Giant left atrial myxoma mimicking severe mitral valve stenosis and
... Transthoracic echocardiography performed in emergency showed a giant left atrial mobile mass (72× 53 mm) attached to the interatrial septum and confined to the left atrium in systole (Figure 1). In diastole (Figure 2) the tumor was seen prolapsing across the mitral valve into the left ventricle and ...
... Transthoracic echocardiography performed in emergency showed a giant left atrial mobile mass (72× 53 mm) attached to the interatrial septum and confined to the left atrium in systole (Figure 1). In diastole (Figure 2) the tumor was seen prolapsing across the mitral valve into the left ventricle and ...
Innappropriate Sinus Tachycardia After Superior Vena Cava
... from sinus node even the warming up and the cooling down of the atrial tachycardias are considered. Beyond those, the response of tachycardia after cryoablation to ivabradine is also compatible with sinus tachycardia apart from other rhythm disturbances. Because of the persistent complaint of palpit ...
... from sinus node even the warming up and the cooling down of the atrial tachycardias are considered. Beyond those, the response of tachycardia after cryoablation to ivabradine is also compatible with sinus tachycardia apart from other rhythm disturbances. Because of the persistent complaint of palpit ...
Ischemic Heart Disease
... • Epicardial coronary arteries are the major site of atherosclerotic disease. The major risk factors for atherosclerosis [high levels of plasma lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL), low plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL), cigarette smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus • disturb the normal functio ...
... • Epicardial coronary arteries are the major site of atherosclerotic disease. The major risk factors for atherosclerosis [high levels of plasma lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL), low plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL), cigarette smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus • disturb the normal functio ...
Images and Case Reports in Interventional Cardiology
... minimize the amount of myocardial damage caused by surgical trauma, we opted to perform coil embolization of the heart tumor. For the procedure, balloons were placed in the 2nd and 3rd marginal branches. Flow was occluded for 15 minutes during balloon occlusion. The patient had no signs of myocardia ...
... minimize the amount of myocardial damage caused by surgical trauma, we opted to perform coil embolization of the heart tumor. For the procedure, balloons were placed in the 2nd and 3rd marginal branches. Flow was occluded for 15 minutes during balloon occlusion. The patient had no signs of myocardia ...
atrial fibrillation in primary care (afip)
... This simple, practical tool, ‘AFIP’, for use in primary care, is intended to complement existing European and North American guidelines, making them more accessible to physicians. It is not meant to be all-encompassing, but rather to provide an overview of the latest guidelines and to highlight the ...
... This simple, practical tool, ‘AFIP’, for use in primary care, is intended to complement existing European and North American guidelines, making them more accessible to physicians. It is not meant to be all-encompassing, but rather to provide an overview of the latest guidelines and to highlight the ...
Normal Coronary Artery Function Normal Heart Function
... Cholesterol lowering therapy Everyone has cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood. They are needed by the body for many normal functions, including building cell membranes, making bile acids (which help to digest food) and certain hormones. However, too much cholesterol of the wrong type and to ...
... Cholesterol lowering therapy Everyone has cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood. They are needed by the body for many normal functions, including building cell membranes, making bile acids (which help to digest food) and certain hormones. However, too much cholesterol of the wrong type and to ...
the PDF file
... the heart which is the main focus of this lab experiment. Cardiac muscle cells which make up the heartare striated and under involuntary control in which they are mechanically joined via desmosomes giving the intercalated appearance and electrically coupled through gap junctions(Sherwood 2010, pg.25 ...
... the heart which is the main focus of this lab experiment. Cardiac muscle cells which make up the heartare striated and under involuntary control in which they are mechanically joined via desmosomes giving the intercalated appearance and electrically coupled through gap junctions(Sherwood 2010, pg.25 ...
Cardiovascular System - Northwest Technology Center
... Cardiac Catheterization is the most common type of operation performed in the United States. Other procedures involving catheters: ...
... Cardiac Catheterization is the most common type of operation performed in the United States. Other procedures involving catheters: ...
The Chronic Heart Failure Patient at Home: Clinical Treatment
... Oxygen therapy is prescribed for many heart failure patients, as these patients often present with sleep apnea and orthopnea. Cardiac Transplant Transplant is currently the only established surgical approach to the treatment of refractory CHF. Transplant may be an option when other treatment options ...
... Oxygen therapy is prescribed for many heart failure patients, as these patients often present with sleep apnea and orthopnea. Cardiac Transplant Transplant is currently the only established surgical approach to the treatment of refractory CHF. Transplant may be an option when other treatment options ...
The Heart
... • Bundles of His run down along the sides of interventricular septum and give off Purkinje fibres • Purkinje fibres spread contraction signals to ventricular cardiac fibres, to start ventricular contraction ...
... • Bundles of His run down along the sides of interventricular septum and give off Purkinje fibres • Purkinje fibres spread contraction signals to ventricular cardiac fibres, to start ventricular contraction ...
6 Heart physiology flashcards
... 9. What neurotransmitter speeds up the heart rate? To what branch of the ANS does it belong? 10. How does the sympathetic nervous system speed up the heart rate? ...
... 9. What neurotransmitter speeds up the heart rate? To what branch of the ANS does it belong? 10. How does the sympathetic nervous system speed up the heart rate? ...
Tex Heart Inst J 2006
... in cases of intracavitary obstruction. In addition, the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy does not substantially increase the ability to surgically resect these lesions.4-7 Intracavitary sarcomas often cause anatomic obstruction to blood flow, which results in severe congestive heart failure. Su ...
... in cases of intracavitary obstruction. In addition, the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy does not substantially increase the ability to surgically resect these lesions.4-7 Intracavitary sarcomas often cause anatomic obstruction to blood flow, which results in severe congestive heart failure. Su ...
Primary cardiac sarcoma: reports of two cases and a review of
... tool to identify intracardiac masses. A number of features have been reported that differentiate sarcomas from benign myxoma [9]. They are: 1) non-septal origin of mass, 2) extension into the pulmonary vein, 3) multiple masses, 4) a broad attachment on the left atrial wall, and 5) semisolid consiste ...
... tool to identify intracardiac masses. A number of features have been reported that differentiate sarcomas from benign myxoma [9]. They are: 1) non-septal origin of mass, 2) extension into the pulmonary vein, 3) multiple masses, 4) a broad attachment on the left atrial wall, and 5) semisolid consiste ...
Persistent Ductus Arteriosus - Children`s Heart Federation
... arteriosus, surgery may be needed. In babies who are breathless or have difficulty feeding because of the extra blood going to the lungs through the ductus arteriosus, the lungs can become heavy or ‘wet’ with fluid. If this is the case, your baby may need medication to get rid of the extra fluid (di ...
... arteriosus, surgery may be needed. In babies who are breathless or have difficulty feeding because of the extra blood going to the lungs through the ductus arteriosus, the lungs can become heavy or ‘wet’ with fluid. If this is the case, your baby may need medication to get rid of the extra fluid (di ...
Dear BSH Member, On behalf of the Programme Committee of the
... Heart failure and COPD, beta-blockers and antagonists - Dr William Bradlow There is little doubt that there is an increasing - rather than decreasing - need for today's cardiologists to have a broad understanding of all the major subspecialist areas. The British Cardiovascular Society Annual Confe ...
... Heart failure and COPD, beta-blockers and antagonists - Dr William Bradlow There is little doubt that there is an increasing - rather than decreasing - need for today's cardiologists to have a broad understanding of all the major subspecialist areas. The British Cardiovascular Society Annual Confe ...
Acute and Fulminant Viral Myocarditis
... Active myocarditis: the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of the myocardium with necrosis and/or degeneration of adjacent myocytes not typical of the ischemic damage associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Borderline myocarditis: the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of the myocar ...
... Active myocarditis: the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of the myocardium with necrosis and/or degeneration of adjacent myocytes not typical of the ischemic damage associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Borderline myocarditis: the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of the myocar ...
Vanderbilt Offers Percutaneous Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease
... The Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute was one of the participating centers in this large clinical trial. A total of 2,331 patients were randomized into exercise or usual care arms of the study. Participants randomized to the structured exercise arm began with 36 supervised training sessions fo ...
... The Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute was one of the participating centers in this large clinical trial. A total of 2,331 patients were randomized into exercise or usual care arms of the study. Participants randomized to the structured exercise arm began with 36 supervised training sessions fo ...
Transposition of the Great Arteries - University of Maryland Medical
... Surgery, called an arterial switch, is needed in the first couple weeks after birth to establish normal blood flow. The surgeon cuts the aorta and pulmonary artery above the valve and then carefully reconnects them to the proper ventricle. The aorta is attached to the left ventricle. The pulmonary a ...
... Surgery, called an arterial switch, is needed in the first couple weeks after birth to establish normal blood flow. The surgeon cuts the aorta and pulmonary artery above the valve and then carefully reconnects them to the proper ventricle. The aorta is attached to the left ventricle. The pulmonary a ...
Lung water content is not increased in chronic cardiac - Heart
... radiation dose for each scan was about 5 mSv. After a frontal scan of the chest was obtained, two 10 mm slices were selected, one at the level of the carina and one 2 cm above the dome of the right hemidiaphragm. Images were analysed on the host computer (MicroVAX II/3200) with manufacturer’s softwa ...
... radiation dose for each scan was about 5 mSv. After a frontal scan of the chest was obtained, two 10 mm slices were selected, one at the level of the carina and one 2 cm above the dome of the right hemidiaphragm. Images were analysed on the host computer (MicroVAX II/3200) with manufacturer’s softwa ...
Note - American Heart Association
... term. The risk increases if the heart muscle is weak, if there is obstruction or clot in the Fontan connection or if there are arrhythmias. If you want to become pregnant, it’s important to talk to your cardiologist before conception to find out the risks of pregnancy. It’s also important to have a ...
... term. The risk increases if the heart muscle is weak, if there is obstruction or clot in the Fontan connection or if there are arrhythmias. If you want to become pregnant, it’s important to talk to your cardiologist before conception to find out the risks of pregnancy. It’s also important to have a ...
B4 Organising Animals and Plants Grade Descriptor
... I can explain how to make estimates more accurate in terms of precision of data. I can explain in detail how the structure of the different parts of the human heart is related to their function. I can recognise the main structures of the heart when carrying out a heart dissection. I can evaluate the ...
... I can explain how to make estimates more accurate in terms of precision of data. I can explain in detail how the structure of the different parts of the human heart is related to their function. I can recognise the main structures of the heart when carrying out a heart dissection. I can evaluate the ...
Using Vectorcardiography In Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
... of the Purkinje bundle branches or by a changed geometry in a dilated heart. As a result the electrical activation impulse will no longer travel across the preferred pathway and a loss of ventricular synchrony, prolonged ventricular depolarization and a corresponding drop in the cardiac output is ob ...
... of the Purkinje bundle branches or by a changed geometry in a dilated heart. As a result the electrical activation impulse will no longer travel across the preferred pathway and a loss of ventricular synchrony, prolonged ventricular depolarization and a corresponding drop in the cardiac output is ob ...
Use of the Rating of Perceived Exertion to Control
... of testing. On the first visit, physical characteristics were recorded and a submaximal graded exercise test was administered. The purpose of this was to acquire a physiological data base for the children that would enable the prediction of maximal oxygen uptake and maximal power output for each sub ...
... of testing. On the first visit, physical characteristics were recorded and a submaximal graded exercise test was administered. The purpose of this was to acquire a physiological data base for the children that would enable the prediction of maximal oxygen uptake and maximal power output for each sub ...
SGD 2: RHD
... • Rapid or irregular heartbeat with palpitations that may cause the heart to stop beating • Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink, foamy mucus • Chest pain if caused by a heart attack ...
... • Rapid or irregular heartbeat with palpitations that may cause the heart to stop beating • Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink, foamy mucus • Chest pain if caused by a heart attack ...
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.