EVER since Matteucci and DuBois Reymond established the fact that muscle and nerve activity is associated with bioelectric, potentials, it has been safe to assume that contraction of the heart must also have an electric correlate. Although Koelliker and Johannes Mueller actually were the first to succeed in demonstrating such electric activity, it was only when Einthoven, using a sufficiently s...

Methods: 57 men with stable HF, NYHA class I to III, and ejection fraction (EF) ≤45 were studied. Leg fluid volume (LFV) was measured by bioelectric impedance; right calf and neck circumference were measured (with lines drawn to ensure consistency) before and after sleep. Patients with predominant OSA (≥ 50% obstructive events) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥15 were offered continuous positive...

BACKGROUND Adequacy of body fluid volume improves short- and long-term outcomes inpatients with heart and kidney disorders. Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) has the potential to be used as a routine method at the bedside for assessment and management of body fluids. METHODS Impedance (Z vector) is a combination of resistance, R (function of intra- and extracellular fluid volume)...

Background: A wide variety of advanced dressing materials have been developed to improve wound healing. One such innovations is the bioelectric dressing. The mimics naturally-originating electricity within body that promotes Bioelectric dressings also disrupt biofilm formation and support cell migration, improving epithelization. This pilot study aims examine potential effect on skin graft dono...