Theme: «CARDIAC INSUFFICIENCY»
... Myogenic dilatation arises up at the dystrophic changes of myocardium. It is characterized by expansion of cavities of heart and decline of force of cardiac contractions. Arises up during decompensation of cardiac insufficiency. Acute cardiac insufficiency develops quickly, at the surplus loading on ...
... Myogenic dilatation arises up at the dystrophic changes of myocardium. It is characterized by expansion of cavities of heart and decline of force of cardiac contractions. Arises up during decompensation of cardiac insufficiency. Acute cardiac insufficiency develops quickly, at the surplus loading on ...
Atrial Fibrillation : Present Treatment Protocols by Drugs and Interventions Abstract
... insufficiency. The main concern with amiodarone is its various non-cardiac toxicities, including hepatotoxicity, thyroid dysfunction, ophthalmologic, and gastrointestinal disturbances, and pulmonary fibrosis. These adverse effects warrant diligent organ system monitoring, thereby increasing associat ...
... insufficiency. The main concern with amiodarone is its various non-cardiac toxicities, including hepatotoxicity, thyroid dysfunction, ophthalmologic, and gastrointestinal disturbances, and pulmonary fibrosis. These adverse effects warrant diligent organ system monitoring, thereby increasing associat ...
Association of Left Ventricular Dilation at Listing for Heart Transplant
... Blood Institute since 1994. Two cohorts of children (younger than 18 years of age at diagnosis) were established: (1) a population-based, prospective cohort of children diagnosed after January 1, 1996, by pediatric cardiologists at 98 pediatric cardiac centers in 2 geographically distinct regions of ...
... Blood Institute since 1994. Two cohorts of children (younger than 18 years of age at diagnosis) were established: (1) a population-based, prospective cohort of children diagnosed after January 1, 1996, by pediatric cardiologists at 98 pediatric cardiac centers in 2 geographically distinct regions of ...
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Ambulatory - Doctors
... be particularly useful for patients with infrequent symptoms. Another type of intermittent recorder is the event recorder, which is attached by the patient and activated after the onset of symptoms. It is not useful for arrhythmias that cause serious symptoms such as loss of consciousness or near lo ...
... be particularly useful for patients with infrequent symptoms. Another type of intermittent recorder is the event recorder, which is attached by the patient and activated after the onset of symptoms. It is not useful for arrhythmias that cause serious symptoms such as loss of consciousness or near lo ...
14 Cardiovascular Physiology
... From the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle of the heart. From there it is pumped through the pulmonary arteries {pulmo, lung} to the lungs, where it is oxygenated. Note the color change from blue to red in Figure 14.1, indicating higher oxygen content after the blood leaves the lung ...
... From the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle of the heart. From there it is pumped through the pulmonary arteries {pulmo, lung} to the lungs, where it is oxygenated. Note the color change from blue to red in Figure 14.1, indicating higher oxygen content after the blood leaves the lung ...
ECG, ANN, PhysioData Net, Classification, MIT-BIH.
... U-wave (ventricular repolarisation) [3]. Arrhythmia or dysrhythmia is a heart disorder representing itself as an irregular heartbeat due to malfunction in the electrical system cells in the heart. It causes the heart to pump blood less effectively and causing disorders in the heart conduction proces ...
... U-wave (ventricular repolarisation) [3]. Arrhythmia or dysrhythmia is a heart disorder representing itself as an irregular heartbeat due to malfunction in the electrical system cells in the heart. It causes the heart to pump blood less effectively and causing disorders in the heart conduction proces ...
Look4MySounds - Estudo Geral
... Cardiovascular diseases are the 21st century epidemic. Ageing, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and numerous other factors contribute to its growing numbers, with devastating causes, both economic and social. Cardiac auscultation is one of the oldest methods for heart function assessment. It is a non in ...
... Cardiovascular diseases are the 21st century epidemic. Ageing, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and numerous other factors contribute to its growing numbers, with devastating causes, both economic and social. Cardiac auscultation is one of the oldest methods for heart function assessment. It is a non in ...
The Amino Acid Composition of Actin and Myosin and Ca
... exercised for 2 weeks. Those with normal excise tolerance10 were catheterized (right and left ventricles) while anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (32.5 mg/kg of body weight, iv). The catheters were retracted from the heart, filled with heparin, and left in place. Following a recovery period of ...
... exercised for 2 weeks. Those with normal excise tolerance10 were catheterized (right and left ventricles) while anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (32.5 mg/kg of body weight, iv). The catheters were retracted from the heart, filled with heparin, and left in place. Following a recovery period of ...
Ventricular Assist Devices
... circulatory support in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) who are not candidates for transplantation. Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are used to assist the left ventricle (LVADs), the right ventricle (RVADs), or both, and removal of the native heart is not necessary; VADs do not replace t ...
... circulatory support in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) who are not candidates for transplantation. Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are used to assist the left ventricle (LVADs), the right ventricle (RVADs), or both, and removal of the native heart is not necessary; VADs do not replace t ...
Cardiac malpositions and syndromes with right or left atrial isomerism
... Isomerism and related heart malpositions belong to the most difficult chapters in pediatric cardiology. According to the Baltimore–Washington Infant Study,1 which analyzed 4390 congenital heart defects (CHDs) detected in the first year of life over a period of 10 years (1981–1989), isomerism was fou ...
... Isomerism and related heart malpositions belong to the most difficult chapters in pediatric cardiology. According to the Baltimore–Washington Infant Study,1 which analyzed 4390 congenital heart defects (CHDs) detected in the first year of life over a period of 10 years (1981–1989), isomerism was fou ...
EHRA/HRS/APHRS Expert Consensus on Ventricular Arrhythmias
... Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common both in patients with and without SHD and may be asymptomatic even for patients with high frequency of these beats. Other patients may be highly symptomatic with relatively few ectopic beats.12 Although a recent meta-analysis13 of patients without cl ...
... Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common both in patients with and without SHD and may be asymptomatic even for patients with high frequency of these beats. Other patients may be highly symptomatic with relatively few ectopic beats.12 Although a recent meta-analysis13 of patients without cl ...
Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
... must be confirmed by examining stored electrograms to rule out problems such as intermittent undersensing, far-field R wave sensing by the atrial channel, and electromagnetic interference. Because of intermittent atrial undersensing, a single prolonged episode may be recorded as multiple shorter epi ...
... must be confirmed by examining stored electrograms to rule out problems such as intermittent undersensing, far-field R wave sensing by the atrial channel, and electromagnetic interference. Because of intermittent atrial undersensing, a single prolonged episode may be recorded as multiple shorter epi ...
Modeling and Verification of Safety Critical Systems: A Case Study
... left sections by the interventricular septum. Each of these (right and left) sections is also divided into upper and lower compartments known as atria and ventricles, respectively. The four main chambers of the heart are therefore the: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and left ventricle. A ...
... left sections by the interventricular septum. Each of these (right and left) sections is also divided into upper and lower compartments known as atria and ventricles, respectively. The four main chambers of the heart are therefore the: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and left ventricle. A ...
studies on internal secretion iii.—the action of pituitary extract and
... therefore, to comment upon a doctrine which, if less generally accepted than was formerly the case, is still current in physiological literature. The fact that drugs like atropine and apocodeine exclude both the action of pilocarpine and adrenaline on the one hand and of parasympathetic and sympathe ...
... therefore, to comment upon a doctrine which, if less generally accepted than was formerly the case, is still current in physiological literature. The fact that drugs like atropine and apocodeine exclude both the action of pilocarpine and adrenaline on the one hand and of parasympathetic and sympathe ...
A molecular and genetic outline of cardiac - UvA-DARE
... The heart is a rhythmically contracting muscular pump that propels blood throughout the body, thereby establishing a circulatory system, in which oxygen and nutrients are delivered to and waste products are disposed from all the organs. The adult heart is composed of two atrial and ...
... The heart is a rhythmically contracting muscular pump that propels blood throughout the body, thereby establishing a circulatory system, in which oxygen and nutrients are delivered to and waste products are disposed from all the organs. The adult heart is composed of two atrial and ...
New Insights into Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation
... structural remodeling is characterized by myocyte cell loss, and by changes in extracellular matrix composition, with both diffuse interstitial and patchy fibrosis. Similar alterations were also observed in the atrial tissue of patients with AF (Frustaci et al. 1997). Structural remodeling results i ...
... structural remodeling is characterized by myocyte cell loss, and by changes in extracellular matrix composition, with both diffuse interstitial and patchy fibrosis. Similar alterations were also observed in the atrial tissue of patients with AF (Frustaci et al. 1997). Structural remodeling results i ...
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia
... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a heart muscle disease clinically characterized by life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Its prevalence has been estimated to vary from 1:2,500 to 1:5,000. ARVC/D is a major cause of sudden death in the young and athletes. The ...
... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a heart muscle disease clinically characterized by life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Its prevalence has been estimated to vary from 1:2,500 to 1:5,000. ARVC/D is a major cause of sudden death in the young and athletes. The ...
PART IV LABORATORY EXAMINATION
... 2. stimulation of the tight and left atria 3. spread of the stimulus to the AV junction AV node and bundle of His) 4. spread of the stimulus simultaneously through the left and right bundle branches 5. stimulation of the left and right ventricular myocardium CARDIAC CONDUCTIVITY AND AUTOMATICITY The ...
... 2. stimulation of the tight and left atria 3. spread of the stimulus to the AV junction AV node and bundle of His) 4. spread of the stimulus simultaneously through the left and right bundle branches 5. stimulation of the left and right ventricular myocardium CARDIAC CONDUCTIVITY AND AUTOMATICITY The ...
PART IV LABORATORY EXAMINATION
... 2. stimulation of the tight and left atria 3. spread of the stimulus to the AV junction AV node and bundle of His) 4. spread of the stimulus simultaneously through the left and right bundle branches 5. stimulation of the left and right ventricular myocardium CARDIAC CONDUCTIVITY AND AUTOMATICITY The ...
... 2. stimulation of the tight and left atria 3. spread of the stimulus to the AV junction AV node and bundle of His) 4. spread of the stimulus simultaneously through the left and right bundle branches 5. stimulation of the left and right ventricular myocardium CARDIAC CONDUCTIVITY AND AUTOMATICITY The ...
Velocity of Left Ventricular Contraction in Man
... saline was injected to obtain thermodilution. A thin catheter with a thermistor bead mounted at its tip' was introduced through a short polyethylene "sleeve" (PE 160) which had been inserted into the left femoral artery percutaneously. The "sleeve" prevented bleeding which would otherwise have occur ...
... saline was injected to obtain thermodilution. A thin catheter with a thermistor bead mounted at its tip' was introduced through a short polyethylene "sleeve" (PE 160) which had been inserted into the left femoral artery percutaneously. The "sleeve" prevented bleeding which would otherwise have occur ...
Cardiac contractility modulation in patients with advanced heart failure
... overall improvements in cardiac function MLWHFQ: Milwaukie Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; QoL: Quality of life. Reproduced with permission from [22] . mediated by favorable hemodynamics. The molecular effects of CCM therapy were studied in a subgroup of 14 human subjects participating in i ...
... overall improvements in cardiac function MLWHFQ: Milwaukie Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; QoL: Quality of life. Reproduced with permission from [22] . mediated by favorable hemodynamics. The molecular effects of CCM therapy were studied in a subgroup of 14 human subjects participating in i ...
The Heart
... From the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle of the heart. From there it is pumped through the pulmonary arteries {pulmo, lung} to the lungs, where it is oxygenated. Note the color change from blue to red in Figure 14.1, indicating higher oxygen content after the blood leaves the lung ...
... From the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle of the heart. From there it is pumped through the pulmonary arteries {pulmo, lung} to the lungs, where it is oxygenated. Note the color change from blue to red in Figure 14.1, indicating higher oxygen content after the blood leaves the lung ...
Rate Control vs Rhythm Control in Patients With
... marked vascular pathology requiring surgical intervention); history of hemorrhagic stroke; ischemic stroke during the 3 months preceding entrance into the trial; any mitral stenosis or other valvular disease suitable for surgical treatment; R-R intervals exceeding 3 s; ventricular response to AF of ...
... marked vascular pathology requiring surgical intervention); history of hemorrhagic stroke; ischemic stroke during the 3 months preceding entrance into the trial; any mitral stenosis or other valvular disease suitable for surgical treatment; R-R intervals exceeding 3 s; ventricular response to AF of ...
Can atrial flutter be converted to sinus rhythm by antiarrhythmic
... of these studies atrial tachyarrhythmias can thus not be analysed separately. So there is little information on drug efficacy in atrial flutter. In only few studies was the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial flutter evaluated in small groups of patients. In all of these studies drugs were gi ...
... of these studies atrial tachyarrhythmias can thus not be analysed separately. So there is little information on drug efficacy in atrial flutter. In only few studies was the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial flutter evaluated in small groups of patients. In all of these studies drugs were gi ...