The impact of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) on the outcome of patients with
heart failure was established over three decades ago. Nevertheless, the relevance of LVDD …

Background Current recommendations support guiding fluid resuscitation through the
assessment of fluid responsiveness. Recently, the concept of fluid tolerance and the …

Background Venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) is a novel ultrasound technique previously
reported as a noninvasive measure of venous congestion and predictor of cardiorenal acute …

Monitoring the venous circulation: novel techniques and appl... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Monitoring the venous circulation: novel techniques and applications : Current …

Background The use of ultrasound assessment, including the Venous Excess Ultrasound
(VEXUS) score, is increasingly being utilised as part of fluid status assessment in clinical …

The concept of fluid tolerance, which refers to the capacity of patients to undergo fluid
expansion without experiencing harmful effects of volume overload with organ dysfunction …

Introduction Organ congestion may be a mediator of adverse outcomes in critically ill
patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI). The presence of abnormal venous Doppler …

Background In the intensive care unit (ICU) patients, fluid overload and congestion are
associated with worse outcomes. Because of the heterogeneity of ICU patients, we …

Abstract The World Journal of Cardiology published an article written by Kuwahara et al that
we take the pleasure to comment on. We focused our attention on venous congestion. In …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most frequent and prognostic-relevant complications
of cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating myocardial infarction (MI). Mechanical circulatory …