BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication of cardiac surgery and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recognizing patients at high risk for developing postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) may help identify...
BACKGROUND: Right atrium volume index has recently been described as a quantitative and highly reproducible echocardiographic parameter associated with right ventricle systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic systolic heart failure. The aim of t...
BACKGROUND: The renal resistive index (RI) is calculated as (peak systolic velocity - minimum diastolic velocity)/peak systolic velocity, and has been significantly associated with renal function. Pulse pressure index (PPI) is derived from a formula ...