Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
A framework for flow time measured by Doppler ultrasound.
Ultrasound J
January 2025
Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
The duration of mechanical systole-also termed the flow time (FT) or left ventricular ejection time (LVET)-is measured by Doppler ultrasound and increasingly used as a stroke volume (SV) surrogate to guide patient care. Nevertheless, confusion exists as to the determinants of FT and a critical evaluation of this measure is needed. Using Doppler ultrasound of the left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (LVOT VTI) as well as strain and strain rate echocardiography as grounding principles, this brief commentary offers a model for the independent influences of FT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeft ventricular rigor mortis interferes with postmortem aortic root geometry.
Int J Legal Med
January 2025
Institute for Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, Campus Homburg, Building 49.1, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Aortic regurgitation is a common valve disease and can be caused by delineated findings such as fenestrations or hardly discernible alterations of the aortic root geometry. Therefore, aortic regurgitation can be a challenging diagnosis during an autopsy. Cardiac surgeons, however, are confronted with comparable problems during surgery and have developed a refined knowledge of the anatomy of the aortic root including its geometry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluence of hypertension diagnosis and subjective life expectancy on health behaviors among middle-aged and older Chinese adults.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Neurology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Objectives: Hypertension can lead to significant health complications if left unmanaged due to unhealthy behaviors. This study investigates hypertension related health behaviors of middle-aged and older Chinese adults, investigating whether a hypertension diagnosis and individuals' subjective life expectancy (SLE) might prompt positive changes in their health behaviors.
Methods: The participants in this study were Chinese adults aged 45 years and older, selected from the 2013-2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
Altered lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscle morphometry and contraction change in postpartum pelvic girdle pain and asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study.
Front Physiol
January 2025
College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Objective: Lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscle training is considered a crucial component of exercise rehabilitation for postpartum women with pelvic girdle pain (PGP). However, there is a paucity of research evidence regarding the morphological changes and contraction function of these muscles in postpartum women with PGP. Understanding the alterations in lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscles function associated with PGP, is crucial for tailoring effective rehabilitation strategies and promoting optimal postpartum recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFunctional myocardial assessment in cine cardiac computerized tomographic angiography using echocardiographic feature-tracking software in patients with and without significant coronary disease.
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
February 2025
The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Zefat, Israel.
Introduction: Cardiac computerized tomographic angiography (CCTA) is perceived as a non-invasive tool for assessment of coronary vessel anatomy. Feature tracking echocardiography has recently emerged as a tool for assessment of regional and global left ventricular function. We aimed to explore the applicability of echocardiographic strain on CCTA cine clips and assess whether global and regional strain parameters are associated with the extent of coronary stenosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!