Stress echocardiography. What is normal in old people?

Stress echocardiography. What is normal in old people?

When we deal with the results of a diagnostic test such as stress echocardiography, we tend to be more interested in the abnormal results. However, in non-invasive imaging of coronary disease, calling a study falsely normal often causes more problems than a false-positive diagnosis, which can be corrected by consecutive tests. It is good clinical practice to finish cardiac assessment in those p...

BOOP: what is old, what is new?

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

What is new in critical care echocardiography?

Critical care echocardiography (CCE) is performed and interpreted by the intensivist at the bedside to help in the diagnostic work-up and to guide therapy for patients with acute circulatory and respiratory failure. Due to the statement of educational standards, the validation of echocardiography against alternative hemodynamic monitoring tools, and continuous technological improvement, CCE is ...

Predictive value of normal left atrial volume in stress echocardiography.

OBJECTIVES Our objective was to evaluate whether normal left atrial volume index (LAVI) is a predictor of a normal stress echocardiogram and thus a predictor of low ischemic risk. BACKGROUND Left atrial enlargement is closely related to the chronicity and intensity of the burden of increased ventricular filling pressure. Typically ischemic heart disease (IHD) has a long period of subclinical ...