Hypertension CVS2
... 1. left ventricular hypertrophy (usually concentric) in the absence of other cardiovascular pathology 2. History or pathologic evidence of hypertension ...
... 1. left ventricular hypertrophy (usually concentric) in the absence of other cardiovascular pathology 2. History or pathologic evidence of hypertension ...
Treating patients with ventricular ectopic beats
... could be consistent with VEBs, was from the early Chinese physician Pien Ts’Io, around 600 BC, who was the master in pulse palpation and diagnosis.1 He noted that these irregularities did not interfere with normal lifespan when they were occasional but an ominous prognosis was implied if they were f ...
... could be consistent with VEBs, was from the early Chinese physician Pien Ts’Io, around 600 BC, who was the master in pulse palpation and diagnosis.1 He noted that these irregularities did not interfere with normal lifespan when they were occasional but an ominous prognosis was implied if they were f ...
Heart Failure A New Look at an Old Problem Handout
... Emphasizes development and progression Can be used to describe individuals and populations Recognizes that risk factors and abnormalities of cardiac structure are associated with HF Stages are progressive Once patient moves to higher stage, regression to earlier stage not observed Progression ...
... Emphasizes development and progression Can be used to describe individuals and populations Recognizes that risk factors and abnormalities of cardiac structure are associated with HF Stages are progressive Once patient moves to higher stage, regression to earlier stage not observed Progression ...
Cardiac and Great Vessel Injuries
... Injuries to other great vessels including the pulmonary and innominate arteries have been reported in the literature. Most individuals who sustain aortic injury expire at the incident scene; however, with improved emergency medical services it is possible that more patients with this injury may reac ...
... Injuries to other great vessels including the pulmonary and innominate arteries have been reported in the literature. Most individuals who sustain aortic injury expire at the incident scene; however, with improved emergency medical services it is possible that more patients with this injury may reac ...
Congenital coronary artery dilatation
... pathology into the coronary origins. As our patients are young, it is likely that they may have the substrate for aortic dilatation, and accelerated juxta-ostial dilatation is still a possible pathologic process. Even an undiagnosed Kawasaki event in the past is unlikely to be a plausible explanatio ...
... pathology into the coronary origins. As our patients are young, it is likely that they may have the substrate for aortic dilatation, and accelerated juxta-ostial dilatation is still a possible pathologic process. Even an undiagnosed Kawasaki event in the past is unlikely to be a plausible explanatio ...
defect and increased pulmonary bloodflow
... plane vector of + go', biventricular hypertrophy, with left atrial and right atrial hypertrophy. The chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly, both ventricles and the left atrium being enlarged. The aortic arch was on the right side. The pulmonary vascularity appeared to be increased. At cardiac cathete ...
... plane vector of + go', biventricular hypertrophy, with left atrial and right atrial hypertrophy. The chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly, both ventricles and the left atrium being enlarged. The aortic arch was on the right side. The pulmonary vascularity appeared to be increased. At cardiac cathete ...
CARDIOMYOPATHY SUPPORT GROUP IRELAND
... known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The abnormally thick heart muscle is stiffer than normal and affects your heart’s ability to pump blood around your body. Some people with HCM have a risk of developing life-threatening heart rhythms (arrhythmias). About 1 in 500 of the popula ...
... known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The abnormally thick heart muscle is stiffer than normal and affects your heart’s ability to pump blood around your body. Some people with HCM have a risk of developing life-threatening heart rhythms (arrhythmias). About 1 in 500 of the popula ...
Isolated Non-Compacted Right Ventricular Myocardium with Severe
... demonstrates blood flow through these deep recesses in continuity with the ventricular cavity. Isolated ventricular myocardium is diagnosed when the above criteria are satisfied and coexisting cardiac lesions, such as semilunar valve obstruction and coronary artery anomalies, are excluded. [2] Our p ...
... demonstrates blood flow through these deep recesses in continuity with the ventricular cavity. Isolated ventricular myocardium is diagnosed when the above criteria are satisfied and coexisting cardiac lesions, such as semilunar valve obstruction and coronary artery anomalies, are excluded. [2] Our p ...
defect and increased pulmonary bloodflow - Heart
... plane vector of + go', biventricular hypertrophy, with left atrial and right atrial hypertrophy. The chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly, both ventricles and the left atrium being enlarged. The aortic arch was on the right side. The pulmonary vascularity appeared to be increased. At cardiac cathete ...
... plane vector of + go', biventricular hypertrophy, with left atrial and right atrial hypertrophy. The chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly, both ventricles and the left atrium being enlarged. The aortic arch was on the right side. The pulmonary vascularity appeared to be increased. At cardiac cathete ...
Tetralogy of Fallot: TOF occurs in 5% to 10% of all congenital heart
... Hypoxic spell (also called cyanotic spell, hypercyanotic spell, “tet” spell) of TOF requires immediate recognition and appropriate treatment because it can lead to serious complications of the CNS. Hypoxic spells are characterized by a paroxysm of hyperpnea (i.e., rapid and deep respiration), irrita ...
... Hypoxic spell (also called cyanotic spell, hypercyanotic spell, “tet” spell) of TOF requires immediate recognition and appropriate treatment because it can lead to serious complications of the CNS. Hypoxic spells are characterized by a paroxysm of hyperpnea (i.e., rapid and deep respiration), irrita ...
Pacing Concepts
... All the leads have the problem with child growth and results in high threshold, exit block, lead fracture. Even when a loop of lead was left in the pericardium, adhesions frequently formed that prevented unwinding of the loop. ...
... All the leads have the problem with child growth and results in high threshold, exit block, lead fracture. Even when a loop of lead was left in the pericardium, adhesions frequently formed that prevented unwinding of the loop. ...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortopathy: See the First, Then Look at
... In this issue of iJACC, a study by Kang et al. (7) focuses on the potential value of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to more precisely define BAV phenotypes and to characterize the associated aortopathy. Typically, bicuspid valve cusps are asymmetric with fusion along a commissural line, whic ...
... In this issue of iJACC, a study by Kang et al. (7) focuses on the potential value of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to more precisely define BAV phenotypes and to characterize the associated aortopathy. Typically, bicuspid valve cusps are asymmetric with fusion along a commissural line, whic ...
Ventricular Assist Devices Patients for Non
... who are current transplant candidates and require additional left ventricular support to survive until cardiac transplantation. By contrast, BTC patients are not currently transplant candidates because of some modifiable contraindication to transplantation. Some of these modifiable risk factors may ...
... who are current transplant candidates and require additional left ventricular support to survive until cardiac transplantation. By contrast, BTC patients are not currently transplant candidates because of some modifiable contraindication to transplantation. Some of these modifiable risk factors may ...
Genetic mutations and mechanisms in dilated cardiomyopathy
... heavy chain and myosin binding protein C (MYH7 and MYBPC3) together explain 75% of inherited HCMs, leading to the observation that HCM is a disease of the sarcomere. Many mutations are “private” or rare variants, often unique to families. In contrast, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is far more genetic ...
... heavy chain and myosin binding protein C (MYH7 and MYBPC3) together explain 75% of inherited HCMs, leading to the observation that HCM is a disease of the sarcomere. Many mutations are “private” or rare variants, often unique to families. In contrast, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is far more genetic ...
Pharmacotherapy for the Management of Heart Failure
... • Class I: patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitations in physical activity • Class II: patients with heart disease who have slight limitations of physical activity • Class III: patients with cardiac disease who have a marked limitation of physical activity • Class IV: patients w ...
... • Class I: patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitations in physical activity • Class II: patients with heart disease who have slight limitations of physical activity • Class III: patients with cardiac disease who have a marked limitation of physical activity • Class IV: patients w ...
chapt19_student - Human Anatomy and Physiology
... Nerve Supply to Heart • sympathetic nerves (raise heart rate) – sympathetic pathway to the heart originates in the lower cervical to upper thoracic segments of the spinal cord – continues to adjacent sympathetic chain ganglia – some pass through cardiac plexus in mediastinum – continue as cardiac n ...
... Nerve Supply to Heart • sympathetic nerves (raise heart rate) – sympathetic pathway to the heart originates in the lower cervical to upper thoracic segments of the spinal cord – continues to adjacent sympathetic chain ganglia – some pass through cardiac plexus in mediastinum – continue as cardiac n ...
Aortic Valve Replacement for Moderate Aortic Stenosis with Severe
... 135 patients who only had AVR, valve replacement within 90 days of index echocardiogram in the setting of moderate aortic stenosis and LV dysfunction (defined as <50%, 108 patients with EF<35%) conferred a significant long-term mortality benefit of 42% compared to those who did not undergo surgery ( ...
... 135 patients who only had AVR, valve replacement within 90 days of index echocardiogram in the setting of moderate aortic stenosis and LV dysfunction (defined as <50%, 108 patients with EF<35%) conferred a significant long-term mortality benefit of 42% compared to those who did not undergo surgery ( ...
Full Text
... leaks were closed across the world using transcatheter percutaneous technique in patients who had undergone double-valve replacement.7-11 To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of percutaneous device deployment for closure of a mitral paravalvular leak from India via ante-grade appro ...
... leaks were closed across the world using transcatheter percutaneous technique in patients who had undergone double-valve replacement.7-11 To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of percutaneous device deployment for closure of a mitral paravalvular leak from India via ante-grade appro ...
Figure 8.2 Pressure Balance Diagram
... during ejection is due to the internal frictional losses (RS). Overall, RS is roughly proportional to PELAST, as one expects from experimental observations (Hunter et al) and is not appreciably different at the higher heart rate. However, it does exhibit different behavior for increasing PELAST than ...
... during ejection is due to the internal frictional losses (RS). Overall, RS is roughly proportional to PELAST, as one expects from experimental observations (Hunter et al) and is not appreciably different at the higher heart rate. However, it does exhibit different behavior for increasing PELAST than ...
Chapter 1 Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Output and
... The thin-walled right ventricle is sensitive to acute changes in pressure and/or volume. The RV may acutely dilate in response, increasing its overall dimensions and volume in response to these changes.4 It is therefore important to determine the RV size during initial assessment with echocardiograp ...
... The thin-walled right ventricle is sensitive to acute changes in pressure and/or volume. The RV may acutely dilate in response, increasing its overall dimensions and volume in response to these changes.4 It is therefore important to determine the RV size during initial assessment with echocardiograp ...
Management of VSD (Ventricular septal defect)
... Occupy the area when an atrioventricularis communis opening would be found. ...
... Occupy the area when an atrioventricularis communis opening would be found. ...
CT Coronary Angiography (CCTA) CPT Codes: 75574 Current
... For evaluation of pericardial abnormalities in patients Evaluation of pericardial conditions (pericardial mass, with clinical evidence of abnormal pleural or constrictive pericarditis) pericardial effusion. For evaluation of known or suspected cardiomyopathy for patients whose cardiac status deterio ...
... For evaluation of pericardial abnormalities in patients Evaluation of pericardial conditions (pericardial mass, with clinical evidence of abnormal pleural or constrictive pericarditis) pericardial effusion. For evaluation of known or suspected cardiomyopathy for patients whose cardiac status deterio ...
Pacemakers and AICDs: Interrogation Reports and Interpretation of
... The upper tracking rate represents the fastest heart rate that a dual or biventricular device will “track,” or trigger, following atrial activation. Patients who have sinus tachycardia and a dual chamber device cannot be “slowed down” by pacemaker reprogramming because the device tracks all atrial a ...
... The upper tracking rate represents the fastest heart rate that a dual or biventricular device will “track,” or trigger, following atrial activation. Patients who have sinus tachycardia and a dual chamber device cannot be “slowed down” by pacemaker reprogramming because the device tracks all atrial a ...
Sudden cardiac death
... hemodynamic compromise that may produce a cardiovascular collapse can occur during any rapid supraventricular tachycardia in these patients. In young athletes under 35, sudden death occurs fundamentally in patients with cardiomyopathy, usually, but not exclusively, of the hypertrophic variety. In co ...
... hemodynamic compromise that may produce a cardiovascular collapse can occur during any rapid supraventricular tachycardia in these patients. In young athletes under 35, sudden death occurs fundamentally in patients with cardiomyopathy, usually, but not exclusively, of the hypertrophic variety. In co ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) in which a portion of the myocardium is hypertrophied (thickened) without any obvious cause, creating functional impairment of the cardiac muscle. It is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.The occurrence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a significant cause of sudden unexpected cardiac death in any age group and as a cause of disabling cardiac symptoms. Younger people are likely to have a more severe form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.HCM is frequently asymptomatic until sudden cardiac death, and for this reason some suggest routinely screening certain populations for this disease.A cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the muscle of the heart. With HCM, the myocytes (cardiac contractile cells) in the heart increase in size, which results in the thickening of the heart muscle. In addition, the normal alignment of muscle cells is disrupted, a phenomenon known as myocardial disarray. HCM also causes disruptions of the electrical functions of the heart. HCM is most commonly due to a mutation in one of nine sarcomeric genes that results in a mutated protein in the sarcomere, the primary component of the myocyte (the muscle cell of the heart). These are predominantly single-point missense mutations in the genes for beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC), myosin-binding protein C, cardiac troponinT, or tropomyosin. These mutations cause myofibril and myocyte structural abnormalities and possible deficiencies in force generation. Not to be confused with dilated cardiomyopathy or any other cardiomyopathy.While most literature so far focuses on European, American, and Japanese populations, HCM appears in all ethnic groups. The prevalence of HCM is about 0.2% to 0.5% of the general population.