A 50-year-old female was administered with left lower lobe lesion for 10 days. A preoperative chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the left basilar segment of the lung, about 2.1 cm × 1.7 cm in size. Therefore, video-assisted thoracic su...
BACKGROUND: This system review and meta-analysis was conducted to systematically review and analyze the clinical benefits of different antihypertensive agents in improving arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients.
While many factors depend on successful implantation and outcome of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), echocardiography remains an integral part and is vital to the success of this process. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) allows interroga...