Complication rates, including bleeding, were significantly lower when the radial artery was used over a second femoral ...

THE TCW trial has demonstrated that fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous PCI plus TAVI is superior to SAVR plus ...

The role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) remains incompletely defined. Echocardiography cannot reliably diagnose acute PE, and it does not improve prognostication of patients with ...

In addition, a newborn with PA must rely on a temporary connection (called ductus arteriosus) between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. The ductus arteriosus is part of normal blood flow ... and ...

The pulmonary artery and aorta are also checked. Contrast dye is also injected to let the provider more clearly see the structures inside the heart. Your child may not need this test if the diagnosis ...

Aim: The aim of our study was to compare the echocardiography and ... functionally normal, (2) insufficient, (3) BAV stenosis, and (4) mixed dysfunction (insufficiency and stenosis). Aortic ...

Vascular. 2010;18(1):41-44. As a consequence of the widespread availability of advanced diagnostic tests, thoracic aorta thrombi will continue to be diagnosed with increased frequency ...

Patch angioplasty using a pulmonary artery patch ... preconditioning, the aorta was partially cross-clamped, and the RCA was clamped with vascular clips at both the emergence and a distal point. The ...

She had had an aortic dissection – something that is often discovered during an autopsy. “That’s a weird way for you to tell me you’re a widower,” the partner said. But when Zach had ...

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and secondary right ventricle dysfunction is present in 20% of adults with coarctation of aorta (COA) based on echocardiographic ... PH was defined as pulmonary ...

Hypothesis: To assess whether V-Echo-PIV can differentiate between normal and pulmonary hypertension states without requiring high-fidelity replication of actual blood flows. Goals: Distinguishing RV ...

The resting electrocardiogram and Holter monitoring for 24 hours disclosed a normal ... artery from his descending aorta (Figure 1), and this was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography ...