesn't give any dimensions for the right ventricle, so I can't check whether it is dilated...

What would be the meaning of "betont" here?
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Discussion

Anne Schulz May 1, 2020:
Answering to the question, what would be the meaning here: "Betont" would usually be a mild change, sometimes even a borderline finding between normal and enlarged/enhanced. Here it means that, compared to the dominant left ventricle, the right ventricle is not quite as "unobtrusive" (=small and/or thin-walled) as usual. The problem is, "not quite as small" would mean dilated, "not quite as thin" would be hypertrophied, and from the word "betont" alone, we can't tell whether one or the other or both are meant. I am not aware of a similar expression in medical English; any choice between options like "pronounced", "accentuated" or "prominent" may therefore be based on general linguistic considerations (your domain more than mine, and please note that the above is based on my own professional experience only and does not reflect a hard and fast medspeak rule).

Proposed translations

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prominent

Prominent right ventricle shows reduced reduced systolic performance/function
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for all answers. Based on Anne's explanation in the discussion, I think that prominent covers it adequately....although pronounced is also an option"
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swollen

It seems to indicate an enlargement/dilation of the right ventricle from what I can gather from the text. Swollen would seem to fit the description perhaps?
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarojini Seeneevassen : enlarged would make sense to me
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Thanks Sarojini :)
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accentuated

"betont" in cardiology usually means "accentuated" and refers to the cardiac sound.
Example sentence:

ANP mRNA expression was accentuated in the left ventricle but suppressed in the other cardiac chambers in the hearts of hypertensive rats.

Peer comment(s):

neutral Susanne Schiewe : Bei der Echokardiographie werden keine Herztöne untersucht und die Beispielsätze passen auch nicht in den Kontext.
59 Min.
Oh my goodness, you're absolutely right. Sorry, I didn't see that the sentence was actually from a TTE report!
agree Sarojini Seeneevassen : yes!! I think so too.
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hypertrophied

This is what it means in this context.
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble
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Thank you, Michele!
agree Cillie Swart : thanks for sharing! I agree.
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Thanks, Cillie!
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pronounced

https://www.google.com/search?q="pronounced hypertrophy" ven...

Not sure hwo you can work this into the sentence, though. Hence CL3

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-04-30 21:31:51 GMT)
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In the Google search link posted above, I made reference to hypertrophy (see subsequent answer at 3 hrs). A further search reveals that patients may have mild rather than pronounced hypertrophy:
https://www.google.com/search?q="mild hypertrophy" ventricle...

Hypertrophy is potentially a) an overtranslation of the actual term posted (betont) or b) an undertranslation of the patient's condition.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Goodwin : pronounced was my first thought too, but then I thought perhaps swollen as it talks about reduced function possibly indicating a problematic state rather than a natural state, hard to know without more info
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neutral philgoddard : A condition (e.g. hypertrophy) can be pronounced, but can a part of the body?
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Asker: "The report doesn't give any dimensions for the right ventricle, so I can't check whether it is dilated..." Answerer: "Not sure how you can work this into the sentence, though."
agree Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X) : agree
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agree Daniel Arnold (X)
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Reference comments

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Reference:

hypertrophied ventricles are apparently a thing
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Reference:

Rechtsventrikuläre Hypertrophie - right ventricular hypertrophy

1 Definition

Eine Rechtsherzhypertrophie ist eine pathologische Vergrößerung (Hypertrophie) des Muskelgewebes im rechten Ventrikel des Herzens. Ist der linke Ventrikel betroffen, spricht man von einer Linksherzhypertrophie.

Eine infolge der pulmonalen Hypertonie entstehende Rechtsherzhypertrophie wird auch als Cor pulmonale bezeichnet.

https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Rechtsherzhypertrophie
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