Posts by Mayooran Namasivayam, MBBS, PhD
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Blood Pressure Assessment During Exercise Testing Aids Risk Stratification of Patients With Heart Failure
Mayooran Namasivayam, MBBS, PhD, Gregory D. Lewis, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that lower proportionate pulse pressure during exercise testing of patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is associated with a 47% reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
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Measuring Transvalvular Flow Rate Adds to Prognostication About Aortic Stenosis
Aortic valve area measured at low transvalvular flow rate is not a good prognostic marker for truly severe aortic stenosis and therefore not a good diagnostic marker.
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