EKG Paper ECG tracings are recorded on grid paper. The horizontal
... equal. Is the rhythm regularly irregular? For example is there a pattern, such as increasing R-R durations? Or perhaps groups of similar intervals as illustrated on the right? Or are R-R intervals completely irregular? ...
... equal. Is the rhythm regularly irregular? For example is there a pattern, such as increasing R-R durations? Or perhaps groups of similar intervals as illustrated on the right? Or are R-R intervals completely irregular? ...
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
... and connections, the heart reacts to the electrical impulse as a unit in very short time (atria are depolarized within 0.1 second from the SA node, so are ventricles). When it comes to the electrophysiology, we can clearly distinguish two types of the cells in the heart. Working myocardial cells (th ...
... and connections, the heart reacts to the electrical impulse as a unit in very short time (atria are depolarized within 0.1 second from the SA node, so are ventricles). When it comes to the electrophysiology, we can clearly distinguish two types of the cells in the heart. Working myocardial cells (th ...
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Premature Ventricular
... group) according to the tertiles of %PVC. Baseline characteristics of the patients are shown in Table 1. There was no statistical difference in body surface area, hemodynamic variables including systolic and diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate, or the prevalence of diabetes (7%, 8%, and ...
... group) according to the tertiles of %PVC. Baseline characteristics of the patients are shown in Table 1. There was no statistical difference in body surface area, hemodynamic variables including systolic and diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate, or the prevalence of diabetes (7%, 8%, and ...
Market Analysis of Cardiac Electrical Mapping
... The circulatory system is made up of the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit. The pulmonary circuit carries blood to and from the lungs and the systemic circuit carries blood to and from the rest of the body. The heart is the driving force for both these circuits. The heart is composed of fo ...
... The circulatory system is made up of the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit. The pulmonary circuit carries blood to and from the lungs and the systemic circuit carries blood to and from the rest of the body. The heart is the driving force for both these circuits. The heart is composed of fo ...
ACLS Medications and Their Use - Wake Forest Baptist Medical
... Continuous infusion rate: 0.1-0.5mcg/kg/min post resuscitation care in hypotensive pt who receive ROSC Up to 0.2mg/kg may be considered (eg. Beta blocker/Calcium Channel Blocker overdose) but not recommended and may be harmful ...
... Continuous infusion rate: 0.1-0.5mcg/kg/min post resuscitation care in hypotensive pt who receive ROSC Up to 0.2mg/kg may be considered (eg. Beta blocker/Calcium Channel Blocker overdose) but not recommended and may be harmful ...
Increased Susceptibility of the Heart to Ventricular Fibrillation During
... during the period of hypercapnia. The arrhythmia did occur, however, in the immediate posthypercapneic period if the carbon dioxide tension was lowered suddenly to normal. This information suggests that a change in the plasma potassium concentration, when it occurs in the course of acid-base imbalan ...
... during the period of hypercapnia. The arrhythmia did occur, however, in the immediate posthypercapneic period if the carbon dioxide tension was lowered suddenly to normal. This information suggests that a change in the plasma potassium concentration, when it occurs in the course of acid-base imbalan ...
Ventricular Structure and Function
... Background—Therapeutic decisions in cardiology are determined frequently by cardiac chamber size. To decide whether cardiac dimensions are still in the normal range, reliable reference values are needed. However, published reference values mostly refer to historical cohorts using motion-mode measure ...
... Background—Therapeutic decisions in cardiology are determined frequently by cardiac chamber size. To decide whether cardiac dimensions are still in the normal range, reliable reference values are needed. However, published reference values mostly refer to historical cohorts using motion-mode measure ...
maternity and myocardial failure in african women
... acute with breathlessness and pulmonary cedema. On resuming her normal activity after confinement, the patient notices swelling of the ankles or breathlessness on effort and nocturnal cough progressing to orthopnoea. She may have bouts of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea or an haemoptysis. Some authors ...
... acute with breathlessness and pulmonary cedema. On resuming her normal activity after confinement, the patient notices swelling of the ankles or breathlessness on effort and nocturnal cough progressing to orthopnoea. She may have bouts of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea or an haemoptysis. Some authors ...
pacemaker and iCd insertion procedure
... The site is numbed with local anaesthetic a device inserted. They include local tissue and the cardiologist will make a small infection, formation of blood clots, damage incision into the skin on the front of the to the heart wall with bleeding around the chest wall just below the collarbone. The he ...
... The site is numbed with local anaesthetic a device inserted. They include local tissue and the cardiologist will make a small infection, formation of blood clots, damage incision into the skin on the front of the to the heart wall with bleeding around the chest wall just below the collarbone. The he ...
hemobook 2011
... it, because how the blood moves through the body will determine how the tissues are replenished with oxygen and nutrients and are able to excrete endproducts of metabolism. The purpose of this home study program is to give a brief introduction to hemodynamic monitoring - how we do it, what the numbe ...
... it, because how the blood moves through the body will determine how the tissues are replenished with oxygen and nutrients and are able to excrete endproducts of metabolism. The purpose of this home study program is to give a brief introduction to hemodynamic monitoring - how we do it, what the numbe ...
EUROPEAN HEART FAILURE AWARENESS DAY 2014 REPORT
... and to raise awareness of heart failure among Scottish politicians and others responsible for public policy. The main focus being as follows. Prevalence & Cost – Heart failure is more common than many would believe. It affects nearly 3 in every 100 women and 4 in every 100 men. It accounts for 5% of ...
... and to raise awareness of heart failure among Scottish politicians and others responsible for public policy. The main focus being as follows. Prevalence & Cost – Heart failure is more common than many would believe. It affects nearly 3 in every 100 women and 4 in every 100 men. It accounts for 5% of ...
Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia (PMT) and
... Boston Scientific pacemakers and defibrillators incorporate PMT Termination to address situations in which the device’s response to retrograde conduction has not been controlled by other programming options. PMT Termination is an algorithm designed to detect and terminate PMT within 16 cycles of on ...
... Boston Scientific pacemakers and defibrillators incorporate PMT Termination to address situations in which the device’s response to retrograde conduction has not been controlled by other programming options. PMT Termination is an algorithm designed to detect and terminate PMT within 16 cycles of on ...
Fractal dimension and approximate entropy of heart period and
... there was a significant increase of FD and APEN of HP during sleep, there was no such change for HR time series. In fact, the mean APEN of HR significantly decreased from awake to sleep. Mean HP correlated better with FDs and APENs of HP. Thus FD and APEN analyses using HP need to take mean HP into ...
... there was a significant increase of FD and APEN of HP during sleep, there was no such change for HR time series. In fact, the mean APEN of HR significantly decreased from awake to sleep. Mean HP correlated better with FDs and APENs of HP. Thus FD and APEN analyses using HP need to take mean HP into ...
erythro_article
... by cytochrome P-450 3A (CYP3A) isozymes.8 Many other commonly used medications inhibit the metabolism of drugs that is mediated by CYP3A, including nitroimidazole antifungal agents, certain calcium-channel blockers, and some antidepressant drugs. Although there have been reports of prolonged QT inte ...
... by cytochrome P-450 3A (CYP3A) isozymes.8 Many other commonly used medications inhibit the metabolism of drugs that is mediated by CYP3A, including nitroimidazole antifungal agents, certain calcium-channel blockers, and some antidepressant drugs. Although there have been reports of prolonged QT inte ...
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN YOUNG PEOPLE – FORENSIC
... abnormalities that affect key proteins of the myocardium. Genetic mutations are changes that occur in the genes of the chromosome or other cellular constituents carriers of heredity, so changes in the genotype. Depending on the substrate they affect, mutations can in turn be divided into gene mutati ...
... abnormalities that affect key proteins of the myocardium. Genetic mutations are changes that occur in the genes of the chromosome or other cellular constituents carriers of heredity, so changes in the genotype. Depending on the substrate they affect, mutations can in turn be divided into gene mutati ...
2016 IJC-D-16-00650_R1_FINAL_SUBMIT_figs
... Despite no prior history of any cardiac arrhythmia in our patients, there was a significant increase in ...
... Despite no prior history of any cardiac arrhythmia in our patients, there was a significant increase in ...
49 - Effect of myofascial techniques applied to the cranial region on
... nervous system (ANS), using the analyses of heart rate variability. Method:This is a clinical trial study accomplished with 66 healthy subjects (33 male and 33 female). Myofascial techniques applied to the cranial area using craniosacral therapy were executed on the individuals. The Nerve-Express sy ...
... nervous system (ANS), using the analyses of heart rate variability. Method:This is a clinical trial study accomplished with 66 healthy subjects (33 male and 33 female). Myofascial techniques applied to the cranial area using craniosacral therapy were executed on the individuals. The Nerve-Express sy ...
Arrhythmia Risk and Obesity
... [60]. Inflammation, measured by plasma levels of high sensitivity C reactive protein, fibrinogen and soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1, was significantly associated with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy, middle-aged women, free of cardiovascular disease [58]. Various other ...
... [60]. Inflammation, measured by plasma levels of high sensitivity C reactive protein, fibrinogen and soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1, was significantly associated with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy, middle-aged women, free of cardiovascular disease [58]. Various other ...
Use of Injectable Potassium Chloride for
... and esthetically acceptable for personnel carrying out the procedure. It is also stated that a euthanasia method should “…produce rapid unconsciousness and thus assurance of insensitivity to pain; this must be followed by cardiac and respiratory arrest.” Death can be due to either direct or indirect ...
... and esthetically acceptable for personnel carrying out the procedure. It is also stated that a euthanasia method should “…produce rapid unconsciousness and thus assurance of insensitivity to pain; this must be followed by cardiac and respiratory arrest.” Death can be due to either direct or indirect ...
Chronic Care Programme
... Given that the left side of the heart pumps blood from the lungs to the organs, failure to do so leads to congestion of the lung veins and symptoms that reflect this, as well as reduced supply of blood to the tissues. The predominant respiratory symptom is shortness of breath on exertion (dyspnea, d ...
... Given that the left side of the heart pumps blood from the lungs to the organs, failure to do so leads to congestion of the lung veins and symptoms that reflect this, as well as reduced supply of blood to the tissues. The predominant respiratory symptom is shortness of breath on exertion (dyspnea, d ...
Physiology Lab - University of Warwick
... electrical means through the heart in such a way that contraction ejects blood efficiently into the aorta (from the left ventricle) and the pulmonary trunk (from the right ventricle). The electrical means of conduction is associated with the flow of current in extracellular fluid, and the effects of ...
... electrical means through the heart in such a way that contraction ejects blood efficiently into the aorta (from the left ventricle) and the pulmonary trunk (from the right ventricle). The electrical means of conduction is associated with the flow of current in extracellular fluid, and the effects of ...
What is a ‘‘normal’’ right ventricle? Kovalova , *
... range of LV EF, the lower range being 50e55%. There is a distinct difference in normal values of RV EF compared with the LV. The lowest value in our study group was 40%, the average value G 2d being 53.9 G 14.2. There was also a significant difference in RV EF between male and female subgroups (Tabl ...
... range of LV EF, the lower range being 50e55%. There is a distinct difference in normal values of RV EF compared with the LV. The lowest value in our study group was 40%, the average value G 2d being 53.9 G 14.2. There was also a significant difference in RV EF between male and female subgroups (Tabl ...
Physiology Lab - University of Warwick
... electrical means through the heart in such a way that contraction ejects blood efficiently into the aorta (from the left ventricle) and the pulmonary trunk (from the right ventricle). The electrical means of conduction is associated with the flow of current in extracellular fluid, and the effects of ...
... electrical means through the heart in such a way that contraction ejects blood efficiently into the aorta (from the left ventricle) and the pulmonary trunk (from the right ventricle). The electrical means of conduction is associated with the flow of current in extracellular fluid, and the effects of ...
Boundless Study Slides
... connects atrial and ventricular chambers • bundle of His specialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in the heart to the muscle cells of the heart wall, which contract in response producing the heart beat • diastole relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, ...
... connects atrial and ventricular chambers • bundle of His specialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in the heart to the muscle cells of the heart wall, which contract in response producing the heart beat • diastole relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, ...