Serum uric acid as a marker of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis patients [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Microvascular damage of skin and internal organs is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Serum uric acid (UA) represents a marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Amoroso, Antonio +9 more
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ESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.The figure illustrates the study design and key findings related to right ventricular myocardial work (RVMW) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients with and without pulmonary hypertension (PH). Patients were stratified into two groups: those with PH (n = 53) and those without PH (n = 49), as determined by right heart ...
Paolo Manca +12 more
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Tissue Doppler echocardiography – A case of right tool, wrong use
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2004 Background The developments in echocardiography or ultrasound cardiography (UCG) have improved our clinical capabilities. However, advanced hardware and software capabilities have resulted in UCG facilities of dubious clinical benefits. Is tissue Doppler
Thomas George
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ESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.Abstract Aims This study evaluated the prognostic value of the relative apical sparing pattern (RASP) of longitudinal strain (LS) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and investigated whether its combination with pre‐procedural biomarkers enhances risk stratification.
Dan Liu +8 more
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Determination of stroke volume and cardiac output during exercise: comparison of two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography, Fick oximetry, and thermodilution. [PDF]
, 1987 Jeffrey Christie +5 more
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Impact of the indexed effective orifice area on mid-term cardiac-related mortality after aortic valve replacement [PDF]
, 2010 Background There has been ongoing controversy as to whether prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM, defined as indexed effective orifice area (EOAI)
Akdere, Deniz +8 more
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Tissue doppler echocardiography detects preclinical markers of cardiac lesion in MDS patients
Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2012 Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder of elderly people. Cardiac dysfunction is a marker of grim prognosis in MDS.
de Castro Cláudio César +5 more
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Ambulatory follow-up of aortic dissection by transesophageal two-dimensional and color-coded Doppler echocardiography. [PDF]
, 1989 Susanne Mohr-Kahaly +6 more
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Diastolic And Systolic Right Ventricular Dysfunction Precedes Left Ventricular Dysfunction In Patients Paced From Right Ventricular Apex [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Cardiac dysfunction after right ventricular (RV) apical pacing is well known but its extent, time frame of appearance and individual effect on left ventricular (LV), RV systolic and diastolic parameters has not evaluated in a systematic ...
Bansal, Sandeep +7 more
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Early recurrent ischemic stroke complicating intravenous thrombolysis for stroke: incidence and association with atrial fibrillation [PDF]
, 2010 <p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Mechanisms of early neurologic deterioration after treatment with intravenous, recombinant, tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA) include symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) and early ...
Awadh, M. +5 more
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