This paper compares the Portuguese and Bulgarian consumer price indices (CPI) and attempts to identify some areas in which the CPI compilation methodology could be improved in the two countries. This work is organised into six sections. The first section briefly describes the organisational structure on which the production of the CPI is based in the two countries. The second section focuses on...

BACKGROUND Although cardiac output index (CI), stroke volume index (SVI), and total systemic vascular resistance (TSVR) are important hemodynamic parameters for the prognosis of chronic heart failure (CHF), they are difficult to measure in an outpatient setting. Whole body bioimpedance monitoring using a Non-Invasive Cardiac System (NICaS) allows for easy, non-invasive estimation of these param...

This investigation was designed to establish the relative responsiveness of maximum time-varying elastance (Emax) slope values to alterations in left ventricular contractile state in comparison with isovolumic and ejection phase indices in man. Accordingly, nine patients had a bipolar right atrial pacing catheter and micromanometer left ventricular catheter placed and red blood cells tagged wit...

The work studies hemodynamic profile during propofol-ketamine anesthesia versus the propofol-promedol one. 159 acquired patients undergoing surgical correction with mean age 5.5±2.6; 4.3±1.2 subsequently were included. MAP, CI, HR, SI, EF, SVR were investigated. It is suggested that propofol-ketamine versus propofol-promedol general anesthesia provides stable hemodynamic profile during the surg...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The inotropic, lusitropic, and electrophysiologic effects of acute hypercapnia in humans are not known. Although the effects of hypercapnia on the systemic circulation have been well documented, there is still some debate as to whether hypercapnia causes true pulmonary vasoconstriction in vivo. We have therefore evaluated the effects of acute hypercapnia on these cardiac indices...

introduction: cardiac dysfunctions have been well known in patients with major thalassemia. some studies have focused on differences in blood pressure and heart rate between these patients and normal population, while this view has not been proven in other studies. given the importance of hemodynamic factors in the health of these individuals, we intend to test the hypothesis as to whether or n...

Abstract Background Right ventricular (RV) function demonstrated a strong impact on survival of patients with advanced heart failure reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In particular, increased RV pulsatile afterload (RVPA) was associated poor prognosis. Several right catheterization-derived parameters have been proposed to characterize RVPA, including pulmonary artery compliance (PAC), elastanc...

PurposeIntra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy is often used to bridge patients durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We examined the hemodynamic changes following IABP insertion in cardiogenic shock requiring LVAD therapy.MethodsWe performed a retrospective observational study of receiving an as from 2015-2021. Hemodynamic metrics including right atrial pressure (RAP), pulmonary arte...

background: etomidate and propofol are common anesthetic agents. previous studies say that etomidate can be used in patients with limited hemodynamic reserve and propofol can lead to more hemodynamic instabilities. th is study was performed to explore the cardiovascular response during the induction of anesthesia with etomidate or for comparison, propofol in elective orthopedic surgeries. mater...