Infarct Size and Myocardial Function
... and the error of determination were equal for both sequences and the examination time was shorter with SS_SSFP. In an acute MI it is essential to know the myocardial area‐at‐risk. WMSI is clinically the most common way of assessing LV function, but is highly su ...
... and the error of determination were equal for both sequences and the examination time was shorter with SS_SSFP. In an acute MI it is essential to know the myocardial area‐at‐risk. WMSI is clinically the most common way of assessing LV function, but is highly su ...
Aalborg Universitet Quality Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
... The treatment of CAD can vary, ranging from medical treatment to revascularization using percutaneous coronary intervention depending on the severity of the symptoms, age, functional level, and other diseases of the patient. A CABG may be performed if medical treatment fails or if the patient has ei ...
... The treatment of CAD can vary, ranging from medical treatment to revascularization using percutaneous coronary intervention depending on the severity of the symptoms, age, functional level, and other diseases of the patient. A CABG may be performed if medical treatment fails or if the patient has ei ...
Effect of High (200 μg/kg per Minute)
... Methods and Results-—In a prospective, single-arm study, out of 95 prospectively screened patients, 38 (40.0%) exhibited significant (≥0.05 difference of max Pd/Pa minus min Pd/Pa) variations in Pd/Pa from 15 s post Pd/Pa dip and until the end of a 3-minute adenosine (140 lg/kg per minute) infusion. ...
... Methods and Results-—In a prospective, single-arm study, out of 95 prospectively screened patients, 38 (40.0%) exhibited significant (≥0.05 difference of max Pd/Pa minus min Pd/Pa) variations in Pd/Pa from 15 s post Pd/Pa dip and until the end of a 3-minute adenosine (140 lg/kg per minute) infusion. ...
Scientific Evidence Underlying the ACC/AHA Clinical Practice
... is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/ efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for whi ...
... is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/ efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for whi ...
Reduced reactive O2 species formation and preserved
... transport are key features of normothermic I/R injury [3– 5]. Consequently, different cardioprotective strategies such as ischemic and pharmacologic preconditioning have been shown not only to improve cardiac function and reduce infarct size on reperfusion, but also to attenuate mitochondrial dysfun ...
... transport are key features of normothermic I/R injury [3– 5]. Consequently, different cardioprotective strategies such as ischemic and pharmacologic preconditioning have been shown not only to improve cardiac function and reduce infarct size on reperfusion, but also to attenuate mitochondrial dysfun ...
Risk scores: a guide in clinical practice? Application of risk scores in
... Coronary heart diseases (CHD), including ACS, account for a large number of hospital admissions and deaths worldwide [15], and is in the top three of causes of death in The Netherlands [16]. Throughout the years, innovations in treatment practices, including percutaneous coronary intervention and th ...
... Coronary heart diseases (CHD), including ACS, account for a large number of hospital admissions and deaths worldwide [15], and is in the top three of causes of death in The Netherlands [16]. Throughout the years, innovations in treatment practices, including percutaneous coronary intervention and th ...
Cardiac Pharmacology Jassin M. Jouria, MD Dr. Jassin M. Jouria is
... tissue actually dies as a result of inadequate blood flow. Affected individuals suffer from the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms associated with ischemia. Fortunately for many people who suffer from angina, the symptoms do not progress to tissue necrosis.29 When the heart becomes ischemic ...
... tissue actually dies as a result of inadequate blood flow. Affected individuals suffer from the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms associated with ischemia. Fortunately for many people who suffer from angina, the symptoms do not progress to tissue necrosis.29 When the heart becomes ischemic ...
2013 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for
... prescription purposes. Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate ...
... prescription purposes. Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate ...
ACCF/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2013
... prescription purposes. Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate ...
... prescription purposes. Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate ...
2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
... PCI to improve survival may be reasonable as an alternative to CABG in selected stable patients with significant (≥50% diameter stenosis) unprotected left main CAD with: 1) anatomic conditions associated with a low to intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high like ...
... PCI to improve survival may be reasonable as an alternative to CABG in selected stable patients with significant (≥50% diameter stenosis) unprotected left main CAD with: 1) anatomic conditions associated with a low to intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high like ...
2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization
... Computed Tomography, Working Group on Peripheral Circulation, Working Group on Thrombosis, Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease. Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice, Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions. Disclaimer 2014: The ESC Gu ...
... Computed Tomography, Working Group on Peripheral Circulation, Working Group on Thrombosis, Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease. Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice, Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions. Disclaimer 2014: The ESC Gu ...
2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial
... Computed Tomography, Working Group on Peripheral Circulation, Working Group on Thrombosis, Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease. Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice, Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions. Disclaimer 2014: The ESC Gu ...
... Computed Tomography, Working Group on Peripheral Circulation, Working Group on Thrombosis, Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease. Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice, Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions. Disclaimer 2014: The ESC Gu ...
Scientific Evidence Underlying the ACC/AHA Clinical Practice
... is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/ efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for whi ...
... is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/ efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for whi ...
The Pathophysiology of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
... Some patients with ischemic MR have Type II dysfunction (excess leaflet motion), resulting from either an acute (ruptured papillary muscle) or chronic (fibrotic and elongated papillary muscle) myocardial ischemic event. It should be emphasized that the prior concept of ”acute ischemia with papillary ...
... Some patients with ischemic MR have Type II dysfunction (excess leaflet motion), resulting from either an acute (ruptured papillary muscle) or chronic (fibrotic and elongated papillary muscle) myocardial ischemic event. It should be emphasized that the prior concept of ”acute ischemia with papillary ...
Up-regulation of HO-1 Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling Post Myocardial by
... Myocardial infarction and reperfusion injury is a major cause of death in developed countries (Liu et al., 1997). An estimated 7.9 million Americans suffered myocardial infarctions in 2004 (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2007 Update, American Heart Association). Coronary artery disease (CAD) fr ...
... Myocardial infarction and reperfusion injury is a major cause of death in developed countries (Liu et al., 1997). An estimated 7.9 million Americans suffered myocardial infarctions in 2004 (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2007 Update, American Heart Association). Coronary artery disease (CAD) fr ...
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute
... Class III: Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. Literature citations were generally restricted to published manuscripts appearing in journals listed in Index Medicus. Because of the scope ...
... Class III: Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. Literature citations were generally restricted to published manuscripts appearing in journals listed in Index Medicus. Because of the scope ...
PRACTICE GUIDELINE 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for
... available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts in the subject under consideration are selected by the ACCF and AHA to examine subjectspecific data and write guidelines in partnership with representatives from other medical organizations and spe ...
... available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts in the subject under consideration are selected by the ACCF and AHA to examine subjectspecific data and write guidelines in partnership with representatives from other medical organizations and spe ...
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute
... Class III: Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. Literature citations were generally restricted to published manuscripts appearing in journals listed in Index Medicus. Because of the scope ...
... Class III: Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. Literature citations were generally restricted to published manuscripts appearing in journals listed in Index Medicus. Because of the scope ...
Full Text - Journal of Preventive Cardiology
... disorders, and drug abuse rather than CAD.33 At any age women have a lesser incidence of SCD than men, even after adjustment of CAD risk factors.34,35 This difference in mortality decreases with increasing age, probably related to post menopausal increase in CAD in women. The overall decline in SCD ...
... disorders, and drug abuse rather than CAD.33 At any age women have a lesser incidence of SCD than men, even after adjustment of CAD risk factors.34,35 This difference in mortality decreases with increasing age, probably related to post menopausal increase in CAD in women. The overall decline in SCD ...
2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary
... updating, and revising practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs and oversees this effort. Writing committees are charged with regularly reviewing and evaluating all available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts i ...
... updating, and revising practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs and oversees this effort. Writing committees are charged with regularly reviewing and evaluating all available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts i ...
2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary
... updating, and revising practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs and oversees this effort. Writing committees are charged with regularly reviewing and evaluating all available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts i ...
... updating, and revising practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs and oversees this effort. Writing committees are charged with regularly reviewing and evaluating all available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice. Experts i ...