EECP - SuperCoder
... infarction. In contrast, EECP is thought to provide a permanent effect on the heart by enhancing the development of coronary collateral development. The multiple components of the procedure include the use of the device itself, finger plethysmography to follow the blood flow, continuous electrocard ...
... infarction. In contrast, EECP is thought to provide a permanent effect on the heart by enhancing the development of coronary collateral development. The multiple components of the procedure include the use of the device itself, finger plethysmography to follow the blood flow, continuous electrocard ...
Effect of Age and Sex on QRS Axis Deviation of Healthy
... by a myriad of changes in body systems. Health and lifestyle factors together with the genetic make-up of an individual determine the response to these changes. In India, the absolute size of the aged population is considerable. The projected figures (for >65 years) for the year 2000 and 2010 are 8% ...
... by a myriad of changes in body systems. Health and lifestyle factors together with the genetic make-up of an individual determine the response to these changes. In India, the absolute size of the aged population is considerable. The projected figures (for >65 years) for the year 2000 and 2010 are 8% ...
Effects of oxygen on exercise-induced increase of pulmonary arterial
... and limit the ability to trigger and capture the exercise-induced increase in SPAP. Clearly the main purpose of our study was to contrast an oxygen supplementation intervention and not to validate the use of a non-invasive technique against right heart catheterization. The SPAP values estimated by e ...
... and limit the ability to trigger and capture the exercise-induced increase in SPAP. Clearly the main purpose of our study was to contrast an oxygen supplementation intervention and not to validate the use of a non-invasive technique against right heart catheterization. The SPAP values estimated by e ...
Late presentation of ALCAPA syndrome in an elderly Asian lady
... ventricle at higher risk of flow ischemia with ventricular systolic dysfunction and possibly ischemic mitral regurgitation causing congestive heart failure usually within the first year of life. The affected infants have non-specific colicky like crying bouts, failure to thrive, feeding difficulties ...
... ventricle at higher risk of flow ischemia with ventricular systolic dysfunction and possibly ischemic mitral regurgitation causing congestive heart failure usually within the first year of life. The affected infants have non-specific colicky like crying bouts, failure to thrive, feeding difficulties ...
Problem Solving Exercises in Cardiovascular
... reflects the automaticity of an ‘ectopic’ focus. In terms of action potentials, excitation of a ventricular myocyte during the relative refractory period may result in a PVD. This rhythm strip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19k4CwHMxw also shows PVDs. A PVD is an EKG finding. This EKG finding per s ...
... reflects the automaticity of an ‘ectopic’ focus. In terms of action potentials, excitation of a ventricular myocyte during the relative refractory period may result in a PVD. This rhythm strip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19k4CwHMxw also shows PVDs. A PVD is an EKG finding. This EKG finding per s ...
Heart Transplant Rejection Testing
... study were published. This was an industry-sponsored noninferiority randomized controlled trial (RCT) that compared outcomes in 602 patients managed with the AlloMap test (n=297) or routine endomyocardial biopsies (n=305). The study was not blinded. The study included adult patients from 13 centers ...
... study were published. This was an industry-sponsored noninferiority randomized controlled trial (RCT) that compared outcomes in 602 patients managed with the AlloMap test (n=297) or routine endomyocardial biopsies (n=305). The study was not blinded. The study included adult patients from 13 centers ...
Reocor D/S External Pacemaker
... contraindicated for: • The atrially triggered pacing modes (DDD and VDD) are contraindicated for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and other fast atrial rhythms. • When high ventricular rates are not well tolerated by the patient (e.g., in the presence of angina pectoris), atriumcontrolled modes ...
... contraindicated for: • The atrially triggered pacing modes (DDD and VDD) are contraindicated for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and other fast atrial rhythms. • When high ventricular rates are not well tolerated by the patient (e.g., in the presence of angina pectoris), atriumcontrolled modes ...
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Assist Devices
... shunting, particularly in the setting of pulmonary hypertension, which is relatively common in this group of patients (24, 25). Assessment of the Ascending Aorta The outflow cannula of an LVAD device is usually attached to the ascending aorta in as end to side anastomosis. As such, any pathology tha ...
... shunting, particularly in the setting of pulmonary hypertension, which is relatively common in this group of patients (24, 25). Assessment of the Ascending Aorta The outflow cannula of an LVAD device is usually attached to the ascending aorta in as end to side anastomosis. As such, any pathology tha ...
PCI IN LATECOMERS WITH STEMI
... ECG and infarct-related artery status in early latecomers The predictive value of negative T wave as a marker of reperfusion is strongly considered When T wave are positive, ECG discloses high probability of occluded IRA Successful treatment of STEMI Normalization of ST segment , accompanied ...
... ECG and infarct-related artery status in early latecomers The predictive value of negative T wave as a marker of reperfusion is strongly considered When T wave are positive, ECG discloses high probability of occluded IRA Successful treatment of STEMI Normalization of ST segment , accompanied ...
Modeling Cardiac Ventricular Activation
... papillary muscle. The right bundle branch usually begins from the most distal part of the His bundle. It courses subendocardially and intramyocardially towards the right anterior papillary muscle. At the papillary muscle, it divides into fascicles that continue as the right Purkinje network leading ...
... papillary muscle. The right bundle branch usually begins from the most distal part of the His bundle. It courses subendocardially and intramyocardially towards the right anterior papillary muscle. At the papillary muscle, it divides into fascicles that continue as the right Purkinje network leading ...
instruction manual - University of South Alabama
... predicted. This was not an isolated effect however. Note that stroke volume, cardiac output and ejection fraction all fell. Some of this was the result of falling venous pressure causing a ...
... predicted. This was not an isolated effect however. Note that stroke volume, cardiac output and ejection fraction all fell. Some of this was the result of falling venous pressure causing a ...
Efficacy of Cardiac Education on Dietary Habits of Subjects
... Phase I of cardiac rehabilitation is offered as a service to those who have experienced a heart attack, who have had cardiac surgery, balloon angioplasty, coronary stents, or have known heart disease. With a physician’s referral, nurse educators and exercise specialists provide monitored activity a ...
... Phase I of cardiac rehabilitation is offered as a service to those who have experienced a heart attack, who have had cardiac surgery, balloon angioplasty, coronary stents, or have known heart disease. With a physician’s referral, nurse educators and exercise specialists provide monitored activity a ...
"Cough, goddamn it!": A fearful mishap leads to the revolutionary
... “Pull it out, we’re killing him,” as he rushed out of the pit to the patient’s side and grabbed a scalpel to be able to open his chest and massage the heart.2,3 The patient had no heartbeat for several frightening seconds, though he was still conscious. Sones then remembered that a strong cough coul ...
... “Pull it out, we’re killing him,” as he rushed out of the pit to the patient’s side and grabbed a scalpel to be able to open his chest and massage the heart.2,3 The patient had no heartbeat for several frightening seconds, though he was still conscious. Sones then remembered that a strong cough coul ...
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy, Constrictive Pericarditis, and Cardiac
... symptoms that may be consistent with the condition. The clinical presentation of patients with constrictive pericarditis may be nonspecific and indolent in the early stages. Symptoms may include fatigue or decreased exercise tolerance. In more advanced stages, patients may develop both left and righ ...
... symptoms that may be consistent with the condition. The clinical presentation of patients with constrictive pericarditis may be nonspecific and indolent in the early stages. Symptoms may include fatigue or decreased exercise tolerance. In more advanced stages, patients may develop both left and righ ...
Hand-carried Echocardiography - Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
... hand-carried devices with standard echocardiography in 80 coronary care unit patients. They found that with hand-carried echocardiography an important finding was missed in 45% of patients and thus concluded that hand-carried echocardiography is clearly inferior, compared with conventional echocardi ...
... hand-carried devices with standard echocardiography in 80 coronary care unit patients. They found that with hand-carried echocardiography an important finding was missed in 45% of patients and thus concluded that hand-carried echocardiography is clearly inferior, compared with conventional echocardi ...
Nitroglycerin-induced Severe Hypotension and
... Intravenous nitroglycerin has been studied during acute myocardial infarction.2-5 Heart rate changes have, however, been variable. In the dog with experimental coronary artery ligation, significant decreases in mean arterial pressure resulting from intravenous nitroglycerin are accompanied by signif ...
... Intravenous nitroglycerin has been studied during acute myocardial infarction.2-5 Heart rate changes have, however, been variable. In the dog with experimental coronary artery ligation, significant decreases in mean arterial pressure resulting from intravenous nitroglycerin are accompanied by signif ...
CV/CV Surgery Booklet - MC5751-10
... The Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Laboratory provides a full complement of echocardiographic studies, including adult, pediatric, and adult congenital transthoracic and transesophageal studies, pharmacologic and exercise stress studies, and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic studies. Ma ...
... The Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Laboratory provides a full complement of echocardiographic studies, including adult, pediatric, and adult congenital transthoracic and transesophageal studies, pharmacologic and exercise stress studies, and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic studies. Ma ...
EKG Basics - Phlebotomy Career Training
... The EKG reveals an irregularly irregular rhythm suggestive of atrial fibrillation. The rate is variable, with a controlled or slow ventricular response. The axis is physiologic. ST-T changes suggestive of ischemia/injury are present in leads II, III, and aVF. ST elevation of >1mm in limb leads is in ...
... The EKG reveals an irregularly irregular rhythm suggestive of atrial fibrillation. The rate is variable, with a controlled or slow ventricular response. The axis is physiologic. ST-T changes suggestive of ischemia/injury are present in leads II, III, and aVF. ST elevation of >1mm in limb leads is in ...
A Guide to Light Chain Amyloidosis Authored by
... of the left ventricle and valves, atrial enlargement and presence of pericardial effusion. Echocardiographic findings include ventricular thickening, small cavity size, significant or advanced (i.e. restrictive filling) diastolic dysfunction and often preserved or hyperdynamic systolic function (alt ...
... of the left ventricle and valves, atrial enlargement and presence of pericardial effusion. Echocardiographic findings include ventricular thickening, small cavity size, significant or advanced (i.e. restrictive filling) diastolic dysfunction and often preserved or hyperdynamic systolic function (alt ...
Title: Persufflation (Gaseous Oxygen Perfusion) as a Method of
... setting of prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT). For example, strong evidence now exists and supports the use of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) during kidney preservation [1-5], and excellent results were recently attained in the first human clinical trials using HMP during liver preservation [6] ...
... setting of prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT). For example, strong evidence now exists and supports the use of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) during kidney preservation [1-5], and excellent results were recently attained in the first human clinical trials using HMP during liver preservation [6] ...
Effects of temperature on the electrical excitability of fish cardiac
... discharge rate of this pacemaker was enhanced by cold-acclimation (4°C), possibly due to the increased density of the IKr. Three different types of pacemaker cells (spindle, spider and elongated spindle cells) were recognized on morphological grounds and two categories (primary and secondary pacema ...
... discharge rate of this pacemaker was enhanced by cold-acclimation (4°C), possibly due to the increased density of the IKr. Three different types of pacemaker cells (spindle, spider and elongated spindle cells) were recognized on morphological grounds and two categories (primary and secondary pacema ...
Use of vasopressin in in-hospital cardiac arrest
... The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential USE of vasopressin as an adjunct to epinephrine in the resuscitation of patients who experience cardiac arrest. Approximately half a million people each year suffer from sudden cardiac death in this country [1]. The outcome of resuscitation effo ...
... The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential USE of vasopressin as an adjunct to epinephrine in the resuscitation of patients who experience cardiac arrest. Approximately half a million people each year suffer from sudden cardiac death in this country [1]. The outcome of resuscitation effo ...
AHA/ACC Scientific Statement
... Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American Heart Association (my.americanheart.org) and the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org). A copy of the document is available at http://my.americanheart.org/statements by selecting either the “By Topic” link or the “ ...
... Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American Heart Association (my.americanheart.org) and the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org). A copy of the document is available at http://my.americanheart.org/statements by selecting either the “By Topic” link or the “ ...
Cardiac contractility modulation
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Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is a treatment for patients with moderate to severe left ventricular systolic heart failure (NYHA class II–IV). The short- and long-term use of this therapy enhances both the strength of ventricular contraction and the heart’s pumping capacity. The CCM mechanism is based on stimulation of the cardiac muscle by non-excitatory electrical signals (NES). CCM treatment is delivered by a pacemaker-like device that applies the NES, adjusted to and synchronized with the electrical action in the cardiac cycle.In CCM therapy, electrical stimulation is applied to the cardiac muscle during the absolute refractory period. In this phase of the cardiac cycle, electrical signals cannot trigger new cardiac muscle contractions, hence this type of stimulation is known as a non-excitatory stimulation. However, the electrical CCM signals increase the influx of calcium ions into the cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). In contrast to other electrical stimulation treatments for heart failure, such as pacemaker therapy or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), CCM does not affect the cardiac rhythm directly. Rather, the aim is to enhance the heart’s natural contraction (the native cardiac contractility) sustainably over long periods of time. Furthermore, unlike most interventions that increase cardiac contractility, CCM is not associated with an unfavorable increase in oxygen demand by the heart (measured in terms of Myocardial Oxygen Consumption or MVO2). This may be explained by the beneficial effect CCM has in improving cardiac efficiency. A meta-analysis in 2014 and an overview of device-based treatment options in heart failure in 2013 concluded that CCM treatment is safe, that it is generally beneficial to patients and that CCM treatment increases the exercise tolerance (ET) and quality of life (QoL) of patients. Furthermore, preliminary long-term survival data shows that CCM is associated with lower long-term mortality in heart failure patients when compared with expected rates among similar patients not treated with CCM.