Publications by authors named "Lila Boubrit"
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- The study investigated whether left atrial (LA) volume can predict abnormal left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) during exercise in patients with latent heart failure.
- The results showed a significant correlation between LA volume and exercise LVFP, particularly in older patients who exerted less effort.
- The findings suggest that measuring LA volume may help identify patients at risk for abnormal LVFP during exercise, warranting further research on its clinical use.
Background: Management of increased referrals for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examinations is a challenge. Patients with normal TTE examinations take less time to explore than those with heart abnormalities. A reliable method for assessing pretest probability of a normal TTE may optimize management of requests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ultrasonography is a non-invasive imaging modality that offers the opportunity to teach living cardiac anatomy and physiology.
Aims: The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of integrating an ultrasound-based course into the conventional undergraduate medical teaching programme and to analyse student and teacher feedback.
Methods: An ultrasound-based teaching course was implemented and proposed to all second-year medical students (n=348) at the end of the academic year, after all the conventional modules at our faculty.