BACKGROUND: Significant advancements in heart failure therapy are occur through the use of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs). Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, affecting millions. Heart failure (HF) is a common condition, especially in patients over 65, and is linked to hig...
The clinical consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include fatigue, dyspnea and progressive impairment of exercise capacity. It also produces significant systemic consequences such as nutritional depletion, physical deconditioning, systemic inflammation, and structural and function...
INTRODUCTION: Sinus bradycardia (SB) at rest is considered normal in athletes and is determined by intrinsic heart rate (HR) reduction and modulations of the autonomic system. However, the possibility of progressive degeneration in association with genetic mutations that determine rhythm alterations shou...
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the time for peak exercise heart rate to return to resting heart rate after the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) can predict cardiac events in patients with heart failure (HF) within 2 years. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: HF outpatient facility at a tertiary teachin...
Abstract We aim to provide a critical appraisal of basic concepts underlying signal recording and processing technologies applied for (I) atrial fibrillation (AF) mapping to unravel AF mechanisms and/or identifying target sites for AF therapy and (ii) AF detection, to optimize usage of technologies, stim...
