The recognized effect of breathing on venous return and cardiac output has not been assessed in the spinal cord injury (SCI) patient. To test this effect indirectly, the breathing capacity and blood ...

Oxidative degradation of high-energy substrates is an essential feature of all living organisms. Aerobic organisms have developed complex chemical reactions, grouped under the term 'respiratory chain' ...

To treat or prevent the development of heart failure, high-flow AVF are commonly closed or reduced. However, there are currently no clear indications to guide this practice. Increases in AVF flow are ...

IN patients with severe chronic anemia, whether or not it is amenable to treatment with specific therapy, the administration of blood transfusions is often necessary to provide immediate symptomatic ...

TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to closely monitor their vital signs, but precisely gauging the function of their tiny ...