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Rami G. Khouri om Jordan forhold til det arabiske forår med et monarki som statshoved.&nbsp

Pulmonary Hypertension in Elderly Patients with Diastolic Dysfunction and Preserved Ejection Fraction

Abstract: Purpose: Patients with diastolic dysfunction may have a disproportionate degree of elevation in pulmonary pressure, particularly in the elderly. Higher pulmonary vascular resistance in the elderly patients with heart failure but preserved ejection fraction suggests that beyond the post-capillary contribution of pulmonary venous congestion, a pre-capillary component of pulmonary arterial hypertension occurs. We aim to identify if pulmonary vascular resistance in elderly patients with diastolic dysfunction is disproportionately higher than patients with systolic dysfunction independent of filling pressures. Methods: 389 patients identified retrospectively between 2003- 2010; elderly with preserved ejection fraction, elderly with depressed ejection fraction, and primary arterial hypertension who underwent right-heart catheterization at Rush University. Results: No significant difference in pulmonary vascular resistance between systolic and diastolic dysfunction. The mean difference in pulmonary vascular resistance was not statistically significant at 0.40 mmHg·min/l (95 % CI-3.03 to 3.83) with similar left ventricular filling pressures with mean difference of 3.38 mmHg (95 % CI,-1.27 to 8.02). When adjusted for filling pressures, there remained no difference in pulmonary vascular resistance for systolic and diastolic dysfunction. The mean pulmonary vascular resistance is more elevated in systolic heart failure compared to diastolic heart failure with means 3.13 mmHg·min/l and 3.52 mmHg·min/l, respectively

Rami Khouri and Stephen Burgard discuss Baghdad, Tehran, Beirut and Jerusalem- A Critical Arab View of America\u27s Middle East Policies at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording

Rami Khouri is a Beirut-based internationally syndicated columnist, Director of the Islam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and editor-at-large of The Daily Star newspaper. He also regularly shares his insights on the BBC, NPR, and CNN. Khouri sheds light on the forces shaping the direction and impact of United States policy in the Middle East. Where is the failing? Are there effective policies and programs that should be expanded? And what are the challenges that lay ahead?https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/1073/thumbnail.jp

Libanon zwischen den Fronten – Wie kann der Friede in der Region gewonnen werden? Diskussion mit Volker Perthes und Rami G. Khouri

Textdokumentation zur Veranstaltung der Osnabrücker Friedensgespräche am 21. Juni 200