Context Right heart catheterisation is the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary
hypertension. However, echocardiography is frequently used to screen for this disease and …

Cardiac rehabilitation programs across Canada have suspended in-person services as a
result of large-scale physical distancing recommendations designed to flatten the COVID-19 …

Unfortunately, patients with untreated CV disease are at increased risk of adverse outcomes
(5). Delays in the treatment of patients with confirmed CV disease will be detrimental. …

Aims Left atrial appendage (LAA) device imaging after endovascular closure is important to
assess for device thrombus, residual leak, positioning, surrounding structures, and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Current risk stratification tools do not identify very-low-risk patients
who can be safely discharged without prolonged emergency department (ED) observation, …

Objectives. We postulated that femoral vein delivery of contrast medium because of
streaming, might enhance precordial echocardiographic detection of patent foramen ovale. …

Objectives : This study sought to determine whether volume loading alters the left atrial
appendage (LAA) dimensions in patients undergoing percutaneous LAA closure. Background : …

Introduction Prospectively assess cerebral autoregulation and optimal mean arterial pressure
(MAP OPT ) using the dynamic relationship between MAP and regional saturation of …

In June 2021, western Canada experienced an unprecedented heat wave, breaking dozens
of temperature records. As a result, the region had a significant uptick in sudden deaths, …

Background— Although echocardiography is used in diagnosis and management of myocardial
infarction, it has not been established whether specific features of cardiac structure or …