Publications by authors named "N Narang"
A remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) system quickly quantifies pulmonary congestion. Nonetheless, its efficacy in predicting an in-hospital increase in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels, the potential surrogate of worsening heart failure, remains undetermined. Patients who underwent ReDS measurement on admission during their hospitalization in the general wards for heart failure between 2021 and 2022 were eligible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Diet modification is a mainstay for the successful management of metabolic syndrome and potentially may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Accurate estimation of essential nutrients in daily meals is currently challenging to quantify. HAKARIUM (AstraZeneca Co.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Our study investigated the prognostic impacts of the interval between collapse and the initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and subsequent intervals to defibrillation or epinephrine administration, on 30-day favorable neurological outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Methods And Results: This nationwide population-based cohort study used the All Japan Utstein Registry, encompassing OHCA patients in Japan between January 2006 and December 2021. The primary outcome was 30-day favorable neurological outcomes, defined as Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate short-term hemodynamic changes in heart failure patients with cardiogenic shock after the use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), focusing on the role of pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) in assessing right ventricular performance.
- Conducted at a single center with 67 patients, the research highlighted significant changes in central venous pressure and mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with low PAPi (<2.0) after 72 hours of IABP support, while patients with higher PAPi showed improved cardiac index.
- Results indicated the necessity for increased diuretic and inotropic support in patients with low PAPi, reflecting their more severe condition compared to those with higher PAPi levels.
Impaired gastric motility in the form of constipation may often occur in elderly patients with chronic heart failure. Candidates for trans-catheter aortic replacement (TAVR) are of old age and have multiple comorbidities, probably including constipation. However, the clinical implication of a history of constipation in patients receiving TAVR remains unknown.
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