Chapter 4 Ultrasound Contrast Agents— Fundamentals and Principles of Use 4.1Structure and Properties of Ultrasound Contrast Agents 4.2Equipment and Software: Settings and Transducers 4.3Vessel- and Organ-Specific Contrast Doses 4.4Interpretation of…
Heart failure (HF) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome characterized by symptoms of exercise intolerance. Peak oxygen consumption (VO 2peak ) is considered the gold-standard measurement of exercise/functional capacity in participants…
Use of peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) for intermittent claudication (IC) continues to expand, but there is uncertainty whether baseline demographics, procedural techniques and outcomes differ by sex, race, and ethnicity….
Accurate placement of coronary stents in left anterior descending artery (LAD) ostial locations (Medina 0,1,0) poses technical challenges because of the ambiguity in angiographic ostial separation and issues related to…
Radial artery (RA) access has been increasingly utilized for coronary procedures because of lower rates of access-site complications and improved patient satisfaction. However, limited data are available for RA access…
Recommendations for prosthesis type in older patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are established, albeit undervalidated. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes after bioprosthetic versus…
Surgical implantation of a right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit is an important component of congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery, but with limited durability, leading to re-intervention. The present…
The aim of this network meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy of various commonly used drugs in treating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Randomized controlled trials on drugs for HCM…
Surgical implantation of a right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit is an important component of congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery, but with limited durability, leading to re-intervention. The present…
Use of peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) for intermittent claudication (IC) continues to expand, but there is uncertainty whether baseline demographics, procedural techniques and outcomes differ by sex, race, and ethnicity….
