syncope evaluation and management
... • Establishes diagnosis in only 2-3% of patients with syncope if EKG is normal. • Indicated in patients at highest risk for arrhythmia ie, abnormal ekg, palpitations, cad history, syncope when supine or with exertion, +FH ...
... • Establishes diagnosis in only 2-3% of patients with syncope if EKG is normal. • Indicated in patients at highest risk for arrhythmia ie, abnormal ekg, palpitations, cad history, syncope when supine or with exertion, +FH ...
2012 EHRA/HRS expert consensus statement on cardiac
... KEYWORDS Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Follow-up; Non-responder; Consensus recommendations (Heart Rhythm 2012;9:1524 –1576) This document was approved by the European Heart Rhythm Association, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the Heart Rhythm Society, the Am ...
... KEYWORDS Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Follow-up; Non-responder; Consensus recommendations (Heart Rhythm 2012;9:1524 –1576) This document was approved by the European Heart Rhythm Association, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the Heart Rhythm Society, the Am ...
Electrocardiographic imaging of cardiac resynchronization therapy
... ration (QRSd) as a criterion for patient selection and assessment of response is weak.4,5 LV lead location may be a factor. The incremental benefit of single-site LV pacing alone is unresolved. The electrical consequences of LV pathology have not been examined. Although improved mechanical performan ...
... ration (QRSd) as a criterion for patient selection and assessment of response is weak.4,5 LV lead location may be a factor. The incremental benefit of single-site LV pacing alone is unresolved. The electrical consequences of LV pathology have not been examined. Although improved mechanical performan ...
Poincare Plot of Heart Rate Variability Allows
... and patients with heart failure [4,51, in all of which increased sympathetic and decreased parasympathetic nervous system activity is common. Various methods have been used to attempt to quantify these autonomic influences. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the measurement of heart r ...
... and patients with heart failure [4,51, in all of which increased sympathetic and decreased parasympathetic nervous system activity is common. Various methods have been used to attempt to quantify these autonomic influences. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the measurement of heart r ...
Slide Set - Professional Heart Daily
... associated with bradycardia with symptoms (including heart failure) or ventricular arrhythmias presumed to be due to AV block. Permanent pacemaker implantation is indicated for third-degree and advanced second-degree AV block at any anatomic level associated with arrhythmias and other medical condit ...
... associated with bradycardia with symptoms (including heart failure) or ventricular arrhythmias presumed to be due to AV block. Permanent pacemaker implantation is indicated for third-degree and advanced second-degree AV block at any anatomic level associated with arrhythmias and other medical condit ...
Medical treatment in Poland – analysis and models Cardiology
... Wykrętowicz and Professor Bogumił Kamiński, for their valuable comments on the texts, which resulted in clarifying the topics discussed in individual chapters. ...
... Wykrętowicz and Professor Bogumił Kamiński, for their valuable comments on the texts, which resulted in clarifying the topics discussed in individual chapters. ...
Cost-Effectiveness of the Use of Implantable Cardioverter
... diseases (CVD) and is often caused by arrhythmia. Patients with arrhythmia can be prevented from SCD with antiarrhythmic agents or with an implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD). Primary prevention is focussed on preventing a cardiac arrest before a life threatening situation happen. Implanting ...
... diseases (CVD) and is often caused by arrhythmia. Patients with arrhythmia can be prevented from SCD with antiarrhythmic agents or with an implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD). Primary prevention is focussed on preventing a cardiac arrest before a life threatening situation happen. Implanting ...
I IIaIIbIII - Ochsner Health System
... associated with bradycardia with symptoms (including heart failure) or ventricular arrhythmias presumed to be due to AV block. Permanent pacemaker implantation is indicated for third-degree and advanced second-degree AV block at any anatomic level associated with arrhythmias and other medical condit ...
... associated with bradycardia with symptoms (including heart failure) or ventricular arrhythmias presumed to be due to AV block. Permanent pacemaker implantation is indicated for third-degree and advanced second-degree AV block at any anatomic level associated with arrhythmias and other medical condit ...
Pacemakers - British Heart Foundation
... Some types of pacemakers can also speed up the rate at which your heart is paced when you are active or exercising. The pacemaker does this by using a special sensor that recognises your body movements or breathing rate – which is how your heart would respond if it were working normally. This sensor ...
... Some types of pacemakers can also speed up the rate at which your heart is paced when you are active or exercising. The pacemaker does this by using a special sensor that recognises your body movements or breathing rate – which is how your heart would respond if it were working normally. This sensor ...
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC
... Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the most arrhythmogenic forms of inherited cardiomyopathy and a frequent cause of sudden death in the young. Affected individuals typically present between the second and fourth decade of life with arrhythmias coming from the right ven ...
... Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the most arrhythmogenic forms of inherited cardiomyopathy and a frequent cause of sudden death in the young. Affected individuals typically present between the second and fourth decade of life with arrhythmias coming from the right ven ...
EMBLEMTM S-ICD System Patient Handbook
... for VT or VF. Some heart disorders that are associated with risks of developing VT or VF are listed below: • Heart Attack: Occurs when there is a complete or sudden loss of oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart muscle due to a blocked or narrowed coronary artery. Due to the lack of an oxygen-rich blo ...
... for VT or VF. Some heart disorders that are associated with risks of developing VT or VF are listed below: • Heart Attack: Occurs when there is a complete or sudden loss of oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart muscle due to a blocked or narrowed coronary artery. Due to the lack of an oxygen-rich blo ...
Tumours of the Heart
... When most cardiac tumours were diagnosed at autopsy, myxomas and sarcomas were reported at a similar frequency. With the utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass and surgical excision, the reported frequency of myxomas as opposed to cardiac sarcomas has increased substantially {249,1568}. In a review o ...
... When most cardiac tumours were diagnosed at autopsy, myxomas and sarcomas were reported at a similar frequency. With the utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass and surgical excision, the reported frequency of myxomas as opposed to cardiac sarcomas has increased substantially {249,1568}. In a review o ...
Upregulation of Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 Plays a Critical
... beneficial effects to maintain cardiac output by reducing wall stress; however, long-term stresses induce systolic dysfunction, leading to heart failure.1 Clinical studies have demonstrated that cardiac hypertrophy is not only a cause of congestive heart failure but also an independent risk factor f ...
... beneficial effects to maintain cardiac output by reducing wall stress; however, long-term stresses induce systolic dysfunction, leading to heart failure.1 Clinical studies have demonstrated that cardiac hypertrophy is not only a cause of congestive heart failure but also an independent risk factor f ...
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
... various mammalian species (Jamieson and Palade, 1964; Cantin et al., 1979; Mifune et al., 1996), but authors do not agree on the number and diameter of the granules in the various regions of the atrial-auricular complex. In the rat, the larger number of granules was found in the right atrium, wherea ...
... various mammalian species (Jamieson and Palade, 1964; Cantin et al., 1979; Mifune et al., 1996), but authors do not agree on the number and diameter of the granules in the various regions of the atrial-auricular complex. In the rat, the larger number of granules was found in the right atrium, wherea ...
Two components of delayed rectifier K+ current in heart: molecular
... a pronounced dominant negative effect on the original isoform of KvLQT1 (isoform 1) when they are co-expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Péréon et al demonstrated that the overall expression of KvLQT1 (isoform 1, isoform 2) and minK genes in the ventricle was similar among the epicardial, midmyocadial and ...
... a pronounced dominant negative effect on the original isoform of KvLQT1 (isoform 1) when they are co-expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Péréon et al demonstrated that the overall expression of KvLQT1 (isoform 1, isoform 2) and minK genes in the ventricle was similar among the epicardial, midmyocadial and ...
PDF Article
... of the innervated cells (2,3). The parasympathetic modulation of sympathetic effects can be quite marked and can entirely override the sympathetic effects. A clinically relevant example of such an interaction is that seen when a mixed beta- and alpha-receptor agonist, such as epinephrine, is adminis ...
... of the innervated cells (2,3). The parasympathetic modulation of sympathetic effects can be quite marked and can entirely override the sympathetic effects. A clinically relevant example of such an interaction is that seen when a mixed beta- and alpha-receptor agonist, such as epinephrine, is adminis ...
A multiple decision trees architecture for medical diagnosis: The
... The research work presented in this paper treats the problem of differentiation among OS, A2_P2 and S3 as a classification problem and aims at examining whether Decision Trees-based classifier algorithms and architectures can give reliable solutions for the above problem. This is the first study of the ...
... The research work presented in this paper treats the problem of differentiation among OS, A2_P2 and S3 as a classification problem and aims at examining whether Decision Trees-based classifier algorithms and architectures can give reliable solutions for the above problem. This is the first study of the ...
cristiana maria mendes de sousa paulo ortigão soares
... studies have used different populations, diverse statistical methods for risk estimation and variable outcomes and follow-up periods, limiting their comparability.30 Many prognostic models were elaborated to estimate individual risk of death.31, 32 The New York Heart Association functional classific ...
... studies have used different populations, diverse statistical methods for risk estimation and variable outcomes and follow-up periods, limiting their comparability.30 Many prognostic models were elaborated to estimate individual risk of death.31, 32 The New York Heart Association functional classific ...
RV Electrical Activation in Heart Failure During Right, Left, and
... JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, VOL. 3, NO. 6, 2010 JUNE 2010:567–75 ...
... JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, VOL. 3, NO. 6, 2010 JUNE 2010:567–75 ...
36th Bethesda Conference - American College of Cardiology
... facilitate consideration of significant and timely issues regarding the practice of cardiovascular medicine and matters affecting patient care, research, and training for which absolute or hard data are incomplete. Appropriate organizations other than the American College of Cardiology Foundation (A ...
... facilitate consideration of significant and timely issues regarding the practice of cardiovascular medicine and matters affecting patient care, research, and training for which absolute or hard data are incomplete. Appropriate organizations other than the American College of Cardiology Foundation (A ...
Name of presentation
... Thoracic Rads - Normal Normal cats change with age • Long axis of the heart is more horizontal in old cats (40%) • Aortic bulge develops (30%) – Not due to hypertension or hyperthyroidism – At the aortic isthmus – Cardiac measurements in young & old cats are the same, despite these conformational c ...
... Thoracic Rads - Normal Normal cats change with age • Long axis of the heart is more horizontal in old cats (40%) • Aortic bulge develops (30%) – Not due to hypertension or hyperthyroidism – At the aortic isthmus – Cardiac measurements in young & old cats are the same, despite these conformational c ...
2015 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline for the
... reciprocating tachycardia, pre-excitation, pregnancy, quality of life, sinoatrial node, sinus node reentry, sinus tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, supraventricular arrhythmia, tachycardia, tachyarrhythmia, vagal maneuvers (Valsalva maneuver), and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Additionall ...
... reciprocating tachycardia, pre-excitation, pregnancy, quality of life, sinoatrial node, sinus node reentry, sinus tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, supraventricular arrhythmia, tachycardia, tachyarrhythmia, vagal maneuvers (Valsalva maneuver), and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Additionall ...
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... model described by Torrent-Guasp, cardiac muscular structures produce two simple loops that start at the pulmonary artery and end in the aorta. These components include a horizontal basal loop that surrounds the right and left ventricles, changes direction through a spinal fold in the ventricular my ...
... model described by Torrent-Guasp, cardiac muscular structures produce two simple loops that start at the pulmonary artery and end in the aorta. These components include a horizontal basal loop that surrounds the right and left ventricles, changes direction through a spinal fold in the ventricular my ...
Task Force Report Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death of the
... involved. The more certain a specific mechanism is, the better preventive measures may be developed. Although it is true that in most cases of instantaneous death, such as after myocardial infarction, a tachyarrhythmia is the underlying cause, there are other mechanisms that may also lead to sudden ...
... involved. The more certain a specific mechanism is, the better preventive measures may be developed. Although it is true that in most cases of instantaneous death, such as after myocardial infarction, a tachyarrhythmia is the underlying cause, there are other mechanisms that may also lead to sudden ...
Amiodarone Supplants Lidocaine in ACLS and CPR Protocols
... Cardiac action potentials are divided into fast-response action potential and slowresponse action potential. Fast-response action potential, also known as nonpacemaker action potential, is found in nonnodal cardiomyocytes (atrial and ventricular myocytes, and Purkinje tissue). This action potential ...
... Cardiac action potentials are divided into fast-response action potential and slowresponse action potential. Fast-response action potential, also known as nonpacemaker action potential, is found in nonnodal cardiomyocytes (atrial and ventricular myocytes, and Purkinje tissue). This action potential ...