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Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and Revascularization Decisions

…anatomic and functional assessment discordant in a substantial minority of intermediate lesions. Over the past three decades, invasive physiological indices, led by fractional flow reserve…

Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…Clinical Assessment Frailty and Functional Status Treatment decisions should not be based on age alone. Assessment should include: Degree of frailty, preferably using validated clinical…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…Therefore, a meticulous assessment of vital signs is crucial. Exceptionally high survival rates have been documented in cases of accidental hypothermia followed by cardiac arrest…

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Prognostic Use in Practice

…the general population for cardiovascular risk factors has not been shown to improve cardiovascular outcomes, although opportunistic assessment during clinical encounters improves detection of risk…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…as those older than 75 years, are not a homogeneous population: biological age, frailty, multimorbidity, sarcopenia, cognitive function, functional capacity, and health related quality of…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…and anticipated outcomes. The supplied material does not describe specific physical signs of CTO or a dedicated physical examination algorithm. Diagnostics Non invasive assessment of…

Evaluation of exercise stress test: ECG, symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, performance

…parameters that must be evaluated and the final result of the test depends on an integrated assessment of six components: Symptoms Exercise performance (functional capacity…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…and are reflected in cardiovascular structure and function. Sociocultural factors contribute independently to differences in exposure to risk, access to care, clinical assessment and treatment…

Microvascular Angina and INOCA: Diagnosis with CFR and IMR

…vivo in humans. Consequently, diagnosis depends on functional assessment. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is characterized invasively by reduced CFR and increased microvascular resistance, measured by…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…light – is a fundamental neurological examination finding that reflects brainstem (midbrain) function. In the context of cardiac arrest and the post resuscitation period, assessment of…

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