2021
Characterization of Aerosol Generation During Various Intensities of Exercise
Sajgalik P, Garzona-Navas A, Csécs I, Askew J, Lopez-Jimenez F, Niven A, Johnson B, Allison T. Characterization of Aerosol Generation During Various Intensities of Exercise. CHEST Journal 2021, 160: 1377-1387. PMID: 33957100, PMCID: PMC8473677, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate reserveRate reservePredicted heart rate reserveExercise testSafety of exercise testingPeak respiratory exchange ratioIntensity of exercisePeak heart rateRespiratory exchange ratioStages of exerciseExercise intensityExercise activitiesMaximal ventilationExchange ratioExerciseAerosol-generating proceduresActivity recoveryStatistically significant increaseSafety recommendationsHealthy volunteersFace of COVID-19Heart rateSignificant increaseRecommendationsCOVID-19Mitigation of Aerosols Generated During Exercise Testing With a Portable High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter With Fume Hood
Garzona-Navas A, Sajgalik P, Csécs I, Askew J, Lopez-Jimenez F, Niven A, Johnson B, Allison T. Mitigation of Aerosols Generated During Exercise Testing With a Portable High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter With Fume Hood. CHEST Journal 2021, 160: 1388-1396. PMID: 33895130, PMCID: PMC8463654, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise testing laboratoryPortable HEPA filterExercise testPortable high-efficiency particulate airAerosol concentrationsClearance timeConcentration of aerosolsExercise experienceStationary cyclingRisk of COVID-19 transmissionExerciseActivity recoveryHealthy volunteersAerosolQuiet breathingAerosol mitigationParticle counterAerosol clearanceClearance experimentsCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 transmissionParticle concentrationLarger particlesCOVID-19
2018
Left and right ventricular parameters corrected with threshold-based quantification method in a normal cohort analyzed by three independent observers with various training-degree
Csecs I, Czimbalmos C, Suhai F, Mikle R, Mirzahosseini A, Dohy Z, Szűcs A, Kiss A, Simor T, Tóth A, Merkely B, Vágó H. Left and right ventricular parameters corrected with threshold-based quantification method in a normal cohort analyzed by three independent observers with various training-degree. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 34: 1127-1133. PMID: 29492774, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1322-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonancePapillary musclesInterobserver agreementIndependent observersShort-axis cine imagesCardiac magnetic resonance scansRight ventricular parametersRV ejection fractionRight ventricular functionInvestigate interobserver variabilityGlobal intraclass correlation coefficientAssess LVIntraclass correlation coefficientRV parametersEjection fractionVentricular parametersVentricular functionHealthy volunteersCine imagesLV parametersEnd-diastolicInterobserver variabilityMeasure LVEnd-systoleTB method