CT Coronary Angiography (CCTA) CPT Codes: 75574 Current
... angiography, quantification of valvular disease, and contrast enhancement ...
... angiography, quantification of valvular disease, and contrast enhancement ...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and - AJP
... fibrosis, as found in this hypertensive model. Indeed, human mutations of PPAR-␥ have been associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, and hypertension, all of which are accompanied by vascular disease (4). However, rather than decreased expression of PPAR-␣ and PPAR-␥ in blood vessels and culture ...
... fibrosis, as found in this hypertensive model. Indeed, human mutations of PPAR-␥ have been associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, and hypertension, all of which are accompanied by vascular disease (4). However, rather than decreased expression of PPAR-␣ and PPAR-␥ in blood vessels and culture ...
A Study of Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension
... ncreased arterial pressure is one of the most important public health problem in developed as well as in developing countries..It is common , asympomatic, readily detectable,easily treatabale(1). In spite of increasing awareness in public and rapidly exapanding arrya of antihypertensive drugs, hyper ...
... ncreased arterial pressure is one of the most important public health problem in developed as well as in developing countries..It is common , asympomatic, readily detectable,easily treatabale(1). In spite of increasing awareness in public and rapidly exapanding arrya of antihypertensive drugs, hyper ...
Diagnosing coronary artery disease by sound analysis from
... (200 lg) was given prior to contrast injection. Coronary segments with a reference diameter larger than 2 mm and more than 30 % diameter stenosis were categorized as having CAD (non-obstructive or obstructive). The segments with disease were visualized in multiple planes to avoid overlapping of vess ...
... (200 lg) was given prior to contrast injection. Coronary segments with a reference diameter larger than 2 mm and more than 30 % diameter stenosis were categorized as having CAD (non-obstructive or obstructive). The segments with disease were visualized in multiple planes to avoid overlapping of vess ...
Application and Effect of “Leapfrog” Technology on Diagnosis and
... Rheumatic heart disease is a substantial health problem that can result in irreversible heart damage and death. Rheumatic heart disease will continue to be a global problem unless current prevention initiatives are expanded and sustained. This disease, now rare in the developed world, remains an imp ...
... Rheumatic heart disease is a substantial health problem that can result in irreversible heart damage and death. Rheumatic heart disease will continue to be a global problem unless current prevention initiatives are expanded and sustained. This disease, now rare in the developed world, remains an imp ...
Julie Hutsick, 2011. Heart Failure.
... • Systolic heart failure is when the heart becomes weak and the ventricle becomes enlarged. The weakened ventricle is then unable to pump enough blood out during contractions. Due to the decreased ability to pump the ejection fraction is decreased to less than 40%. • Diastolic heart failure is when ...
... • Systolic heart failure is when the heart becomes weak and the ventricle becomes enlarged. The weakened ventricle is then unable to pump enough blood out during contractions. Due to the decreased ability to pump the ejection fraction is decreased to less than 40%. • Diastolic heart failure is when ...
Coronary Anomalies
... – Creation of a tunnel within the pulmonary artery that leads from the aorta to the anomalous LCA ...
... – Creation of a tunnel within the pulmonary artery that leads from the aorta to the anomalous LCA ...
Atrial Fibrillation: The heart of the matter
... stroke. The type of medication chosen will depend on your risk factors for stroke, such as heart failure, high blood pressure, age (over 75 years), diabetes and prior stroke or mini stroke (transient ischemic attack or TIA). In most cases, these drugs need to be taken for life. Non-drug Treatments f ...
... stroke. The type of medication chosen will depend on your risk factors for stroke, such as heart failure, high blood pressure, age (over 75 years), diabetes and prior stroke or mini stroke (transient ischemic attack or TIA). In most cases, these drugs need to be taken for life. Non-drug Treatments f ...
Right atrial dyssynchrony and atrial fibrillation after
... occurrences such as severe systolic dysfunction, significant valvular heart disease and significant LA enlargement. In our study, incidence of AF is relatively equal between males and females (23.8% and 25.0% respectively), but it seems it is due to low number of study population, it is also true ab ...
... occurrences such as severe systolic dysfunction, significant valvular heart disease and significant LA enlargement. In our study, incidence of AF is relatively equal between males and females (23.8% and 25.0% respectively), but it seems it is due to low number of study population, it is also true ab ...
Atrial Fibrillation in Europe: How AWARE are you?
... Only half of diagnosed patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke receive anticoagulation therapy:1-4* Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are highly effective when a patient’s blood clotting value is maintained within the narrow therapeutic INR range of 2.0-3.0 Fewer than half of patients on ...
... Only half of diagnosed patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke receive anticoagulation therapy:1-4* Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are highly effective when a patient’s blood clotting value is maintained within the narrow therapeutic INR range of 2.0-3.0 Fewer than half of patients on ...
A Clinical Approach to Common Cardiovascular Disorders When
... of disease pathogenesis so that novel targeted therapies can be designed and tested. The utility of clinical genetic testing for these conditions seems low at this point. Atherosclerosis is a complex genetic disorder that is influenced strongly by environmental factors and other heritable traits, su ...
... of disease pathogenesis so that novel targeted therapies can be designed and tested. The utility of clinical genetic testing for these conditions seems low at this point. Atherosclerosis is a complex genetic disorder that is influenced strongly by environmental factors and other heritable traits, su ...
Evaluation of independent prognostic importance of hyperuricemia
... hospitalized with well established AMI from June 1996 through to December 2002 in the Coronary Care Unit of Ekbatan General Hospital, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. All patients with exclusive criteria, were omitted from study. Furthermore, frequency of hyperuricemia in patients (N=59 ...
... hospitalized with well established AMI from June 1996 through to December 2002 in the Coronary Care Unit of Ekbatan General Hospital, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. All patients with exclusive criteria, were omitted from study. Furthermore, frequency of hyperuricemia in patients (N=59 ...
Opposite Predictive Value of Pulse Pressure and
... subjects with heart failure is paradoxically associated with lower risk. The objective was to determine whether pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity (PWV) remain prognostic markers, independent of treatment in heart failure with reduced left ventricular function. The investigation involved 6632 pa ...
... subjects with heart failure is paradoxically associated with lower risk. The objective was to determine whether pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity (PWV) remain prognostic markers, independent of treatment in heart failure with reduced left ventricular function. The investigation involved 6632 pa ...
Depression as a risk factor for cardiac mortality and morbidity A
... cortisol’s anti-inflammatory actions. A recent study found in vitro evidence of this phenomenon in adults suffering from chronic stress [55]. However, it has yet to be examined in the context of depression. Very little is known about whether depression promotes inflammatory processes [56]. A number ...
... cortisol’s anti-inflammatory actions. A recent study found in vitro evidence of this phenomenon in adults suffering from chronic stress [55]. However, it has yet to be examined in the context of depression. Very little is known about whether depression promotes inflammatory processes [56]. A number ...
The influence of low-grade inflammation on platelets in
... Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of deaths worldwide and its prevalence is increasing (1). Growing evidence supports that inflammation is involved in all stages of coronary atherosclerosis from fatty streaks and plaque formation to plaque rupture leading to acute coronary ...
... Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of deaths worldwide and its prevalence is increasing (1). Growing evidence supports that inflammation is involved in all stages of coronary atherosclerosis from fatty streaks and plaque formation to plaque rupture leading to acute coronary ...
Association of heart failure severity with risk of diabetes
... at day 90 after discharge and used as a proxy for heart failure severity, was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in a severity-dependent manner. Furthermore, patients developing diabetes were shown to be at increased risk of dying compared with patients who did not develop diabete ...
... at day 90 after discharge and used as a proxy for heart failure severity, was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in a severity-dependent manner. Furthermore, patients developing diabetes were shown to be at increased risk of dying compared with patients who did not develop diabete ...
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
... failure; nonetheless, it might provide useful information about cardiac size, pulmonary vasculature, and interstitial edema. Also, it is useful in evaluating other causes of pulmonary disease that could simulate the presentation of HF. 2-D echocardiography with Doppler has become the gold standard n ...
... failure; nonetheless, it might provide useful information about cardiac size, pulmonary vasculature, and interstitial edema. Also, it is useful in evaluating other causes of pulmonary disease that could simulate the presentation of HF. 2-D echocardiography with Doppler has become the gold standard n ...
Advances In Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and
... Adult Congenital Heart Disease Comes of Age It is expected that by the year 2020 more adults than children will need open-heart procedures to correct congenital heart defects. At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiac imaging special ...
... Adult Congenital Heart Disease Comes of Age It is expected that by the year 2020 more adults than children will need open-heart procedures to correct congenital heart defects. At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiac imaging special ...
Development of a cardiopulmonary mathematical model
... as the input, the baroreceptor response to the change of pressure can be ignored. However, features such as pressure threshold and time delay are still included in the model. The baroreceptor action potential frequency has a linear relationship with the mean arterial pressure within a pressure thres ...
... as the input, the baroreceptor response to the change of pressure can be ignored. However, features such as pressure threshold and time delay are still included in the model. The baroreceptor action potential frequency has a linear relationship with the mean arterial pressure within a pressure thres ...
Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in
... *** In patients without diabetes at randomisation (losartan, n=4019; atenolol, n=3979) Source: Dahlöf B et al., Lancet 2002;359:995-1003 ...
... *** In patients without diabetes at randomisation (losartan, n=4019; atenolol, n=3979) Source: Dahlöf B et al., Lancet 2002;359:995-1003 ...
The rationale of using calcium antagonists in the treatment of
... 2. Ca-antagonists also cause vascular relaxation by acting directly on the smooth muscle cell in the peripheral artery. Thereby, peripheral resistance is decreased and so is afterload. This, in turn, leads to a reduction of myocardial oxygen demand and improves myocardial oxygen balance. The intensi ...
... 2. Ca-antagonists also cause vascular relaxation by acting directly on the smooth muscle cell in the peripheral artery. Thereby, peripheral resistance is decreased and so is afterload. This, in turn, leads to a reduction of myocardial oxygen demand and improves myocardial oxygen balance. The intensi ...
hypothyroidism - Hormone Health Network
... Both thyroid hormones (T4 and T3) are related to heart disease because they affect your heart rate and the amount of blood pumped by your heart. Thyroid hormones help your blood flow smoothly by relaxing the muscles of your blood vessels and keeping your blood vessels open. Hypothyroidism also can l ...
... Both thyroid hormones (T4 and T3) are related to heart disease because they affect your heart rate and the amount of blood pumped by your heart. Thyroid hormones help your blood flow smoothly by relaxing the muscles of your blood vessels and keeping your blood vessels open. Hypothyroidism also can l ...
Prognostic Utility of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the
... and colleagues recently evaluated DSE in African Americans populations without designation of obesity status. They concluded that history of MI, reduced fractional shortening, increased left atrial dimension, and stress induced ischemia were predictors of MI and cardiac death [18]. Similarly, in our ...
... and colleagues recently evaluated DSE in African Americans populations without designation of obesity status. They concluded that history of MI, reduced fractional shortening, increased left atrial dimension, and stress induced ischemia were predictors of MI and cardiac death [18]. Similarly, in our ...
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs are stroke, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, congenital heart disease, endocarditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease and venous thrombosis.The underlying mechanisms vary depending on the disease in question. Coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral artery disease involve atherosclerosis. This may be caused by high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive alcohol consumption, among others. High blood pressure results in 13% of CVD deaths, while tobacco results in 9%, diabetes 6%, lack of exercise 6% and obesity 5%. Rheumatic heart disease may follow untreated strep throat.It is estimated that 90% of CVD is preventable. Prevention of atherosclerosis is by decreasing risk factors through: healthy eating, exercise, avoidance of tobacco smoke and limiting alcohol intake. Treating high blood pressure and diabetes is also beneficial. Treating people who have strep throat with antibiotics can decrease the risk of rheumatic heart disease. The effect of the use of aspirin in people who are otherwise healthy is of unclear benefit. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against its use for prevention in women less than 55 and men less than 45 years old; however, in those who are older it is recommends in some individuals. Treatment of those who have CVD improves outcomes.Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. This is true in all areas of the world except Africa. Together they resulted in 17.3 million deaths (31.5%) in 2013 up from 12.3 million (25.8%) in 1990. Deaths, at a given age, from CVD are more common and have been increasing in much of the developing world, while rates have declined in most of the developed world since the 1970s. Coronary artery disease and stroke account for 80% of CVD deaths in males and 75% of CVD deaths in females. Most cardiovascular disease affects older adults. In the United States 11% of people between 20 and 40 have CVD, while 37% between 40 and 60, 71% of people between 60 and 80, and 85% of people over 80 have CVD. The average age of death from coronary artery disease in the developed world is around 80 while it is around 68 in the developing world. Disease onset is typically seven to ten years earlier in men as compared to women.