Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary
... right ventricular function should be considered when one or more of these abnormalities are identified. We have developed a protocol to describe how various echocardiographic views and measurements may be used during the initial examination and follow-up of PH. These techniques can be used to assess ...
... right ventricular function should be considered when one or more of these abnormalities are identified. We have developed a protocol to describe how various echocardiographic views and measurements may be used during the initial examination and follow-up of PH. These techniques can be used to assess ...
Tailored telemonitoring in patients with heart failure
... characteristics were gathered at the first visit after enrolment. General and disease-specific information was also collected using a questionnaire. Follow-up was 1 year. Hospitalizations were identified during follow-up visits and by reviewing medical records. Data on hospitalization and mortality ...
... characteristics were gathered at the first visit after enrolment. General and disease-specific information was also collected using a questionnaire. Follow-up was 1 year. Hospitalizations were identified during follow-up visits and by reviewing medical records. Data on hospitalization and mortality ...
Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts
... Initial research into mechanical assistance for the heart focused on the total artificial heart, a biventricular device which completely replaces the function of the diseased heart. An internal battery required frequent recharging from an external power source. Many systems utilize a percutaneous po ...
... Initial research into mechanical assistance for the heart focused on the total artificial heart, a biventricular device which completely replaces the function of the diseased heart. An internal battery required frequent recharging from an external power source. Many systems utilize a percutaneous po ...
Heart Health - UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
... • You are a man aged 45 years or older or a woman aged 55 years or older. • Race. African Americans have a higher risk than Caucasians. ...
... • You are a man aged 45 years or older or a woman aged 55 years or older. • Race. African Americans have a higher risk than Caucasians. ...
Saunders practice questions
... respectively) in the young male client suggests thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease). This is a relatively uncommon disorder, characterized by inflammation and thrombosis of smaller arteries and veins. This disorder is typically found in young men who smoke. The cause is unknown but is sus ...
... respectively) in the young male client suggests thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease). This is a relatively uncommon disorder, characterized by inflammation and thrombosis of smaller arteries and veins. This disorder is typically found in young men who smoke. The cause is unknown but is sus ...
Influence of pneumoperitoneum on left ventricular filling pressures
... of cardiac structure and function has been explored. The strongest correlations have been reported for BNP with LV diastolic wall stress consistent with stretch-mediated BNP secretion 13. In a small substudy to the LIFE study, high amino terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels predicted cardio ...
... of cardiac structure and function has been explored. The strongest correlations have been reported for BNP with LV diastolic wall stress consistent with stretch-mediated BNP secretion 13. In a small substudy to the LIFE study, high amino terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels predicted cardio ...
State of the Art Heart - 2012 - UK HealthCare
... Dr. Ralph Shabetai, who directed the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Shabetai’s work formed the basis for the understanding of pericardial tamponade and constriction. He left UK to become Chief of the VA Hospital at the University of California-San Diego. Dr. Leonard Gettes, who was the founding ...
... Dr. Ralph Shabetai, who directed the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Shabetai’s work formed the basis for the understanding of pericardial tamponade and constriction. He left UK to become Chief of the VA Hospital at the University of California-San Diego. Dr. Leonard Gettes, who was the founding ...
Amiodarone role in ventricular arrhythmias in aortic Stenosis
... Pathophysiology of AS & LVH Chronic systolic pressure overload, of arterial hypertension and AS, results in increased ventricular wall stress. As consequence of the hemodynamic abnormality, myocardial hypertrophy is thought to be a compensatory process that leads to normalization in wall stress. Str ...
... Pathophysiology of AS & LVH Chronic systolic pressure overload, of arterial hypertension and AS, results in increased ventricular wall stress. As consequence of the hemodynamic abnormality, myocardial hypertrophy is thought to be a compensatory process that leads to normalization in wall stress. Str ...
Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
... induced by increased blood pressure or increased heartrate. Angina is relieved by nitroglycerin, although nitroglycerin is not specific to this type of angina. ...
... induced by increased blood pressure or increased heartrate. Angina is relieved by nitroglycerin, although nitroglycerin is not specific to this type of angina. ...
Can heart rate variability become a screening tool for
... attractive in a clinical context. However, it is important to stress that analyses of short data sequences could give large fluctuations in the calculated HRV variables in most healthy subjects. On the other hand, a subject with reduced HRV will probably have low values for HRV indices irrespective ...
... attractive in a clinical context. However, it is important to stress that analyses of short data sequences could give large fluctuations in the calculated HRV variables in most healthy subjects. On the other hand, a subject with reduced HRV will probably have low values for HRV indices irrespective ...
The clinical utility of new cardiac imaging modalities in Australasian
... to image at higher heart rates, with algorithms to reconstruct cardiac motion, and are becoming more widely available. ...
... to image at higher heart rates, with algorithms to reconstruct cardiac motion, and are becoming more widely available. ...
Congenital Heart Defects in Newaygo County Cluster Investigation Report Introduction
... Information on eleven cases from Newaygo County and the surrounding region was assessed to determine if cases were developmentally similar or had common underlying causes. Examining specific defects is important Left atrium Right because defects occur at different stages of fetal development. The he ...
... Information on eleven cases from Newaygo County and the surrounding region was assessed to determine if cases were developmentally similar or had common underlying causes. Examining specific defects is important Left atrium Right because defects occur at different stages of fetal development. The he ...
medSim 300B - setgad.com
... authorization information, then send the product to that service center, with a description of the difficulty, postage and insurance prepaid (FOB Destination). Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will be returned to Buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB D ...
... authorization information, then send the product to that service center, with a description of the difficulty, postage and insurance prepaid (FOB Destination). Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will be returned to Buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB D ...
CRT in the RV Paced Patient – When to Upgrade?
... instead an interaction between pacing and abnormal cardiac substrate (myocardial as well as electrical) and anterior-free wall position of RV lead. ! In pts without heart disease, RV pacing in any position, does not appear to have a significant detrimental effect on heart size or performance at lea ...
... instead an interaction between pacing and abnormal cardiac substrate (myocardial as well as electrical) and anterior-free wall position of RV lead. ! In pts without heart disease, RV pacing in any position, does not appear to have a significant detrimental effect on heart size or performance at lea ...
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... PPCM is an initial manifestation of familial DCM and this was corroborated by the identification of a causative mutation in one family. In another study from the USA, Morales et al. .37 did similar observations in a large cohort study. These findings together may have important implications for card ...
... PPCM is an initial manifestation of familial DCM and this was corroborated by the identification of a causative mutation in one family. In another study from the USA, Morales et al. .37 did similar observations in a large cohort study. These findings together may have important implications for card ...
effect of yoga type breathing on heart rate and cardiac axis of normal
... stethograph and Grass PT 5 transducer) and lead I and II of electrocardiogram were recorded simultaneously on Grass model 7 polygraph at paper speeds of 25 mm/sec and 5 mm/sec. Recordings were taken in supine posture in a quiet room (temp: 20±0.5°C) during (i) normal quiet breathing (eupnea), (ii) d ...
... stethograph and Grass PT 5 transducer) and lead I and II of electrocardiogram were recorded simultaneously on Grass model 7 polygraph at paper speeds of 25 mm/sec and 5 mm/sec. Recordings were taken in supine posture in a quiet room (temp: 20±0.5°C) during (i) normal quiet breathing (eupnea), (ii) d ...
Obvious or Subclinical Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Diabetes
... this is initially a clinically silent condition; nevertheless, if left unrecognized and insufficiently managed, it could beget overt diabetic cardiomyopathy. The right ventricular (RV) function plays a significant role in the overall myocardial contractility.3 Nevertheless, most of the previous stud ...
... this is initially a clinically silent condition; nevertheless, if left unrecognized and insufficiently managed, it could beget overt diabetic cardiomyopathy. The right ventricular (RV) function plays a significant role in the overall myocardial contractility.3 Nevertheless, most of the previous stud ...
Hawthorn Extract
... by increasing blood supply to the heart muscle so the heart is able to pump more blood to the body. Hawthorn lowers the resistance to blood flow in peripheral vessels. Hawthorn can be used alone or in conjunction with other conventional or botanical drugs for a wide variety of mild cardiac disturban ...
... by increasing blood supply to the heart muscle so the heart is able to pump more blood to the body. Hawthorn lowers the resistance to blood flow in peripheral vessels. Hawthorn can be used alone or in conjunction with other conventional or botanical drugs for a wide variety of mild cardiac disturban ...
Tests helped me understand my heart
... activity of your heart. Most GP surgeries can do an ECG for you if you need one. Some GPs can give you the result while you are there, but sometimes they send it on to a specialist for them to check first. Sometimes people have an ECG before having a routine operation. If you go to the accident and ...
... activity of your heart. Most GP surgeries can do an ECG for you if you need one. Some GPs can give you the result while you are there, but sometimes they send it on to a specialist for them to check first. Sometimes people have an ECG before having a routine operation. If you go to the accident and ...
Full Text
... medical management. Patients hospitalized with new or worsening HF as primary diagnosis or patients who developed significant HF symptoms such that HF was the primary discharge diagnosis were included in the registry starting January 1, 2005. Patients were enrolled into the program regardless of thei ...
... medical management. Patients hospitalized with new or worsening HF as primary diagnosis or patients who developed significant HF symptoms such that HF was the primary discharge diagnosis were included in the registry starting January 1, 2005. Patients were enrolled into the program regardless of thei ...
Eplerenone in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure
... were 39.1±13.8 mg and 40.8±12.9 mg. At the trial cutoff date, the study drug had been discontinued in 222 patients (16.3%) receiving eplerenone and 228 patients (16.6%) receiving placebo. Among these patients, the median time from randomization to the last dose was 533 days for eplerenone and 494 da ...
... were 39.1±13.8 mg and 40.8±12.9 mg. At the trial cutoff date, the study drug had been discontinued in 222 patients (16.3%) receiving eplerenone and 228 patients (16.6%) receiving placebo. Among these patients, the median time from randomization to the last dose was 533 days for eplerenone and 494 da ...
Left main coronary artery arising from right sinus of Valsalva: a rare
... The LMCA arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is an extremely rare congenital coronary anomaly [4, 5]. Origin of the LMCA in the right coronary sinus has been described at a frequency of 0.02% in autopsy series [1] and from 0.05 to 0.19% in angiographic series [2]. The LMCA either has a common o ...
... The LMCA arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is an extremely rare congenital coronary anomaly [4, 5]. Origin of the LMCA in the right coronary sinus has been described at a frequency of 0.02% in autopsy series [1] and from 0.05 to 0.19% in angiographic series [2]. The LMCA either has a common o ...
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.