Common arterial trunk (Truncus arteriosus)
... how long children with this condition will live for. Over time, the tube between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery will need to be replaced. The timing of this will vary in every case and will depend on how well the tube and valve function with age. In children where the original single o ...
... how long children with this condition will live for. Over time, the tube between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery will need to be replaced. The timing of this will vary in every case and will depend on how well the tube and valve function with age. In children where the original single o ...
Mitochondrial Cytopathies and Cardiac Disease
... may be either “pure” cardiopathies or, more commonly, part of multisystemic mitochondrial cytopathies – which may include: short stature, sensorineural hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathies, and many more symptoms and signs. ...
... may be either “pure” cardiopathies or, more commonly, part of multisystemic mitochondrial cytopathies – which may include: short stature, sensorineural hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathies, and many more symptoms and signs. ...
Cardiology - New England EMS Institute
... Systole: Contraction phase, usually referring to ventricular contraction ...
... Systole: Contraction phase, usually referring to ventricular contraction ...
Unit 6 Cardiac F07 - Madisonville Community College
... 3. Explain action potential of cardiac cells. 4. Explain the conduction system of the heart. 5. Describe an ECG. 6. Contrast limb and chest leads used to obtain ECG. 7. Describe the nurse’s role in continuous electrocardiographic monitoring. 8. Describe the electrocardiographic paper and its marking ...
... 3. Explain action potential of cardiac cells. 4. Explain the conduction system of the heart. 5. Describe an ECG. 6. Contrast limb and chest leads used to obtain ECG. 7. Describe the nurse’s role in continuous electrocardiographic monitoring. 8. Describe the electrocardiographic paper and its marking ...
Atrial Fibrillation, the Arrhythmia of the Elderly
... incidence of AF. The relationship between these findings and the arrhythmia are still unclear. Atrial fibrillation may occur in the absence of detectable organic heart disease, the so-called "lone AF", in about 30% of cases. The term “lone AF” or "idiopathic AF" implies the absence of any detectable ...
... incidence of AF. The relationship between these findings and the arrhythmia are still unclear. Atrial fibrillation may occur in the absence of detectable organic heart disease, the so-called "lone AF", in about 30% of cases. The term “lone AF” or "idiopathic AF" implies the absence of any detectable ...
A Challenging Case Of Ventricular Arrhythmia In A Patient
... that: (i) the majority of SCD cases occur in patients with preserved or moderately reduced LVEF, (ii) relatively few patients with reduced LVEF will benefit from an ICD (most will never experience a lifethreatening arrhythmic event, others have a high risk for non-sudden death), (iii) a reduced LVEF ...
... that: (i) the majority of SCD cases occur in patients with preserved or moderately reduced LVEF, (ii) relatively few patients with reduced LVEF will benefit from an ICD (most will never experience a lifethreatening arrhythmic event, others have a high risk for non-sudden death), (iii) a reduced LVEF ...
Review Article Ventricular Tachycardia in the Absence of Structural
... Intrafascicular tachycardia has a right bundle branch block (RBBB) left-axis configuration in 90% to 95% of cases (exit site, left posterior fascicle) and the rest have RBBB with a right-axis pattern (exit site, left anterior fascicle). This form of VT is seen in the second to fourth decade of life ...
... Intrafascicular tachycardia has a right bundle branch block (RBBB) left-axis configuration in 90% to 95% of cases (exit site, left posterior fascicle) and the rest have RBBB with a right-axis pattern (exit site, left anterior fascicle). This form of VT is seen in the second to fourth decade of life ...
atrial fibrillation
... Atrial flutter is another type of arrhythmia. It is caused by very fast but regular electrical impulses that often start in the right atrium. The electrical impulses travel around and around in the atrium in an abnormal circular pattern (“circuit”). ...
... Atrial flutter is another type of arrhythmia. It is caused by very fast but regular electrical impulses that often start in the right atrium. The electrical impulses travel around and around in the atrium in an abnormal circular pattern (“circuit”). ...
Learn ECG in a Day
... As impulses arise in SA node and traverse through atria, they cause depolarization of the atria. From the atria impulses reach AV node, where there is some delay. This delay will allow the atria to contract and pump blood into the ventricles. This impulse is later spread along bundle of His, left ...
... As impulses arise in SA node and traverse through atria, they cause depolarization of the atria. From the atria impulses reach AV node, where there is some delay. This delay will allow the atria to contract and pump blood into the ventricles. This impulse is later spread along bundle of His, left ...
Maintenance of sinus rhythm and treatment of atrial fibrillation in
... 4. Maintenance of sinus rhythm and treatment of atrial fibrillation Protection of the sinus rhythm in patients with MS is very important because of reduce the risk of cerebral embolism, conservation of cardiac output and exercise capacity, and reduction of symptoms. For the first time that long-term ...
... 4. Maintenance of sinus rhythm and treatment of atrial fibrillation Protection of the sinus rhythm in patients with MS is very important because of reduce the risk of cerebral embolism, conservation of cardiac output and exercise capacity, and reduction of symptoms. For the first time that long-term ...
Prognostic benefits of heart rate reduction in cardiovascular disease
... of 80 years, humans are already an exception to the equation for heart rate and life expectancy in mammals. The explanation is provided by a fundamental metabolic theory based on heat loss and production, the ratio of which increases as body size decreases. However, it is true that in the general po ...
... of 80 years, humans are already an exception to the equation for heart rate and life expectancy in mammals. The explanation is provided by a fundamental metabolic theory based on heat loss and production, the ratio of which increases as body size decreases. However, it is true that in the general po ...
Sodium Channel Mutations and Susceptibility to Heart Failure and
... MDE gel (FMC Bioproducts, Rockland, Md). Treated products were sequenced by the dye-terminator method in a core facility, using an ABI PRISM 377 DNA Sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif ). DNA sequence (Figure 2B) was viewed and analyzed using the Sequencher computer program (Gene Codes ...
... MDE gel (FMC Bioproducts, Rockland, Md). Treated products were sequenced by the dye-terminator method in a core facility, using an ABI PRISM 377 DNA Sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif ). DNA sequence (Figure 2B) was viewed and analyzed using the Sequencher computer program (Gene Codes ...
Transcutaneous Pacing for Pacing
... This technique is not as efficient as transvenous pacing because the electrical stimulus (the pads) is not in direct contact with the heart muscle. Transcutaneous pacing is a good temporary solution in an emergency situation to improve a slow heart rate resulting in inadequate cardiac output. ...
... This technique is not as efficient as transvenous pacing because the electrical stimulus (the pads) is not in direct contact with the heart muscle. Transcutaneous pacing is a good temporary solution in an emergency situation to improve a slow heart rate resulting in inadequate cardiac output. ...
Surgical Ventricular Restoration
... great vessels. TACHYCARDIA is an abnormally rapid heart rate, greater than one hundred (100) beats per minute. ...
... great vessels. TACHYCARDIA is an abnormally rapid heart rate, greater than one hundred (100) beats per minute. ...
PDF file - Via Medica Journals
... study [12], analyzed 409 patients with class III and IV NYHA class heart failure and mean ejection fraction of 23%, among which 84 patients (20%) had atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality after adjustment for clinical covariates in this co ...
... study [12], analyzed 409 patients with class III and IV NYHA class heart failure and mean ejection fraction of 23%, among which 84 patients (20%) had atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation was not found to be an independent predictor of mortality after adjustment for clinical covariates in this co ...
Should all patients receive dual chamber pacing ICDs? The
... 3. Electrophysiology study (EPS)-induced VT and a history of syncope. 4. Spontaneous, non-sustained VT, with sustained monomorphic VT induced during EPS. Patients are excluded if they: 1. Have reversible causes of the VT/VF event. 2. Have permanent pacemakers. 3. Have second degree, third degree, or ...
... 3. Electrophysiology study (EPS)-induced VT and a history of syncope. 4. Spontaneous, non-sustained VT, with sustained monomorphic VT induced during EPS. Patients are excluded if they: 1. Have reversible causes of the VT/VF event. 2. Have permanent pacemakers. 3. Have second degree, third degree, or ...
The use of HRV analysis in the marketing research
... the heart per minute. The heart rate can vary according to the body's physical needs. It is usually equal or close to the pulse measured at any peripheral point. The normal resting adult human heart rate ranges from 60-100 beats per minute (bpm). A fast heart rate, defined as above 100 bpm at rest i ...
... the heart per minute. The heart rate can vary according to the body's physical needs. It is usually equal or close to the pulse measured at any peripheral point. The normal resting adult human heart rate ranges from 60-100 beats per minute (bpm). A fast heart rate, defined as above 100 bpm at rest i ...
Heart failure – an overview
... Heart failure does not occur in isolation, and in many patients, other diseases or the underlying cause of the heart failure are still present and need attention. Angina, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, smoking-related lung disease, osteoarthritis and gout (often due to diuretics) are common. S ...
... Heart failure does not occur in isolation, and in many patients, other diseases or the underlying cause of the heart failure are still present and need attention. Angina, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, smoking-related lung disease, osteoarthritis and gout (often due to diuretics) are common. S ...
Evaluation of Cardiac Masses
... Metastatic Disease to the Heart Metastases can manifest in the ...
... Metastatic Disease to the Heart Metastases can manifest in the ...
Pacemaker Syndrome and Pacemaker Complications
... Pacemaker syndrome refers to the occurrence of symptoms relating to the loss of AV synchrony in patients with a pacemaker, ie the atria contract at the same time as paced ventricular contractions. [4] The result is decreased cardiac output in response to which the total peripheral resistance will in ...
... Pacemaker syndrome refers to the occurrence of symptoms relating to the loss of AV synchrony in patients with a pacemaker, ie the atria contract at the same time as paced ventricular contractions. [4] The result is decreased cardiac output in response to which the total peripheral resistance will in ...
Table 1
... 20% in the R-R interval. An ectopic beat was considered an atrial premature beat when there was conclusive evidence of abnormal atrial depolarization in any of the Holter channels. Only isolated atrial ectopic beats (preceded and followed by ⱖ20 normal sinus beats) with a distinct postectopic pause ...
... 20% in the R-R interval. An ectopic beat was considered an atrial premature beat when there was conclusive evidence of abnormal atrial depolarization in any of the Holter channels. Only isolated atrial ectopic beats (preceded and followed by ⱖ20 normal sinus beats) with a distinct postectopic pause ...
Successful catheter ablation of ventricular
... a double switch operation (DSO) with the combined Mustard and Rastelli procedures when he was 10 years old. He developed sustained VT 16 years after the surgery. An electrophysiological study was performed using a 3D mapping system. During the VT, abnormal fragmented potentials were identified in th ...
... a double switch operation (DSO) with the combined Mustard and Rastelli procedures when he was 10 years old. He developed sustained VT 16 years after the surgery. An electrophysiological study was performed using a 3D mapping system. During the VT, abnormal fragmented potentials were identified in th ...
331 ANATOMIC AND HISTOLOGIC REVIEW OF THE CORONARY
... muscular CS-atrial connections and, 3) an previously undescribed muscular atrio-coronary sinus bundle. Two muscular tracts linking the CS to the right atrium (RA), (one antero-superior or septal, and another postero-inferior or atrial) were discovered as well. Microscopic findings: 1) striated myoca ...
... muscular CS-atrial connections and, 3) an previously undescribed muscular atrio-coronary sinus bundle. Two muscular tracts linking the CS to the right atrium (RA), (one antero-superior or septal, and another postero-inferior or atrial) were discovered as well. Microscopic findings: 1) striated myoca ...
Interventional Cardiology
... depolarization (VPD)-induced cardiomyopathy is a condition in which frequent ventricular ectopic impulses result in left ventricular (LV) dysfunction leading to systolic heart failure (HF) [1–3] . The causal relationship between VPDs and nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) has been firmly established ...
... depolarization (VPD)-induced cardiomyopathy is a condition in which frequent ventricular ectopic impulses result in left ventricular (LV) dysfunction leading to systolic heart failure (HF) [1–3] . The causal relationship between VPDs and nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) has been firmly established ...
Non-Invasive Transcutaneous Pacing
... rhythmically, and therefore pumps efficiently. The fact that all conductive cells in the heart possess the capability of spontaneous depolarization provides a natural back-up pacemaking capability, in case the SA node should fail. The progress of the depolarization wave causing the muscle contractio ...
... rhythmically, and therefore pumps efficiently. The fact that all conductive cells in the heart possess the capability of spontaneous depolarization provides a natural back-up pacemaking capability, in case the SA node should fail. The progress of the depolarization wave causing the muscle contractio ...