Academic paper: Reversing Heart Failure: Diastolic Recoil in a
... CHF is classified as either systolic dysfunction (failure of the ventricles to adequately eject blood) CHF or diastolic dysfunction CHF. Diastolic dysfunction—or failure of the ventricles to properly fill—is the sole cause of CHF for 40-60% [2] of the nearly 5 million Americans suffering from the di ...
... CHF is classified as either systolic dysfunction (failure of the ventricles to adequately eject blood) CHF or diastolic dysfunction CHF. Diastolic dysfunction—or failure of the ventricles to properly fill—is the sole cause of CHF for 40-60% [2] of the nearly 5 million Americans suffering from the di ...
Aubrey Leatham and the introduction of cardiac pacing to the UK
... change to the contralateral jugular vein, and if that also became infected there was no alternative but to recourse to pericardial pacing via a thoracotomy. This was apparently an even greater problem at the Brompton hospital, and moving from one side to another because of infection became known as ...
... change to the contralateral jugular vein, and if that also became infected there was no alternative but to recourse to pericardial pacing via a thoracotomy. This was apparently an even greater problem at the Brompton hospital, and moving from one side to another because of infection became known as ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... Place and duration of study : This study was conducted in the department of Cardiology, Gauhati Medical College and hospital. Patients were enrolled over duration of 12 months from September 2010 to August 2011 and each patient was followed up for one year till September 2012. Inclusion criteria : A ...
... Place and duration of study : This study was conducted in the department of Cardiology, Gauhati Medical College and hospital. Patients were enrolled over duration of 12 months from September 2010 to August 2011 and each patient was followed up for one year till September 2012. Inclusion criteria : A ...
Hands Only CPR
... STEPS for “Hands Only” CPR • Kneel beside the person • Put the heal of one hand in the middle of their chest; Put the other hand on top of the first • Push down hard (at least ...
... STEPS for “Hands Only” CPR • Kneel beside the person • Put the heal of one hand in the middle of their chest; Put the other hand on top of the first • Push down hard (at least ...
Heart Valve - St. Jude Medical
... The Portico heart valve is implanted through a small incision in the femoral artery (main artery of the leg). The procedure uses a catheter placed percutaneously (through the skin) to deliver and position the valve in the heart and occurs while the heart continues to beat. This avoids the need to pl ...
... The Portico heart valve is implanted through a small incision in the femoral artery (main artery of the leg). The procedure uses a catheter placed percutaneously (through the skin) to deliver and position the valve in the heart and occurs while the heart continues to beat. This avoids the need to pl ...
Guidelines ICD implantation 2005 – an update
... II investigators showed a lesser benefit from ICD therapy early (< 18 months) after myocardial infarction (19), indicating that the issue of timing of ICD implantation after myocardial infarction is still not fully resolved. Finally, heart failure related hospitalization was more common in the ICD-t ...
... II investigators showed a lesser benefit from ICD therapy early (< 18 months) after myocardial infarction (19), indicating that the issue of timing of ICD implantation after myocardial infarction is still not fully resolved. Finally, heart failure related hospitalization was more common in the ICD-t ...
Post-MI Patients at High Risk of SCD
... During a 39-year follow-up of subjects in the Framingham Heart Study, the presence of CHF significantly increased sudden death and overall mortality in both men and women.1 1 Redrawn from Kannel WB, Wilson PWF, D'Agostino RB, Cobb J. Sudden coronary death in women. Am Heart J 1998 Aug; 136: 205-212 ...
... During a 39-year follow-up of subjects in the Framingham Heart Study, the presence of CHF significantly increased sudden death and overall mortality in both men and women.1 1 Redrawn from Kannel WB, Wilson PWF, D'Agostino RB, Cobb J. Sudden coronary death in women. Am Heart J 1998 Aug; 136: 205-212 ...
New-changes-for-CPR-2005
... correct procedure for responding to victims of all ages easier and increase the likelihood that a rescuer will remember the steps of CPR during an emergency. The new ratio also helps reduce interruptions in chest compressions ...
... correct procedure for responding to victims of all ages easier and increase the likelihood that a rescuer will remember the steps of CPR during an emergency. The new ratio also helps reduce interruptions in chest compressions ...
A Surgical Case of Combined Valvular Disease Complicated by
... ray findings associated with PLSVC include shadow in the upper left direction of the heart or double shadow, 8) but the X-ray findings seen in the present patient may be unique to combined valvular disease complicated by absent RSVC and PLSVC. With regard to heart malformations, Bartram et al.5) inv ...
... ray findings associated with PLSVC include shadow in the upper left direction of the heart or double shadow, 8) but the X-ray findings seen in the present patient may be unique to combined valvular disease complicated by absent RSVC and PLSVC. With regard to heart malformations, Bartram et al.5) inv ...
Cardiac Pacemakers From the Patient`s Perspective
... unit is slightly larger than a man’s wristwatch and contains a battery and computer circuits (Figure 1). The computer circuits perform the functions of monitoring the patient’s underlying heart rhythm and delivering an electrical signal to cause the heart to beat at the desired rate. Many pacemakers ...
... unit is slightly larger than a man’s wristwatch and contains a battery and computer circuits (Figure 1). The computer circuits perform the functions of monitoring the patient’s underlying heart rhythm and delivering an electrical signal to cause the heart to beat at the desired rate. Many pacemakers ...
Pioneer: Robert Anderson, MD, PhD, FRCPath
... Professor Anderson was educated at the grammar school in the town from 1952 to 1960 before studying medicine, with an intercalated degree in anatomy, at the University of Manchester, England, qualifying BSc in 1963, and MB ChB in 1966. He initially intended to become an ophthalmologist, but instead ...
... Professor Anderson was educated at the grammar school in the town from 1952 to 1960 before studying medicine, with an intercalated degree in anatomy, at the University of Manchester, England, qualifying BSc in 1963, and MB ChB in 1966. He initially intended to become an ophthalmologist, but instead ...
life with inherited abnormal heart rhythms
... from beating too slowly by ‘pacing’ your heart to make your heart rate faster. A pacemaker works by: • monitoring and storing information about your heart rhythm and heart rate • sending electrical impulses to your heart that stimulate it to contract. This helps to control your heart rate and stop ...
... from beating too slowly by ‘pacing’ your heart to make your heart rate faster. A pacemaker works by: • monitoring and storing information about your heart rhythm and heart rate • sending electrical impulses to your heart that stimulate it to contract. This helps to control your heart rate and stop ...
HERMAN K. GOLD, ROBERT C. LEINBACH and CHARLES A. SANDERS 1972;46:839-845
... have been operative. It is also possible that some of the effects here reported result from a direct action of nitroglycerin on coronary circulation. Improved collateral flow, for example, could produce directionally similar results. It is generally believed that nitroglycerin is contraindicated in ...
... have been operative. It is also possible that some of the effects here reported result from a direct action of nitroglycerin on coronary circulation. Improved collateral flow, for example, could produce directionally similar results. It is generally believed that nitroglycerin is contraindicated in ...
Cardiomegaly in 2-month-old-baby. Anomalous origin of the left
... Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) must be ruled out in children with dilated cardiomyopathy or isolated severe mitral regurgitation. In the presented case, the clinical course of ALCAPA was typical. The symptoms occurred at the secon ...
... Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) must be ruled out in children with dilated cardiomyopathy or isolated severe mitral regurgitation. In the presented case, the clinical course of ALCAPA was typical. The symptoms occurred at the secon ...
Mechanical Properties of the Myocardium in the Ischemic Heart
... The biomechanical “machine” that keeps the human body going is the heart; this organ is responsible for blood and oxygen supply to the rest of the body. Unhealthy diet and heart diseases can cause damage to the heart. This damage may be irreversible even with all the advances in science and technolo ...
... The biomechanical “machine” that keeps the human body going is the heart; this organ is responsible for blood and oxygen supply to the rest of the body. Unhealthy diet and heart diseases can cause damage to the heart. This damage may be irreversible even with all the advances in science and technolo ...
A review of the association between congestive heart failure and
... of forgetting was uniformly high across NYHA II-IV which suggests that memory dysfunction complicating CHF has some specific features. 8 The prevalent impairment of the Recency index, which assesses primary memory, suggests that CHF affects mainly the component of memory which declines less with ag ...
... of forgetting was uniformly high across NYHA II-IV which suggests that memory dysfunction complicating CHF has some specific features. 8 The prevalent impairment of the Recency index, which assesses primary memory, suggests that CHF affects mainly the component of memory which declines less with ag ...
CHFmodule FY2011Q2
... palpitation, or dyspnea (shortness of breath). For example, patient is able to perform strenuous exercise or climb 2 flights of stairs. 2. Comfortable at rest, but ordinary activity results in fatigue, palpitation, or dyspnea. 3. Comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, p ...
... palpitation, or dyspnea (shortness of breath). For example, patient is able to perform strenuous exercise or climb 2 flights of stairs. 2. Comfortable at rest, but ordinary activity results in fatigue, palpitation, or dyspnea. 3. Comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, p ...
Investigation of syncope
... 2. Orthostatic syncope: this occurs with an absolute or regional deficiency in intravascular volume as a result of volume depletion or loss of vasopressor reflexes, respectively. This may be due to disease of the autonomic system such as Parkinson’s disease or to drugs. The hallmark of orthostatic h ...
... 2. Orthostatic syncope: this occurs with an absolute or regional deficiency in intravascular volume as a result of volume depletion or loss of vasopressor reflexes, respectively. This may be due to disease of the autonomic system such as Parkinson’s disease or to drugs. The hallmark of orthostatic h ...
Chasing the Elusive Pressure–Volume Relationships
... changes in both Ees and Vo values, especially when describing differences in the ESPVR between groups of patients or when describing changes in the ESPVR in response to an intervention. At the extreme, an intervention for which Ees does not change and Vo is shifted to lower values signifies an incre ...
... changes in both Ees and Vo values, especially when describing differences in the ESPVR between groups of patients or when describing changes in the ESPVR in response to an intervention. At the extreme, an intervention for which Ees does not change and Vo is shifted to lower values signifies an incre ...
cardiovascular disturbances caused by deficiency of vitamin b1
... and of Keefer (1930) in China have been admirably extended by Soma Weiss and his colleagues ; in Boston cardiovascular disturbances, due probably to deficiency of vitamin B1, are not uncommon; they occurred in a ratio of about 1 in 160 admissions to the medical wards, and were more frequent than con ...
... and of Keefer (1930) in China have been admirably extended by Soma Weiss and his colleagues ; in Boston cardiovascular disturbances, due probably to deficiency of vitamin B1, are not uncommon; they occurred in a ratio of about 1 in 160 admissions to the medical wards, and were more frequent than con ...
Medline search : references : 1996-2009
... OBJECTIVE: to determine the differences associated with age and endurance exercise training on the baroreflex function of healthy subjects. DESIGN: cross-sectional study. SETTING: university research department. PARTICIPANTS: 26 (10 female) sedentary, healthy, normotensive elderly subjects (mean age ...
... OBJECTIVE: to determine the differences associated with age and endurance exercise training on the baroreflex function of healthy subjects. DESIGN: cross-sectional study. SETTING: university research department. PARTICIPANTS: 26 (10 female) sedentary, healthy, normotensive elderly subjects (mean age ...
Lessons from the management of chronic heart failure - Heart
... specialised setting with trained cardiac nurses, doctors, and intensive monitoring. The initial up-titration was done in the coronary care unit or on the cardiac wards, and the follow up after up-titration was every three or four months thereafter for those on ACE inhibitors and b blockers, and was ...
... specialised setting with trained cardiac nurses, doctors, and intensive monitoring. The initial up-titration was done in the coronary care unit or on the cardiac wards, and the follow up after up-titration was every three or four months thereafter for those on ACE inhibitors and b blockers, and was ...
Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Acute Aortic Regurgitation
... AI, mild to moderate MR, and an ejection fraction of 60%. Cardiac catheterization demonstrated severe AI and no significant coronary artery disease. ECG showed a normal sinus rhythm. Aortic valve replacement with possible mitral valve replacement or repair was planned. Intraoperative precardiopulmon ...
... AI, mild to moderate MR, and an ejection fraction of 60%. Cardiac catheterization demonstrated severe AI and no significant coronary artery disease. ECG showed a normal sinus rhythm. Aortic valve replacement with possible mitral valve replacement or repair was planned. Intraoperative precardiopulmon ...
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.