The goal of this study was to determine the prognostic utility of the exercise thallium-201
stress test in ambulatory patients with chest pain who were also referred for cardiac …

For many years clinicians have suspected that hypertrophied ventricles have an inadequate
coronary circulation. Recent studies have confirmed early observations that flow per gram in …

The safety and findings of cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography in morbidly
obese patients with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) have not been fully examined in …

Initiation of quick prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care
completed the total system needed to provide emergency and convalescent coronary care for a …

To determine if aging alters venous tone, venous distensibility was measured during control
conditions and after the administration of nitroglycerin (0.8-mg spray) to 50 subjects ranging …

Acute cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency that requires urgent therapy. Removal of
pericardial fluid by pericardiocentesis or by open surgical drainage is effective, 1 2 3 but …

Pharmacologic therapy may be useful as emergency treatment for acute pericardial tamponade
while preparing for pericardiocentesis. We studied the effects of volume expansion and …

To determine the prevalence of high-risk thallium-201 (TI-201) scintigraphic findings in
patients with left main (LM) coronary artery disease (CAD), quantitative exercise TI-201 …

Previous studies have suggested that a number of factors may influence the ability to
defibrillate: the transthoracic resistance and resultant current flow, the paddle electrode size, the …

Objectives: This study compares the transradial versus transfemoral approach to combined
right‐ and left‐heart catheterization. Background: Central venous access from peripheral …