Factors That Impact the Decision to Perform Left Ventriculography in Coronary Artery Disease.

Background: Left ventriculography is an invasive method for assessment of left ventricular systolic function. Since the advent of noninvasive methods, its use has been questioned, as it carries some risk to the patient.

Objective: To assess which factors are independently associated with the decision to perform ventriculography in patients with coronary artery disease.

Therapeutical hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation: evidences and practical issues.

Cardiac arrest survivors frequently suffer from ischemic brain injury associated with poor neurological outcome and death. Therapeutic hypothermia improves outcomes in comatose survivors after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Considering its formal recommendation as a therapy, post-return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest, the objective of this study was to review the clinical aspects of therapeutic hypothermia.