This paper presents a methodology that permits to estimate the power and energy consumption of embedded applications. Estimation is performed from high-level specifications of the complete system. Power models are built from physical measurements on the hardware platform. Operating system’s services are modeled: scheduler/timer interrupt, inter-process communications, devices accesses models ar...

OBJECTIVES Coronary artery disease (CAD) severity is associated with patient prognosis. However, few efficient scoring systems have been developed to screen severe CAD in patients with stable angina and suspected CAD before coronary angiography. Here, we present a novel scoring system for CAD severity before elective coronary angiography. METHODS Five hundred fifty-one patients with stable an...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death in the US and a substantial health-care burden in all industrialized societies. In recent years we have witnessed a constant strive towards the development and the clinical application of novel or improved detection methods as well as therapies. Particularly, noninvasive imaging is a decisive component in the cardiovascular fie...