The high-risk angioplasty was performed at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, on a patient diagnosed with severe multi-vessel coronary artery disease and a critically low ejection ...
The ventricles share a common septum and, therefore, the filling of one influences the compliance of the other. This phenomenon is known as direct diastolic ventricular interaction. The interaction is ...
Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality worldwide, highlighting the critical need for accurate and continuous heart health monitoring. Electrocardiograms (ECG), ...
Arterial stiffness, a leading marker of risk in hypertension, can be measured at material or structural levels, with the latter combining effects of the geometry and composition of the wall, including ...
Abstract: Cascaded dual-polarity wave (CDW) imaging enhances signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by transmitting polarity-alternating pulse sequences, followed by decoding to reinforce coherent signals. This ...
The S1 heart sound happens when the tricuspid and mitral valves close. A loud S1 may mean there is a problem with the heart, like mitral stenosis or tachycardia. Mitral stenosis is when the mitral ...
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and should be below 120 mmHg when at rest. A systolic blood pressure reading of 140 mmHg or higher indicates stage 2 ...
Background Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) exhibits significant anatomical and clinical heterogeneity, warranting a systematic ...
Correspondence to: Ramachandran S Vasan, MD, Framingham Heart Study, 73, Mt Wayte Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702, USA; vasan{at}fram.nhlbi.nih.gov ...