Transcatheter Therapies for Mitral Regurgitation
... of adverse LV remodeling, with papillary muscle displacement, leaflet tethering, and annular dilatation. The prevalence of moderate to severe mitral valve disease (more often regurgitant rather than stenotic) increases as a function of age and exceeds that of aortic valve disease on both a community ...
... of adverse LV remodeling, with papillary muscle displacement, leaflet tethering, and annular dilatation. The prevalence of moderate to severe mitral valve disease (more often regurgitant rather than stenotic) increases as a function of age and exceeds that of aortic valve disease on both a community ...
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... counseling is carried out. All fetuses born alive with significant CHD are delivered at an obstetric clinic adjacent to the pediatric cardiologic centre and are admitted to its intensive care unit immediately after the delivery. Prenatal diagnosis is confirmed within the first hour of life and neces ...
... counseling is carried out. All fetuses born alive with significant CHD are delivered at an obstetric clinic adjacent to the pediatric cardiologic centre and are admitted to its intensive care unit immediately after the delivery. Prenatal diagnosis is confirmed within the first hour of life and neces ...
Recommendations for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults
... to adjacent structures or conduits.9 Electrocardiogram-gated cine CT allows measurements of biventricular size and function, although at a lower temporal resolution than CMR, and subject to adequate opacification of each intraventricular blood volume.10,11 In patients with a pacemaker or implantable ...
... to adjacent structures or conduits.9 Electrocardiogram-gated cine CT allows measurements of biventricular size and function, although at a lower temporal resolution than CMR, and subject to adequate opacification of each intraventricular blood volume.10,11 In patients with a pacemaker or implantable ...
Recommendations for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in
... to adjacent structures or conduits.9 Electrocardiogram-gated cine CT allows measurements of biventricular size and function, although at a lower temporal resolution than CMR, and subject to adequate opacification of each intraventricular blood volume.10,11 In patients with a pacemaker or implantable ...
... to adjacent structures or conduits.9 Electrocardiogram-gated cine CT allows measurements of biventricular size and function, although at a lower temporal resolution than CMR, and subject to adequate opacification of each intraventricular blood volume.10,11 In patients with a pacemaker or implantable ...
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... semi-compliant Adante balloon catheter (Boston Scientific/Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN) and was dilated at 8 atm. A 3.5 ´ 18-mm NIR Elite stent (Boston Scientific/Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN) was deployed by usual standard method. The post-stenting angiography revealed no residual stenosis and no ...
... semi-compliant Adante balloon catheter (Boston Scientific/Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN) and was dilated at 8 atm. A 3.5 ´ 18-mm NIR Elite stent (Boston Scientific/Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN) was deployed by usual standard method. The post-stenting angiography revealed no residual stenosis and no ...
Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation: Avoiding Morbidity
... pursue a rhythm control strategy and fall back to rate control if symptoms do not improve when sinus rhythm is restored. Other challenges include patients with prior CVA and young patients with atrial fibrillation. In these cases, data supporting the mortality benefit of maintenance of sinus rhythm, ...
... pursue a rhythm control strategy and fall back to rate control if symptoms do not improve when sinus rhythm is restored. Other challenges include patients with prior CVA and young patients with atrial fibrillation. In these cases, data supporting the mortality benefit of maintenance of sinus rhythm, ...
Diagnosis and Management of Diastolic Dysfunction and Heart Failure
... guidelines22 recommend that physicians address blood pressure control, heart rate control, central blood volume reduction, and alleviation of myocardial ischemia when treating patients with diastolic heart failure. These guidelines target underlying causes and are likely to improve left ventricular ...
... guidelines22 recommend that physicians address blood pressure control, heart rate control, central blood volume reduction, and alleviation of myocardial ischemia when treating patients with diastolic heart failure. These guidelines target underlying causes and are likely to improve left ventricular ...
Cardiac Pacemakers - Medical Clinics 100
... were in patients with complete A-V block; one was implanted on the atrium of a patient with Stokes-Adams episodes due to repetitive transient atrial arrest. In the early years there were five instances of leaks in the silastic encasement. Following these experiences, each unit has been kept in salin ...
... were in patients with complete A-V block; one was implanted on the atrium of a patient with Stokes-Adams episodes due to repetitive transient atrial arrest. In the early years there were five instances of leaks in the silastic encasement. Following these experiences, each unit has been kept in salin ...
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... 3 years for the first CT scan and included searching for additional imaging, continuing the patient history, and collecting existing histopathological reports. Informed consent had been obtained from each patient for the CT scan and for study evaluations. This study was in consensus with the Declara ...
... 3 years for the first CT scan and included searching for additional imaging, continuing the patient history, and collecting existing histopathological reports. Informed consent had been obtained from each patient for the CT scan and for study evaluations. This study was in consensus with the Declara ...
Atrial Fibrillation - Florida Veterinary Cardiology
... the rest of the body, is reduced and often congestive heart failure develops or recurs. These pets usually have very fast heart rate (more than 200 beats per min) which, if not controlled, can lead to additional heart muscle damage and dysfunction. HOW IS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TREATED? Treatment of at ...
... the rest of the body, is reduced and often congestive heart failure develops or recurs. These pets usually have very fast heart rate (more than 200 beats per min) which, if not controlled, can lead to additional heart muscle damage and dysfunction. HOW IS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TREATED? Treatment of at ...
Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
... atrial fibrillation.28 Similar conclusions were reached in the CHF-STAT study, where the mortality of patients who converted to sinus rhythm after taking amiodarone was significantly lower than in those who did not.29 Recent data from the Framingham study indicate that the appearance of heart failur ...
... atrial fibrillation.28 Similar conclusions were reached in the CHF-STAT study, where the mortality of patients who converted to sinus rhythm after taking amiodarone was significantly lower than in those who did not.29 Recent data from the Framingham study indicate that the appearance of heart failur ...
Circulation: Heart Failure Topic Review
... component of mTORC1, from cardiomyocytes in adult mice caused dilated cardiomyopathy within 6 weeks. Moreover, increased load by dynamic exercise or aortic constriction accelerated progression into heart failure without a prior phase of adaptive hypertrophy. This strengthens the perception that appr ...
... component of mTORC1, from cardiomyocytes in adult mice caused dilated cardiomyopathy within 6 weeks. Moreover, increased load by dynamic exercise or aortic constriction accelerated progression into heart failure without a prior phase of adaptive hypertrophy. This strengthens the perception that appr ...
Systolic and Diastolic Myocardial Mechanics in Patients with
... minutes of catheterization. Strain and strain rate in longitudinal, radial, and circumferential directions and torsion were measured in systole and diastole. LV preatrial contraction pressure (pre-A) was measured and averaged over 10 cardiac cycles. Results: Sixty patients were studied (mean age, 55 ...
... minutes of catheterization. Strain and strain rate in longitudinal, radial, and circumferential directions and torsion were measured in systole and diastole. LV preatrial contraction pressure (pre-A) was measured and averaged over 10 cardiac cycles. Results: Sixty patients were studied (mean age, 55 ...
Heart Failure: Causes and Nursing Management
... Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorders that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood. Heart failure was chosen as the topic for this thesis work because of the growing number of heart failure cases ...
... Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorders that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood. Heart failure was chosen as the topic for this thesis work because of the growing number of heart failure cases ...
- David Winston, RH
... Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the U.S. and developed countries. The CDC reports that in 2007 there were 616,067 deaths caused by heart problems and that many, if not most, were preventable. According to the WHO, the major CVDs are myocardial infarction/MI (heart att ...
... Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the U.S. and developed countries. The CDC reports that in 2007 there were 616,067 deaths caused by heart problems and that many, if not most, were preventable. According to the WHO, the major CVDs are myocardial infarction/MI (heart att ...
february 2010 - australian resuscitation council research updates
... study. Setting: Pediatric tertiary care university hospital. Patients: Infants and children (age 1 wk to 21 yrs) without complex congenital heart disease with return of spontaneous circulation after in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2000 to 2006. Intervention: None. Measurements and ...
... study. Setting: Pediatric tertiary care university hospital. Patients: Infants and children (age 1 wk to 21 yrs) without complex congenital heart disease with return of spontaneous circulation after in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2000 to 2006. Intervention: None. Measurements and ...
Ventilatory control in patients with sleep apnoea and left ventricular
... The subject breathed a CO2-O2 gas mixture, with an initial CO2 concentration chosen to rapidly produce a plateau in PET,CO2, with a subsequent increase in carbon dioxide tension at a linear rate of approximately 0.8 kPa·min-1. The test was terminated at maximum tolerated ventilation, typically withi ...
... The subject breathed a CO2-O2 gas mixture, with an initial CO2 concentration chosen to rapidly produce a plateau in PET,CO2, with a subsequent increase in carbon dioxide tension at a linear rate of approximately 0.8 kPa·min-1. The test was terminated at maximum tolerated ventilation, typically withi ...
Table 1
... decline, the circumstances under which it occurs, and the concomitant therapy used may be far more important than the actual occurrence of WRF itself (2–4). Notably, WRF after initiation of renin-angiotensinaldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors in clinical trials has not been associated with poor out ...
... decline, the circumstances under which it occurs, and the concomitant therapy used may be far more important than the actual occurrence of WRF itself (2–4). Notably, WRF after initiation of renin-angiotensinaldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors in clinical trials has not been associated with poor out ...
Assessment of left ventricle function in aortic stenosis: mitral annular
... without regional LV motion abnormalities caused by previous myocardial infarction. Similar relationships were noticed in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Wenzelburger et al. [29] have shown that MAPSE correlates with longitudinal strain at rest end during exercise. Curre ...
... without regional LV motion abnormalities caused by previous myocardial infarction. Similar relationships were noticed in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Wenzelburger et al. [29] have shown that MAPSE correlates with longitudinal strain at rest end during exercise. Curre ...
Interactions of the heart and the liver
... among the independent predictors of all-cause mortality or HTx in perioperative survivors.28 Another condition leading to a sustained elevation of systemic venous pressure and severe liver damage is chronic constrictive pericarditis.29 As the usual physical signs of heart failure may be inconspicuou ...
... among the independent predictors of all-cause mortality or HTx in perioperative survivors.28 Another condition leading to a sustained elevation of systemic venous pressure and severe liver damage is chronic constrictive pericarditis.29 As the usual physical signs of heart failure may be inconspicuou ...
World Heart Day - ESL Holiday Lessons
... Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leader / leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from they / these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from / of heart disease are premature. M ...
... Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leader / leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from they / these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from / of heart disease are premature. M ...
Sensitivity and Specificity of Non
... was administered orally to eighteen patients (27.6%) with heart rates >60 b/min on arrival, one hour prior to procedure. Intravenous metoprolol, with 5 mg increments up to 15 mg, was given only as needed to lower heart rates below 60 b/min, prior to injection. Patients were monitored for approximate ...
... was administered orally to eighteen patients (27.6%) with heart rates >60 b/min on arrival, one hour prior to procedure. Intravenous metoprolol, with 5 mg increments up to 15 mg, was given only as needed to lower heart rates below 60 b/min, prior to injection. Patients were monitored for approximate ...
The Alternation Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation* `
... 17, 11 were in the AF group, PAF group and three in the Parox Comb one of whom was in the postoperative ...
... 17, 11 were in the AF group, PAF group and three in the Parox Comb one of whom was in the postoperative ...
An anomalous Origin of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery
... I-III arises from the left side, and the last type (apparently the rarest) emerges from the right coronary sinus. Here, we present a patient whose coronary anatomy consisted of a double LAD type IV. He was admitted to our department with acute coronary syndrome, and his ECG showed evidence of anteri ...
... I-III arises from the left side, and the last type (apparently the rarest) emerges from the right coronary sinus. Here, we present a patient whose coronary anatomy consisted of a double LAD type IV. He was admitted to our department with acute coronary syndrome, and his ECG showed evidence of anteri ...