Publications by authors named "P C M van der Kerkhof"
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- * The study involved 96 cardiac patients, specifically those who had experienced acute myocardial infarction, and highlighted the EFC distribution for mid-range EF values (40% to 50%).
- * Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging provided the volume data necessary for this analysis, revealing that both EF and EFC together can pinpoint the unique heart health status of each patient.
Given the rise of digital technology and its assumed impact on psychological well-being, this scoping review systematically examines the literature on Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), which is assumed to play a pivotal role in this dynamic. Although adverse effects of FoMO are commonly assumed, there is still no consensus on the nature of the phenomenon or its relations with psychological well-being and digital technology use, making a scoping review essential. To address this need, we comprehensively assess the conceptualizations of the construct of FoMO and its roles in relation to well-being and digital technology use.
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- Cardiac chamber sizes differ between sexes, with healthy women having smaller dimensions than men, and heart diseases can cause the chambers to enlarge, particularly in conditions like atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Understanding these size differences is crucial because they can impact how heart diseases are treated and how effective interventions are measured, often using ejection fraction (EF).
- The study focuses on analyzing left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left atrial ejection fraction (LAEF) in AF patients undergoing LA appendage closure, comparing those with and without device-related complications, and highlighting the need for age- and sex-specific reference values in cardiac imaging.