Noninvasive and simple assessment of cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance with whole-body impedance cardiography is useful for monitoring patients with pulmonary hypertension

Background: Cardiac Power Index (CPI) is a novel parameter calculated by CI*MAP and is considered to be a reliable indicator of myocardial contractility. Previous studies done by RHC technique demonstrated that CPI is the best in-hospital mortality predictor4,5,6. The target of this study was to find whether non-invasively measured CPI has a good predictive capability […]

Baseline Granov-goor index predicts acute hemodynamic improvement during CRT optimization

Authors: Stefan Bogan, Israel Mazin, Igor Lipchenca, David Bar Lev , Osnat Gurevitz, Eyal Nof, Ilan Goldenberg, Sagit Ben Zekry, Michael Eldar, Michael Glikson, Roy Beinart Conclusion: Baseline GGI predicted acute hemodynamic improvement during NICaS guided CRT optimization. A baseline of 11.5 could be possibly used in order to outline those who may benefit from […]

Go with the flow

Overview: Thermodilution using a pulmonary artery catheter is considered the gold standard in measuring cardiac output. However. Drawbacks associated with the technique have prompted clinicians to seek less invasive options. But these alternatives have their own limitations. We examine the evidence on four devices that measure cardiac output using. Summary: All six studies found a […]