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View article: The role of post-systolic strain and electrocardiographic changes during dobutamine stress echocardiography in enhancing detection of symptomatic coronary artery disease
The role of post-systolic strain and electrocardiographic changes during dobutamine stress echocardiography in enhancing detection of symptomatic coronary artery disease Open
Background To enhance the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE), subjective visual evaluation of left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities may be complemented by analyzing myocardi…
View article: Renal Failure and Systolic Heart Failure Have Synergistic Effect on In-Hospital All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Normotensive Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Renal Failure and Systolic Heart Failure Have Synergistic Effect on In-Hospital All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Normotensive Acute Pulmonary Embolism Open
Background/Objectives: Renal failure (RF) and systolic heart failure (sHF) are very often associated with each other, and their synergistic influence can affect the prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism (aPE) patients. The aim of this stud…
View article: Utility of Mobile phone app-assisted screening for heart failure in primary care: Insights from the ECHOS3 registry
Utility of Mobile phone app-assisted screening for heart failure in primary care: Insights from the ECHOS3 registry Open
Mobile app-assisted screening in primary care, based on risk factors and symptoms, effectively identified de novo HF in approximately one-third of patients, with HFpEF accounting for the majority of cases. This innovative approach may serv…
View article: Health Status Outcomes After Computed Tomography or Invasive Coronary Angiography for Stable Chest Pain
Health Status Outcomes After Computed Tomography or Invasive Coronary Angiography for Stable Chest Pain Open
Importance The effect of computed tomography (CT) vs invasive coronary angiography (ICA) on health status outcomes is unknown. Objective To evaluate CT and ICA first-test strategies on quality of life (QOL) and angina. Design, Setting, and…
View article: Outcome of Patients With Cancer‐Associated Pulmonary Embolism: Results From the Regional Pulmonary Embolism Registry
Outcome of Patients With Cancer‐Associated Pulmonary Embolism: Results From the Regional Pulmonary Embolism Registry Open
Background Newly or already diagnosed cancer might significantly influence the clinical presentation, outcome, and therapy of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods Out of 1745 patients with acute PE, 66 patients were diagnosed with cancer…
View article: Recent advances in ultrasound examination of the heart in the emergency cardiac care
Recent advances in ultrasound examination of the heart in the emergency cardiac care Open
Ultrasound examination of the heart has become an essential tool in cardiovascular (CV) emergencies, offering rapid and detailed insight into cardiac function and hemodynamics with minimal patient risk. The portability and miniaturization …
View article: Mechanical dispersion predicts long-term survival of dialysis-dependent patients with preserved ejection fraction
Mechanical dispersion predicts long-term survival of dialysis-dependent patients with preserved ejection fraction Open
Background Since cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), echocardiographic risk stratification of CKD patients may be clinically important, especially if left ventricular (LV) systoli…
View article: Refining risk stratification in pulmonary embolism: Integrating glomerular filtration rate and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index as a potent predictor of patient survival
Refining risk stratification in pulmonary embolism: Integrating glomerular filtration rate and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index as a potent predictor of patient survival Open
<p>Patients classified as belonging to simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) class 0 are considered to have low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Yet, certain laboratory and echocardiographic parameters not accounted for i…
View article: Cardiovascular comorbidities and risk stratification in normotensive acute pulmonary embolism patients with right ventricular dysfunction and normal cardiac troponin: insights from a regional registry
Cardiovascular comorbidities and risk stratification in normotensive acute pulmonary embolism patients with right ventricular dysfunction and normal cardiac troponin: insights from a regional registry Open
Background Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) management guidelines categorize normotensive patients with right ventricle dysfunction (RVD) and normal cardiac troponin (cTn) as intermediate low risk. This study explores the prevalence of cardio…
View article: The efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients with active malignant disease
The efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients with active malignant disease Open
Background Active malignant disease is associated with pulmonary embolism and the treatment of this condition is very challenging. The efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy for acute severe PE in patients with active malignant diseas…
View article: The relationship of clinical presentation, d-dimer levels and previous SARS-CoV-2 positivity in outpatients with suspected pulmonary embolism
The relationship of clinical presentation, d-dimer levels and previous SARS-CoV-2 positivity in outpatients with suspected pulmonary embolism Open
Introduction Elevated D-dimer levels can be detected in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), but also in patients with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Aims To investigate relationship between clinical presentation…
View article: Utility of mobile phone app-assisted screening for heart failure and heart stress in primary care
Utility of mobile phone app-assisted screening for heart failure and heart stress in primary care Open
Background As heart failure (HF) still has a similar prognosis to some of the most common cancers, a timely diagnosis of HF is of paramount importance. We sought to determine whether a mobile phone app can facilitate screening for HF in pr…
View article: Validation of the European Society of Cardiology pretest probability models for obstructive coronary artery disease in high-risk population
Validation of the European Society of Cardiology pretest probability models for obstructive coronary artery disease in high-risk population Open
In high-risk Serbian population, both the 2013 and 2019 ESC-PTP models had moderate accuracy in diagnosing CAD, with the 2019-ESC-PTP underestimating the prevalence of CAD and the 2013-ESC-PTP overestimating it. Further studies are warrant…
View article: How Right is the Right Ventricle in Predicting Cardiac Mortality in Cardiac Failure: A 6-year Prospective Cohort Study
How Right is the Right Ventricle in Predicting Cardiac Mortality in Cardiac Failure: A 6-year Prospective Cohort Study Open
Aim: Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) and three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) may overcome many limitations of the conventional 2D echocardiography (2DE) in assessing right ventricular (RV) function. We sough…
View article: Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Stable Chest Pain
Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Stable Chest Pain Open
Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) has prognostic value for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in asymptomatic individuals, whereas its role in symptomatic patients is less clear. Purpose To assess the prognostic value of CAC…
View article: Age and Computed Tomography and Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain
Age and Computed Tomography and Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain Open
Importance The effectiveness and safety of computed tomography (CT) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in different age groups is unknown. Objective To determine the association of age with outcomes of CT and ICA in patients with stab…
View article: Sex differences in the prognostic value of computed tomography pulmonary angiography parameters for intrahospital acute pulmonary embolism-related death
Sex differences in the prognostic value of computed tomography pulmonary angiography parameters for intrahospital acute pulmonary embolism-related death Open
Background/Aim. Multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography (MCTPA) has emerged as the most suitable method for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism (APE) in hemodynamically stable patients. In addition to its diagnostic role, M…
View article: The ratio of brain natriuretic peptide level and computed tomography pulmonary angiography parameters in pulmonary embolism in relation to sex
The ratio of brain natriuretic peptide level and computed tomography pulmonary angiography parameters in pulmonary embolism in relation to sex Open
Elevated BNP blood level correlates with CTPA parameters, such as the presence of central thrombus and the ratio between right and left ventricles greater than 1, in patients with acute PE, regardless of sex (Tab. 2, Fig. 2, Ref. 23). Text…
View article: The timing of death in acute pulmonary embolism patients regarding the mortality risk stratification at admission to the hospital
The timing of death in acute pulmonary embolism patients regarding the mortality risk stratification at admission to the hospital Open
PE-related mortality is prominent on the first hospitalization day in high and intermediate-high-risk PE. A substantial proportion of intermediate-high and high-risk patient's PE deaths occurred after the first 6 days of hospitalization.
View article: Association of Blood Leukocytes and Hemoglobin with Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Association of Blood Leukocytes and Hemoglobin with Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Open
This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of total leukocyte count (TLC) and hemoglobin (Hb) levels upon admission for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), considering the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) model for…
View article: Redox Status and Telomere–Telomerase System Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Principal Component Analysis: Is There a Link?
Redox Status and Telomere–Telomerase System Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Principal Component Analysis: Is There a Link? Open
In the present study, we examined redox status parameters in arterial and venous blood samples, its potential to predict the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients assessed through its impact on the comprehensive grading S…
View article: Association of Blood Leukocytes and Hemoglobin with Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Association of Blood Leukocytes and Hemoglobin with Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Open
This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of total leukocyte count (TLC) and hemoglobin (Hb) levels upon admission for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), considering the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) model for…
View article: Relationship of mechanical and electrical dispersion and coronary artery disease in patients on renal replacement therapy
Relationship of mechanical and electrical dispersion and coronary artery disease in patients on renal replacement therapy Open
Introduction: Since coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT), detection of asymptomatic CAD before the impairment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function is of great clin…
View article: Predictors of embolism and death in left-sided infective endocarditis: the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme European Infective Endocarditis registry
Predictors of embolism and death in left-sided infective endocarditis: the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme European Infective Endocarditis registry Open
Background and Aims Even though vegetation size in infective endocarditis (IE) has been associated with embolic events (EEs) and mortality risk, it is unclear whether vegetation size associated with these potential outcomes is different in…
View article: Lung ultrasound in acute and chronic heart failure: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
Lung ultrasound in acute and chronic heart failure: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Open
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View article: Teaching computing for complex problems in civil engineering and geosciences using big data and machine learning: synergizing four different computing paradigms and four different management domains
Teaching computing for complex problems in civil engineering and geosciences using big data and machine learning: synergizing four different computing paradigms and four different management domains Open
This article describes a teaching strategy that synergizes computing and management, aimed at the running of complex projects in industry and academia, in the areas of civil engineering, physics, geosciences, and a number of other related …
View article: HDL Subclasses and the Distribution of Paraoxonase-1 Activity in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
HDL Subclasses and the Distribution of Paraoxonase-1 Activity in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Open
The aim of this multicentric study was to assess the impacts of oxidative stress, inflammation, and the presence of small, dense, low-density lipoproteins (sdLDL) on the antioxidative function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subclasses a…