Is a novel skin-traction method effective for real-time ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in infants and neonates weighing less than 5 kilograms?
STM facilitates IJV catheterization in infants and neonates weighing <5 kg by enlarging the IJV and preventing vein collapse.
Concentric left ventricular remodeling is an independent predictor of the coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients with chest pain and normal coronary angiogram. The impairment of the coronary microcirculation may contribute to the excess cardiovascular event rate associated with hypertensive concentric left ventricular remodeling.