Cardiac Arrhythmias
... Drug therapy: according to the arrhythmia associated with WPW. Digoxine is contraindicated in WPW with AF. Amiodarone or procainamide may help. Electrical ablation • Symptomatic tachyarrhythmias ...
... Drug therapy: according to the arrhythmia associated with WPW. Digoxine is contraindicated in WPW with AF. Amiodarone or procainamide may help. Electrical ablation • Symptomatic tachyarrhythmias ...
are there deleterious cardiac effects of acute and chronic endurance
... risk for an exercise-related SCD. Alternatively, Italians were among the first to recognize RVCM as a cause of exercise-related death (261), so physicians may be more aware of the disease and diagnose it more readily at autopsy in that country. Older individuals die during exercise primarily from co ...
... risk for an exercise-related SCD. Alternatively, Italians were among the first to recognize RVCM as a cause of exercise-related death (261), so physicians may be more aware of the disease and diagnose it more readily at autopsy in that country. Older individuals die during exercise primarily from co ...
Prevention of atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: Basis for a
... intraoperative stress plays a key role due to occurrence of reperfusion, inflammation, or hemostasis (Mathew et al., 1996a, Mathew et al., 1996b; Zaman et al., 2000). The pathophysiological mechanism whereby these complex processes cause POAF remains poorly understood. Accumulating evidence suggest ...
... intraoperative stress plays a key role due to occurrence of reperfusion, inflammation, or hemostasis (Mathew et al., 1996a, Mathew et al., 1996b; Zaman et al., 2000). The pathophysiological mechanism whereby these complex processes cause POAF remains poorly understood. Accumulating evidence suggest ...
Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
... cases [23,24,30,44,50] depending on the diameter used, a pilot study [44] demonstrated reduced incidence of paravalvular AR using a CT-based approach. The method of incorporating CT measurements into manufacturerdefined, echocardiography-based cutoffs for prosthesis sizing is unclear, and its effect ...
... cases [23,24,30,44,50] depending on the diameter used, a pilot study [44] demonstrated reduced incidence of paravalvular AR using a CT-based approach. The method of incorporating CT measurements into manufacturerdefined, echocardiography-based cutoffs for prosthesis sizing is unclear, and its effect ...
receptor activation increases contractility in isolated perfused hearts
... Protocol 7. The effect of 10⫺5 M adenosine on left ventricular contractile performance was determined under constant-flow conditions. This was considered because, during constant-pressure perfusion, the vasodilation elicited by adenosine may have resulted in an increased flow that, on its own, could ...
... Protocol 7. The effect of 10⫺5 M adenosine on left ventricular contractile performance was determined under constant-flow conditions. This was considered because, during constant-pressure perfusion, the vasodilation elicited by adenosine may have resulted in an increased flow that, on its own, could ...
INCIDENCE, PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF MYOCARDIAL
... stenosis at very high-risk or prohibitive perioperative risk. Compared to conventional openheart surgery, TAVR procedures are less invasive, because they are not associated with aortic cross-clamping and cardioplegia. Even so, the procedure involves some degree of myocardial injury due to tissue com ...
... stenosis at very high-risk or prohibitive perioperative risk. Compared to conventional openheart surgery, TAVR procedures are less invasive, because they are not associated with aortic cross-clamping and cardioplegia. Even so, the procedure involves some degree of myocardial injury due to tissue com ...
COCATS 2
... Task Force 3 report is now limited to formal training programs in the United States that satisfy the basic standards developed by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and are accredited by ACGME. These criteria must be met for candidates to be eligible to take the examination ...
... Task Force 3 report is now limited to formal training programs in the United States that satisfy the basic standards developed by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and are accredited by ACGME. These criteria must be met for candidates to be eligible to take the examination ...
Monitoring acute coronary syndrome using national hospital data
... Over the past 10 years, considerable changes have occurred in the awareness of ACS in the population, diagnostic techniques to identify ACS, clinical practice, treatment protocols, the coding of diseases and in the quality of data collected from hospitals. Linked hospital and mortality data from Wes ...
... Over the past 10 years, considerable changes have occurred in the awareness of ACS in the population, diagnostic techniques to identify ACS, clinical practice, treatment protocols, the coding of diseases and in the quality of data collected from hospitals. Linked hospital and mortality data from Wes ...
Contemporary Echocardiography In Non
... Background: Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) has only recently been included in the definition of acute myocardial infarction and literature is limited regarding the usefulness of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool in this setting. Since analysis of regional wall motion abnormaliti ...
... Background: Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) has only recently been included in the definition of acute myocardial infarction and literature is limited regarding the usefulness of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool in this setting. Since analysis of regional wall motion abnormaliti ...
Catheter Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins as Treatment of Atrial
... symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF who have failed treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs (n=4 trials (9,11-13)); and (3) patients with symptomatic AF and heart failure who have failed treatment with standard medications for rate control and who would otherwise be considered for AV nodal ablation ...
... symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF who have failed treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs (n=4 trials (9,11-13)); and (3) patients with symptomatic AF and heart failure who have failed treatment with standard medications for rate control and who would otherwise be considered for AV nodal ablation ...
UTILISATION OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE
... of cardiovascular imaging to come to the forefront of cardiology. CMR being technology which is still evolving it would certainly require updates from time to time. Therefore it is truly the aspiration of NHAM for this consensus statement to be the beginning of many more fruitful collaborations to c ...
... of cardiovascular imaging to come to the forefront of cardiology. CMR being technology which is still evolving it would certainly require updates from time to time. Therefore it is truly the aspiration of NHAM for this consensus statement to be the beginning of many more fruitful collaborations to c ...
Transvenous Temporary Cardiac Pacing
... * Reproduced with permission from Poulidakis E & Manolis AS. Transvenous Temporary Cardiac Pacing. Rhythmos 2014;9(2); 20-27. ...
... * Reproduced with permission from Poulidakis E & Manolis AS. Transvenous Temporary Cardiac Pacing. Rhythmos 2014;9(2); 20-27. ...
ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines
... CJ, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines on the Management of Patients With Acute M ...
... CJ, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines on the Management of Patients With Acute M ...
Risk scores: a guide in clinical practice? Application of risk scores in
... ‘In NST-ACS, quantitative assessment of ischemic risk by means of scores is superior to the clinical assessment alone’ – European Society of Cardiology, 2015. Evidence-based risk assessment is critical for selection of the optimal management strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NST- ...
... ‘In NST-ACS, quantitative assessment of ischemic risk by means of scores is superior to the clinical assessment alone’ – European Society of Cardiology, 2015. Evidence-based risk assessment is critical for selection of the optimal management strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NST- ...
... farction appears to result by direct and indirect actions of cocaine at various cellular levels. Cardiovascular sequelae such as increases in heart rate, mean arterial BP, cardiac index, and transcardiac oxygen uptake seen in humans following cocaine use are thought to be due to activation of the sy ...
topography of cardiac ganglia in the adult human heart - East
... tion procedures at Loyola University Medical Center. The Institutional Review Board at Loyola University approved the protocol for removal of heart tissue not directly used during heart transplantation procedures. Five complete hearts from autopsy cases, and atrial or ventricular tissue from ten add ...
... tion procedures at Loyola University Medical Center. The Institutional Review Board at Loyola University approved the protocol for removal of heart tissue not directly used during heart transplantation procedures. Five complete hearts from autopsy cases, and atrial or ventricular tissue from ten add ...
Fontan Circulation
... • University of Melbourne – Fontan failure was defined as: • Death • Fontan Take-down • Transplantation • NYHA functional class III or IV ...
... • University of Melbourne – Fontan failure was defined as: • Death • Fontan Take-down • Transplantation • NYHA functional class III or IV ...
and Absence of Coronary Sinus
... 7) uncertainty still exists as to whether an atrial septal defect is present. In this case, the atrial aspect of the heart was not explored at the time of operation. In the condition under consideration, an intracardiac right-to-left shunt forms part of the functional abnormality. It is of interest ...
... 7) uncertainty still exists as to whether an atrial septal defect is present. In this case, the atrial aspect of the heart was not explored at the time of operation. In the condition under consideration, an intracardiac right-to-left shunt forms part of the functional abnormality. It is of interest ...
Print - Circulation
... may be through bronchial arteries (fig. 5). Rarely, as in cases of Murray and associates, the condition "absence of a pulmonary artery" may occur bilaterally. In this situation when pulmonary arteries are present the pulmonary artery on the side of the aortic arch arises from the ductus originating ...
... may be through bronchial arteries (fig. 5). Rarely, as in cases of Murray and associates, the condition "absence of a pulmonary artery" may occur bilaterally. In this situation when pulmonary arteries are present the pulmonary artery on the side of the aortic arch arises from the ductus originating ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...
Full Text
... explanation. AVNRT also triggered VT shortly after its origin, so that ECG tracings at symptomatic episodes showed only VT. Experience with radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic VT in pediatric patients is limited, but radiofrequency catheter ablation may be the treatment of choice for symp ...
... explanation. AVNRT also triggered VT shortly after its origin, so that ECG tracings at symptomatic episodes showed only VT. Experience with radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic VT in pediatric patients is limited, but radiofrequency catheter ablation may be the treatment of choice for symp ...
Exercise Testing: ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...
Ticagrelor Protects the Heart Against Reperfusion Injury and
... receptor antagonists reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events.1 A combination of aspirin with P2Y12 receptor antagonists is recommended by the guidelines for patients with ACS, including ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).2–6 P2Y12 receptor antagonists block ADP-induced platelet ...
... receptor antagonists reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events.1 A combination of aspirin with P2Y12 receptor antagonists is recommended by the guidelines for patients with ACS, including ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).2–6 P2Y12 receptor antagonists block ADP-induced platelet ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...
... every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that ...