Heart and Circulatory Malfunction Claim Form
... signed into law by the Governor, and took effect as of January 1, 2015. The purpose of this law is to provide employer-paid benefits to a Firefighter for cardiac illnesses resulting from a strenuous work event. The eligibility for these benefits does not arise from an “unusual exertion” as is requir ...
... signed into law by the Governor, and took effect as of January 1, 2015. The purpose of this law is to provide employer-paid benefits to a Firefighter for cardiac illnesses resulting from a strenuous work event. The eligibility for these benefits does not arise from an “unusual exertion” as is requir ...
Subclinical left ventricle dysfunction revealed by echocardiography
... infants consisting the most common childhood tumor. They are usually not present at birth and are noted within the first few weeks of life. There is typically an initial proliferative phase, with rapid tumor growth taking place in the first several months of life. This is followed by an involution p ...
... infants consisting the most common childhood tumor. They are usually not present at birth and are noted within the first few weeks of life. There is typically an initial proliferative phase, with rapid tumor growth taking place in the first several months of life. This is followed by an involution p ...
Heart Blocks and Pacemakers - Calgary Emergency Medicine
... If cardiac output is reduced, patient may experience angina, syncope or heart failure due to bradycardia and resultant hypoperfusion state. Can occur in athletes with high vagal tone Elderly: aging prolongs cycle length ...
... If cardiac output is reduced, patient may experience angina, syncope or heart failure due to bradycardia and resultant hypoperfusion state. Can occur in athletes with high vagal tone Elderly: aging prolongs cycle length ...
Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
... VSDs are the most commonly recognized congenital heart defects in children but often close spontaneously or cause congestive heart failure, prompting surgical closure before adulthood. In patients who have not undergone surgery, ECG findings more directly relate to hemodynamic consequences than to s ...
... VSDs are the most commonly recognized congenital heart defects in children but often close spontaneously or cause congestive heart failure, prompting surgical closure before adulthood. In patients who have not undergone surgery, ECG findings more directly relate to hemodynamic consequences than to s ...
Outcome of Patients Discharged after their First Detected
... related to the duration of the arrhythmia. Spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm occurs in almost 70% of patients presenting with atrial fibrillation of less than 72 hours duration, and presentation with symptoms of less than 24 hours duration is the best predictor of spontaneous conversion in a la ...
... related to the duration of the arrhythmia. Spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm occurs in almost 70% of patients presenting with atrial fibrillation of less than 72 hours duration, and presentation with symptoms of less than 24 hours duration is the best predictor of spontaneous conversion in a la ...
Presentation1
... Close blood relatives (parents, children or siblings) of such persons often have enlarged septums, although they may have no symptoms. This disease is most common in young adults. ...
... Close blood relatives (parents, children or siblings) of such persons often have enlarged septums, although they may have no symptoms. This disease is most common in young adults. ...
Myosin Types and Fiber Types in Cardiac Muscle. III. Nodal
... there is a smooth transition between the nodal tissue and the surrounding atrial myocardium. The pattern of anti-myosin immunoreactivity of AV nodal cells was similar to that of SA nodal cells. In the central and lower portions of the node, most cells were labeled by anti-bF and anti-bA and were unl ...
... there is a smooth transition between the nodal tissue and the surrounding atrial myocardium. The pattern of anti-myosin immunoreactivity of AV nodal cells was similar to that of SA nodal cells. In the central and lower portions of the node, most cells were labeled by anti-bF and anti-bA and were unl ...
Heart failure: clinical features and diagnosis
... admissions and GP consultations occur frequently following diagnosis and readmission rates among the elderly range from 29% to 47% within three to six months of the initial hospital discharge.3,4 The prevalence of heart failure is 2–3%, rising sharply at around 75 years of age.1 In the younger popul ...
... admissions and GP consultations occur frequently following diagnosis and readmission rates among the elderly range from 29% to 47% within three to six months of the initial hospital discharge.3,4 The prevalence of heart failure is 2–3%, rising sharply at around 75 years of age.1 In the younger popul ...
Cardiac Output
... increasing contractility, which results in more complete ejection of blood from the heart (lower ESV). Increased Parasympathetic Stimulation - Parasympathetic activity increases after a crisis has passed. This reduces heart rate and stroke volume from their high levels, bringing cardiac output back ...
... increasing contractility, which results in more complete ejection of blood from the heart (lower ESV). Increased Parasympathetic Stimulation - Parasympathetic activity increases after a crisis has passed. This reduces heart rate and stroke volume from their high levels, bringing cardiac output back ...
Cardiac Output
... results in greater force of contraction, which increases stroke volume. • Slow Heart Rate - Slow heart rate allows for more time for ventricular filling, increasing EDV and therefore stroke volume. • Extremely Fast Heart Rate - Extremely rapid heart rate results in low venous return and therefore de ...
... results in greater force of contraction, which increases stroke volume. • Slow Heart Rate - Slow heart rate allows for more time for ventricular filling, increasing EDV and therefore stroke volume. • Extremely Fast Heart Rate - Extremely rapid heart rate results in low venous return and therefore de ...
Children`s National Heart Institute
... extensive range of evaluation and services for children and adults with congenital heart disease. Additional programs include general cardiac evaluation, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, cardiac transplantation, My Babies Heart (single ventricle clinic), syncope evaluation, electrop ...
... extensive range of evaluation and services for children and adults with congenital heart disease. Additional programs include general cardiac evaluation, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, cardiac transplantation, My Babies Heart (single ventricle clinic), syncope evaluation, electrop ...
Three-dimensional organization of electrical turbulence in the heart
... Rotors occur in systems that are called excitable, i.e., systems that have two main properties: excitability ~ability to conduct waves of excitation! and refractoriness ~ability to recover and conduct another wave of excitation after some period of time called the refractory period!. Such rotors wer ...
... Rotors occur in systems that are called excitable, i.e., systems that have two main properties: excitability ~ability to conduct waves of excitation! and refractoriness ~ability to recover and conduct another wave of excitation after some period of time called the refractory period!. Such rotors wer ...
Myosin Types and Fiber Types in Cardiac Muscle
... there is a smooth transition between the nodal tissue and the surrounding atrial myocardium. The pattern of anti-myosin immunoreactivity of AV nodal cells was similar to that of SA nodal cells. In the central and lower portions of the node, most cells were labeled by anti-bF and anti-bA and were unl ...
... there is a smooth transition between the nodal tissue and the surrounding atrial myocardium. The pattern of anti-myosin immunoreactivity of AV nodal cells was similar to that of SA nodal cells. In the central and lower portions of the node, most cells were labeled by anti-bF and anti-bA and were unl ...
PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... of accidents per driver-year in the general public. The most common cause of syncope while driving was neurally mediated syncope (37.3%). The next most common identifiable causes were cardiac arrhythmias, including bradyarrhythmias, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias ...
... of accidents per driver-year in the general public. The most common cause of syncope while driving was neurally mediated syncope (37.3%). The next most common identifiable causes were cardiac arrhythmias, including bradyarrhythmias, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias ...
Acetylcholine and Electrolyte Metabolism in the Various Chambers
... Receutly, it has been postulated by Holland 7 that acetylcholiue might act by virtue of its ability to increase membrane permeability to sodium aud potassium ions. Thus the intrinsic metabolism of aeetylcholine iu pacemaker tissue may be of such a nature that periodic chauges in permeability occur w ...
... Receutly, it has been postulated by Holland 7 that acetylcholiue might act by virtue of its ability to increase membrane permeability to sodium aud potassium ions. Thus the intrinsic metabolism of aeetylcholine iu pacemaker tissue may be of such a nature that periodic chauges in permeability occur w ...
DCM: Dilated cardiomyopathy. Inherited Heart Disease Clinic
... Members of a family who are affected with this disease have a 50:50 chance of inheriting the genetic defect. If your DCM is hereditary, your doctor may recommend genetic counseling for you and your family. Other causes may be viral (although rare, some viruses can be severe enough to weaken the hear ...
... Members of a family who are affected with this disease have a 50:50 chance of inheriting the genetic defect. If your DCM is hereditary, your doctor may recommend genetic counseling for you and your family. Other causes may be viral (although rare, some viruses can be severe enough to weaken the hear ...
The Equine Heart: Power Plant Unequaled!
... heart beats in a lifetime. This Horse Report reviews the anatomy and functionality of the equine heart and discusses several of the most common equine heart problems. The videos contained in the electronic Horse Report (Zmag) will guide the horse owner and serve as a reference tool for veterinarians ...
... heart beats in a lifetime. This Horse Report reviews the anatomy and functionality of the equine heart and discusses several of the most common equine heart problems. The videos contained in the electronic Horse Report (Zmag) will guide the horse owner and serve as a reference tool for veterinarians ...
02 Electrical Activity of the Heart
... change into pacemaker cells under certain conditions. For example, if a cell becomes hypoxic, the membrane depolarizes, which closes fast Na+ channels. At a membrane potential of about –50 mV, all the fast Na+ channels are inactivated. When this occurs, action potentials can still be elicited; howev ...
... change into pacemaker cells under certain conditions. For example, if a cell becomes hypoxic, the membrane depolarizes, which closes fast Na+ channels. At a membrane potential of about –50 mV, all the fast Na+ channels are inactivated. When this occurs, action potentials can still be elicited; howev ...
Cardiac Development
... septation (14). However, it is known that if the cardiac neural crest is removed before it begins to migrate, the conotruncal septa completely fails to develop, and blood leaves both the ventricles through what is termed a persistent truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart anomaly in humans. Fai ...
... septation (14). However, it is known that if the cardiac neural crest is removed before it begins to migrate, the conotruncal septa completely fails to develop, and blood leaves both the ventricles through what is termed a persistent truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart anomaly in humans. Fai ...
Review Treatment of tachyarrhythmias during pregnancy and lactation
... Treatment options for tachyarrhythmia types Some general guidelines in managing tachyarrhythmias may be formulated (these guidelines also apply to non-pregnant patients). In all forms of sustained tachycardia which are haemodynamically not well tolerated (resulting in fetal hypoperfusion), emergency ...
... Treatment options for tachyarrhythmia types Some general guidelines in managing tachyarrhythmias may be formulated (these guidelines also apply to non-pregnant patients). In all forms of sustained tachycardia which are haemodynamically not well tolerated (resulting in fetal hypoperfusion), emergency ...
Cardiologic examinations in ferrets with and - diss.fu
... In all mammals the general anatomic plan of the cardiac nerves are similar but differ in detail in various species (Detweiler, 1984C). The cardiac nerves arise bilaterally from the parasympathetic (vagal) trunk and the sympathetic trunk. Andrews et al. (1979) reported that the vagus nerve and sympat ...
... In all mammals the general anatomic plan of the cardiac nerves are similar but differ in detail in various species (Detweiler, 1984C). The cardiac nerves arise bilaterally from the parasympathetic (vagal) trunk and the sympathetic trunk. Andrews et al. (1979) reported that the vagus nerve and sympat ...
anti – arrhythmic drugs class i: sodium channel blockers
... tachyarrhythmias caused by increased sympathetic activity. They are also used for atrial flutter and fibrillation and for AV-nodal reentrant tachycardia. [Note: In contrast to the sodium-channel blockers, βblockers and Class III compounds, such as sotalol and amiodarone, are increasing in use. ...
... tachyarrhythmias caused by increased sympathetic activity. They are also used for atrial flutter and fibrillation and for AV-nodal reentrant tachycardia. [Note: In contrast to the sodium-channel blockers, βblockers and Class III compounds, such as sotalol and amiodarone, are increasing in use. ...
Acute Electrophysiologic Effects of Inhaled Salbutamol in Humans*
... severe arrhythmias. The patients were clinically stable during the 4 weeks preceding the intervention, with no upper or lower respiratory tract infections. Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and oral bronchodilators were discontinued for at least 1 month prior to the study. Inhaled short- and long-act ...
... severe arrhythmias. The patients were clinically stable during the 4 weeks preceding the intervention, with no upper or lower respiratory tract infections. Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and oral bronchodilators were discontinued for at least 1 month prior to the study. Inhaled short- and long-act ...
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular
... fied as definitive with fulfillment of as few as two major or one with ARVC often have thin right ventricular walls that can major and two minor criteria (5). Utilizing these criteria, it may predispose them to perforation, a risk that becomes even greater be possible to avoid further diagnostic studie ...
... fied as definitive with fulfillment of as few as two major or one with ARVC often have thin right ventricular walls that can major and two minor criteria (5). Utilizing these criteria, it may predispose them to perforation, a risk that becomes even greater be possible to avoid further diagnostic studie ...