Metabolic Syndrome is Associated With Higher Wall Motion Score
... control subjects. However, no significant differences were seen between the two groups with respect to gender, systolic blood pressure and the status of cigarette smoking. The relative frequency of each component of the metabolic syndrome is shown in Table 2. An increased blood pressure (systolic ≥ ...
... control subjects. However, no significant differences were seen between the two groups with respect to gender, systolic blood pressure and the status of cigarette smoking. The relative frequency of each component of the metabolic syndrome is shown in Table 2. An increased blood pressure (systolic ≥ ...
Mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in atrial tissue of patients
... mtDNA damage begs the question whether it will resolve with time, either through enzymatic repair or selective elimination of damaged genomes and expansion of intact copies. It is also unknown whether the magnitude of mtDNA damage in this setting will impact subsequent cardiac function. In a study o ...
... mtDNA damage begs the question whether it will resolve with time, either through enzymatic repair or selective elimination of damaged genomes and expansion of intact copies. It is also unknown whether the magnitude of mtDNA damage in this setting will impact subsequent cardiac function. In a study o ...
Aortic stenosis, angina, and coronary artery disease - Heart
... Aortic stenosis, angina, and coronary artery disease 657 projection only but was obviously either widely patent disease and a group of 3 with obstructive arterial or narrowed. In 3 cases in this latter group, one of the lesions. The mean age and gradient in the former coronary vessels was clearly op ...
... Aortic stenosis, angina, and coronary artery disease 657 projection only but was obviously either widely patent disease and a group of 3 with obstructive arterial or narrowed. In 3 cases in this latter group, one of the lesions. The mean age and gradient in the former coronary vessels was clearly op ...
Midregional Pro–Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for
... We evaluated the ability of MR-proANP to determine the presence of CRD by constructing ROC curves. The optimum threshold value in the total population was 318 pmol/L, with a sensitivity of 80% (95% CI 70 – 86) and a specificity of 69% (95% CI 45– 87). These diagnostic values were comparable for MR-p ...
... We evaluated the ability of MR-proANP to determine the presence of CRD by constructing ROC curves. The optimum threshold value in the total population was 318 pmol/L, with a sensitivity of 80% (95% CI 70 – 86) and a specificity of 69% (95% CI 45– 87). These diagnostic values were comparable for MR-p ...
Atrial Septal Aneurysm: A Study in Five Hundred Adult Patients
... «saccular» deformity, generally at the level of the fossa ovale, which protrudes to the right or left atrium or both. This entity is strongly associated to cardioembolic events as well as other acquired and congenital heart diseases. Material and Methods: Over a six and one half year period we have ...
... «saccular» deformity, generally at the level of the fossa ovale, which protrudes to the right or left atrium or both. This entity is strongly associated to cardioembolic events as well as other acquired and congenital heart diseases. Material and Methods: Over a six and one half year period we have ...
Left Heart Failure With a Normal Ejection Fraction: Identification of
... with HFNEF who have longstanding hypertension. In concert with the view that the complexity of heart failure and potential for heterogeneity in this condition requires a broader physiologic view,15 the purpose of the present study was to characterize ventricular size and function and determine which ...
... with HFNEF who have longstanding hypertension. In concert with the view that the complexity of heart failure and potential for heterogeneity in this condition requires a broader physiologic view,15 the purpose of the present study was to characterize ventricular size and function and determine which ...
Cardiac Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction in Diabetic
... mutation was originally found in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). In MELAS, the involvement of peripheral nerves, in addition to brain and muscles, was recently reported to be common (2). Some patients who had symptoms of autonomic dys ...
... mutation was originally found in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). In MELAS, the involvement of peripheral nerves, in addition to brain and muscles, was recently reported to be common (2). Some patients who had symptoms of autonomic dys ...
Cardiovascular Features of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection
... Manuscript received January 18, 2006; revised manuscript received August 8, 2006, accepted August 14, 2006. ...
... Manuscript received January 18, 2006; revised manuscript received August 8, 2006, accepted August 14, 2006. ...
2:30pm: CT and MR in Coronary Artery Imaging
... • 2 y/o female with unknown heart disease, lost to follow-up • At 8 presented with syncope, echo/angio/ecg showed mitral insufficiency, pulmonary arterial hypertension, A-Fib à mitral annuloplasty performed • At 10, again had syncope with episodic SOB… had further work-up including cardiac cath a ...
... • 2 y/o female with unknown heart disease, lost to follow-up • At 8 presented with syncope, echo/angio/ecg showed mitral insufficiency, pulmonary arterial hypertension, A-Fib à mitral annuloplasty performed • At 10, again had syncope with episodic SOB… had further work-up including cardiac cath a ...
The coronary circulation in cyanotic congenital heart disease
... congenital heart disease. Methods: Coronary arteriograms were interpreted in 59 cyanotic adults, and dilated coronaries were examined histologically in 6. Coronary blood flow was determined with N-13 ammonia positron emission tomography in 14 Eisenmenger syndrome patients and in 10 controls. Total n ...
... congenital heart disease. Methods: Coronary arteriograms were interpreted in 59 cyanotic adults, and dilated coronaries were examined histologically in 6. Coronary blood flow was determined with N-13 ammonia positron emission tomography in 14 Eisenmenger syndrome patients and in 10 controls. Total n ...
Clinical Meaning of Ascites in Patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis
... hemodynamic changes that lead to the genesis of ascites. When we analyzed ascites in relation to the chamber involved, we observed that biventricular involvement was present in 52.5% of patients, right ventricular involvement was present in 60.7% and prevalent involvement of the left ventricle was p ...
... hemodynamic changes that lead to the genesis of ascites. When we analyzed ascites in relation to the chamber involved, we observed that biventricular involvement was present in 52.5% of patients, right ventricular involvement was present in 60.7% and prevalent involvement of the left ventricle was p ...
① Stable angina pectoris
... character, frequency, duration as well as precipitating factors is caused by episodes of increased coronary artery tone or small platelet clots occurring in the vicinity of an atherosclerotic plaque. is associated with a high risk of myocardial infarction and death. ...
... character, frequency, duration as well as precipitating factors is caused by episodes of increased coronary artery tone or small platelet clots occurring in the vicinity of an atherosclerotic plaque. is associated with a high risk of myocardial infarction and death. ...
Clinical aspects of hypertensive myocardial fibrosis
... normal myocardial stiffness, with or without cardiomyocyte hypertrophy; (3) the prevention of fibrosis to preserve normal tissue stiffness; and (4) regression of fibrosis, which would normalize tissue stiffness in either hypertrophied or nonhypertrophied ventricles. Thus, the following broad stateme ...
... normal myocardial stiffness, with or without cardiomyocyte hypertrophy; (3) the prevention of fibrosis to preserve normal tissue stiffness; and (4) regression of fibrosis, which would normalize tissue stiffness in either hypertrophied or nonhypertrophied ventricles. Thus, the following broad stateme ...
INDICATION OF COA STENTING IN INFANTS & CHILDREN
... • August 1985 and November 1990, patients between the ages of 3 and 10 years with a hemodynamically significant native CoA. • Participants were randomly assigned to BA or surgery with equal probability. • For subjects randomized to BA, the balloon diameter was selected to match the diameter of the u ...
... • August 1985 and November 1990, patients between the ages of 3 and 10 years with a hemodynamically significant native CoA. • Participants were randomly assigned to BA or surgery with equal probability. • For subjects randomized to BA, the balloon diameter was selected to match the diameter of the u ...
Can we prescribe digoxin and diuretics in the same
... Metabolic complications induced by bendrofluazide in relation to daily dose (multiply by 10 to get equivalent doses of hydrochlorothiazide). Increasing the dose led to progressive hypokalemia and hyperuricemia and a greater likelihood of a mild elevation in the fasting blood glucose (FBG), all witho ...
... Metabolic complications induced by bendrofluazide in relation to daily dose (multiply by 10 to get equivalent doses of hydrochlorothiazide). Increasing the dose led to progressive hypokalemia and hyperuricemia and a greater likelihood of a mild elevation in the fasting blood glucose (FBG), all witho ...
Beyond arterial remodelling: pulmonary venous and
... heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and a normal pulmonary artery wedge pressure that occurs in the absence of left heart disease, chronic lung diseases/hypoxia or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease [1]. Entities within the PAH group share n ...
... heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and a normal pulmonary artery wedge pressure that occurs in the absence of left heart disease, chronic lung diseases/hypoxia or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease [1]. Entities within the PAH group share n ...
Word-613KB - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in
... blood supply to a portion of heart muscle. Where the blockage is severe enough to lead to injury or death of the heart muscle, the event is called an acute myocardial infarction (or ‘heart attack’). The most common cause of acute coronary syndrome is atherosclerosis (or ‘coronary heart disease’) whe ...
... blood supply to a portion of heart muscle. Where the blockage is severe enough to lead to injury or death of the heart muscle, the event is called an acute myocardial infarction (or ‘heart attack’). The most common cause of acute coronary syndrome is atherosclerosis (or ‘coronary heart disease’) whe ...
Brochure_Enterprise AED Solutions_3309482_C
... What SCA is. What it can mean. During sudden cardiac arrest, the normally organized electrical impulses that initiate cardiac contraction (our heartbeats) discharge chaotically, and the heart muscle twitches spasmodically. There’s rarely any warning, and a victim of SCA usually collapses and stops ...
... What SCA is. What it can mean. During sudden cardiac arrest, the normally organized electrical impulses that initiate cardiac contraction (our heartbeats) discharge chaotically, and the heart muscle twitches spasmodically. There’s rarely any warning, and a victim of SCA usually collapses and stops ...
Reduction in Myocardial Infarct Size at 48 Hours after a Brief
... The present study demonstrates that a brief, 2.5hour infusion of a nonvasodilating, anti-inflammatory dose of the adenosine A2A receptor agonist ATL146e started 30minutes prior to reperfusion confers a sustained reduction in infarct size as a percent of risk area at 48hours after reflow. Histologic ...
... The present study demonstrates that a brief, 2.5hour infusion of a nonvasodilating, anti-inflammatory dose of the adenosine A2A receptor agonist ATL146e started 30minutes prior to reperfusion confers a sustained reduction in infarct size as a percent of risk area at 48hours after reflow. Histologic ...
Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia in 2017 Disclosures Learning
... • In patients <60 years of age, start medications at blood pressure of >140/90mm Hg and treat to goal of <140/90mm Hg • In all adult patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease, start medications at blood pressure of >140/90mm Hg and treat to goal of <140/90mm Hg James PA et al. JAMA 2014;311:5 ...
... • In patients <60 years of age, start medications at blood pressure of >140/90mm Hg and treat to goal of <140/90mm Hg • In all adult patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease, start medications at blood pressure of >140/90mm Hg and treat to goal of <140/90mm Hg James PA et al. JAMA 2014;311:5 ...
Brief Communication Direct Detection of Free Radicals in the
... the initial moments of reperfusion, oxygen-centered species such as superoxide or hydroxyl free radicals are generated. The most probable sources of these oxygen radicals are the xanthine oxidase pathway, the electron transport chain and catecholamine oxidation. Leukocytes are unlikely to represent ...
... the initial moments of reperfusion, oxygen-centered species such as superoxide or hydroxyl free radicals are generated. The most probable sources of these oxygen radicals are the xanthine oxidase pathway, the electron transport chain and catecholamine oxidation. Leukocytes are unlikely to represent ...
Atrial Fibrillation and Its Association with Endocrine Disorders
... that there is no significant association between diabetes and AF.61, 62 More recently, a study concluded that diabetes was an independent determinant of AF only among women.50 There are several hypotheses, which have been proposed to explain this association. Firstly, oxidative stress and inflammati ...
... that there is no significant association between diabetes and AF.61, 62 More recently, a study concluded that diabetes was an independent determinant of AF only among women.50 There are several hypotheses, which have been proposed to explain this association. Firstly, oxidative stress and inflammati ...
Preoperative hospital length of stay as a modifiable risk factor for
... main disease, peripheral vascular disease, obesity, decreasing eGFR, operative status, and prolonged preoperative length of stay. After adjusting for all significant factors in univariate analyses only obesity, COPD, diabetes, preoperative length of stay, and decreasing eGFR were ...
... main disease, peripheral vascular disease, obesity, decreasing eGFR, operative status, and prolonged preoperative length of stay. After adjusting for all significant factors in univariate analyses only obesity, COPD, diabetes, preoperative length of stay, and decreasing eGFR were ...
Ca 2+
... • Stunning can be characterised by delayed mechanical recovery despite full reperfusion after ischaemia „perfusion-contraction mismatch” • Acute stunning: mechanical function recovers minutes and hours • Chronic stunning: recovery is measured in weeks or months. • Maimed myocardium: incomplete recov ...
... • Stunning can be characterised by delayed mechanical recovery despite full reperfusion after ischaemia „perfusion-contraction mismatch” • Acute stunning: mechanical function recovers minutes and hours • Chronic stunning: recovery is measured in weeks or months. • Maimed myocardium: incomplete recov ...
Cardiac Screening With Electrocardiography, Stress
... 1 study published after the USPSTF review reported reclassification rates after resting ECG in a population of older adults with a high prevalence of baseline ECG abnormalities, effects were most pronounced in intermediate-risk patients and the reclassification rate in low-risk patients was not report ...
... 1 study published after the USPSTF review reported reclassification rates after resting ECG in a population of older adults with a high prevalence of baseline ECG abnormalities, effects were most pronounced in intermediate-risk patients and the reclassification rate in low-risk patients was not report ...