Radial Artery Tonometry to Monitor Blood Pressure and Hemodynamics in Ambulatory Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients in Comparison With Doppler Ultrasound and Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Pilot Study.

Noninvasive measurements of blood pressure (BP) and cardiac output (CO) are crucial in the follow-up of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) patients. For our pilot study, we sought to compare BP measurements between a tonometry blood pressure pulse analyzer (BPPA) (DMP-Life, DAEYOMEDI Co., Ltd.

Comparison between radial artery tonometry pulse analyzer and pulsed-Doppler echocardiography derived hemodynamic parameters in cardiac surgery patients: a pilot study.

Background: Bedside non-invasive techniques, such as radial artery tonometry, to estimate hemodynamic parameters have gained increased relevance as an attractive alternative and efficient method to measure hemodynamics in outpatient departments. For our pilot study, we sought to compare cardiac output (CO), and stroke volume (SV) estimated from a radial artery tonometry blood pressure pulse analyzer (BPPA) (DMP-Life, DAEYOMEDI Co., Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) to pulsed-wave Doppler (PWD) echocardiography derived parameters.

Risk factors for the development of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation-a single-centre retrospective with focus on deformation imaging.

Objectives: Right heart failure (RHF) after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) remains a dreaded postoperative complication. Using 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography, it is possible to acquire right ventricular global and regional function. The aim of our study was to assess whether speckle-tracking echocardiography values will better predict the RHF post-continuous-flow LVAD implantation.

Performance of the Labcor Dokimos Plus pericardial aortic prosthesis: a single-centre experience.

Objectives: In patients with a small aortic annulus, aortic valve replacement (AVR) is frequently associated with high residual pressure gradients. Supra-annular pericardial aortic prostheses are gaining popularity due to the increased effective orifice areas (EOA) and resulting lower gradients. This study reports the clinical and echocardiographic results following implantation of the new supra-annular pericardial aortic prosthesis Dokimos Plus (Labcor, Belo Horizonte, Brazil).