…Choice of vessel The radial artery is the first choice : superficial, easy to compress, with a dual collateral supply to the hand through the palmar…

Echocardiography Diastolic function and echocardiographic assessment The importance of systolic function can be understood on an intuitive basis. Consider the fact that the left ventricle…

…EF), fractional sorting (FS), etc — do not elucidate regional variations in contractile function, or the effectiveness of longitudinal, radial, and circumferential contraction. Thus, methods such…

…transfusion with radial access. Radial access has also been associated with lower overall major adverse cardiac events and mortality in pooled analyses of randomized trials…

…Palpation of pulses : carotid, femoral or radial artery. According to current guidelines, laypeople do not need to perform the 3 rd assessment (reliable assessment of…

…rough estimate of RV function by measuring the longitudinal shortening of the right ventricle. TAPSE does not, however, account for radial shortening of the right…

…the short axis. Contraction in this muscle layer results in radial shortening , meaning that the diameter of the ventricular cavity decreases (Figure 2B). The muscle…

…diversity within racial groups and can lead to misestimations. Clinical implications While the MDRD eGFR calculator has significantly advanced the detection and management of CKD…