background & aim : heart failure is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases which decreases the quality of life. most of the factors influencing quality of life can be modified with ongoing educational interventions. inadequate teaching is one of the causes of low health outcomes. therefore, this study examined the effects of a roy’s adaptation model (ram) based on quality of life of pat...

carcinoid tumor is a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor, originating in the enterochromaffin cells and secreting mainly serotonin. the diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms, hormone levels, radiological and nuclear imaging, and histological confirmation. the clinical symptoms are characterized by flushing, diarrhea, abdominal pain, telangiectasia and/or bronchoconstriction. however, mo...

conclusions the abovementioned ivc ultrasonographic criteria for hemodynamic congestion appear clearly inconsistent. alternatively, a sequential or simultaneous combination of clinical scores of congestion, ivc ultrasonographic indices, and circulating levels of natriuretic peptides could be warranted. background among the indices able to replace invasive central venous pressure (cvp) measureme...

background: physical symptoms are often associated with poor quality of life (qol) in patients with heart failure (hf). progressive impairment in the ability ofperforming routine physical activities of daily lifeand decrease inexercise tolerance is thought to lead to the worsening of physical symptoms. exercise and physical activity can improve functional capacity, and improve the symptoms asso...

the aim of this study is to show that the measures derived from electrocardiogram (ecg) signals many a time perform better than the same measures obtained from heart rate (hr) signals. a comparison was made to investigate how far the nonlinear symbolic dynamics approach helps to characterize the nonlinear properties of ecg signals and hr signals, and thereby discriminate between normal and cong...

conclusions there is a significant increased incidence of mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and rehospitalization in symptomatic patients with severe tr. therefore, we recommend more aggressive approach toward tv repair or replacement in these patients regardless of pap and systolic function. results heart failure (50%) was the most cause of death. mean years of survival from diagnosis of s...