Heart Health - UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
... before age 55. You have a mother or sister who had heart disease before age 65. • 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. ...
... before age 55. You have a mother or sister who had heart disease before age 65. • 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. ...
Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Coronary Blood Flow
... and his group22 have reported the effect of smoking on 250 normal subjects and 190 patients with coronary disease. They found that smoking resulted in ballistocardiographic changes in 7.5 per cent of the control subjects and 48.9 per cent of the coronary group. No real change occurred in control sub ...
... and his group22 have reported the effect of smoking on 250 normal subjects and 190 patients with coronary disease. They found that smoking resulted in ballistocardiographic changes in 7.5 per cent of the control subjects and 48.9 per cent of the coronary group. No real change occurred in control sub ...
a comparative doppler-catheterization study of the left ventricular
... period, the findings of this study indicate a trend that is comparable to other similar studies. This study also showed diastolic dysfunction and raised LVEDP more common in females than in males. Age, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) was not found to be associated with high LVEDP. Other stu ...
... period, the findings of this study indicate a trend that is comparable to other similar studies. This study also showed diastolic dysfunction and raised LVEDP more common in females than in males. Age, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) was not found to be associated with high LVEDP. Other stu ...
relation of hemoglobin a to left ventricular diastolic function in
... failure that occurs as the result of impaired myocardial relaxation and compliance has been termed diastolic heart failure (2). Diastolic heart failure develops despite normal left ventricular systolic contractile function and leads to significant morbidity, medical costs, and mortality (3). There a ...
... failure that occurs as the result of impaired myocardial relaxation and compliance has been termed diastolic heart failure (2). Diastolic heart failure develops despite normal left ventricular systolic contractile function and leads to significant morbidity, medical costs, and mortality (3). There a ...
Main text
... to lesions of coronary artery diseased. Even nowadays, there is different opinion focusing on difference of HRV between left- and right-coronary artery diseased. Janowska-Kulifiska et al19 found that some indicators including RMSSD in left-coronary artery diseased were significantly lower than that ...
... to lesions of coronary artery diseased. Even nowadays, there is different opinion focusing on difference of HRV between left- and right-coronary artery diseased. Janowska-Kulifiska et al19 found that some indicators including RMSSD in left-coronary artery diseased were significantly lower than that ...
real heart valve operation in cardiovascular model with
... reproduce and to distribute copies of this thesis document in whole or in part ...
... reproduce and to distribute copies of this thesis document in whole or in part ...
Putting a finger on the pulse of today`s and tomorrow`s
... scientific board of the BSC decided to adopt the same structure this time. The BSC congress is “the place to be” on 9th and 10th February 2017! The different sessions proposed by the BSC Working Groups will provide a nice comprehensive overview of the various aspects of today’s cardiology practices. ...
... scientific board of the BSC decided to adopt the same structure this time. The BSC congress is “the place to be” on 9th and 10th February 2017! The different sessions proposed by the BSC Working Groups will provide a nice comprehensive overview of the various aspects of today’s cardiology practices. ...
Role of exercise training on cardiovascular disease in persons who
... 0.66%—a clinically important reduction [35]. An evidence-based review found that the effect of aerobic or resistance training on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes is positive, although evidence for a dose-response relationship is lacking [36]. Increased participation in exercise also plays a role i ...
... 0.66%—a clinically important reduction [35]. An evidence-based review found that the effect of aerobic or resistance training on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes is positive, although evidence for a dose-response relationship is lacking [36]. Increased participation in exercise also plays a role i ...
Abnormal Remodeling of Subcutaneous Small Arteries Is
... correlations between vascular parameters and diastolic function. Seventeen obese patients with metabolic syndrome and 5 control participants underwent echocardiography and subcutaneous gluteal fat biopsy. Small arteries were isolated from the biopsy and pressure myography was used to study endotheli ...
... correlations between vascular parameters and diastolic function. Seventeen obese patients with metabolic syndrome and 5 control participants underwent echocardiography and subcutaneous gluteal fat biopsy. Small arteries were isolated from the biopsy and pressure myography was used to study endotheli ...
Intermittent Left Anterior Hemiblock during Treadmill Exercise Test*
... the protocol of Bruce et al.1 After four minutes of exercise, the patient developed 3 mm of horizontal ST-segment depression in lead V, (Fig l a ) ; and at this time, the presence of left anterior hemiblock was noted. During the following minute, he developed chest pain, left bundle branch block, an ...
... the protocol of Bruce et al.1 After four minutes of exercise, the patient developed 3 mm of horizontal ST-segment depression in lead V, (Fig l a ) ; and at this time, the presence of left anterior hemiblock was noted. During the following minute, he developed chest pain, left bundle branch block, an ...
Chronic heart failure
... this number is growing because of the ageing of nations’ populations, but also because patients are rescued from death during an acute myocardial infarction, and later develop heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is roughly 2% of the population, and up to 10% in people aged 75 years and ol ...
... this number is growing because of the ageing of nations’ populations, but also because patients are rescued from death during an acute myocardial infarction, and later develop heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is roughly 2% of the population, and up to 10% in people aged 75 years and ol ...
2013 HF Guidelines: Focus on Rehabilitation, Exercise and Surgical
... 1. Several non-invasive methods for detection of coronary artery disease are in widespread use, including: • Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) • perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) • cardiac positron emission testing (PET) • nuclear stress imaging Local factors (availability, price, ex ...
... 1. Several non-invasive methods for detection of coronary artery disease are in widespread use, including: • Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) • perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) • cardiac positron emission testing (PET) • nuclear stress imaging Local factors (availability, price, ex ...
Control of Cardiac Output 2 - Dr. Ford
... acts like a peristaltic pump, rather like squeezing a tube of tooth paste. This action, combined with the unidirectionality conferred by the valves acts as an effective pump for venous return from the lower extremities. This is generally enough to offset the influence of gravity. How does this get r ...
... acts like a peristaltic pump, rather like squeezing a tube of tooth paste. This action, combined with the unidirectionality conferred by the valves acts as an effective pump for venous return from the lower extremities. This is generally enough to offset the influence of gravity. How does this get r ...
Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, C. oxyacantha, C. monogyna, C
... hawthorn with these drugs. Nonetheless, hawthorn is a potentially beneficial therapy for patients who cannot/will not take prescription drugs, and may offer additive benefits to prescription drug therapy. ...
... hawthorn with these drugs. Nonetheless, hawthorn is a potentially beneficial therapy for patients who cannot/will not take prescription drugs, and may offer additive benefits to prescription drug therapy. ...
Arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics in
... the presence of CV risk factors. Atherosclerotic lesions (AL) were defined according to the 9th revision of the International Classification of Diseases for coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease and abdominal aneurysm, as described previously [1]. Venous blood ...
... the presence of CV risk factors. Atherosclerotic lesions (AL) were defined according to the 9th revision of the International Classification of Diseases for coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease and abdominal aneurysm, as described previously [1]. Venous blood ...
Pompe Disease: The Sphinx of Science
... to be found and treatments have been well under way for the last century. In the incidence of the non-classic onset of Pompe disease, infants often experience trauma from respiratory distress and progressive muscular weakness. Nonclassic onset usually involves infancy and early childhood and victims ...
... to be found and treatments have been well under way for the last century. In the incidence of the non-classic onset of Pompe disease, infants often experience trauma from respiratory distress and progressive muscular weakness. Nonclassic onset usually involves infancy and early childhood and victims ...
Exercise-Induced Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Coronary
... history of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris, angina pectoris on effort based on the London School of Hygiene Cardiovascular Questionnaire (12), the use of nitroglycerin for chest pain once a week or more frequently or chest pain as a cause of stopping exercise stress test at baseline. Thus, ...
... history of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris, angina pectoris on effort based on the London School of Hygiene Cardiovascular Questionnaire (12), the use of nitroglycerin for chest pain once a week or more frequently or chest pain as a cause of stopping exercise stress test at baseline. Thus, ...
Congenital Heart Disease from the Block
... for her colleagues on the differential diagnosis of stroke in pediatrics. You point out that certain patients who have cardiovascular pathology may be at increased risk for cerebrovascular accident. Which of the following cardiac conditions is MOST likely to be associated with a cerebrovascular acci ...
... for her colleagues on the differential diagnosis of stroke in pediatrics. You point out that certain patients who have cardiovascular pathology may be at increased risk for cerebrovascular accident. Which of the following cardiac conditions is MOST likely to be associated with a cerebrovascular acci ...
Vascular corrosion casting of human heart
... acidic solutions and angiographies.4 Tsikaras et al. believe that acrylic resins together with corrosion techniques are ideal for the production of anatomic molds because of the low cost, availability of materials, ease of manipulating the polymer and resin, fast setting (3 to 9 hours), the resistan ...
... acidic solutions and angiographies.4 Tsikaras et al. believe that acrylic resins together with corrosion techniques are ideal for the production of anatomic molds because of the low cost, availability of materials, ease of manipulating the polymer and resin, fast setting (3 to 9 hours), the resistan ...
Atrial septal defect - British Heart Foundation
... ASD may only cause mild symptoms, such as breathlessness when being active. However, if a large ASD is left untreated, over a period of many years it can eventually lead to permanent damage to your child’s heart and sometimes to their lungs. ...
... ASD may only cause mild symptoms, such as breathlessness when being active. However, if a large ASD is left untreated, over a period of many years it can eventually lead to permanent damage to your child’s heart and sometimes to their lungs. ...
Coronary and Intracerebral Arterial Aneurysms
... had only giant aneurysms. Only 3 patients had no aneurysm or coronary artery calcification. Six percent of the 50 patients died.5 A retrospective analysis of 60 Kawasaki patients who had a myocardial infarction6 (median age, 2 yr; range, 3 mo–33 yr) showed a 30-year survival rate of 62.7% and a 25-y ...
... had only giant aneurysms. Only 3 patients had no aneurysm or coronary artery calcification. Six percent of the 50 patients died.5 A retrospective analysis of 60 Kawasaki patients who had a myocardial infarction6 (median age, 2 yr; range, 3 mo–33 yr) showed a 30-year survival rate of 62.7% and a 25-y ...
Treating Congestive Heart Failure in 2007
... Heart failure, or Congestive heart failure (synonyms): The retention of fluid in tissues or body cavities, and/or decreased perfusion caused by progressive, deteriorating cardiac function. In layman’s terms, heart failure is a situation in which the heart is still doing something, just not enough. M ...
... Heart failure, or Congestive heart failure (synonyms): The retention of fluid in tissues or body cavities, and/or decreased perfusion caused by progressive, deteriorating cardiac function. In layman’s terms, heart failure is a situation in which the heart is still doing something, just not enough. M ...
Heart failure – an overview
... them at risk to develop heart failure. These risk factors are: hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease, diabetes, obesity, the metabolic syndrome, using cardiotoxins (alcohol, chemotherapy drugs, etc.), and having a family history of cardiomyopathy. This stage is clearly not heart failure, but i ...
... them at risk to develop heart failure. These risk factors are: hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease, diabetes, obesity, the metabolic syndrome, using cardiotoxins (alcohol, chemotherapy drugs, etc.), and having a family history of cardiomyopathy. This stage is clearly not heart failure, but i ...
PDF - Academic Forensic Pathology
... societies, limiting the use of body weight to calculate normal heart weight. For example, in a 400 lb obese individual, 0.45% of body weight would equal 810 gm. This would not be a normal sized heart. In obesity, the heart is enlarged pathologically for a number of reasons. First, adipose tissue is ...
... societies, limiting the use of body weight to calculate normal heart weight. For example, in a 400 lb obese individual, 0.45% of body weight would equal 810 gm. This would not be a normal sized heart. In obesity, the heart is enlarged pathologically for a number of reasons. First, adipose tissue is ...
Case Report Adolescent presentation of interrupted aortic arch with
... them, echocardiogram can provide a wealth of information which other imaging techniques can not provide such as color doppler flow and associated with intracardiac anomalies. Several surgical means have been used for repair of IAA. The end-to-end anastomosis is the most commonly performed repair in ...
... them, echocardiogram can provide a wealth of information which other imaging techniques can not provide such as color doppler flow and associated with intracardiac anomalies. Several surgical means have been used for repair of IAA. The end-to-end anastomosis is the most commonly performed repair in ...
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.