I. Sinus rhythms and arrhythmias A. Records the impulse originating
... 5. PR interval: progressively longer until a P wave is not conducted and the QRS complex dropped, then the cycle repeats 6. Interpretation: Second Degree AV Block, type I ( Mobitz I, Wenckebach) F. Clinical presentation: 1. Usually asymptomatic with good prognosis 2. May have signs of decreased card ...
... 5. PR interval: progressively longer until a P wave is not conducted and the QRS complex dropped, then the cycle repeats 6. Interpretation: Second Degree AV Block, type I ( Mobitz I, Wenckebach) F. Clinical presentation: 1. Usually asymptomatic with good prognosis 2. May have signs of decreased card ...
ECG Int W06 2401KB Jan 14 2015 08:21:51 AM
... Wide, Bizarre QRS Complex Always identify the underlying rhythm first Can appear in couplets, triplets, short runs of V-Tach, bigeminy and trigeminy Can be uni-focal or multi-focal Caused by random firing within the ventricles Not accompanied by a P-wave ...
... Wide, Bizarre QRS Complex Always identify the underlying rhythm first Can appear in couplets, triplets, short runs of V-Tach, bigeminy and trigeminy Can be uni-focal or multi-focal Caused by random firing within the ventricles Not accompanied by a P-wave ...
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - University of Maryland Medical
... How is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome treated? HLHS is the one of the most challenging and complex forms of congenital heart disease. Without treatment, this defect is usually fatal within the first weeks of life. The Fetal Heart Program and the Children’s Heart Program at the University of Maryla ...
... How is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome treated? HLHS is the one of the most challenging and complex forms of congenital heart disease. Without treatment, this defect is usually fatal within the first weeks of life. The Fetal Heart Program and the Children’s Heart Program at the University of Maryla ...
Atrial Arrhythmias After Lung Transplantation
... putative lines of conduction block that serve as potential substrate for macroreentrant tachyarrhythmia while possibly also compartmentalizing the LA to reduce the incidence of AF. LT could be viewed as the ultimate form of antral isolation of the PVs, depending on the extent of retained recipient P ...
... putative lines of conduction block that serve as potential substrate for macroreentrant tachyarrhythmia while possibly also compartmentalizing the LA to reduce the incidence of AF. LT could be viewed as the ultimate form of antral isolation of the PVs, depending on the extent of retained recipient P ...
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... be expected. The negative results may be due to the insufficient staining of cells in this region. Moreover, owing to the deeper situation of the posterior part of the heart, it is much less accessible to observation by transparency which has been otherwise very helpful. As regards the nerves connec ...
... be expected. The negative results may be due to the insufficient staining of cells in this region. Moreover, owing to the deeper situation of the posterior part of the heart, it is much less accessible to observation by transparency which has been otherwise very helpful. As regards the nerves connec ...
Fatty acid oxidation inhibition with PPARa activation (FOXIB/PPARa
... [13]. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial including heart failure patients of NYHA classes II – III with no metabolic or other severe diseases was terminated prematurely, however, because side effects had occurred in a small number of patients. Should this drug approach be pursued further? The ob ...
... [13]. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial including heart failure patients of NYHA classes II – III with no metabolic or other severe diseases was terminated prematurely, however, because side effects had occurred in a small number of patients. Should this drug approach be pursued further? The ob ...
MP264-Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
... Ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that provides circulatory support for patients whose heart can no longer pump blood effectively due to heart failure. VAD’s are used temporarily in patients awaiting a heart transplant when their hearts are so severely damaged that the risk of dea ...
... Ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that provides circulatory support for patients whose heart can no longer pump blood effectively due to heart failure. VAD’s are used temporarily in patients awaiting a heart transplant when their hearts are so severely damaged that the risk of dea ...
Chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: The modern
... 1. Introduction It’s known, that chronic heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by typical symptoms (e.g. breathlessness, ankle swelling and fatigue) that may be accompanied by signs (e.g. elevated jugular venous pressure, pulmonary crackles and peripheral oedema) caused by a struc ...
... 1. Introduction It’s known, that chronic heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by typical symptoms (e.g. breathlessness, ankle swelling and fatigue) that may be accompanied by signs (e.g. elevated jugular venous pressure, pulmonary crackles and peripheral oedema) caused by a struc ...
apnea-induced hypoxia and heart failure
... Heart failure due to dysfunction of the left ventricle primarily produces pulmonary symptoms (e.g., dyspnea [difficulty breathing], wheezing, hypoxia, cyanosis), while heart failure due to dysfunction of the right ventricle produces primarily systemic symptoms (e.g., peripheral edema, jugular vein d ...
... Heart failure due to dysfunction of the left ventricle primarily produces pulmonary symptoms (e.g., dyspnea [difficulty breathing], wheezing, hypoxia, cyanosis), while heart failure due to dysfunction of the right ventricle produces primarily systemic symptoms (e.g., peripheral edema, jugular vein d ...
Nursing 259 - University of Hawaii
... Atrial Arrhythmias Premature Atrial Contractions Atrial Tachycardia Paroxysmal NonParoxysmal ...
... Atrial Arrhythmias Premature Atrial Contractions Atrial Tachycardia Paroxysmal NonParoxysmal ...
Episodic Central Nervous System Ischemia of
... the major and only clinical feature of the myxoma."• 15 The embolic phenomena are due to either portions of this friable tumor breaking free or blood clot or fibrin material dislodging from the tumor surface.16 Thus, the fundamental cause of the embolus is recognized pathologically only when the rem ...
... the major and only clinical feature of the myxoma."• 15 The embolic phenomena are due to either portions of this friable tumor breaking free or blood clot or fibrin material dislodging from the tumor surface.16 Thus, the fundamental cause of the embolus is recognized pathologically only when the rem ...
Contractile Proteins of Heart Muscle in Man
... muscle. It is not difficult to predict the influence of these biochemical factors. They are likely to be responsible for a greater speed of contraction and should play a predominant role in the adaptation of the heart muscle to rapid changes in internal environment. Actomyosin bands, gels, superprec ...
... muscle. It is not difficult to predict the influence of these biochemical factors. They are likely to be responsible for a greater speed of contraction and should play a predominant role in the adaptation of the heart muscle to rapid changes in internal environment. Actomyosin bands, gels, superprec ...
Worksheet
... c. How much voltage will be recorded if the direction of depolarization is perpendicular to the lead of axis? _____ 3. Magnitude (total voltage) of an ECG waveform is determined by the ...
... c. How much voltage will be recorded if the direction of depolarization is perpendicular to the lead of axis? _____ 3. Magnitude (total voltage) of an ECG waveform is determined by the ...
PDF - Circulation Research
... "a clinical scientist of imposing stature who has made visionary contributions to heart catheterization, cardiovascular physiology, and myocardial metabolism." He began innovative catheterization studies on children with congenital heart defects at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1943, which included ...
... "a clinical scientist of imposing stature who has made visionary contributions to heart catheterization, cardiovascular physiology, and myocardial metabolism." He began innovative catheterization studies on children with congenital heart defects at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1943, which included ...
Mean Frequency Of Premature Ventricular Complexes As
... RE-ENTRY IN DAMAGED VENTRICULAR MUSCLE, automaticity in the His-Purkinje fibers, and triggered activity due to afterdepolarizations have been found to be the main mechanisms responsible for ventricular arrhythmias (1 – 3). Clinical and epidemiological associations between premature ventricular compl ...
... RE-ENTRY IN DAMAGED VENTRICULAR MUSCLE, automaticity in the His-Purkinje fibers, and triggered activity due to afterdepolarizations have been found to be the main mechanisms responsible for ventricular arrhythmias (1 – 3). Clinical and epidemiological associations between premature ventricular compl ...
The QT interval: How long is too long?
... doesn’t return to a normal sinus rhythm, it will eventually go into ventricular fibrillation. This is where the ventricles of the heart are quivering. Ventricular fibrillation requires immediate defibrillation because it can lead to sudden cardiac arrest if left untreated. There are some signs of im ...
... doesn’t return to a normal sinus rhythm, it will eventually go into ventricular fibrillation. This is where the ventricles of the heart are quivering. Ventricular fibrillation requires immediate defibrillation because it can lead to sudden cardiac arrest if left untreated. There are some signs of im ...
Developing Biomedical Simulations for Next-generation
... makes it possible to analyze the behaviors of various ion currents that pass through the cardiac muscles. Furthermore, Ca2+ concentrations in various parts of the cardiac muscles can be obtained, and these then serve as the input values for the excitation-contraction ...
... makes it possible to analyze the behaviors of various ion currents that pass through the cardiac muscles. Furthermore, Ca2+ concentrations in various parts of the cardiac muscles can be obtained, and these then serve as the input values for the excitation-contraction ...
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... Intrinsic Conduction System of the Heart (cont’d) Purkinje fibers – Spread within muscles of the ventricle walls Movement of wave from SA node Purkinje fibers ...
... Intrinsic Conduction System of the Heart (cont’d) Purkinje fibers – Spread within muscles of the ventricle walls Movement of wave from SA node Purkinje fibers ...
Cardiorespiratory Diseases
... Ventricular Tachycardia Rapid HR reduces vent filling time, and, therefore decreases CO If untreated, may lead to vent fibrillation (cardiac arrest), a life-threatening situation ...
... Ventricular Tachycardia Rapid HR reduces vent filling time, and, therefore decreases CO If untreated, may lead to vent fibrillation (cardiac arrest), a life-threatening situation ...
Heartstart Information - Heatley Mere Residents Association
... In each of these two types of shockable cardiac arrhythmia, the heart is active, but in a lifethreatening, dysfunctional pattern. In ventricular tachycardia, the heart beats too fast to effectively pump blood. Ultimately, ventricular tachycardia leads to ventricular fibrillation. In ventricular fibr ...
... In each of these two types of shockable cardiac arrhythmia, the heart is active, but in a lifethreatening, dysfunctional pattern. In ventricular tachycardia, the heart beats too fast to effectively pump blood. Ultimately, ventricular tachycardia leads to ventricular fibrillation. In ventricular fibr ...
Radiology Packet 1 - University of Prince Edward Island
... • Thoracic volume is diminished due to lack of deep inspiration. • Heart appears larger due to diminished thoracic volume. • Lungs have increased soft tissue opacity since they are less fully aerated. • On the DV view the right lung is more opaque than the left and the heart is shifted toward the ri ...
... • Thoracic volume is diminished due to lack of deep inspiration. • Heart appears larger due to diminished thoracic volume. • Lungs have increased soft tissue opacity since they are less fully aerated. • On the DV view the right lung is more opaque than the left and the heart is shifted toward the ri ...
Ventricular Premature Contractions in the Athlete
... generally benign and may improve over time Medications have not been demonstrated to show benefit, catheter ablation may be curative in select cases, and ICD therapy is generally not indicated ...
... generally benign and may improve over time Medications have not been demonstrated to show benefit, catheter ablation may be curative in select cases, and ICD therapy is generally not indicated ...
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... artery) can lead to decreased blood flow to the heart muscle. When the heart muscle does not get enough oxygen/blood either at rest or with exercise, it produces heart muscle pain (angina). If the heart muscle is deprived of blood flow/oxygen for too long, it may cause portions of the heart muscle t ...
... artery) can lead to decreased blood flow to the heart muscle. When the heart muscle does not get enough oxygen/blood either at rest or with exercise, it produces heart muscle pain (angina). If the heart muscle is deprived of blood flow/oxygen for too long, it may cause portions of the heart muscle t ...
Bio102_Lab6
... • Use the radial artery of your partner, and use your index finger • Note the characteristics of the pulse – Regular, irregular – Strong, weak ...
... • Use the radial artery of your partner, and use your index finger • Note the characteristics of the pulse – Regular, irregular – Strong, weak ...