Houston, TX - Risk assessments in heart-failure patients about to be discharged can save money without compromising effectiveness when based on the brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assay rather ...

This article is a review on the role of stress echocardiography in valvular heart diseases, describing what the validated indications are, how to perform the test and the utility of performing this ...

The purpose of a Doppler ultrasound is to check blood flow. Doctors use the findings to help determine whether there is a blockage, narrowing, or leakage in a blood vessel. Healthcare professionals ...

Transthoracic echocardiography utilizes both visual (qualitative) and quantitative tools to evaluate cardiac structure and function Traditional techniques, such as two-dimensional and Doppler imaging, ...

Pregnancies complicated by Rh alloimmunization have been evaluated with the use of serial invasive amniocentesis to determine bilirubin levels by measuring in the amniotic fluid the change in optical ...

Où sont réalisés un Doppler ou une échographie-Doppler ? Un Doppler ou une échographie-Doppler sont réalisés dans la majorité des centres de radiologie privés ou publiques. Le Doppler veineux est ...

Identification of renovascular disease in hypertensive patients remains important as correction of renal artery stenosis may improve blood pressure control or stabilise renal function. 1,2,3 ...

Prophylactic transfusion prevents strokes in children with sickle cell anemia who have abnormalities on transcranial Doppler ultrasonographic examination. However, it is not known how long transfusion ...