2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment
... ESC Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care (CCPC). ESC Working Groups: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Cardiovascular Surgery, Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Circulation a ...
... ESC Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care (CCPC). ESC Working Groups: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Cardiovascular Surgery, Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Circulation a ...
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular
... When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend that the following format be used: Bonow RO, Carabello B, de Leon AC Jr, Edmunds LH Jr, Fedderly BJ, Freed MD, Gaasch WH, McKay CR, Nishimura RA, O’Gara PT, O’Rourke RA, Rahimtoola SH. ACC/AHA ...
... When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend that the following format be used: Bonow RO, Carabello B, de Leon AC Jr, Edmunds LH Jr, Fedderly BJ, Freed MD, Gaasch WH, McKay CR, Nishimura RA, O’Gara PT, O’Rourke RA, Rahimtoola SH. ACC/AHA ...
2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment
... ESC Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care (CCPC). ESC Working Groups: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Cardiovascular Surgery, Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Circulation a ...
... ESC Councils: Council for Cardiology Practice (CCP), Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care (CCPC). ESC Working Groups: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Cardiovascular Surgery, Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Circulation a ...
Heart rate as a marker of incidence and prognosis of cardiovascular
... RHR was associated with myocardial and arrhythmic disorders, but not with coronary disease or peripheral arterial disease. An average RHR of >70bpm in the general population was associated with increased hazards of specific CVDs and mortality particularly in men and should not be considered as norma ...
... RHR was associated with myocardial and arrhythmic disorders, but not with coronary disease or peripheral arterial disease. An average RHR of >70bpm in the general population was associated with increased hazards of specific CVDs and mortality particularly in men and should not be considered as norma ...
Full Text
... Annuloplasty. Direct vision mitral annuloplasty was reported by Lillehei et al. in 1958 (2). Many studies have shown that mitral repairs employing some form of ring mitral annuloplasty have better durability than do ringless repairs (Fig. 1A) (23). This observation may result from the fact that near ...
... Annuloplasty. Direct vision mitral annuloplasty was reported by Lillehei et al. in 1958 (2). Many studies have shown that mitral repairs employing some form of ring mitral annuloplasty have better durability than do ringless repairs (Fig. 1A) (23). This observation may result from the fact that near ...
Perioperative Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction
... has been used to diagnose perioperative diastolic dysfunction during cardiac surgery.11–15 However, other than being a predictor of difficult weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass,11,12 the impact of perioperative diastolic dysfunction on short- and long-term postoperative morbidity and mortality in c ...
... has been used to diagnose perioperative diastolic dysfunction during cardiac surgery.11–15 However, other than being a predictor of difficult weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass,11,12 the impact of perioperative diastolic dysfunction on short- and long-term postoperative morbidity and mortality in c ...
2.2. The object of the study
... ischemia is the result of inadequate myocardial oxygen supply in relation to the demand being placed on the heart and involves inadequate perfusion of cardiac tissue, anaerobic metabolism, diminished or abnormal left ventricular contraction, and electrophysiological changes. Ischemia may also cause ...
... ischemia is the result of inadequate myocardial oxygen supply in relation to the demand being placed on the heart and involves inadequate perfusion of cardiac tissue, anaerobic metabolism, diminished or abnormal left ventricular contraction, and electrophysiological changes. Ischemia may also cause ...
Normal and Abnormal Coronary Artery Anatomy: Is it
... A benign anomaly in which more than the normal two ostia of the RCA and LCA are present in the aortic root. Common examples include the circumflex artery and LCA having separate ostia (Fig 5) and the conus branch and RCA having a separate ostia. This usually has no significant clinical implication e ...
... A benign anomaly in which more than the normal two ostia of the RCA and LCA are present in the aortic root. Common examples include the circumflex artery and LCA having separate ostia (Fig 5) and the conus branch and RCA having a separate ostia. This usually has no significant clinical implication e ...
Print - Circulation
... PREVIOUS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) used for refractory cardiac failure after open heart surgery has demonstrated right heart failure in a significant fraction of patients.1 Of 213 patients who received LVADs at 12 different centers, 49 patients either died of r ...
... PREVIOUS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) used for refractory cardiac failure after open heart surgery has demonstrated right heart failure in a significant fraction of patients.1 Of 213 patients who received LVADs at 12 different centers, 49 patients either died of r ...
Factors affecting tolerance to digitalis
... pump oxygenator during cardiopulmonary bypass is also small (30), but the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on digitalis tolerance are controversial. After bypass, undigitalized dogs have been reported to be more sensitive to digitalis, but chronically digitalized dogs required more ouabain to produ ...
... pump oxygenator during cardiopulmonary bypass is also small (30), but the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on digitalis tolerance are controversial. After bypass, undigitalized dogs have been reported to be more sensitive to digitalis, but chronically digitalized dogs required more ouabain to produ ...
Guidelines - Lettre de l`UFCV N°58
... on Practice Guidelines, whose charge is to develop, update, or revise practice guidelines for important cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs this effort. The Task Force is pleased to have this guideline developed in conjunction with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Writing commit ...
... on Practice Guidelines, whose charge is to develop, update, or revise practice guidelines for important cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs this effort. The Task Force is pleased to have this guideline developed in conjunction with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Writing commit ...
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the
... asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. Writing Committee members are also strongly encouraged to declare a previous relationship with industry that might be perceived as relevant to guideline development. I ...
... asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. Writing Committee members are also strongly encouraged to declare a previous relationship with industry that might be perceived as relevant to guideline development. I ...
Risk factors for sudden cardiac death from an acute ischemic event
... The present definition of SCD proposed in the task force report of the European Society of Cardiology is defined as follows: ‘Natural death due to cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of conciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms; pre-existing heart disease may have been known to ...
... The present definition of SCD proposed in the task force report of the European Society of Cardiology is defined as follows: ‘Natural death due to cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of conciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms; pre-existing heart disease may have been known to ...
ACC/AHA/ESC Practice Guidelines
... asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. Writing Committee members are also strongly encouraged to declare a previous relationship with industry that might be perceived as relevant to guideline development. I ...
... asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. Writing Committee members are also strongly encouraged to declare a previous relationship with industry that might be perceived as relevant to guideline development. I ...
Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... responsible for the development and maintenance of VTs.1,2 Clinical studies have consistently shown the superiority of radiofrequency catheter ablation compared with standard medical therapy in controlling recurrent VT.3,4 However, even after an acutely successful ablation, the long-term freedom fro ...
... responsible for the development and maintenance of VTs.1,2 Clinical studies have consistently shown the superiority of radiofrequency catheter ablation compared with standard medical therapy in controlling recurrent VT.3,4 However, even after an acutely successful ablation, the long-term freedom fro ...
The DDDR closed loop stimulation for the prevention of the
... pacemaker could be useful for the treatment of these patients. CLS is a new concept of heart rate modulation in cardiac pacing. The pacemaker INOS2 CLS (Biotronik, Germany) derives its information for heart rate optimization from myocardial contraction dynamics, by measuring right ventricular intrac ...
... pacemaker could be useful for the treatment of these patients. CLS is a new concept of heart rate modulation in cardiac pacing. The pacemaker INOS2 CLS (Biotronik, Germany) derives its information for heart rate optimization from myocardial contraction dynamics, by measuring right ventricular intrac ...
Heart rate variability in young adults
... nervous system (ANS). Studies during the last three decades have revealed relations between the function of ANS and cardiometabolic risk. Autonomic regulation of heart rate can be quantitatively examined by studying fluctuations in heart beat, i.e. heart rate variability (HRV). Decreased HRV has bee ...
... nervous system (ANS). Studies during the last three decades have revealed relations between the function of ANS and cardiometabolic risk. Autonomic regulation of heart rate can be quantitatively examined by studying fluctuations in heart beat, i.e. heart rate variability (HRV). Decreased HRV has bee ...
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... maps; green arrows signify normal fast conduction; solid red arrows indicate abnormal fast conduction; dashed red arrows indicate abnormal, transmural slow conduction. Atrial pacing location is indicated by amber ‘burst’ symbol, with amber arrows signifying atrial activation. As ventricular activati ...
... maps; green arrows signify normal fast conduction; solid red arrows indicate abnormal fast conduction; dashed red arrows indicate abnormal, transmural slow conduction. Atrial pacing location is indicated by amber ‘burst’ symbol, with amber arrows signifying atrial activation. As ventricular activati ...
Single-site ventricular and biventricular pacing
... maps; green arrows signify normal fast conduction; solid red arrows indicate abnormal fast conduction; dashed red arrows indicate abnormal, transmural slow conduction. Atrial pacing location is indicated by amber ‘burst’ symbol, with amber arrows signifying atrial activation. As ventricular activati ...
... maps; green arrows signify normal fast conduction; solid red arrows indicate abnormal fast conduction; dashed red arrows indicate abnormal, transmural slow conduction. Atrial pacing location is indicated by amber ‘burst’ symbol, with amber arrows signifying atrial activation. As ventricular activati ...
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow in Health and Ischemic Heart
... radial wall stress) are increased (Fig 1B). 15,16,18 Coronary reserve is also reduced when resting flow is increased, for example in response to increases in the hemodynamic determinants of O2 consumption (systolic pressure, heart rate, and contractility) or with reductions in arterial O2 supply (an ...
... radial wall stress) are increased (Fig 1B). 15,16,18 Coronary reserve is also reduced when resting flow is increased, for example in response to increases in the hemodynamic determinants of O2 consumption (systolic pressure, heart rate, and contractility) or with reductions in arterial O2 supply (an ...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and sepsis
... The use of ECMO as mechanical circulatory support in children with sepsis was not well described until the publication of two series in the mid-1990s.14,15 One report was of nine patients with septic shock who had inadequate organ perfusion despite vigorous fluid resuscitation and large doses of cat ...
... The use of ECMO as mechanical circulatory support in children with sepsis was not well described until the publication of two series in the mid-1990s.14,15 One report was of nine patients with septic shock who had inadequate organ perfusion despite vigorous fluid resuscitation and large doses of cat ...
ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients
... Recommendations are evidence-based and derived primarily from published data. The level of evidence was ranked as follows: Level A (highest): derived from multiple randomized clinical trials; ...
... Recommendations are evidence-based and derived primarily from published data. The level of evidence was ranked as follows: Level A (highest): derived from multiple randomized clinical trials; ...
Rate control in Atrial fibrillation Groenveld, Hessel Folkert
... The first published observation of AF was by Bouilland in 1835. He described it as an irregular rhythm and unequal force of the heartbeat.25 Nothnagel gave it the term ‘delirium cordis’, due to the irregular arterial pulse.26 In 1908 the first electrocardiogram of AF was published.27 Treatment optio ...
... The first published observation of AF was by Bouilland in 1835. He described it as an irregular rhythm and unequal force of the heartbeat.25 Nothnagel gave it the term ‘delirium cordis’, due to the irregular arterial pulse.26 In 1908 the first electrocardiogram of AF was published.27 Treatment optio ...
Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases
... Chronic pericarditis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recurrent pericarditis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade . . . . ...
... Chronic pericarditis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recurrent pericarditis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade . . . . ...