Hypertensive vs. normotensive blood pressure response to advanced conduction disorders: comparison of baseline non-invasive haemodynamic evaluation
Authors: Katia Orvin, Shelly Vons, Alon Barsheshet, Ciel Zehavi, Gregory Golovchiner, Georgy Rusadze, Ori Rahat, Ran Kornowski, Tsahi T Lerman, Aharon Erez Conclusions: Haemodynamic presentations in high-degree AV block are heterogeneous. A hypertensive response represents a distinct clinical phenotype characterized by preserved cardiac function, higher escape rhythms, increased PVR, and fewer end-organ hypoperfusion signs. For […]
Whole-Body Impedance Cardiography-Derived Haemodynamic Parameters Associated With Outcomes in Clinically Stable Heart Failure Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Authors: Emelissa J Valcourt; Olivia Pieroni; Karen E Alvarez; Mohammad Zahurul Islam; Hilary Bews; Aleksander Dokollari; Anita Soni; Shelley Zieroth; Ashish H Shah Conclusions: Non-invasively obtained resting SI and higher exercise-augmented Granov-Goor index identify a high-risk cohort among patients with clinically stable HFrEF. Such findings should be validated in a larger prospective study. For the full article click […]
Acute Hemodynamic Changes Induced by Cardiac Contractility Modulation Evaluated Using the NICaS® System: A Pilot Study
Authors: Andrea Madeo, Silvana De Bonis, Anna Lucia Cavaliere, Giovanni Bisignani Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction remains a significant global health challenge despite advances in medical therapy. Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is a promising treatment for symptomatic HF patients who are ineligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Non-invasive methods to assess the acute […]
The Impact of Positive Inotropic Therapy on Hemodynamics and Organ Function in Acute Heart Failure: A Differentiated View
Authors: Juan Cheko, Nikolaos Patsalis, Julian Kreutz, Dimitar Divchev, Georgios Chatzis, Bernhard Schieffer, Birgit Markus Conclusion: Patients with acute decompensated HF benefit from positive inotropic therapy during short-term follow-ups. In particular, patients with DCM, those after levosimendan therapy and those with SR/PM, seem to benefit most from inotropic therapy. For the full article click here
Comparing elective and emergency caesarean section by using bioimpedance method
Authors: Zuhal Çavuş, Ayşe Vahapoğlu, Ülkü Aygen Türkmen, Fatma Ketenci Gencer, Elif Yıldız Conclusion: Understanding normal hemodynamic values before, during, and after C/S is feasible and might help the clinician assess patients’ cardiac performance with a reliable noninvasive technique. NICaS might be a reliable tool to evaluate patients’ baseline values and diagnose complications earlier during […]
Noninvasive Hemodynamic Evaluation Following TAVI for Severe Aortic Stenosis
Authors: Tzlil Grinberg, Yaron Aviv, Mordehay Vaturi, Leor Perl, Maya Wiessman, Hanna Vaknin-Assa, Pablo Codner, Yaron Shapira, Ran Kornowski, Katia Orvin Conclusion: Unique short‐term adaptive hemodynamic changes were observed using NICaS in patients with AS soon after TAVI. Noninvasive hemodynamic evaluation immediately following TAVI may contribute to the understanding of complex hemodynamic changes and merits […]
Correlation of Impedance Cardiography-Derived and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Stroke Volumes
Authors: Pedram Hassan-Tash, Umar Ismail, Iain D C Kirkpatrick, Amir Ravandi, Davinder S Jassal, Brett Hiebert, Malek Kass, Richard A Krasuski, Ashish H Shah Conclusion: NICaS derived hemodynamic measurements compare favorably with those from CMR. This technology allows rapid, continuous, and noninvasive hemodynamic evaluation that may augment clinical assessment in the outpatient and inpatient settings. […]
Non-invasive hemodynamic evaluation following TAVI for severe aortic stenosis
Authors: K Orvin, T Grinberg, R Kornowski, Maya Wiessman, Yaron Aviv, Leor Perl CONCLUSION: A unique pattern of short and longer-term adaptive hemodynamic changes was demonstrated using the NICaS system among patients undergoing TAVI. These findings require validation and further research into their underlying mechanism if NICaS is to be used as a bedside monitoring […]
Lack of Concordance Between Parameters Defining Cardiogenic Shock in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Triston Eastman, Mirna Ragheb, Mullein Thorleifson, Brett Hiebert, Kunal Minhas, Malek Kass, Amir Ravandi and Ashish Shah Conclusion: Our study is the first to describe poor congruity between the current parameters defining CS. Such limitations raise the need to objectively define CS so that these high-risk patients can be identified early in the course […]
Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Whole-Body Bioimpedance Indices for the Early Detection of Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity: A Retrospective Observational Study
Authors: Nili Schamroth Pravda, Shaul Lev , Osnat Itzhaki Ben Zadok, Ran Kornowski, Zaza Iakobishvili Conclusion: GGI, a parameter measured by WBI, can reliably correlate to biomarker evidence of heart failure in patients after chemotherapy. Its use as a screening tool for cardiotoxicity in patients with ongoing anticancer therapy is promising. For the full article […]