Off-road assessment of cognitive fitness to drive.

Road safety is a major issue in every society. The assessment of driving ability with a real vehicle is a lengthy and costly process; therefore, there is a growing need for the development of a neuropsychological battery that can provide a fast and reliable evaluation of a person's cognitive fitness to drive. In the present study, we examined the relationship of an off-road lab-type test, namely, the Driving Scenes test, with performance on a driving simulator, as well as the influence of cognitive factors on driving ability as evaluated by Driving Scenes.

Left main reconstruction as an alternative method to CABG after primary PCI complication.

Left main coronary artery disease is rare, accounting for 1% of all coronary artery disease and traditionally, is treated by coronary artery bypass grafting. We report our experience and five years follow up, after a coronary osteal surgical plasty in a young man who referred to our center with an anterior myocardial infarction.

Assessment of left atrial function after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale.

Background: The influence of atrial septal occluders in left atrial (LA) function after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has not been thoroughly studied.

Methods: Twenty-five patients (mean age 40.7 ± 12 years) undergoing percutaneous PFO closure were enrolled in this study.