…compared with chest pain and dyspnea, a poor predictor of cardiovascular and all cause mortality. However, leg fatigue must be registered. 2. Exercise performance (functional

…index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR). This review synthesizes the physiological basis, diagnostic performance, and outcome evidence for each index, situates two recent noninferiority trials of…

Procedurer For many patients a gynaecological examination is associated with a sense of exposure, and technically correct performance is only half the task. The examination…

…versus ventricular distinction less critical. Performance involves sedation (e.g., intravenous midazolam, propofol, or etomidate), routine blood pressure and oximetry monitoring, availability of atropine, isoproterenol…

…High 12.3 Interpretation of HEMORR₂HAGES score. Comparison with ATRIA and HAS BLED Scores Several studies have compared the predictive performance of HEMORR₂HAGES with other…

…are elevated. The syndrome is therefore defined by symptoms and signs of congestion or impaired cardiac performance rather than by ejection fraction alone. Heart failure…

…Buller H, Lip GY. Performance of the HEMORR2HAGES, ATRIA, and HAS BLED bleeding risk prediction scores in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing anticoagulation: the AMADEUS…

…failure occurring with mildly impaired LV systolic function. The syndrome remains fundamentally one of impaired cardiac performance, in which the heart cannot provide blood flow…

…pressures are reduced. The central management principle is preservation of adequate right ventricular preload while supporting left ventricular performance and systemic circulation. Improvement in left…

…coronary artery disease (CAD). It combines echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) structure and function with exercise or pharmacological stress. The physiological basis is an…

…acute myocardial infarction in order to assess the presence of myocardial ischemia, evaluate angina pectoris, evaluate exercise performance, evaluate the effect of interventions and medications…

…of ocular myasthenia, thereafter MuSK and LRP4 antibodies) and on neurophysiology (repetitive nerve stimulation with a decrement ≥ 10 % at 3 Hz, sensitivity about 75 %; single…

…heart failure armamentarium. Its use has declined over time due to the advent of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its…

…because coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and functional imaging have higher diagnostic performance. Its most consistent contemporary role is therefore the assessment of functional capacity…

…procedure must be explained carefully to the patient, who must also be informed that his/her performance will affect the validity of the test. Hence…

…Biological death usually occurs within minutes thereafter; survival is highly unlikely after 8–10 minutes of no flow (i.e. cardiac arrest without any circulation)…

…amfetamine, other sympathomimetics, herbal remedies and performance enhancing preparations. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors and recent intake of tyramine rich food or interacting drugs. Corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors…

…Test Performance and Acquisition A contemporary CAC examination has several practical characteristics: Non contrast CT acquisition ECG gating A single breath hold No intravenous line…