Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation (IABP) for myocardial
... suspected cardiogenic shock or suspected acute heart failure at the time of AMI are at increased risk of death approaching 30% to 70% mortality within 30 days (Ohman 2005b). Fewer than 50% patients with cardiogenic shock survive up to one year (Hochman ...
... suspected cardiogenic shock or suspected acute heart failure at the time of AMI are at increased risk of death approaching 30% to 70% mortality within 30 days (Ohman 2005b). Fewer than 50% patients with cardiogenic shock survive up to one year (Hochman ...
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318212bb8b published online Mar 28
... This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, and the sections that have been updated are indicated with hyperlinks to the focused update where applicable. When citing t ...
... This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, and the sections that have been updated are indicated with hyperlinks to the focused update where applicable. When citing t ...
ACC/AHA/NASPE Guideline for Implantation of
... of evidence • Procedures and treatments are classified by usefulness and efficacy Gregoratos G. et al. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practi ...
... of evidence • Procedures and treatments are classified by usefulness and efficacy Gregoratos G. et al. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practi ...
ACC/AHA/NASPE Guideline for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers
... of evidence • Procedures and treatments are classified by usefulness and efficacy Gregoratos G. et al. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practi ...
... of evidence • Procedures and treatments are classified by usefulness and efficacy Gregoratos G. et al. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practi ...
in Man by High-Frequency Components
... The increased incidence of high-frequency components (notching) in electrocardiographic (ECG) recordings previously has been related to coronary artery disease, primary myocardial disease, and biventricular enlargement. This study included 130 subjects on whom autopsy permission was obtained, who ha ...
... The increased incidence of high-frequency components (notching) in electrocardiographic (ECG) recordings previously has been related to coronary artery disease, primary myocardial disease, and biventricular enlargement. This study included 130 subjects on whom autopsy permission was obtained, who ha ...
Task Force Report Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death of the
... The term sudden cardiac death has been used for several centuries and throughout this time different authors have debated how to define it most appropriately. SCD is defined as follows: ‘Natural death due to cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acut ...
... The term sudden cardiac death has been used for several centuries and throughout this time different authors have debated how to define it most appropriately. SCD is defined as follows: ‘Natural death due to cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acut ...
Lead aVR: The Neglected Lead - The Association of Physicians of
... more localized information than the bipolar leads I, II and III could offer. For this purpose from the existing limb electrodes, new leads aVR, aVF and aVL were constructed, being unipolar leads looking at the right, left and lower part of the heart with the reference electrode constructed from the ...
... more localized information than the bipolar leads I, II and III could offer. For this purpose from the existing limb electrodes, new leads aVR, aVF and aVL were constructed, being unipolar leads looking at the right, left and lower part of the heart with the reference electrode constructed from the ...
Atrial Fibrillation in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction
... disturbance, the observation that worse Killip class, increased heart rate and lower blood pressure were associated with atrial fibrillation suggests that hemodynamic compromise is the most likely mechanism. This is consistent with other studies (3,6) that found more unfavorable invasive hemodynamic ...
... disturbance, the observation that worse Killip class, increased heart rate and lower blood pressure were associated with atrial fibrillation suggests that hemodynamic compromise is the most likely mechanism. This is consistent with other studies (3,6) that found more unfavorable invasive hemodynamic ...
Common Pulmonary Vein Atresia
... 1). These strands, however, demonstrate the relationship between CPVA and total anomalous pulmonary venous return. It then becomes only a matter of degree whether the cases of Hastreiter7 and Hauck,8 which showed a confluence of pulmonary veins and a small accessory pulmonary vein draining one of th ...
... 1). These strands, however, demonstrate the relationship between CPVA and total anomalous pulmonary venous return. It then becomes only a matter of degree whether the cases of Hastreiter7 and Hauck,8 which showed a confluence of pulmonary veins and a small accessory pulmonary vein draining one of th ...
The role of adrenergic stimulation in maintaining maximum cardiac
... as its own control. To determine Qmax, Pin was gradually increased in increments of ~0.05·kPa until cardiac output reached a plateau (usually around 0.4·kPa). To assess POmax, Pin was left at its maximum and Pout was increased in a stepwise fashion in ~0.5·kPa increments until PO reached a plateau. ...
... as its own control. To determine Qmax, Pin was gradually increased in increments of ~0.05·kPa until cardiac output reached a plateau (usually around 0.4·kPa). To assess POmax, Pin was left at its maximum and Pout was increased in a stepwise fashion in ~0.5·kPa increments until PO reached a plateau. ...
Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators for Primary
... revascularization reduced the risk for all-cause mortality by approximately 31% (CI, 21% to 40%) over the course of 3 to 7 years after implantation. Additional details about the overall meta-analysis can be found in the full Health Technology Assessment (1). The 10 studies that conducted subgroup an ...
... revascularization reduced the risk for all-cause mortality by approximately 31% (CI, 21% to 40%) over the course of 3 to 7 years after implantation. Additional details about the overall meta-analysis can be found in the full Health Technology Assessment (1). The 10 studies that conducted subgroup an ...
Relation Between Shock-Related Myocardial Injury and
... been reported in several studies.8-16 Extensive studies performed in cultured chick embryo myocardial cells have shown that not only defibrillation efficacy but also adverse effects such as postcountershock mechanical dysfunction and arrhythmias depend largely on the waveforms used.14'16-19 This rel ...
... been reported in several studies.8-16 Extensive studies performed in cultured chick embryo myocardial cells have shown that not only defibrillation efficacy but also adverse effects such as postcountershock mechanical dysfunction and arrhythmias depend largely on the waveforms used.14'16-19 This rel ...
19 Congenital Heart Disease in Children and Adults
... to right ventricle and left atrium to left ventricle), discordant (right atrium to left ventricle and left atrium to right ventricle) or ambiguous when the atrial appendages are isomeric. The ‘mode’ of atrioventricular connection addresses the structural make-up of the connecting segments and includ ...
... to right ventricle and left atrium to left ventricle), discordant (right atrium to left ventricle and left atrium to right ventricle) or ambiguous when the atrial appendages are isomeric. The ‘mode’ of atrioventricular connection addresses the structural make-up of the connecting segments and includ ...
Approach to Dextrocardia in Adults: Review
... whole and to each asymmetric viscus itself, such as the lung, liver, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract. Situs also applies to the heart as a whole and to each of the cardiac chambers because each is asymmetric. In situs solitus, the right lung has three lobes and an eparterial bronchus (bronchus ab ...
... whole and to each asymmetric viscus itself, such as the lung, liver, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract. Situs also applies to the heart as a whole and to each of the cardiac chambers because each is asymmetric. In situs solitus, the right lung has three lobes and an eparterial bronchus (bronchus ab ...
Proximal Aortic Distensibility Is an Independent Predictor of All
... independent 2-fold higher risk of hard CVD events. Decreased AAD was associated with CV events in low to intermediateCVD risk individuals with an HR for the first quintile of AAD of 5.3 (p ¼ 0.03) as well as with incident HF but not after full ...
... independent 2-fold higher risk of hard CVD events. Decreased AAD was associated with CV events in low to intermediateCVD risk individuals with an HR for the first quintile of AAD of 5.3 (p ¼ 0.03) as well as with incident HF but not after full ...
Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Rupturing into the Right Atrium ¾ A
... disease 6 and Marfan’s syndrome. 7 Deficiency of the aortic media at the attachments on the aortic annulus portion may progressively lead to dilation of aortic sinus, usually over many years. Therefore, sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can remain subclinical for several years until it eventually ruptures ...
... disease 6 and Marfan’s syndrome. 7 Deficiency of the aortic media at the attachments on the aortic annulus portion may progressively lead to dilation of aortic sinus, usually over many years. Therefore, sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can remain subclinical for several years until it eventually ruptures ...
Curriculum Vitae - The Royal Children`s Hospital
... In Melbourne I have informal teaching responsibilities to junior medical officers, nurses and registrars. More importantly, I have clinical fellows from all countries of the world who come to learn the pediatric cardiac surgery as it is practiced at the Royal Children’s Hospital. As associate profes ...
... In Melbourne I have informal teaching responsibilities to junior medical officers, nurses and registrars. More importantly, I have clinical fellows from all countries of the world who come to learn the pediatric cardiac surgery as it is practiced at the Royal Children’s Hospital. As associate profes ...
To LWW--Periop Full Text
... The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are committed to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through professional education and research for clinicians, providers, and patients. Since 1980, the ACC and AHA have shared a responsibility to ...
... The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are committed to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through professional education and research for clinicians, providers, and patients. Since 1980, the ACC and AHA have shared a responsibility to ...
2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative
... weighing the strength and quality of evidence for or against particular tests, treatments, or procedures; and estimating expected health outcomes when data exist. In analyzing the data and developing CPGs, the GWC uses evidence-based methodologies developed by the Task Force (6). A key component of ...
... weighing the strength and quality of evidence for or against particular tests, treatments, or procedures; and estimating expected health outcomes when data exist. In analyzing the data and developing CPGs, the GWC uses evidence-based methodologies developed by the Task Force (6). A key component of ...
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 ...
Supravalvular aortic stenosis Echocardiographicfeatures
... congenital abnormality. Recognition of supraSupravalvular aortic stenosis may assume one of valvular aortic stenosis by echocardiography could three forms, namely (i) discrete membranous (2) the also be used to gain further knowledge on the hour-glass or segmental, and (3) the diffuse hypo- familial ...
... congenital abnormality. Recognition of supraSupravalvular aortic stenosis may assume one of valvular aortic stenosis by echocardiography could three forms, namely (i) discrete membranous (2) the also be used to gain further knowledge on the hour-glass or segmental, and (3) the diffuse hypo- familial ...
the development of the pulmonary trunk and the pulmonary arteries
... growth of the pulmonary trunk was proportional to fetal age and followed a linear regression. This was found at the correlation coefficient for age r = 0.86 (p < 0.001). Alvarez et al. [4], who also described a linear growth pattern concerning the pulmonary trunk, pointed to a highly statistically s ...
... growth of the pulmonary trunk was proportional to fetal age and followed a linear regression. This was found at the correlation coefficient for age r = 0.86 (p < 0.001). Alvarez et al. [4], who also described a linear growth pattern concerning the pulmonary trunk, pointed to a highly statistically s ...
Electrophysiology
... electrical conduction in the heart is a recognized leader in diagnosing treating cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac electrophysiology heart rhythm center cardiac - conditions we treat arrhythmia atrial fibrillation ablation atrial flutter bradycardia bradyarrhythmia catheter ablation pacemakers defibrilla ...
... electrical conduction in the heart is a recognized leader in diagnosing treating cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac electrophysiology heart rhythm center cardiac - conditions we treat arrhythmia atrial fibrillation ablation atrial flutter bradycardia bradyarrhythmia catheter ablation pacemakers defibrilla ...
Teaching Rounds in Cardiac Electrophysiology
... Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol is available at http://circep.ahajournals.org ...
... Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol is available at http://circep.ahajournals.org ...