The benefits of CRT for NYHA II-III HF patients with a wide QRS, low
... patients with a wide QRS, low LVEF ≤ 35% and optimal medical therapy is established • The benefits are greater with wider QRS duration and/or LBBB, demonstrating the role of electrical dyssynchrony • However, the effect of LVEF on CRT outcomes is less clear. Recent sub-studies indicate that CRT be ...
... patients with a wide QRS, low LVEF ≤ 35% and optimal medical therapy is established • The benefits are greater with wider QRS duration and/or LBBB, demonstrating the role of electrical dyssynchrony • However, the effect of LVEF on CRT outcomes is less clear. Recent sub-studies indicate that CRT be ...
Irregular Heart Beat
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
ppt
... disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle major cause: coronary artery disease risk factors: age, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, hypertension, male, family history ...
... disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle major cause: coronary artery disease risk factors: age, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, hypertension, male, family history ...
Certificate in Electrocardiography
... d) Features of the normal 12-lead resting electrocardiogram and the recognition of some common abnormalities. The examination paper is in two parts Paper One – Anatomy and Physiology. Paper Two – Electrocardiographic Instrumentation, Technique and ECG Interpretation. Paper Two contains an Essential ...
... d) Features of the normal 12-lead resting electrocardiogram and the recognition of some common abnormalities. The examination paper is in two parts Paper One – Anatomy and Physiology. Paper Two – Electrocardiographic Instrumentation, Technique and ECG Interpretation. Paper Two contains an Essential ...
AED Safety Tip Flyer Final.pub - PMA
... deaths (250 000 to 500 000) are sudden and unexpected. Most of these sudden deaths occur outside the hospital and could occur at the workplace. Survival rates have traditionally been poor—only 1% to 5% of these patients are estimated to survive to hospital discharge ...
... deaths (250 000 to 500 000) are sudden and unexpected. Most of these sudden deaths occur outside the hospital and could occur at the workplace. Survival rates have traditionally been poor—only 1% to 5% of these patients are estimated to survive to hospital discharge ...
Arrhythmias: Hyperfunction
... i am in total shock by this point not being able to even comprehend what is going on 2 weeks from going from broncitis or so i thought to maybe haveing heart transplant. My wife god bless her is haveing her own stress out of her mind over this. get to indy tues and wed nuclear test, friday high ris ...
... i am in total shock by this point not being able to even comprehend what is going on 2 weeks from going from broncitis or so i thought to maybe haveing heart transplant. My wife god bless her is haveing her own stress out of her mind over this. get to indy tues and wed nuclear test, friday high ris ...
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
... accessory atrioventicular pathway located between the wall of the right or left atria and the ventricles, known as the Bundle of Kent. This pathway allows the impulse to bypass the AV node and activate the ventricles prematurely. Consequently, an initial slur to the QRS complex, known as a delta wav ...
... accessory atrioventicular pathway located between the wall of the right or left atria and the ventricles, known as the Bundle of Kent. This pathway allows the impulse to bypass the AV node and activate the ventricles prematurely. Consequently, an initial slur to the QRS complex, known as a delta wav ...
Mechanisms of Tachycardia
... ○ Patients must have the above conditions but do not necessarily have to have acute illness or chronic heart ...
... ○ Patients must have the above conditions but do not necessarily have to have acute illness or chronic heart ...
Key Questions about the Physiology of the Heart
... Key Questions about the Physiology of the Heart ...
... Key Questions about the Physiology of the Heart ...
The Sinus Node as the Pacemaker of the Heart
... 80/min (AV nodal fibers 40-60/min, & Purkinje fibers 1540/min Located in superior posterolateral wall of the right atrium each time the SA node discharges, its impulse is conducted ...
... 80/min (AV nodal fibers 40-60/min, & Purkinje fibers 1540/min Located in superior posterolateral wall of the right atrium each time the SA node discharges, its impulse is conducted ...
heart anatomy & arrhythmias
... These are bizarre looking complexes Relatively benign → often occurs in healthy hearts during rest and exercise → occasional PVC's Causes: cigarettes, excessive coffee intake, lack of sleep, various mild toxic states, and emotional irritability Many PVC's may be markers of underlying cardiac disease ...
... These are bizarre looking complexes Relatively benign → often occurs in healthy hearts during rest and exercise → occasional PVC's Causes: cigarettes, excessive coffee intake, lack of sleep, various mild toxic states, and emotional irritability Many PVC's may be markers of underlying cardiac disease ...
Cardiac Electrophysiology
... she had been feeling “weak and dizzy” after ingesting a handful of her “heart pills” and later passed out. Her heart rate was irregular but near 33 beats per minute. Her patient records and talks with her family revealed that she is being treated for poorly controlled hypertension and congestive hea ...
... she had been feeling “weak and dizzy” after ingesting a handful of her “heart pills” and later passed out. Her heart rate was irregular but near 33 beats per minute. Her patient records and talks with her family revealed that she is being treated for poorly controlled hypertension and congestive hea ...
Slide 1
... can be performed in delayed presentation if absence of thrombi is confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram; if presenting after 2 days or if thrombus is seen on ECG, then anticoagulate and wait 3–4 weeks before cardioversion; AV nodal ablation can be considered for recurrent cases Complications = ...
... can be performed in delayed presentation if absence of thrombi is confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram; if presenting after 2 days or if thrombus is seen on ECG, then anticoagulate and wait 3–4 weeks before cardioversion; AV nodal ablation can be considered for recurrent cases Complications = ...
Irregular Heartbeat
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
Heart Beat and Blood Pressure
... • AV node is located farther down in the right atrium • It receives the signals from the SA node and acts as a conductor spreading the nerve signals down special tracts toward the ventricles causing them both to contract ...
... • AV node is located farther down in the right atrium • It receives the signals from the SA node and acts as a conductor spreading the nerve signals down special tracts toward the ventricles causing them both to contract ...
Arrhythmia 315
... tends to be regular at 200 beats per minute. Like atrial fibrillation, there is virtually always some degree of AV block, such that the ventricular rate is usually around 150 beats per minute; in fact, atrial flutter can be confused with sinus tachycardia at 150 beats per minute. ...
... tends to be regular at 200 beats per minute. Like atrial fibrillation, there is virtually always some degree of AV block, such that the ventricular rate is usually around 150 beats per minute; in fact, atrial flutter can be confused with sinus tachycardia at 150 beats per minute. ...
Session 308 Presentation Slides
... 4. Accessory Pathway / AVRT (WPW) 5. Atrial Tachycardia 6. Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 7. Junctional Tachycardia ...
... 4. Accessory Pathway / AVRT (WPW) 5. Atrial Tachycardia 6. Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 7. Junctional Tachycardia ...
Cardiac rhythm management treatments
... the upper chambers (atria) and lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart to make it beat in a regular, coordinated rhythm. The conduction system consists of two nodes that contain conduction cells and special pathways that transmit the impulse. A normal heartbeat begins when an electrical impulse is ...
... the upper chambers (atria) and lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart to make it beat in a regular, coordinated rhythm. The conduction system consists of two nodes that contain conduction cells and special pathways that transmit the impulse. A normal heartbeat begins when an electrical impulse is ...
Melbourne Heart Rhythm Electrical Cardioversion Patient Information
... Atrial Flutter is due to a short circuit in one of the upper chambers of your heart termed the right atrium. This rapid short circuit has several consequences: 1. The short circuit drives the pumping chambers very rapidly and sometimes erratically. This produces palpitations, shortness of breath, an ...
... Atrial Flutter is due to a short circuit in one of the upper chambers of your heart termed the right atrium. This rapid short circuit has several consequences: 1. The short circuit drives the pumping chambers very rapidly and sometimes erratically. This produces palpitations, shortness of breath, an ...
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Abnormalities
... 6. Capture beats-regular qrs from atrial p wave 7. Fusion Beats-partial depolarization by atrial and ventricular ...
... 6. Capture beats-regular qrs from atrial p wave 7. Fusion Beats-partial depolarization by atrial and ventricular ...
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Heart Rhythm
... Americans over the age of 40 could develop an irregular heartbeat. 3. Arrhythmias can affect anyone — even people who are otherwise healthy and free of other forms of heart disease. Things that can cause the heart to beat abnormally include heavy smoking, alcohol use, excess caffeine or other stimu ...
... Americans over the age of 40 could develop an irregular heartbeat. 3. Arrhythmias can affect anyone — even people who are otherwise healthy and free of other forms of heart disease. Things that can cause the heart to beat abnormally include heavy smoking, alcohol use, excess caffeine or other stimu ...
Comment - Cardiac Arrhythmias
... that electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins from the left atrium would prevent the initiation of atrial fibrillation. Results from patients with predominantly paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and little or no underlying heart disease have confirmed that 75% or more are effectively treated with t ...
... that electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins from the left atrium would prevent the initiation of atrial fibrillation. Results from patients with predominantly paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and little or no underlying heart disease have confirmed that 75% or more are effectively treated with t ...
Jake - Wendy Blount, DVM
... • Most dogs with DCM are gone within 3 months of becoming symptomatic, if treated with furosemide & ACE. • Survival is likely much shorter – days to weeks – if untreated. • Adding Pimobendan increases mean survival to 130 days. • Median survival for dogs with DCM and Afib is 3 weeks, without Pimoben ...
... • Most dogs with DCM are gone within 3 months of becoming symptomatic, if treated with furosemide & ACE. • Survival is likely much shorter – days to weeks – if untreated. • Adding Pimobendan increases mean survival to 130 days. • Median survival for dogs with DCM and Afib is 3 weeks, without Pimoben ...
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating. Often it starts as brief periods of abnormal beating which become longer and possibly constant over time. Most episodes have no symptoms. Occasionally there may be heart palpitations, fainting, shortness of breath, or chest pain. The disease increases the risk of heart failure, dementia, and stroke.Hypertension and valvular heart disease are the most common alterable risk factors for AF. Other heart-related risk factors include heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disease. In the developing world valvular heart disease often occurs as a result of rheumatic fever. Lung-related risk factors include COPD, obesity, and sleep apnea. Other factors include excess alcohol intake, diabetes mellitus, and thyrotoxicosis. However, half of cases are not associated with one of these risks. A diagnosis is made by feeling the pulse and may be confirmed using an electrocardiogram (ECG). The typical ECG shows no P waves and an irregular ventricular rate.AF is often treated with medications to slow the heart rate to a near normal range (known as rate control) or to convert the rhythm to normal sinus rhythm (known as rhythm control). Electrical cardioversion can also be used to convert AF to a normal sinus rhythm and is often used emergently if the person is unstable. Ablation may prevent recurrence in some people. Depending on the risk of stroke either aspirin or anti-clotting medications such as warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant may be recommended. While these medications reduce this risk, they increase rates of major bleeding.Atrial fibrillation is the most common serious abnormal heart rhythm. In Europe and North America, as of 2014, it affects about 2% to 3% of the population. This is an increase from 0.4 to 1% of the population around 2005. In the developing world about 0.6% of males and 0.4% of females are affected. The percentage of people with AF increases with age with 0.14% under 50 years old, 4% between 60 and 70 years old, and 14% over 80 years old being affected. A-fib and atrial flutter resulted in 112,000 deaths in 2013, up from 29,000 in 1990. The first known report of an irregular pulse was by John Baptist Senac in 1749. This was first documented by ECG in 1909 by Thomas Lewis.