030403 Eplerenone, a Selective Aldosterone Blocker, in Patients
... teria; left ventricular dysfunction as documented by a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40 percent or lower on echocardiography, radionuclide angiography, or angiography of the left ventricle after the index acute myocardial infarction and before randomization; and heart failure as documented b ...
... teria; left ventricular dysfunction as documented by a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40 percent or lower on echocardiography, radionuclide angiography, or angiography of the left ventricle after the index acute myocardial infarction and before randomization; and heart failure as documented b ...
Understanding Pacemakers - BCBSLA
... During office visits, your doctor will check information that’s stored on your pacemaker’s computer. This is done by placing an electronic wand over the skin where the pacemaker is implanted. It will not cause any pain. The battery inside the pacemaker is also checked. If the battery begins to run l ...
... During office visits, your doctor will check information that’s stored on your pacemaker’s computer. This is done by placing an electronic wand over the skin where the pacemaker is implanted. It will not cause any pain. The battery inside the pacemaker is also checked. If the battery begins to run l ...
geometric changes - The International Heart Institute of Montana
... precise measurement of specific anatomic features and an approximation of the entire valve geometry. The TA area, measured by the addition of six triangles (each containing two contiguous TA transducers projected into the least-squares plane and the centroid), was calculated using the Heron formula ...
... precise measurement of specific anatomic features and an approximation of the entire valve geometry. The TA area, measured by the addition of six triangles (each containing two contiguous TA transducers projected into the least-squares plane and the centroid), was calculated using the Heron formula ...
The emerging role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
... affected by subclinical or mild BMD. The clinical presentation is usually characterized by early right ventricular dysfunction and is later associated with LV impairment. In mild BMD, myocardial damage may develop because the patients, who are unaware of a possible cardiac disease, can still perform ...
... affected by subclinical or mild BMD. The clinical presentation is usually characterized by early right ventricular dysfunction and is later associated with LV impairment. In mild BMD, myocardial damage may develop because the patients, who are unaware of a possible cardiac disease, can still perform ...
130 Right heart physiology n
... changes can develop with prolonged shunts of this magnitude, leading to the development of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease or Eisenmenger's syndrome ATOTW 130. Right heart physiology, 20/04/2009 ...
... changes can develop with prolonged shunts of this magnitude, leading to the development of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease or Eisenmenger's syndrome ATOTW 130. Right heart physiology, 20/04/2009 ...
Cath-lab Crashes and postcardiotomy Failure
... Inform perfusion to have your preferred system available in the room from the outset so no time is wasted Place femoral line preop Insert IABP prior to weaning high risk cases (EF ≤ 20) ...
... Inform perfusion to have your preferred system available in the room from the outset so no time is wasted Place femoral line preop Insert IABP prior to weaning high risk cases (EF ≤ 20) ...
Slideshow
... QT interval Time required for ventricular depolarization and repolarization to occur Starts at beginning of QRS complex and ends at end of T wave Includes QRS complex, ST segment, and T wave ...
... QT interval Time required for ventricular depolarization and repolarization to occur Starts at beginning of QRS complex and ends at end of T wave Includes QRS complex, ST segment, and T wave ...
Ultrafiltration in Heart Failure - bcbsks.com
... for the ultrafiltration and usual care groups, respectively, with no difference in dyspnea scores between treatment groups. There was no difference in the length of stay of the index hospitalization, but the ultrafiltration group had a smaller percentage of patients rehospitalized for heart failure ...
... for the ultrafiltration and usual care groups, respectively, with no difference in dyspnea scores between treatment groups. There was no difference in the length of stay of the index hospitalization, but the ultrafiltration group had a smaller percentage of patients rehospitalized for heart failure ...
Fluid status vs fluid responsiveness - Siti-Isic
... • 85% of this activity is due to Albumin ( Think of the impact of a low albumin) ...
... • 85% of this activity is due to Albumin ( Think of the impact of a low albumin) ...
2012 EHRA/HRS expert consensus statement on cardiac
... paragraph is relevant to only one type of therapy, the device type will be listed as CRT-P or CRT-D. The physician responsible for the patients’ medical therapy regimen typically refers patients for consideration of CRT. Ensuring an optimal response to CRT requires the implanting physician make an i ...
... paragraph is relevant to only one type of therapy, the device type will be listed as CRT-P or CRT-D. The physician responsible for the patients’ medical therapy regimen typically refers patients for consideration of CRT. Ensuring an optimal response to CRT requires the implanting physician make an i ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR heart regardless of whether it is
... If we follow the concepts of Pernkopf, Wirtingand Asami as to the development of the heart, then the definitive right and left ventricles both have components of proampulla, metaampulla, and bulbus (conus-embryologic) in their composition. However, the left ventricle is mostly proampulla with lesser ...
... If we follow the concepts of Pernkopf, Wirtingand Asami as to the development of the heart, then the definitive right and left ventricles both have components of proampulla, metaampulla, and bulbus (conus-embryologic) in their composition. However, the left ventricle is mostly proampulla with lesser ...
Heart blood flow simulation: a perspective review | BioMedical
... provide physicians with useful insights into the indicators leading to CVD, and can also assist in the diagnosis of CVD. One clinical cardiovascular assessment tool is the catheter, an invasive medical instrument that measures blood flow or pressure. The main challenge when using traditional invasiv ...
... provide physicians with useful insights into the indicators leading to CVD, and can also assist in the diagnosis of CVD. One clinical cardiovascular assessment tool is the catheter, an invasive medical instrument that measures blood flow or pressure. The main challenge when using traditional invasiv ...
reduced left ventricular systolic function differentiate between
... 2 shows the diagnostic value of a single measurement of NT-proBNP for the detection of an LVEF of < 40%, when applied to the whole study population and to patients with any symptoms or signs of congestive heart failure. When applied to the whole study population, NT-proBNP alone (cut off value 357 p ...
... 2 shows the diagnostic value of a single measurement of NT-proBNP for the detection of an LVEF of < 40%, when applied to the whole study population and to patients with any symptoms or signs of congestive heart failure. When applied to the whole study population, NT-proBNP alone (cut off value 357 p ...
Print - Circulation
... enalapril-treated patients. Heart rate was significantly reduced at 1 year in the enalapril group, and the difference between the two groups with regard to heart rate change was statistically significant. The enalapril and placebo groups differed significantly in terms of change in LV end-diastolic ...
... enalapril-treated patients. Heart rate was significantly reduced at 1 year in the enalapril group, and the difference between the two groups with regard to heart rate change was statistically significant. The enalapril and placebo groups differed significantly in terms of change in LV end-diastolic ...
Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
... • The evidence is strong that right ventricle should not remain in the systemic circulation as it does after a conventional repair • A combined arterial switch and Senning operation ( double switch operation ) is an option for patients with cc-TGA with two ventricles of adequate size for biventricul ...
... • The evidence is strong that right ventricle should not remain in the systemic circulation as it does after a conventional repair • A combined arterial switch and Senning operation ( double switch operation ) is an option for patients with cc-TGA with two ventricles of adequate size for biventricul ...
Diastolic Dysfunction
... gradient between the LV and the left atrium (LA) just after opening of the mitral valve. Under normal loading conditions, the relatively low LA-LV pressure gradient causes low velocity mitral inflow, with peak velocities typically around 1 m/s. If active relaxation is slowed (i.e., if tau is increas ...
... gradient between the LV and the left atrium (LA) just after opening of the mitral valve. Under normal loading conditions, the relatively low LA-LV pressure gradient causes low velocity mitral inflow, with peak velocities typically around 1 m/s. If active relaxation is slowed (i.e., if tau is increas ...
A simple model of the right atrium of the human heart with the
... simulate cardiac tissue. An example of such a model is the 3V model developed by Fenton and Karma [12]. For the pacemaker tissue, on the other hand, currently only few models of human sinoatrial nodal (SAN) tissue exist, with two reported in [11]. Also, models of human atrioventricular nodal (AVN) t ...
... simulate cardiac tissue. An example of such a model is the 3V model developed by Fenton and Karma [12]. For the pacemaker tissue, on the other hand, currently only few models of human sinoatrial nodal (SAN) tissue exist, with two reported in [11]. Also, models of human atrioventricular nodal (AVN) t ...
The Effects of Variations in Conductivity and Geometrical
... Since the position of the heart was fixed during the experiment, and since an artificial dipole was used as a source, the authors reject the first two causes and conclude that "the third cause remains as a sole factor responsble for the changes in the potentials generated from the dipoles." The resu ...
... Since the position of the heart was fixed during the experiment, and since an artificial dipole was used as a source, the authors reject the first two causes and conclude that "the third cause remains as a sole factor responsble for the changes in the potentials generated from the dipoles." The resu ...
Changes in ventricular volume, wall thickness and wall stress during
... body surface area. Myocardial wall thickness was determined on the last diastolic frame and was computed for subsequent frames assuming a constant left ventricular mass. Left ventricular wall stress was computed using the formula of Mirsky (18); mean systolic wall stress was obtained by averaging da ...
... body surface area. Myocardial wall thickness was determined on the last diastolic frame and was computed for subsequent frames assuming a constant left ventricular mass. Left ventricular wall stress was computed using the formula of Mirsky (18); mean systolic wall stress was obtained by averaging da ...
CPAP Should Be Used for Central Sleep Apnea in Congestive Heart
... aspect of clinical management. If at this time the AHI decreases substantially, then the patient could be told to continue the use of CPAP. If, on the other hand, the AHI has decreased only marginally or not at all, then one should probably recommend discontinuing the use of CPAP, since it is unlike ...
... aspect of clinical management. If at this time the AHI decreases substantially, then the patient could be told to continue the use of CPAP. If, on the other hand, the AHI has decreased only marginally or not at all, then one should probably recommend discontinuing the use of CPAP, since it is unlike ...
RegMed_Article File - Spiral
... inflammatory myeloid cells, modulating cytokine expression, and matrix turnover within the first 7 days aſter ...
... inflammatory myeloid cells, modulating cytokine expression, and matrix turnover within the first 7 days aſter ...
Reendothelialization of Human Heart Valve Neoscaffolds Using
... Background: Heart valve tissue engineering represents a concept for improving the current methods of valvular heart disease therapy. The aim of this study was to develop tissue engineered heart valves combining human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and decellularized human heart valve mat ...
... Background: Heart valve tissue engineering represents a concept for improving the current methods of valvular heart disease therapy. The aim of this study was to develop tissue engineered heart valves combining human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and decellularized human heart valve mat ...
LETHAL CARDIAC ANAPHYLAXIS IN THE RABBIT
... anaphylaxis in the rabbit we owe to Arthus. H e described objectively the most important symptoms of acute anaphylactic death, as well as the more ordinary type which ends in recovery. A m o n g the symptoms which characterize nonfatal anaphylaxis in the rabbit, he described the respiratory disturba ...
... anaphylaxis in the rabbit we owe to Arthus. H e described objectively the most important symptoms of acute anaphylactic death, as well as the more ordinary type which ends in recovery. A m o n g the symptoms which characterize nonfatal anaphylaxis in the rabbit, he described the respiratory disturba ...
Electrocardiography
Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG*) is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on a patient's body. These electrodes detect the tiny electrical changes on the skin that arise from the heart muscle depolarizing during each heartbeat.In a conventional 12 lead ECG, ten electrodes are placed on the patient's limbs and on the surface of the chest. The overall magnitude of the heart's electrical potential is then measured from twelve different angles (""leads"") and is recorded over a period of time (usually 10 seconds). In this way, the overall magnitude and direction of the heart's electrical depolarization is captured at each moment throughout the cardiac cycle. The graph of voltage versus time produced by this noninvasive medical procedure is referred to as an electrocardiogram (abbreviated ECG or EKG).During each heartbeat, a healthy heart will have an orderly progression of depolarization that starts with pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node, spreads out through the atrium, passes through the atrioventricular node down into the bundle of His and into the Purkinje fibers spreading down and to the left throughout the ventricles. This orderly pattern of depolarization gives rise to the characteristic ECG tracing. To the trained clinician, an ECG conveys a large amount of information about the structure of the heart and the function of its electrical conduction system. Among other things, an ECG can be used to measure the rate and rhythm of heartbeats, the size and position of the heart chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart's muscle cells or conduction system, the effects of cardiac drugs, and the function of implanted pacemakers.