Factors determining venous return
... to it. Conversely, a decrease in venous return leads to a decrease in SV by this mechanism. ...
... to it. Conversely, a decrease in venous return leads to a decrease in SV by this mechanism. ...
Congestive Heart Failure
... – Classified to the site of impulse formation or the site and degree of conduction block ...
... – Classified to the site of impulse formation or the site and degree of conduction block ...
Heart Failure By Kimberly Napper
... block the action of angiotensin II by preventing angiotensin II from binding to angiotensin II receptors on blood vessels. As a result, blood vessels enlarge (dilate) and blood pressure is reduced Calcium Channel Blockers… “dipines”, verapamil, diltiazem slow heart rate by blocking the number of ele ...
... block the action of angiotensin II by preventing angiotensin II from binding to angiotensin II receptors on blood vessels. As a result, blood vessels enlarge (dilate) and blood pressure is reduced Calcium Channel Blockers… “dipines”, verapamil, diltiazem slow heart rate by blocking the number of ele ...
Interpreting the ECG of a Patient with a Pacemaker - e
... pacemaker will generate a spike followed by a P wave and a normal QRS complex. Figure 1 shows the ECG of a patient with an atrial pacemaker that was placed to address a problem in the sinoatrial (SA) node. Once the electrical cycle is started, it proceeds through the atrioventricular (AV) node and c ...
... pacemaker will generate a spike followed by a P wave and a normal QRS complex. Figure 1 shows the ECG of a patient with an atrial pacemaker that was placed to address a problem in the sinoatrial (SA) node. Once the electrical cycle is started, it proceeds through the atrioventricular (AV) node and c ...
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... 32. ____________________ cardiogram = a recording of sound waves directed through the heart to evaluate structure and motion 33. cor ____________________= a condition of enlargement of the right ventricle as a result of chronic disease within the lungs 34. coronary ____________________= an x-ray of ...
... 32. ____________________ cardiogram = a recording of sound waves directed through the heart to evaluate structure and motion 33. cor ____________________= a condition of enlargement of the right ventricle as a result of chronic disease within the lungs 34. coronary ____________________= an x-ray of ...
Artificial hearts and blood pumps in the treatment of
... valves. Other problems that lead to death in young growing calves with artificial hearts are polyurethane sac calcification and the limited pump output relative to the rapid animal growth. Although these problems do not appear to have a clinical counterpart, they do limit the long-term evaluation of ...
... valves. Other problems that lead to death in young growing calves with artificial hearts are polyurethane sac calcification and the limited pump output relative to the rapid animal growth. Although these problems do not appear to have a clinical counterpart, they do limit the long-term evaluation of ...
Heart Functions: the MEA and the Frank Starling Law of the heart 2/14
... Heart Functions: the ECG and the MEA Feb 8 • How does one calculate heart rate, RR interval, PR interval and ST interval from an ECG? • How do these values change pathologically? • What leads are used to evaluate the heart during intensive care? • What does the MEA tell us about heart function? • Wh ...
... Heart Functions: the ECG and the MEA Feb 8 • How does one calculate heart rate, RR interval, PR interval and ST interval from an ECG? • How do these values change pathologically? • What leads are used to evaluate the heart during intensive care? • What does the MEA tell us about heart function? • Wh ...
Cardiac Output (C.O.) Regulation of Cardiac Output
... membrane → prepotential slope → heart rate 2) cardiac contraction. Noradrenaline → cAMP in cardiac muscle → contractility. 3) Vasodilatation of coronary blood vessels. 2. Parasympathetic stimulation: • Pathway: cardiac inhibitory centre → dorsal nucleus of the vagus → terminal ganglia in the wall of ...
... membrane → prepotential slope → heart rate 2) cardiac contraction. Noradrenaline → cAMP in cardiac muscle → contractility. 3) Vasodilatation of coronary blood vessels. 2. Parasympathetic stimulation: • Pathway: cardiac inhibitory centre → dorsal nucleus of the vagus → terminal ganglia in the wall of ...
The circulatory system
... medical emergency. ➤➤ Aortic aneurysm and dissection are conditions in which the aorta stretches (aneurysm) or ruptures (dissection). A rupture is a medical emergency. ➤➤ Arrhythmias are irregular (abnormally fast or slow) heartbeats. Some arrhythmias are serious. One example is ventricular fibrill ...
... medical emergency. ➤➤ Aortic aneurysm and dissection are conditions in which the aorta stretches (aneurysm) or ruptures (dissection). A rupture is a medical emergency. ➤➤ Arrhythmias are irregular (abnormally fast or slow) heartbeats. Some arrhythmias are serious. One example is ventricular fibrill ...
PACEMAKER: An Insight Into the Artificial Heart Rhythm
... The pacemaker, or sinoatrial node, is responsible for controlling heart rate. The cells of SA node are self firing cells. The depolarization and repolarization action is analogous to the relaxation oscillator if compared to electronic devices which is used to produce a periodic flash from the source ...
... The pacemaker, or sinoatrial node, is responsible for controlling heart rate. The cells of SA node are self firing cells. The depolarization and repolarization action is analogous to the relaxation oscillator if compared to electronic devices which is used to produce a periodic flash from the source ...
human cardiovascular physiology
... BACKGROUND – In a healthy heart the chambers of the heart contract and relax in a specific way. The events of this cycle is the cardiac cycle which represents one heartbeat. Beginning with the heart in complete relaxation (diastole), blood pressure in the heart is very low. The atria are the first t ...
... BACKGROUND – In a healthy heart the chambers of the heart contract and relax in a specific way. The events of this cycle is the cardiac cycle which represents one heartbeat. Beginning with the heart in complete relaxation (diastole), blood pressure in the heart is very low. The atria are the first t ...
Intrinsic changes on automatism, conduction
... of 30-s duration were used to calculate the SNRT (the first train at a frequency 10% above the spontaneous HR), and in each stimulation period the train frequency was increased by 40 beats/min. Several trains were used until the maximum frequency with auricular capture was reached. The pause between ...
... of 30-s duration were used to calculate the SNRT (the first train at a frequency 10% above the spontaneous HR), and in each stimulation period the train frequency was increased by 40 beats/min. Several trains were used until the maximum frequency with auricular capture was reached. The pause between ...
Intrinsic changes on automatism, conduction, and refractoriness by
... of 30-s duration were used to calculate the SNRT (the first train at a frequency 10% above the spontaneous HR), and in each stimulation period the train frequency was increased by 40 beats/min. Several trains were used until the maximum frequency with auricular capture was reached. The pause between ...
... of 30-s duration were used to calculate the SNRT (the first train at a frequency 10% above the spontaneous HR), and in each stimulation period the train frequency was increased by 40 beats/min. Several trains were used until the maximum frequency with auricular capture was reached. The pause between ...
Ventricular Fibrillation: A Pediatric Problem
... Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD Pediatric Residency Program Sometimes babies born with moderate ventricular septal defects will have problems with congestive In lone atrial fibrillation, the cause is often unclear, and serious complications are rare. Control of ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation ...
... Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD Pediatric Residency Program Sometimes babies born with moderate ventricular septal defects will have problems with congestive In lone atrial fibrillation, the cause is often unclear, and serious complications are rare. Control of ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation ...
The Heart of the Matter
... multinational team based in Cleveland, Haifa, Aachen and Hamburg. Philips now holds several heart modeling patents and is researching other application areas. EP protocols used with magnetic resonance are another potential application of the new technology. “We are looking at creating one algorithm ...
... multinational team based in Cleveland, Haifa, Aachen and Hamburg. Philips now holds several heart modeling patents and is researching other application areas. EP protocols used with magnetic resonance are another potential application of the new technology. “We are looking at creating one algorithm ...
cardiac cycle - The department of cardiology, Calicut medical college
... 1. AV nodal delay of 0.09 sec before the impulse enters the penetrating portion of the A-V bundle 2. A final delay of another 0.04 sec occurs mainly in ...
... 1. AV nodal delay of 0.09 sec before the impulse enters the penetrating portion of the A-V bundle 2. A final delay of another 0.04 sec occurs mainly in ...
4 Decisions Driving Growth - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
... Echocardiogram shows left ventricular systolic dysfunction 585f Echocardiogram shows left ventricular diastolic dysfunction 585g ...
... Echocardiogram shows left ventricular systolic dysfunction 585f Echocardiogram shows left ventricular diastolic dysfunction 585g ...
Cardiotonic activity of ethanolic extract of leavesof Moringa oleifera
... has been found to have excellent cardiotonic activity with the wide therapeutic index as compared to digoxin. Hence, test extract can be a safe alternative to digoxin in con-gestive cardiac failure. Free radicals play a main role in the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases, e.g. Free radi-cals cause ...
... has been found to have excellent cardiotonic activity with the wide therapeutic index as compared to digoxin. Hence, test extract can be a safe alternative to digoxin in con-gestive cardiac failure. Free radicals play a main role in the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases, e.g. Free radi-cals cause ...
Bradycardia in a Patient with Anaphylactic Shock Case Report
... blood pressure. She was admitted to the intensive care ...
... blood pressure. She was admitted to the intensive care ...
The Cardiac Cycle
... • Meanwhile, the atria have been filling with blood. When atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure, AV valves open and ventricular filling, phase 1 begins again. Page 11. Ventricular and Atrial Contraction • Although we have been highlighting the flow of blood on the right side of the heart, rem ...
... • Meanwhile, the atria have been filling with blood. When atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure, AV valves open and ventricular filling, phase 1 begins again. Page 11. Ventricular and Atrial Contraction • Although we have been highlighting the flow of blood on the right side of the heart, rem ...
Measuring cardiac efficiency: is it clinically useful?
... patients with various cardiac diseases, what was the cardiac efficiency of your patient, and how treatment could possibly favorably change the cardiac efficiency of this patient? I, certainly, never considered this consciously, and I doubt that many of us do. Nevertheless, the concept of cardiac eff ...
... patients with various cardiac diseases, what was the cardiac efficiency of your patient, and how treatment could possibly favorably change the cardiac efficiency of this patient? I, certainly, never considered this consciously, and I doubt that many of us do. Nevertheless, the concept of cardiac eff ...
Media Packet - Simon`s Fund
... In response, Simon’s Fund invested over $250,000 to develop HeartBytes, a first-of-its-kind youth cardiac registry of seemingly healthy kids. This digital platform gathers medical and family history, murmurs, ECGs and Echos, and makes the de-identified data available to qualified researchers from an ...
... In response, Simon’s Fund invested over $250,000 to develop HeartBytes, a first-of-its-kind youth cardiac registry of seemingly healthy kids. This digital platform gathers medical and family history, murmurs, ECGs and Echos, and makes the de-identified data available to qualified researchers from an ...
Congestive Heart Failure – When Stroke Volume Regulation Breaks
... obesity, diabetes, “type A” personality, and sedentary lifestyle. Partial obstruction of blood flow in the coronary arteries may cause myocardial ischemia. Ischemia usually causes hypoxia which may weaken cells without killing them. Angina pectoris is a severe pain that usually, but not always, acco ...
... obesity, diabetes, “type A” personality, and sedentary lifestyle. Partial obstruction of blood flow in the coronary arteries may cause myocardial ischemia. Ischemia usually causes hypoxia which may weaken cells without killing them. Angina pectoris is a severe pain that usually, but not always, acco ...
ECG Interpretation
... atrial fibrillation waves – referred to as ‘f’ waves, however these are frequently indistinguishable from baseline artefact (e.g. muscle tremor) in small animals. Clinical findings The heart rhythm sounds chaotic and the pulse rate is often half the heart rate, especially with fast atrial fibrillati ...
... atrial fibrillation waves – referred to as ‘f’ waves, however these are frequently indistinguishable from baseline artefact (e.g. muscle tremor) in small animals. Clinical findings The heart rhythm sounds chaotic and the pulse rate is often half the heart rate, especially with fast atrial fibrillati ...
Innappropriate Sinus Tachycardia After Superior Vena Cava
... originating from the superior part of crista terminalis. However, the initiation of the tachycardia was not abrupt and termination was not occurred suddenly in our patient indicating the rhythm originating from sinus node even the warming up and the cooling down of the atrial tachycardias are consid ...
... originating from the superior part of crista terminalis. However, the initiation of the tachycardia was not abrupt and termination was not occurred suddenly in our patient indicating the rhythm originating from sinus node even the warming up and the cooling down of the atrial tachycardias are consid ...