American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) American Heart
... • The incidence of coronary heart disease in women lags behind men by 10 years for total coronary heart disease and by 20 years for more serious clinical events such as myocardial infarction and death. • While death rates have fallen from 1968 to the present, coronary heart disease is the largest ki ...
... • The incidence of coronary heart disease in women lags behind men by 10 years for total coronary heart disease and by 20 years for more serious clinical events such as myocardial infarction and death. • While death rates have fallen from 1968 to the present, coronary heart disease is the largest ki ...
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... coronary anomaly usually detected during infancy or childhood. Anomalous origin of left anterior descending coronary artery from pulmonary artery [ALADPA] is extremely rare and usually it is a postmortem diagnosis. Patients surviving up to old age with ALADPA is not reported. ...
... coronary anomaly usually detected during infancy or childhood. Anomalous origin of left anterior descending coronary artery from pulmonary artery [ALADPA] is extremely rare and usually it is a postmortem diagnosis. Patients surviving up to old age with ALADPA is not reported. ...
Continuous heart murmur: a sign of inestimable value
... can cause a complete heart block which can cause death or syncope29. This disorder is often linked to other congenital defects, primarily with interventricular communication, most often in type I or supracrestal30 it may also be associated with aortic regurgitation (41.9%), pulmonary stenosis (9.7%) ...
... can cause a complete heart block which can cause death or syncope29. This disorder is often linked to other congenital defects, primarily with interventricular communication, most often in type I or supracrestal30 it may also be associated with aortic regurgitation (41.9%), pulmonary stenosis (9.7%) ...
Chapter 6
... –Changes begin to occur at elevations greater than 3,900 feet (1,200 m): •Increased pulmonary ventilation •Increased cardiac output at rest and during submaximal exercise due to increases in heart rate –Values begin to return toward normal within two weeks. –Several chronic physiological and metabol ...
... –Changes begin to occur at elevations greater than 3,900 feet (1,200 m): •Increased pulmonary ventilation •Increased cardiac output at rest and during submaximal exercise due to increases in heart rate –Values begin to return toward normal within two weeks. –Several chronic physiological and metabol ...
Heart - Dr Magrann
... Abnormally high cardiac enzymes in the blood is evidence of a heart attack. The most commonly tested cardiac enzyme is creatinine phosphokinase (CPK isoenzymes test). Creatinine phophokinase is present in heart, brain, and skeletal muscle, so having it elevated may only mean the person was physicall ...
... Abnormally high cardiac enzymes in the blood is evidence of a heart attack. The most commonly tested cardiac enzyme is creatinine phosphokinase (CPK isoenzymes test). Creatinine phophokinase is present in heart, brain, and skeletal muscle, so having it elevated may only mean the person was physicall ...
Things you need to know
... hospital for a few days/weeks to have tests such as an ultrasound of the heart and blood tests. • Hospital staff will also treat the fever and joint pain, so your family member is comfortable. ...
... hospital for a few days/weeks to have tests such as an ultrasound of the heart and blood tests. • Hospital staff will also treat the fever and joint pain, so your family member is comfortable. ...
tolerance, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration - Heart
... order of magnitude of the mean difference in exercise tolerance could have practical implications when an endurable exercise level for a heart catheterization study has to be determined from a work test in the sitting position. The explanation for the tendency to a higher respiration rate observed d ...
... order of magnitude of the mean difference in exercise tolerance could have practical implications when an endurable exercise level for a heart catheterization study has to be determined from a work test in the sitting position. The explanation for the tendency to a higher respiration rate observed d ...
Cardiology cases or, Murmurs for Dummies - OSCE-Aid
... Look for any scars of heart surgery/grafting Measure/ask for the blood pressure Listen carefully to the lung bases Look at the level and distribution of oedema Do not make up sounds you cant hear… One investigation is paramount (ECHO) ...
... Look for any scars of heart surgery/grafting Measure/ask for the blood pressure Listen carefully to the lung bases Look at the level and distribution of oedema Do not make up sounds you cant hear… One investigation is paramount (ECHO) ...
non-atherosclerotic causes of cad
... acute MI and nearly four times this percentage of patients younger than 35 do not have atherosclerotic CAD on CAG or Necropsy. ...
... acute MI and nearly four times this percentage of patients younger than 35 do not have atherosclerotic CAD on CAG or Necropsy. ...
Aging and Arterial Stiffness
... increased BP increases the arterial wall tension, thus adding functional stiffening of the arteries, BP becomes a confounding variable when comparing the degree of structural arterial stiffening. The stiffness index, β, can be derived with minimal influence of BP; however, β is a marker of regional ...
... increased BP increases the arterial wall tension, thus adding functional stiffening of the arteries, BP becomes a confounding variable when comparing the degree of structural arterial stiffening. The stiffness index, β, can be derived with minimal influence of BP; however, β is a marker of regional ...
High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Coronary - J
... with normal or low HDL-C, respectively. Thus, elevated HDL-C prolongs the time to the appearance of CAD due to its protective effects. An alternative interpretation of the observation made in this study is that very high levels of HDL-C can be associated with increased cardiovascular risk in some pa ...
... with normal or low HDL-C, respectively. Thus, elevated HDL-C prolongs the time to the appearance of CAD due to its protective effects. An alternative interpretation of the observation made in this study is that very high levels of HDL-C can be associated with increased cardiovascular risk in some pa ...
Global Cardiovascular Reserve Dysfunction in Heart
... W workload, increasing by 20 W every 3 min until exhaustion. Oxygen consumed (VO2), carbon dioxide produced (VCO2), minute ventilation (VE), and respiratory exchange ratio (RER ⫽ VCO2/VO2) were measured (MedGraphics, St. Paul, Minnesota) throughout exercise to quantify exercise performance (5). Subj ...
... W workload, increasing by 20 W every 3 min until exhaustion. Oxygen consumed (VO2), carbon dioxide produced (VCO2), minute ventilation (VE), and respiratory exchange ratio (RER ⫽ VCO2/VO2) were measured (MedGraphics, St. Paul, Minnesota) throughout exercise to quantify exercise performance (5). Subj ...
Safety of Coronary Reactivity Testing in Women With No Obstructive
... Objectives This study evaluated the safety of coronary reactivity testing (CRT) in symptomatic women with evidence of myocardial ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Background Microvascular coronary dysfunction (MCD) in women with no obstructive CAD portends an adverse prognos ...
... Objectives This study evaluated the safety of coronary reactivity testing (CRT) in symptomatic women with evidence of myocardial ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Background Microvascular coronary dysfunction (MCD) in women with no obstructive CAD portends an adverse prognos ...
Understanding your child`s heart Coarctation of the aorta
... when you are told that there is something wrong with your child. At first it may be difficult to cope with and it can take a while for the news to sink in. Many pregnant women or mothers, and their partners, ask themselves what they did during their pregnancy that could have caused their baby’s hear ...
... when you are told that there is something wrong with your child. At first it may be difficult to cope with and it can take a while for the news to sink in. Many pregnant women or mothers, and their partners, ask themselves what they did during their pregnancy that could have caused their baby’s hear ...
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation for Noncardiac
... ited by significant between-study heterogeneity. The major ity of the studies involved vascular surgery patients. Second, in pooled analyses comparing different diagnostic modalities [23], all of the tests demonstrated very high nega tive predictive values (at least 95%). However, the positive pre ...
... ited by significant between-study heterogeneity. The major ity of the studies involved vascular surgery patients. Second, in pooled analyses comparing different diagnostic modalities [23], all of the tests demonstrated very high nega tive predictive values (at least 95%). However, the positive pre ...
Return to higher level activities for cardiac patients
... • CAC score exceeded controls matched for age and FRS • 12% had detectable LGE in patterns with diffuse myocardial scarring • Presence of myocardial LGE predicts cardiac events in patients with CAD • In marathon runners, such damaged myocardium may be a substrate for an susceptibility to cardiac ar ...
... • CAC score exceeded controls matched for age and FRS • 12% had detectable LGE in patterns with diffuse myocardial scarring • Presence of myocardial LGE predicts cardiac events in patients with CAD • In marathon runners, such damaged myocardium may be a substrate for an susceptibility to cardiac ar ...
Late Results of Conventional Versus All-Arterial
... result of two factors: (1) over the second half of the study, a majority of patients routinely receive two arterial grafts (1 ITA, 1 RA); and (2) hence, those with a planned third graft (venous or arterial) that could not be constructed were, by design, considered as incomplete all-arterial patients ...
... result of two factors: (1) over the second half of the study, a majority of patients routinely receive two arterial grafts (1 ITA, 1 RA); and (2) hence, those with a planned third graft (venous or arterial) that could not be constructed were, by design, considered as incomplete all-arterial patients ...
atrial fibrillation
... ARE MANY TYPES OF ARRHYTHMIAS. AF is a common type of arrhythmia. AF is a chronic, progressive condition. In Canada, about 350,000 people have it. Even if the person doesn’t feel the fast, irregular heart beat it’s still serious because it can lead to other problems, such as stroke and heart failure ...
... ARE MANY TYPES OF ARRHYTHMIAS. AF is a common type of arrhythmia. AF is a chronic, progressive condition. In Canada, about 350,000 people have it. Even if the person doesn’t feel the fast, irregular heart beat it’s still serious because it can lead to other problems, such as stroke and heart failure ...
crustacean cardioexcitatory peptides may inhibit the heart in vivo
... The natural effects of these FMRFamide-like peptide hormones in vivo are, therefore, strongly cardioinhibitory rather than excitatory as previously concluded from in vitro studies (Groome et al. 1994; Krajniak, 1991; Mercier and Russenes, 1992; Wilkens and McMahon, 1992; Wilkens and Mercier, 1993). ...
... The natural effects of these FMRFamide-like peptide hormones in vivo are, therefore, strongly cardioinhibitory rather than excitatory as previously concluded from in vitro studies (Groome et al. 1994; Krajniak, 1991; Mercier and Russenes, 1992; Wilkens and McMahon, 1992; Wilkens and Mercier, 1993). ...
Heart Disease
... Graham Hunter is the senior equine veterinary surgeon at Ardene House Veterinary Practice Ltd in Aberdeen, where he is a Director. Graham joined Ardene House Veterinary Practice in 1990 following graduation from The Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh. Originally working in all three depart ...
... Graham Hunter is the senior equine veterinary surgeon at Ardene House Veterinary Practice Ltd in Aberdeen, where he is a Director. Graham joined Ardene House Veterinary Practice in 1990 following graduation from The Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh. Originally working in all three depart ...
relationship of echocardiographic geometry of left ventricular
... VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY TO ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY LL Diaz , HB Calleja, GB Rogelio Heart Institute - St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines This study aimed to search for the ECG characteristics of echocardiographic concentric and eccentric left ventricular hy ...
... VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY TO ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY LL Diaz , HB Calleja, GB Rogelio Heart Institute - St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines This study aimed to search for the ECG characteristics of echocardiographic concentric and eccentric left ventricular hy ...
Pericardial Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities
... bloody, also occurs in association with viral diseases, including infectious mononucleosis, mumps, measles, smallpox, and influenza. Coxsackieviruses are considered the most common cause of viral pericarditis and probably account for the majority of the cases of idiopathic pericarditis. Pericardial ...
... bloody, also occurs in association with viral diseases, including infectious mononucleosis, mumps, measles, smallpox, and influenza. Coxsackieviruses are considered the most common cause of viral pericarditis and probably account for the majority of the cases of idiopathic pericarditis. Pericardial ...
POMPE DISEASE IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
... followed by death from cardiorespiratory failure or respiratory infection, usually by 1 year of age.1,2 Juvenile and adult-onset disease (late-onset forms) is characterized by a lack of severe cardiac involvement and a less severe short-term prognosis. Symptoms may start at any age and are related t ...
... followed by death from cardiorespiratory failure or respiratory infection, usually by 1 year of age.1,2 Juvenile and adult-onset disease (late-onset forms) is characterized by a lack of severe cardiac involvement and a less severe short-term prognosis. Symptoms may start at any age and are related t ...
Alcohol and the heart: to abstain or not to abstain?
... consumption of more than one drink a day in both genders.[41] Risk for all-cause mortality was similar for non-drinkers and men drinking up to 14 units per week (1 unit was equivalent to one measure of spirits, half a pint of beer, or one sixth bottle of wine) in Scottish men followed-up for 21 year ...
... consumption of more than one drink a day in both genders.[41] Risk for all-cause mortality was similar for non-drinkers and men drinking up to 14 units per week (1 unit was equivalent to one measure of spirits, half a pint of beer, or one sixth bottle of wine) in Scottish men followed-up for 21 year ...
Understanding Atrial Fibrillation
... ARE MANY TYPES OF ARRHYTHMIAS. AF is a common type of arrhythmia. AF is a chronic, progressive condition. In Canada, about 350,000 people have it. Even if the person doesn’t feel the fast, irregular heart beat it’s still serious because it can lead to other problems, such as stroke and heart failure ...
... ARE MANY TYPES OF ARRHYTHMIAS. AF is a common type of arrhythmia. AF is a chronic, progressive condition. In Canada, about 350,000 people have it. Even if the person doesn’t feel the fast, irregular heart beat it’s still serious because it can lead to other problems, such as stroke and heart failure ...
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.