Cardiac Index by Transthoracic Echocardiography (CITE) study.

AimsLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the most frequently used parameter in the assessment of heart failure (HF).Cardiac index (CI) is considered a potential alternative to LVEF despite limited evidence.We aimed to assess and compare the predictive accuracy of LVEF and echocardiographically-assessed CI in HF patients.Methods and resultsA

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How does the method change what we measure? Comparing virtual reality and text-based surveys for the assessment of moral decisions in traffic dilemmas.

The question of how self-driving cars should behave in dilemma situations has recently attracted a lot of attention in science, media and society.A growing number of publications amass insight into the factors underlying the choices we make in such situations, often using forced-choice paradigms closely linked to the trolley dilemma.The methodology

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Evaluation of low level laser and interferential current in the therapy of complex regional pain syndrome by infrared thermographic camera

Background/Aim.Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) is characterized by continuous regional pain, disproportional according to duration and intensity and to the sort of trauma or other lesion it was caused by.The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare, by using thermovison, the effects of low level laser therapy and therapy with int

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