Introduction: It is crucial to integrate realistic assessment approaches for cardiovascular physiotherapeutic skills in the professional context. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) ...

While AI certainly has its issues – such as rotting your brain and making you stupid – there is little doubt that it excels in medical diagnostics. The technology repeatedly proves itself when it ...

Abstract: Usually, for a patient to receive a cardiac examination, they need to move from their location to a nearby hospital, or to get an equipped ambulance to where they are situated. In emergency ...

Background A 56-year-old man with normal cardiac function received treatment with interferon α-2b for malignant melanoma. Eight months after the initiation of therapy he developed fatigue and dyspnea ...

A stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac assessment assists clinicians in determining when surgery should proceed or when a pause for further evaluation is warranted. Cardiovascular screening and ...

The American Heart Association recently published an updated algorithm for quantifying cardiovascular health (CVH)—the Life’s Essential 8 score. We quantified US levels of CVH using the new score.

Kayman Kürekçi et al. show that fibulin-2 regulates epicardial cell activation through nuclear protein 1b signaling to balance fibrosis and regeneration after cardiac injury, and modulating this ...

As the Russia–Ukraine war enters its fifth year, hard questions are overdue. In Part 1 of a two-part series, Michael McKinley ...

The incidence and prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing, along with the aging population and the ongoing rise in risk factors such as hypertension, ...

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