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The effect of the prone maximal restraint position with and without weight force on cardiac output and other hemodynamic measures.

Savaser DJ1, Campbell C, Castillo EM, Vilke GM, Sloane C, Neuman T, Hansen AV, Shah V, Chan TC.
Journal of forensic and legal medicine.J Forensic Leg Med.2013 Nov;20(8):991-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.08.006. Epub 2013 Aug 30.
BACKGROUND: The prone maximal restraint (PMR) position has been used by law enforcement and emergency care personnel to restrain acutely combative or agitated individual. The position places the subject prone with wrists handcuffed behind the back and secured to the ankles. Prior work has indicated
PMID 24237806

Inconsistent echocardiographic grading of aortic stenosis: is the left ventricular outflow tract important?

Michelena HI1, Margaryan E, Miller FA, Eleid M, Maalouf J, Suri R, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pellikka PA, Enriquez-Sarano M.
Heart (British Cardiac Society).Heart.2013 Jul;99(13):921-31. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302881. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
OBJECTIVE: Discrepancy in the echocardiographic severity grading of aortic stenosis (AS) based on current guidelines has been reported. We sought to investigate the left ventricular outflow tract diameter (LVOTd) as a source of inconsistencies, and to explore hypothetical alternatives for discrepanc
PMID 23349350

Long-term follow-up impact of dual-chamber pacing on patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

Yue-Cheng H1, Zuo-Cheng L, Xi-Ming L, Yuan DZ, Dong-Xia J, Ying-Yi Z, Hui-Ming Y, Hong-Liang C.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE.Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.2013 Jan;36(1):86-93. doi: 10.1111/pace.12016. Epub 2012 Oct 18.
BACKGROUND: Pacing has been proposed as a treatment for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), but there are few studies with long-term follow-up. We evaluated the long-term effects of dual-chamber pacing therapy for patients with HOCM, and to identify the most prognosis-speci
PMID 23078085