The recent widespread availability and use of mechanical circulatory support is transforming
the management and outcomes of cardiogenic shock (CS). Clinical decision-making …

The novel coronavirus disease 2019, otherwise known as COVID-19, is a global pandemic
with primary respiratory manifestations in those who are symptomatic. It has spread to> 187 …

Aims The clinical reliability of echocardiographic surrogate markers of left ventricular filling
pressures (LVFPs) across different cardiovascular pathologies remains unanswered. The …

Since the E/e'ratio was first described in 1997 as a noninvasive surrogate marker of mean
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, it has gained a central role in diagnostic …

Rationale: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) has been associated with cardiac
dysfunction. However, randomized trials assessing the impact of long-term noninvasive …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease, characterized by the presence of
generalized vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis. Collagen vascular disorder in SSc is due to …

Cardiogenic shock represents one of the most dramatic scenarios to deal with in intensive
cardiology care and is burdened by substantial short-term mortality. An integrated approach …

The non-invasive estimation of right atrial pressure (RAP) would be a key advancement in
several clinical scenarios, in which the knowledge of central venous filling pressure is vital …

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent and detrimental condition. Right
heart catheterization (RHC) is the gold standard to identify PH subtype (precapillary from …

Background: Adequate assessment of fluid status is an imperative objective in the
management of HD patients. An accurate assessment of dry weight is challenging …