American heart journal
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American heart journal · May 2007
Comparative StudyDetection of pulmonary vein stenosis by transesophageal echocardiography: comparison with multidetector computed tomography.
The objective of this study is to compare the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) vs multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for detecting pulmonary vein stenosis. ⋯ Transesophageal echocardiography was able to detect most pulmonary veins with good sensitivity and specificity in comparison to MDCT. Pulmonary veins may be visualized more frequently by MDCT; however, TEE provides additional data about the functional significance of a pulmonary vein stenosis.
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American heart journal · May 2007
Long-term survival after successful inhospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.
Little is known about long-term outcomes of patients who survive inhospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ Subjects with inhospital cardiac arrest have poor long-term prognoses. A strategy that improved inhospital survival did not alter long-term mortality rate. Thus, survival to discharge may not be a sufficient end point for future resuscitation trials.