Print - Circulation
... with coronary artery disease.13 However, I must reemphasize that one has to be careful about judging how the total chamber is contracting by merely looking at one or even two small segments of the ventricle. ...
... with coronary artery disease.13 However, I must reemphasize that one has to be careful about judging how the total chamber is contracting by merely looking at one or even two small segments of the ventricle. ...
Infectious Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Treatment
... Infectious endocarditis results from bacterial or fungal infection of the endocardial surface of the heart and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Risk factors include the presence of a prosthetic heart valve, structural or congenital heart disease, intravenous drug use, and a re ...
... Infectious endocarditis results from bacterial or fungal infection of the endocardial surface of the heart and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Risk factors include the presence of a prosthetic heart valve, structural or congenital heart disease, intravenous drug use, and a re ...
Bacterial infections of the myocardium and pericardium.
... LUES OF THE PERICARDIUM (pericardial biopsy) PRESENTING ...
... LUES OF THE PERICARDIUM (pericardial biopsy) PRESENTING ...
Congenital pericardial defects
... side of the chest was flattened and he had an accessory nipple below and medial to the normally situated left nipple. The apex beat was displaced to the mid-axillary line. He had a moderately loud pulmonary ejection murmur. The pulmonary component of the second sound moved normally. The chest radiog ...
... side of the chest was flattened and he had an accessory nipple below and medial to the normally situated left nipple. The apex beat was displaced to the mid-axillary line. He had a moderately loud pulmonary ejection murmur. The pulmonary component of the second sound moved normally. The chest radiog ...
Progression of Aortic Stenosis
... their deaths. The conclusion was, again, that patients be followed up until symptoms develop. The conclusion that asymptomatic patients with acquired valvular aortic stenosis be followed up closely until symptoms develop was echoed by Pellikka et al.26 They followed up 113 asymptomatic patients with ...
... their deaths. The conclusion was, again, that patients be followed up until symptoms develop. The conclusion that asymptomatic patients with acquired valvular aortic stenosis be followed up closely until symptoms develop was echoed by Pellikka et al.26 They followed up 113 asymptomatic patients with ...
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia with concurrent aplasia of the
... listed among the first ten important congenital malformations leading to abortion and stillbirth in foals [9, 10]. Congenital absence of the pericardium or pericardial aplasia represents a malformation which consists in the total absence (pericardial agenesis) or defects affecting portions of the pe ...
... listed among the first ten important congenital malformations leading to abortion and stillbirth in foals [9, 10]. Congenital absence of the pericardium or pericardial aplasia represents a malformation which consists in the total absence (pericardial agenesis) or defects affecting portions of the pe ...
Print - Circulation
... Single-balloon valvotomy was performed in 20 patients as previously described by Lock et al.5 6 (figure 1). In 14 patients balloon valvotomy was performed with a combination of two balloon dilating catheters. Double-balloon PMV was done differently than reported by Zaibag et al.8 in that the two bal ...
... Single-balloon valvotomy was performed in 20 patients as previously described by Lock et al.5 6 (figure 1). In 14 patients balloon valvotomy was performed with a combination of two balloon dilating catheters. Double-balloon PMV was done differently than reported by Zaibag et al.8 in that the two bal ...
Fig. 11 - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... valve leaflets, which are attached throughout the length of the aortic root. The aortic valve annulus typically represents the tightest part of the aortic root and is defined as a virtual ring with 3 anatomical anchor points at the base of each of the attachments of the aortic leaflets (Fig. 1). The ...
... valve leaflets, which are attached throughout the length of the aortic root. The aortic valve annulus typically represents the tightest part of the aortic root and is defined as a virtual ring with 3 anatomical anchor points at the base of each of the attachments of the aortic leaflets (Fig. 1). The ...
State of the Art: Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
... approach to describing mitral regurgitation, consisting of a “pathophysiological triad”. The regurgitant valve is described first by disease aetiology (e.g. fibroelastic deficiency, Barlow’s disease) then by the primary lesion (e.g. chordal rupture, annular dilatation); and finally by the resultant leafl ...
... approach to describing mitral regurgitation, consisting of a “pathophysiological triad”. The regurgitant valve is described first by disease aetiology (e.g. fibroelastic deficiency, Barlow’s disease) then by the primary lesion (e.g. chordal rupture, annular dilatation); and finally by the resultant leafl ...
030814 Acute Cardiac Tamponade - Ether
... ardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of the heart.1,2 Because the causes of pericardial disease1 and thus of tamponade are diverse, clinicians ...
... ardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of the heart.1,2 Because the causes of pericardial disease1 and thus of tamponade are diverse, clinicians ...
Valvular Regurgitation - Gvsu - Grand Valley State University
... Valiasing = aliased velocity identified as the Nyquist limit (cm/s) 3.25 constant ...
... Valiasing = aliased velocity identified as the Nyquist limit (cm/s) 3.25 constant ...
Impact of Papillary Muscles Approximation on the Adequacy of Mitral
... was different from our procedure performed over the whole length of the papillary muscles to prevent late recurrence of mitral regurgitation. Hvass et al.13) reported the procedure of trans-annular papillary muscle sling using a 4-mm Gore-Tex tube. Their procedure is limited to the intermediate port ...
... was different from our procedure performed over the whole length of the papillary muscles to prevent late recurrence of mitral regurgitation. Hvass et al.13) reported the procedure of trans-annular papillary muscle sling using a 4-mm Gore-Tex tube. Their procedure is limited to the intermediate port ...
Three-dimensional evaluation of the mitral valve area
... provides an anatomic measurement of the mitral valve orifice, is considered as the reference method, but must be performed at the tips of the leaflets with a correct plane orientation. Minor changes in the depth or angle of the ultrasound beam may indeed lead to important MVA overestimation.16 This re ...
... provides an anatomic measurement of the mitral valve orifice, is considered as the reference method, but must be performed at the tips of the leaflets with a correct plane orientation. Minor changes in the depth or angle of the ultrasound beam may indeed lead to important MVA overestimation.16 This re ...
Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta Guidelines for Management and
... area, and energy loss); (3) durability, measured as freedom from structural valve deterioration; (4) event-free survival; and (5) ease of procedure. For aortic valve procedures to be accepted into general practice, however, by interventional cardiologists and surgeons, the sequence of steps would en ...
... area, and energy loss); (3) durability, measured as freedom from structural valve deterioration; (4) event-free survival; and (5) ease of procedure. For aortic valve procedures to be accepted into general practice, however, by interventional cardiologists and surgeons, the sequence of steps would en ...
Spontaneous Aortic Regurgitation and Valvular Cardiomyopathy in
... The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://atvb.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.305729/-/DC1. Correspondence to Robert M. Weiss, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr, E317A GH, Iowa ...
... The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://atvb.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.305729/-/DC1. Correspondence to Robert M. Weiss, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr, E317A GH, Iowa ...
Pericarditis in Bovines- A Review - Open Access Journals
... reticular areas with the animals in dorsal or lateral recumbency are indicated to know the presence and position of foreign body. The cardiac shadow may increase with disappearance of phrenicocardiac-pulmonary triangle in positive cases [33]. D. Ultrasonography Reasonable cardiac images can be obtai ...
... reticular areas with the animals in dorsal or lateral recumbency are indicated to know the presence and position of foreign body. The cardiac shadow may increase with disappearance of phrenicocardiac-pulmonary triangle in positive cases [33]. D. Ultrasonography Reasonable cardiac images can be obtai ...
Impact of a New Conduction Defect After Transcatheter Aortic Valve
... follow-up echocardiography. In 90 patients, echocardiography was performed before TAVI, at 1 month, and at 1-year follow-up. These patients formed the study group. Patients were referred for percutaneous aortic valve implantation after a senior cardiologist and senior cardiac surgeon reached consens ...
... follow-up echocardiography. In 90 patients, echocardiography was performed before TAVI, at 1 month, and at 1-year follow-up. These patients formed the study group. Patients were referred for percutaneous aortic valve implantation after a senior cardiologist and senior cardiac surgeon reached consens ...
Full Text - Archives of Cardiovascular Imaging
... Coronary angiography should be performed in accordance with the current guidelines (31, 32). Revascularization either by surgery or by percutaneous coronary intervention increases the patient’s chance of surviving cardiogenic shock. We will discuss below that many studies have supported surgical rev ...
... Coronary angiography should be performed in accordance with the current guidelines (31, 32). Revascularization either by surgery or by percutaneous coronary intervention increases the patient’s chance of surviving cardiogenic shock. We will discuss below that many studies have supported surgical rev ...
Aortic-Valve Stenosis - American College of Cardiology
... 0.2% among adults between the ages of 50 and 59 years but increases to 9.8% in octogenarians, with an overall prevalence of 2.8% in adults older than 75 years of age.1,2 Although mortality is not increased when aortic stenosis is asymptomatic, the rate of death is more than 50% at 2 years for patien ...
... 0.2% among adults between the ages of 50 and 59 years but increases to 9.8% in octogenarians, with an overall prevalence of 2.8% in adults older than 75 years of age.1,2 Although mortality is not increased when aortic stenosis is asymptomatic, the rate of death is more than 50% at 2 years for patien ...
Constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis
... It is interesting to note that in the survey of of the pericardium. 14 However, constrictive pericarconstrictive pericarditis reported by Sellors and his ditis may be accompanied by healed arteritis, colleagues'(' rheumatoid arthritis was not even sclerosis, and granulomata in the aortic and mitral ...
... It is interesting to note that in the survey of of the pericardium. 14 However, constrictive pericarconstrictive pericarditis reported by Sellors and his ditis may be accompanied by healed arteritis, colleagues'(' rheumatoid arthritis was not even sclerosis, and granulomata in the aortic and mitral ...
Aortic-Valve Stenosis — From Patients at Risk to Severe Valve
... 0.2% among adults between the ages of 50 and 59 years but increases to 9.8% in octogenarians, with an overall prevalence of 2.8% in adults older than 75 years of age.1,2 Although mortality is not increased when aortic stenosis is asymptomatic, the rate of death is more than 50% at 2 years for patien ...
... 0.2% among adults between the ages of 50 and 59 years but increases to 9.8% in octogenarians, with an overall prevalence of 2.8% in adults older than 75 years of age.1,2 Although mortality is not increased when aortic stenosis is asymptomatic, the rate of death is more than 50% at 2 years for patien ...
2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline
... When developing recommendations, the writing committee uses evidence-based methodologies that are based on all available data (4-7). Literature searches focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) but also include registries, nonrandomized comparative and descriptive studies, case series, cohort st ...
... When developing recommendations, the writing committee uses evidence-based methodologies that are based on all available data (4-7). Literature searches focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) but also include registries, nonrandomized comparative and descriptive studies, case series, cohort st ...
Learning Objectives - Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
... This program will focus on the fundamental principles of 3D echocardiography, tissue Doppler, strain and speckle imaging. The program will include didactics and interactive case discussions to review the role of new and innovative imaging in perioperative decision-making. Part I of the afternoon is ...
... This program will focus on the fundamental principles of 3D echocardiography, tissue Doppler, strain and speckle imaging. The program will include didactics and interactive case discussions to review the role of new and innovative imaging in perioperative decision-making. Part I of the afternoon is ...
Quantitative Estimation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction from
... function. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Am J Cardiol 2006;97:137–140) The echocardiographic estimation of the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) continues to be a challenge in routine study interpretation.1,2 Technically sophisticated quantitative methods have shown inconsiste ...
... function. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Am J Cardiol 2006;97:137–140) The echocardiographic estimation of the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) continues to be a challenge in routine study interpretation.1,2 Technically sophisticated quantitative methods have shown inconsiste ...
GK Mechanical Heart Valve GK Mechanical Heart Valve
... reports [1,2]. (2) G-K valves with one lesser column in comparison with similar importing tilting disk valves as Medtronic valves may consequently reduce the chance to destroy formed elements in blood and lesser chance of thrombogenesis or serious haematolysis with larger effective orifice area. In o ...
... reports [1,2]. (2) G-K valves with one lesser column in comparison with similar importing tilting disk valves as Medtronic valves may consequently reduce the chance to destroy formed elements in blood and lesser chance of thrombogenesis or serious haematolysis with larger effective orifice area. In o ...