The number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) is increasing worldwide. Follow‐
up strategies after PCI are extremely heterogeneous and can greatly affect the cost of …

Aim The aim of the study was to report the incidence and clinical meaning of side-effects
caused by echo-dobutamine testing in a large population and to evaluate any possible …

Call centers are complex systems in which it is essential to optimize the trade-off between
the service level provided to the customers and the cost for the personnel. In this paper we …

Linear contrast echo configuration on the pulmonary valve M-mode echogram was
assessed in 28 patients with pulmonary hypertension, in 10 with pulmonary regurgitation …

Contrast echocardiography was used before cardiac catheterisation in 37 patients with atrial
septal defect and a left-to-right shunt and in 18 patients with a raised right atrial and …

Medical records must collect all data concerning in-hospital management of patients: data
have to be verified and easily retrievable. Clinicians are responsible for both format and …

Although it is well recognized that warfarin dramatically reduces the risk for ischemic stroke,
its use for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is often inadequate. Even …

A double coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) was observed in a ten-year-old girl. A large,
tortuous, and elongated right coronary artery, communicating with the right ventricle, was …

This paper deals with the problem of finding the most suitable contracts to be used when
hiring the operators of a call center and deciding their optimal working schedule, to optimize …

M-mode and two-dimensional subcostal contrast echocardiography were used in 67
patients and 10 normal subjects to evaluate the contrast echo effect on the inferior vena …