Assessment of extravascular lung water is a challenging task for the clinical cardiologist and
an elusive target for the echocardiographer. Today chest x-ray is considered the best way to …

Background: Telemonitoring allows a clinician to monitor, on a daily basis, physiological
variables measured by patients at home. This provides a means to keep patients with heart …

The “comet-tail” is an ultrasound sign detectable with ultrasound chest instruments; this sign
consists of multiple comet-tails fanning out from the lung surface. They originate from water …

Background Angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are effective in reducing the
risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and death from cardiovascular causes in patients …

Objectives To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the measurement of plasma B‐type
natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N‐terminal pro‐BNP (NTproBNP) in patients referred by their …

Background Echographic examination of the lung surface may reveal multiple" comet-tail
images" originating from water-thickened interlobular septa. These images could be useful …

Background: Physical function and exercise capacity decline with age and are a major
source of disability in older people. Recent evidence suggests a potential role for the renin …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cardiac diagnosis that may result as a
consequence of a variety of pathologies. The differential diagnosis remains quite broad …

Objective: To compare head to head the diagnostic accuracy of B type natriuretic peptide
(BNP) and the amino terminal fragment of its precursor hormone (NT-proBNP) for congestive …

The identification of several germline and somatic ion channel mutations in aldosterone-
producing adenomas (APAs) and detection of cell clusters that can be responsible for …