CHAP 20c - Dr. Gerry Cronin
... • The blood pressure that we measure in the arm is a reflection of the pressure developed by the left ventricle, before and after left ventricular systole. • Pulmonary blood pressure is a result of right ventricular function, but is not easily measured. ...
... • The blood pressure that we measure in the arm is a reflection of the pressure developed by the left ventricle, before and after left ventricular systole. • Pulmonary blood pressure is a result of right ventricular function, but is not easily measured. ...
Chapter 19
... 1. heart can beat rhythmically without nervous input 2. nodal system (cardiac conduction system) - special autorhythmic cells of heart that initiate impulses for wave-like contraction of entire heart (no nervous stimulation needed for these) 3. gap junctions - electrically couple all cardiac muscle ...
... 1. heart can beat rhythmically without nervous input 2. nodal system (cardiac conduction system) - special autorhythmic cells of heart that initiate impulses for wave-like contraction of entire heart (no nervous stimulation needed for these) 3. gap junctions - electrically couple all cardiac muscle ...
Pharmacology
... ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Tocainide has pulmonary toxicity, which may lead to pulmonary fibrosis. Flecainide Flecainide is a Class IC drug. These drugs slowly dissociate from resting sodium channels, and they show prominent effects even at normal heart rates. They are approved for refractory ven ...
... ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Tocainide has pulmonary toxicity, which may lead to pulmonary fibrosis. Flecainide Flecainide is a Class IC drug. These drugs slowly dissociate from resting sodium channels, and they show prominent effects even at normal heart rates. They are approved for refractory ven ...
Keeping Healthy (B2)
... • The person (people) with the whiteboard(s) sit facing AWAY from the big whiteboard • The person without a whiteboard should face towards it • Say what you see ...
... • The person (people) with the whiteboard(s) sit facing AWAY from the big whiteboard • The person without a whiteboard should face towards it • Say what you see ...
Physiological Properties Of Heart Muscle Frog Dissection
... two atria ( Rt and Lt) and a single ventricle. The Rt atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the blood vessels (veins) that drain the various organs of the body. The Lt atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and skin Both atria empty into the single ventricle. While this might appear t ...
... two atria ( Rt and Lt) and a single ventricle. The Rt atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the blood vessels (veins) that drain the various organs of the body. The Lt atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and skin Both atria empty into the single ventricle. While this might appear t ...
CRT-D or CRT-P in CRT-indicated patients?
... strict recommendation. Here we would like to share our experience, which also favors CRT-D over CRT-P, but for another reason: pacing site-dependent arrhythmia. Pacing site-dependent arrhythmia, first described by Medina-Ravell et al. (2) in 2003, can be defined as an arrhythmia due to non-physiolog ...
... strict recommendation. Here we would like to share our experience, which also favors CRT-D over CRT-P, but for another reason: pacing site-dependent arrhythmia. Pacing site-dependent arrhythmia, first described by Medina-Ravell et al. (2) in 2003, can be defined as an arrhythmia due to non-physiolog ...
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
... A TEE is performed when the standard echocardiogram isn’t clear enough to make the suspected diagnosis. It’s also performed in patients who are having heart surgery to give the surgeon and anesthesia team more information to guide treatment after surgery and confirm that the surgical procedure has b ...
... A TEE is performed when the standard echocardiogram isn’t clear enough to make the suspected diagnosis. It’s also performed in patients who are having heart surgery to give the surgeon and anesthesia team more information to guide treatment after surgery and confirm that the surgical procedure has b ...
Ventricular repolarization - Clinical View
... events affect the T wave? Apart from the above influences on repolarization and T waves common to normal and abnormal hearts, disease introduces specific changes to T wave morphology and timing that reflect the electrophysiological abnormalities that are specific for each disease. For example, the L ...
... events affect the T wave? Apart from the above influences on repolarization and T waves common to normal and abnormal hearts, disease introduces specific changes to T wave morphology and timing that reflect the electrophysiological abnormalities that are specific for each disease. For example, the L ...
Acute Coronary Syndrome
... flowsheet, and you notice that it looks different from the previous shift; OR any arrhythmias or changes in rhythm ...
... flowsheet, and you notice that it looks different from the previous shift; OR any arrhythmias or changes in rhythm ...
Histopathological study of the cardiac conduction system in systemic
... affect more than 50% of SLE cases. All portions of the heart can be involved: pericardium, myocardium, cardiac conduc tion system, as well as coronary arteries. Pericarditis is the most common finding, while endocarditis is characterized by small nonbacterial vegetations along the valve leaflets kn ...
... affect more than 50% of SLE cases. All portions of the heart can be involved: pericardium, myocardium, cardiac conduc tion system, as well as coronary arteries. Pericarditis is the most common finding, while endocarditis is characterized by small nonbacterial vegetations along the valve leaflets kn ...
Intrinsic Conduction System
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
Intrinsic Conduction System
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
Intrinsic_Conduction_Sys
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
... • If you have a difficult time understanding the correct answer, please note that normally the left ventricle is depolarized when impulses move along the left bundle branch and to the Purkinje fibers. If the left bundle branch is blocked, ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in t ...
OXFORD
... containing oxygen and nutrients around the body. Heart failure is a medical term to describe a weakness of the heart muscle leading to it having less ability to push blood forward. The term “heart failure” is unfortunate, because it implies that the heart has actually failed! It is a very common pro ...
... containing oxygen and nutrients around the body. Heart failure is a medical term to describe a weakness of the heart muscle leading to it having less ability to push blood forward. The term “heart failure” is unfortunate, because it implies that the heart has actually failed! It is a very common pro ...
Paroxysmal stress-induced atrial tachycardia as an unusual cause
... tachycardia (cycle length 350 ms) with Wenckebach phenomenon was induced. During this tachycardia patient was almost asymptomatic and there were no ST-segment anomalies, but there was a slight prolongation of QTc to 455 ms. However, in the recovery phase there was a sudden termination of the tachyca ...
... tachycardia (cycle length 350 ms) with Wenckebach phenomenon was induced. During this tachycardia patient was almost asymptomatic and there were no ST-segment anomalies, but there was a slight prolongation of QTc to 455 ms. However, in the recovery phase there was a sudden termination of the tachyca ...
Circulatory System Questions Question on one side of card Answer
... and ___________. What are the 2 names given to these patterns? ...
... and ___________. What are the 2 names given to these patterns? ...
Digoxin
... Confusion Atrial and ventricular ectopy (may progress to VT or VF) Sinus bradycardia Sinus arrest High-degree AV block ...
... Confusion Atrial and ventricular ectopy (may progress to VT or VF) Sinus bradycardia Sinus arrest High-degree AV block ...
Circulatory System - Heart - Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
... Cardiac Arrhythmias • Tachycardia: Heart rate in excess of 100bpm • Bradycardia: Heart rate less than 60 bpm • Sinus arrhythmia: Heart rate varies 5% during respiratory cycle and up to 30% during deep respiration • Premature atrial contractions: Occasional shortened intervals between one contractio ...
... Cardiac Arrhythmias • Tachycardia: Heart rate in excess of 100bpm • Bradycardia: Heart rate less than 60 bpm • Sinus arrhythmia: Heart rate varies 5% during respiratory cycle and up to 30% during deep respiration • Premature atrial contractions: Occasional shortened intervals between one contractio ...
Cleveland Clinic Paper 04.30.07
... stress and maladaptive cell signaling characteristic of the failing heart. Current results indicate that DMVA can significantly augment the failing heart while reducing myocardial stress. These findings suggest that DMVA can provide adequate hemodynamic support while favorably altering the maladapti ...
... stress and maladaptive cell signaling characteristic of the failing heart. Current results indicate that DMVA can significantly augment the failing heart while reducing myocardial stress. These findings suggest that DMVA can provide adequate hemodynamic support while favorably altering the maladapti ...
Chapt05 Lecture 13ed Pt 2
... How do the structure of the vessels and heart match their functions? • The left ventricle is much more __________ than the right ventricle because it must pump blood to the entire body. • The ________ are more muscular than _____ to withstand the higher pressure exerted on them. • The veins have a t ...
... How do the structure of the vessels and heart match their functions? • The left ventricle is much more __________ than the right ventricle because it must pump blood to the entire body. • The ________ are more muscular than _____ to withstand the higher pressure exerted on them. • The veins have a t ...
international leaders in transforming heart disease
... implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device that shocks the heart back into normal rhythm in patients who have potentially deadly arrhythmias. The ICD replaced drug therapies that had dangerous side effects. Moss and Klein completed a second study that broadened eligibility for ICD therap ...
... implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device that shocks the heart back into normal rhythm in patients who have potentially deadly arrhythmias. The ICD replaced drug therapies that had dangerous side effects. Moss and Klein completed a second study that broadened eligibility for ICD therap ...
left ventricle
... Ischaemia and fibrillation Tachycardia and bradycardia Damage to the pacemaker region of heart ...
... Ischaemia and fibrillation Tachycardia and bradycardia Damage to the pacemaker region of heart ...
MANAGING SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RISK IN NEW ONSET
... of a WCD to provide protection from SCD until optimal doses were achieved. In this case, the patient experienced a dangerous episode of sustained ventricular tachycardia only eleven weeks from the original presentation of congestive heart failure symptoms. The WCD can be a useful tool to manage risk ...
... of a WCD to provide protection from SCD until optimal doses were achieved. In this case, the patient experienced a dangerous episode of sustained ventricular tachycardia only eleven weeks from the original presentation of congestive heart failure symptoms. The WCD can be a useful tool to manage risk ...
Pharmacotherapeutic approaches in heart failure
... Use of beta-blockers in carefully monitored patients CHF may be beneficial. Until recently, beta blockers were considered to be contraindicated in CHF. ...
... Use of beta-blockers in carefully monitored patients CHF may be beneficial. Until recently, beta blockers were considered to be contraindicated in CHF. ...
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
... in adult dogs, not puppies. That is, the genetic defect that causes ARVC is inherited from one or both parents, but the first detectable sign (typically on an electrocardiogram [ECG] or Holter monitor) only can be detected after the age of 2 or 3 years old. The heart tissue is made up mainly of musc ...
... in adult dogs, not puppies. That is, the genetic defect that causes ARVC is inherited from one or both parents, but the first detectable sign (typically on an electrocardiogram [ECG] or Holter monitor) only can be detected after the age of 2 or 3 years old. The heart tissue is made up mainly of musc ...