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Valsalva and modified valsalva maneuver [PDF]

Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2020
Valsalva maneuver is a diagnostic and adjunctive method in non-medical treatment of supraventricular tachycardia, in physical examination, differential diagnosis and imaging-guided evaluation of congenital heart defects and valvular diseases and also to show the presence of autonomic neuropathy caused by diabetes, chronic renal failure, certain ...
Kobat, Mehmet Ali, Karasu, Mehdi
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New Diagnostic Criteria for Inguinal Hernia Based on Ultrasound Examination [PDF]

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2013
Background: According to increasing use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of inguinal herniation, this study was designed to evaluate the cross-sectional area of the inguinal canal in patients with inguinal herniation and its increase with Valsalva maneuver.
Mehdi Karami, Mohsen Mahmoodieh, Masood Assarzadegan, Fatemeh Karami, Naziheh Assarzadegan, Marzieh Mansoori, Elham Rabiei   +6 more
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Valsalva Maneuver Decreases Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measured by Time-Harmonic Ultrasound Elastography [PDF]

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Ultrasound elastography quantitatively measures tissue stiffness and is widely used in clinical practice to diagnose various diseases including liver fibrosis and portal hypertension.
Tom Meyer, Heiko Tzschätzsch, Brunhilde Wellge, Ingolf Sack, Thomas Kröncke, Alma Martl   +5 more
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Efficacy and safety of modified Valsalva maneuver for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: a meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of the modified versus standard Valsalva maneuver in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT).
Zhao Lu, Jieyun Zhu, Min Gao, Qiuyun Song, Dongzan Pan, Chunli Huang, Liangfeng Zhu, Yin Shen   +7 more
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Retinal arterial macroaneurysm rupture by Valsalva maneuver: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Background Retinal artery macroaneurysms (RAMs) are focal dilations of the large retinal arteries. Most RAMs are asymptomatic, however, when hemorrhage or exudation caused by a RAM involves the macula, patients can experience marked vision loss.
Yang Meng, Yishuang Xu, Lu Li, Lu He, Zuohuizi Yi, Changzheng Chen   +5 more
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Chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction: CT assessment with Valsalva maneuver and ETS-7 score. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
Chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common disorder of the middle ear. In recent years, two main diagnostic tools have become available: Eustachian tube score (ETS-7) and computed tomography (CT) combined with Valsalva maneuver ...
Diletta Angeletti, Annalisa Pace, Giannicola Iannella, Valeria Rossetti, Andrea Colizza, Irene Claudia Visconti, Giampiero Gulotta, Daniela Messineo, Marco de Vincentiis, Antonio Greco, Ferdinando D'Ambrosio, Giuseppe Magliulo   +11 more
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Diaphragmatic downward excursion as a novel metric for assessing Valsalva maneuver efficacy in patent foramen ovale detection by contrast transthoracic echocardiography [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
ObjectiveContrast transthoracic echocardiography (c-TTE) is widely used for the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO), where the Valsalva maneuver (VM) serves as the standard provocative maneuver to optimize detection.
Yun Li, Yun Li, Yun Li, Anni Chen, Anni Chen, Anni Chen, Jianbo Zhu, Jianbo Zhu, Lei Zhu, Lei Zhu, Turgunov Boburjon, Turgunov Boburjon, Turgunov Boburjon, Zhenzhen Jiang, Zhenzhen Jiang, Xiatian Liu, Xiatian Liu   +16 more
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A case of cough syncope diagnosed by the Valsalva maneuver and cough induction test under invasive arterial pressure measurement [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Following the loss of consciousness during the Valsalva maneuver and cough induction test, real‐time arterial pressure measurement could clarify the significant blood pressure decrease in a patient with cough syncope.
Yoshiro Kubota, Katsunori Okajima, Yuichi Nagamatsu, Tomoyuki Nakanishi, Takeaki Shirai, Makoto Kadotani, Yoshio Ohnishi   +6 more
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A preliminary study of shear-wave elastography for the evaluation of varicocele in adolescents and young adults [PDF]

Ultrasonography, 2022
Purpose The purpose of this study was to use shear-wave elastography (SWE) to assess testicular stiffness changes during the Valsalva maneuver in adolescents and young adults with varicocele, to compare these changes according to clinical severity, and ...
Young Jin Ryu, Young Hun Choi, Ji Young Kim, Jung-Eun Cheon, Woo Sun Kim, In-One Kim, Ji Eun Park, Young Jae Im, Kwanjin Park   +8 more
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Calf muscle pump tensing as a novel maneuver to improve the diagnostic performance of detecting patent foramen ovale during transesophageal echocardiography

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
ObjectiveThe Valsalva maneuver is the most sensitive provocative maneuver for patent foramen ovale detection. However, nearly half of patients are unable to perform the Valsalva maneuver well.
Jianbo Zhu, Anni Chen, Lei Zhu, Yun Li, Yunyi Tang, Yanhua Huang, Hualiang Shen, Zhenzhen Jiang, Xiatian Liu   +8 more
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