Background: There are many clinical prediction models (CPMs) available to inform treatment
decisions for patients with cardiovascular disease. However, the extent to which they have …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect almost any
organ in the human body. Despite significant advancements in our understanding of SLE over …

Cardiogenic shock from left ventricular failure is a common presentation in the intensive care
unit. In contrast, right ventricular (RV)-predominant heart failure (HF) causing shock is less …

Background— Patients with preeclampsia are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Changes
in cardiac function are subtle in preeclampsia and are difficult to quantify with conventional …

Background: While clinical prediction models (CPMs) are used increasingly commonly to
guide patient care, the performance and clinical utility of these CPMs in new patient cohorts is …

Objectives: 1) To compare two published methods for estimating pleural pressure, one based
on directly measured esophageal pressure and the other based on chest wall elastance. 2…

Objectives : The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in three-dimensional (3D)
speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived measures of mechanics and their …

BACKGROUND: Patients with septic shock are at increased risk of myocardial dysfunction.
However, the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) typically remains preserved in septic shock. …

Among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, investigators have repeatedly
identified a subgroup whose left ventricular ejection fraction and structural remodeling can …

Background: Early right heart failure (RHF) occurs commonly in left ventricular assist device
(LVAD) recipients, and increased right ventricular (RV) afterload may contribute. Selective …