Finally, physicians' and patients' anxiety about abnormal test results, coupled with the ease of adding PCI during supposedly diagnostic catheterizations, has made PCI almost inevitable in any patient with a significant lesion. Our data suggest that physicians are being influenced by psychological ...
Like a vigilant guardian, an ICD continuously monitors the heart's electrical activity. It detects abnormal rhythms, such as rapid ventricular tachycardia… Learn More Echocardiography Choosing the right cardiovascular specialist is a significant step toward better health. At Cardiovascular Specialists of ...
39 Advanced cardiac imaging should be made subsequently if initial screening is abnormal. Figure 2 summarizes red flags on initial screening that should warrant further investigations. Recently, the ATS suggested not performing routine baseline echocardiogram to screen for CS because of the lack of ...
(arrhythmias), such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and bradycardia. They use specialized tests and procedures, including electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation, to identify the source of abnormal heart rhythms and restore normal cardiac rhythm through medical management or invasive...
However, it is possible to find patients with a BMI of less than 30 kg/m2 and abnormal visceral fat accumulation (normal-weight obesity) [5]. On the other hand, a person classified as affected by obesity only using BMI, could have a non-visceral fat distribution [5]. The simultaneous...
FMD is an idiopathic, nonatherosclerotic and noninflammatory arterial disease resulting in abnormal arterial musculature and distorted arterial architecture from abnormal cellular proliferation and connective tissue matrix deposition.3 It typically affects small- to medium-sized arteries with multifocal aneurysms...
The automated analysis of SPECT is a growing field of interest for research. Normal and abnormal myocardium in CAD can be classified with AI-based models, with performance reported to be similar to the visual analysis of SPECT images [19]. Also, the detection of locations with abnormal myocardi...
Finally, physicians' and patients' anxiety about abnormal test results, coupled with the ease of adding PCI during supposedly diagnostic catheterizations, has made PCI almost inevitable in any patient with a significant lesion. Our data suggest that physicians are being influenced by psychological ...
Table 1. Summary of endocrine disorders leading to heart failure along with their key clinical findings and investigations. Disease causing heart failure (Type of heart failure)Key signs and symptomsInvestigations: screening(S) and Confirmation (C) Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (HFrEF >> HFpEF) Episodi...
When athletes have symptoms or abnormal findings at preparticipation screenings, a precise diagnosis by differentiating physiological features of the athlete’s heart from pathological signs of cardiac disease is as important as it is challenging. While traditional imaging methods such as echocardiography,...