Characterizing cardiac involvement in chronic kidney disease using CMR—a systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose of Review: The aim of the review was to identify and describe recent advances (over the last 3 years) in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Mangion, Kenneth +3 more
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Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1993 Stress echocardiography has become an accepted noninvasive method for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Stress echocardiography is more sensitive than exercise electrocardiography and as sensitive and specific as radionuclide perfusion studies for detecting coronary artery disease.
H R, Aldrich, N, Reichek
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2019 Stress echocardiography (stress echo), with use of both old and new ultrasonographic cardiac function imaging techniques, has nowadays become a widely available, safe and inexpensive diagnostic method.
Edyta Płońska-Gościniak +10 more
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Myocardial Dysfunction in an Animal Model of Cancer Cachexia [PDF]
, 2011 Aims Fatigue is a common occurrence in cancer patients regardless of tumor type or anti-tumor therapies and is an especially problematic symptom in persons with incurable tumor disease.
Crawford, Danielle +7 more
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Transplantation of progenitor cells and regeneration enhancement in acute myocardial infarction - (TOPCARE-AMI) [PDF]
, 2002 Background - Experimental studies suggest that transplantation of blood-derived or bone marrow–derived progenitor cells beneficially affects postinfarction remodeling.
Aicher, A +12 more
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Cost-effectiveness of initial stress cardiovascular MR, stress SPECT or stress echocardiography as a gate-keeper test, compared with upfront invasive coronary angiography in the investigation and management of patients with stable chest pain: Mid-term outcomes from the CECaT randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: To compare outcomes and cost-effectiveness of various initial imaging strategies in the management of stable chest pain in a long-term prospective randomised trial.
Buxton, Martin +8 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2014 Background: Studies have demonstrated the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of physical stress echocardiography in coronary artery disease. However, the prediction of mortality and major cardiac events in patients with exercise test positive for ...
Ana Carla Pereira de Araujo +9 more
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Quantification of left ventricular longitudinal strain, strain rate, velocity and displacement in healthy horses by 2-dimensional speckle tracking [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The quantification of equine left ventricular (LV) function is generally limited to short-axis M-mode measurements. However, LV deformation is 3-dimensional (3D) and consists of longitudinal shortening, circumferential shortening, and radial ...
De Clercq, Dominique +4 more
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Abnormal electrocardiographic findings in athletes: Correlation with intensity of sport and level of competition. [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Athletes can exhibit abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) phenotypes that require further evaluation prior to competition. These are apparently more prevalent in high-intensity endurance sports.
Arbab-Zadeh +22 more
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Stress echocardiography in heart failure
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2004 Echocardiography has the ability to noninvasively explore hemodynamic variables during pharmacologic or exercise stress test in patients with heart failure.
Pisani Matteo +3 more
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