Treadmill exercise stress was terminated after 9.3 ± 2.4 minutes of the Bruce protocol for the following endpoints: achieving 90% MPHR - 17 (40%), chest pain - 2 (5%), dyspnea - 11 (25%), fatigue - 11 (25%), or musculoskeletal pain - 2 (5%). Resting HR averaged 78 ± 16 ...
Fig. 1. Flow chart of the study. bpm, Beats/min; CCTA, coronary CT angiography; HR, heart rate; IV, intravenous. 2.4. Scan protocol All examinations were performed with 256-slice CT (Brilliance iCT 256; Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands). Contrast-enhanced image acquisition was per...
The following exceptions were made: 1) trazodone at low dosage (≤50 mg) was not considered as “antidepressant”, given its use as a hypnotic; 2) amitryptyline at low dosage (<50 mg) was not considered an antidepressant, given its use as an anti-pain or hypnotic under low dosage. ...
Chronic painRehabilitationObjective: To describe the demographic profile of motor vehicle accident patients involved in personal injury lawsuits referred from chiropractors to physiatrists. Design: Prospective chart review. Setting: Physiatric private practice. Participants: Charts of patients (N=38) ...