906 Results Found

Background and Objectives: For using appropriate goal-directed fluid therapy during the surgical conditions of pneumoperitoneum in the reverse Trendelenburg position, we investigated the predictability of various hemodynamic parameters for fluid resp...

Stroke remains an important health challenge. Here, we study whether circulating chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 (CCL5) levels may predict clinical outcomes for stroke patients. A total of 100 consecutive stroke patients (36 acute ischemic and 64 hemo...

Background and aims: Recent advances in acute stroke interventions have highlighted the importance of accurate determination of infarct volume in the evaluation of acute stroke patients, carrying important prognostic and therapeutic implications for...

The pulse contour method is often used with the Windkessel model to measure stroke volume. We used a digital pressure and flow sensors to detect the parameters of the Windkessel model from the pulse waveform. The objective of this study was to assess...

Ischemic stroke is a significant public health concern, with its incidence expected to double over the next 40 years, particularly among individuals over 75 years old. Previous studies, such as the DAWN trial, have highlighted the importance of corre...

Background and Purpose: Accurate and reproducible methods for assessing infarct volume in acute ischaemic stroke have important therapeutic and prognostic implications for the choice and success of acute therapeutic interventions. However, there is n...

To study the influence of injection time and injection volume on the working process of a two-stroke kerosene direct injection engine, an experimental study was carried out on an improved two-stroke inline three-cylinder gasoline engine, combined wit...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading members of non-communicable diseases. An early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment, to reduce hospitalization time and health care costs. Nowadays, an exercise stress test on an ergomet...

Background: Evaluating muscle mass and function among stroke patients is important. However, evaluating muscle volume and function is not easy due to the disturbances of consciousness and paresis. Temporal muscle thickness (TMT) has been introduced a...

Background: High on-treatment platelet reactivity or its equivalent—resistance to the antiplatelet agent—significantly reduces the efficacy of the therapy, contributing to a negative impact on stroke course. Previous studies demonstrated that aspirin...

Photoplethysmography (PPG) has been extensively employed to acquire some physiological parameters such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure. However, PPG signals are frequently corrupted by motion artifacts and baseline wandering, esp...

Unobtrusive and inexpensive technologies for monitoring the cardiovascular health of heart failure (HF) patients outside the clinic can potentially improve their continuity of care by enabling therapies to be adjusted dynamically based on the changin...

Background/Objectives: The use of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) guided by stroke volume (SV) variation during thoracic surgery, particularly with one-lung ventilation (OLV) and protective ventilation strategies, is not well established. This stu...

Background: We aimed to create a novel model using a deep learning method to estimate stroke volume variation (SVV), a widely used predictor of fluid responsiveness, from arterial blood pressure waveform (ABPW). Methods: In total, 557 patients and 8,...

Stroke volume variation (SVV) has been used to predict fluid responsiveness; however, it remains unclear whether goal-directed fluid therapy using SVV contributes to bowel function recovery in abdominal surgery. This prospective randomized controlled...

Background/Objectives: Periprocedural blood pressure changes in stroke patients with a large vessel occlusion are a known modifiable risk factor of unfavorable treatment outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the association between pre-revascularization hyp...

The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic value of hemodynamic parameters measured during initial diagnostic right heart catheterization (RHC) in standard conditions and using a nitric oxide reversibility test. A retrospective observationa...

As photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals are comprised of numerous pieces of important physiological information, they have been widely employed to measure many physiological parameters. However, only a high-quality PPG signal can provide a reliable ph...

Although the stroke volume (SV) estimation by arterial blood pressure has been widely used in clinical practice, its accuracy is questionable, especially during periods of hemodynamic instability. We aimed to create novel SV estimating model based on...

Background/Objectives: Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) are critical perfusion metrics in diagnosing ischemic stroke. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) enables the evaluation of these cerebral per...

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate fluid administration and intraoperative bleeding of patients who had major hepatic resection. We used artery pulse contour analysis monitor (ProAQT™) and personalized hemodynamic targ...

Background. Stroke volume index (SVI) is an important prognostic parameter in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The direct Fick (DF) method represents the gold standard for measuring it. Indirect Fick (IF) and thermodilution (TD) are simpler and...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare left ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV), derived from left ventricular arterial coupling (Ees/Ea), and mean arterial blood pressure. Both of these methods of measuring EDV require some invasive...

This document presents a revised translation to the English language work developed more than 40 years ago by the first author. It further summarizes a common misinterpretation of the method and succinctly describes a graphical procedure to correctly...

A potential myocardial injury can be induced by intensive sporting activities, which may be due to ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation when individuals continue to exercise during the maximum physical loading period (the aerobic capability platea...

Background: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP)-estimated core volume is associated with functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke. This relationship might differ among patients, depending on brain volume. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively...

Background and purpose—current guidelines recommend the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in relation to cardio-embolic sources of stroke. Methods—by using an hospital-based cohort, we retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients with ac...

Background/Objectives: Brainstem ischemic strokes comprise 10% of ischemic strokes and are challenging to diagnose due to small lesion size and complex presentations. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is crucial for detecting ischemia, yet it can miss...

(1) Background: An early diagnosis of a large vessel occlusion (LVO) is crucial in the management of the acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The laboratory predictors of LVO and a stroke outcome remain unknown. We have hypothesized that high MPV—a surrogate...

There remains a debate whether the ventricular volume within prolapsing mitral valve (MV) leaflets should be included in the left ventricular (LV) end-systolic volume, and therefore factored in LV stroke volume (SV), in cardiac magnetic resonance (CM...

Background/Objectives: The impact of stroke location and volume on the development of post-stroke dysphagia is not fully understood. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between acute ischemic lesions and the severity of dysphagia. M...

In acute ischemic stroke (AIS), there are no data on whether oxidative stress biomarkers have effects above and beyond known risk factors and measurements of stroke volume. This study was conducted in 122 mild-moderate AIS patients and 40 controls an...

In the past two decades, many studies reported the efficacy of upper limb robotic rehabilitation in patients after stroke, also in its chronic phase. Among the possible advantages of robotic therapy over conventional therapy are the objective measure...

Context: Persuasive evidence has shown the inverse associations between physical activity (PA) and the risk of stroke. However, few studies have investigated the associations between different dimensions (intensity, frequency, duration, volume) of PA...

Impaired glucocorticoid signaling in diabetes mellitus and its relation to suppressed immune function and hyperglycemia during acute stroke has been shown to be detrimental. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of glucocorticoid...

Introduction: Centhaquine is a resuscitative agent that acts on α2B adrenergic receptors. Its effect on cardiac output in hypovolemic shock patients has not been reported. Methods: This pilot study was conducted in 12 hypovolemic shock patients...

Empathy has not been well studied in patients following ischemic stroke. We aimed to evaluate the relationships of multimodal neuroimaging parameters with the impairment of empathy in patients who had experienced subacute ischemic stroke. Patients wh...

The accurate estimation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is crucial for assessing patients and guiding treatment options. This study aimed to propose a method that estimates AIS volume in DWI objectively, quickly,...

Background/Objectives: Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite significant progress in reperfusion therapy, the optimal ischemic stroke management strategy has not been developed. Recent studies demonstrate...

(1) Background: CT perfusion (CTP) is used to quantify cerebral hypoperfusion in acute ischemic stroke. Conventional attenuation curve analysis is not standardized and might require input from expert users, hampering clinical application. This study...

Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) enables a noninvasive assessment of right ventricular (RV) morphology. However, no study has evaluated the relationship between RV function obtained by RT3DE and RV pressure-volume loops. This hypo...

Introduction: Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in neuroplasticity evaluations provide important information on stroke disease and the underlying mechanisms of neuronal recovery. It has been observed that gray matter density or vol...

In an attempt to search for more potent positive inotropic agents, two series of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a] quinoxaline derivatives bearing substituted benzylpiperazine and benzoylpiperazine moieties were synthesized and their positive inotropic activiti...

Background and objectives: Physical load causes structural changes in the heart that vary depending on the type of training and may affect the function of the heart. Aim of the study: To determine, using the applied co-integration method on algebraic...

Background: Excessive platelet activation and aggregation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Correlation between platelet reactivity and ischemic lesions in the brain shows contradictory results and there are not enough d...

Background/Objectives: The relationship between thrombus imaging features and the natural evolution of stroke remains poorly defined. We aimed to investigate the associations between thrombus characteristics on CT and perfusion parameters, as well as...

Compensated shock and hypovolaemia are frequent conditions that remain clinically undetected and can quickly cause deterioration of perioperative and critically ill patients. Automated, accurate and non-invasive detection methods are needed to avoid...

This study aimed to compare the performance of the Bayesian probabilistic method, circular Singular Value Decomposition (cSVD), and oscillation index Singular Value Decomposition (oSVD) algorithms in Olea Sphere for predicting infarct volume in patie...

Background: Thromboelastography (TEG®) measures coagulation function in venous blood. Previous studies have reported that this device providing an integrated data on dynamics of clot formation may be useful for predicting clinical outcome in ischemic...

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess whether changes in Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV) and Stroke Volume Variation (SVV) following a VtC can predict the response to fluid administration in patients undergoing surgery under genera...