Ectopia Cordis in a Male Holstein Friesian Calf
... and assumed that these abnormalities were caused by the mechanical action of the EC [15]. Abnormal ossifications of the manubrium is reported in calves affected with several kinds of congenital anomalies [16, 17]. Malformation of the sternum suggested that the manner of attachment of the bilateral c ...
... and assumed that these abnormalities were caused by the mechanical action of the EC [15]. Abnormal ossifications of the manubrium is reported in calves affected with several kinds of congenital anomalies [16, 17]. Malformation of the sternum suggested that the manner of attachment of the bilateral c ...
Mitral valve prolapse: diagnosis, treatment and natural
... AL – anterior leaflet of mitral valve; PL – posterior leaflet; PA – pulmonary artery; Ao – aorta. dies show that more than one half of the patients with MPV are asymptomatic and usually have benign course of the disease. Their overall morbidity and mortality is similar to general population (3). How ...
... AL – anterior leaflet of mitral valve; PL – posterior leaflet; PA – pulmonary artery; Ao – aorta. dies show that more than one half of the patients with MPV are asymptomatic and usually have benign course of the disease. Their overall morbidity and mortality is similar to general population (3). How ...
Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction for Ischemic or Idiopathic
... a scar develops and is characterized by fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. Before definite scar formation, however, the infarcted area can thin and dilate. Eaton and Sutton define this process infarct expansion (46, 93). Within 72 hours, serine proteases such as plasmin and matrix met ...
... a scar develops and is characterized by fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. Before definite scar formation, however, the infarcted area can thin and dilate. Eaton and Sutton define this process infarct expansion (46, 93). Within 72 hours, serine proteases such as plasmin and matrix met ...
7.01.131 Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve
... present in more than 90% of patients. Right ventricular (RV) pressure and RVOT gradient improved following the procedure, and 71 (75.5%) of 94 were in NYHA class I heart failure at 6 months. During follow-up, stent fractures were diagnosed in 25 (20.2%) of 124 patients, and 9 (7.3%) of 124 required ...
... present in more than 90% of patients. Right ventricular (RV) pressure and RVOT gradient improved following the procedure, and 71 (75.5%) of 94 were in NYHA class I heart failure at 6 months. During follow-up, stent fractures were diagnosed in 25 (20.2%) of 124 patients, and 9 (7.3%) of 124 required ...
Evaluation of cardioprotective effect of silk cocoon (Abresham) on
... Avicenna has mentioned in Avicenna’s tract on cardiac drugs and used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Abresham is a chief ingredient of the two very famous Unani formulation viz. Khamira Abresham Sada, and Khamira Abresham Hakim Arshad Wala. Materials and Methods: The ethanolic extract o ...
... Avicenna has mentioned in Avicenna’s tract on cardiac drugs and used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Abresham is a chief ingredient of the two very famous Unani formulation viz. Khamira Abresham Sada, and Khamira Abresham Hakim Arshad Wala. Materials and Methods: The ethanolic extract o ...
5-Year Results - Clinical Trial Results
... Primary and secondary endpoints evaluated between 3 and 15 months ...
... Primary and secondary endpoints evaluated between 3 and 15 months ...
Why does pulmonary venous pressure rise after onset of LV
... PVP increased from the control value of 12 to only 16 (EDPVR) at a volume of 110 ml increased from 14 to 38 mmHg. Thus pulmonary congestion could not be created ml. In response to this dramatic increase in LV diastolic in this model simply by inducing a profound reduction in stiffness, LV Ped increa ...
... PVP increased from the control value of 12 to only 16 (EDPVR) at a volume of 110 ml increased from 14 to 38 mmHg. Thus pulmonary congestion could not be created ml. In response to this dramatic increase in LV diastolic in this model simply by inducing a profound reduction in stiffness, LV Ped increa ...
Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in
... Despite the central importance of blood pressure in the complications of hypertension, additional adjustment of the main outcome for small differences in systolic and diastolic pressure (see slide 5) had little effect on the estimate of the benefit associated with losartan. The greater effect of los ...
... Despite the central importance of blood pressure in the complications of hypertension, additional adjustment of the main outcome for small differences in systolic and diastolic pressure (see slide 5) had little effect on the estimate of the benefit associated with losartan. The greater effect of los ...
Left ventricular long-axis changes in early diastole
... are available that relate long-axis changes in systole with those in diastole, particularly in subjects with diastolic dysfunction and a ‘ normal ’ left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. A total of 311 subjects (including 105 normal healthy volunteers) aged 20–89 years with variable degrees of sys ...
... are available that relate long-axis changes in systole with those in diastole, particularly in subjects with diastolic dysfunction and a ‘ normal ’ left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. A total of 311 subjects (including 105 normal healthy volunteers) aged 20–89 years with variable degrees of sys ...
Risk factors for atrial fibrillation
... future. In a retrospective Cardiovascular Health Study, which enrolled 5,491 patients with no previous history of arrhythmia, during nearly seven years of follow-up, AF was observed in 897 patients [25]. Baseline CRP was found to be an independent predictor of AF in univariate and multivariate analy ...
... future. In a retrospective Cardiovascular Health Study, which enrolled 5,491 patients with no previous history of arrhythmia, during nearly seven years of follow-up, AF was observed in 897 patients [25]. Baseline CRP was found to be an independent predictor of AF in univariate and multivariate analy ...
Winter `14 LeBonHeartNL9.5x15.indd
... which are not appropriate for most children.” for approximately 10 years, and Le Bonheur’s electrophysiology Reducing radiation exposure is a key focus for all Le Bonheur team has been using the technology for eight years. As the 3-D subspecialties, particularly for children with chronic conditions ...
... which are not appropriate for most children.” for approximately 10 years, and Le Bonheur’s electrophysiology Reducing radiation exposure is a key focus for all Le Bonheur team has been using the technology for eight years. As the 3-D subspecialties, particularly for children with chronic conditions ...
Cholinergic stimulation with pyridostigmine protects against
... the risk of arrhythmic events and sudden death after acute myocardial infarction.1 2 Treatment options to improve sympathovagal balance have concentrated mainly on reducing sympathetic effects. The concept that adrenergic hyperactivity can be deleterious has led to the widespread clinical use of b b ...
... the risk of arrhythmic events and sudden death after acute myocardial infarction.1 2 Treatment options to improve sympathovagal balance have concentrated mainly on reducing sympathetic effects. The concept that adrenergic hyperactivity can be deleterious has led to the widespread clinical use of b b ...
Impedance cardiography: a role in vasovagal syncope diagnosis?
... while there is only a small venous pressure gradient between peripheral vasculature and the heart, the higher EDI in tiltpositive patients may reflect chronic alterations in venous capacitance (and hence venous pooling) that predispose the individual to vasovagal events. CI and LVWI (cardiac output ...
... while there is only a small venous pressure gradient between peripheral vasculature and the heart, the higher EDI in tiltpositive patients may reflect chronic alterations in venous capacitance (and hence venous pooling) that predispose the individual to vasovagal events. CI and LVWI (cardiac output ...
Heart Sound Segmentation of Pediatric Auscultations
... dataset) [10]. This database includes PCGs from pediatric patients, with corresponding annotations for the S1 and S2 components. Segmentation results were retrieved for each heart sound and compared to the annotations provided. Having data from children to test the algorithm performance poses an add ...
... dataset) [10]. This database includes PCGs from pediatric patients, with corresponding annotations for the S1 and S2 components. Segmentation results were retrieved for each heart sound and compared to the annotations provided. Having data from children to test the algorithm performance poses an add ...
Patient Transport
... elective or urgent, hemodynamically stable patients with severe coronary artery disease and depressed left ventricular ejection fraction, when a heart team, including a cardiac surgeon, has determined high risk PCI is the appropriate therapeutic option. Use of the Impella® 2.5 in these patients may ...
... elective or urgent, hemodynamically stable patients with severe coronary artery disease and depressed left ventricular ejection fraction, when a heart team, including a cardiac surgeon, has determined high risk PCI is the appropriate therapeutic option. Use of the Impella® 2.5 in these patients may ...
full paper
... Bruno Madore4, Gunnar Farneb7ck, Carl-Fredrik Westin, Alejandra Durán-Mendicuti Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA ...
... Bruno Madore4, Gunnar Farneb7ck, Carl-Fredrik Westin, Alejandra Durán-Mendicuti Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA ...
Effects of Drugs on the Frog Heart
... Propranolol (PROP), clinically it is known as Inderal, and is an adrenergic receptor blocker. Propranolol covers the receptors for epinephrine in the pacemaker. If the heart has been stimulated by a catecholamine, the effects are antagonized by the blocker. Acetylcholine (ACH) is a parasympathomimet ...
... Propranolol (PROP), clinically it is known as Inderal, and is an adrenergic receptor blocker. Propranolol covers the receptors for epinephrine in the pacemaker. If the heart has been stimulated by a catecholamine, the effects are antagonized by the blocker. Acetylcholine (ACH) is a parasympathomimet ...
Sleep Apnea in 81 Ambulatory Male Patients With Stable Heart Failure
... Eighty-one ambulatory male patients (including the 41 patients reported earlier in Reference 2) with stable heart failure due to systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction ,45%) took part in the study. Details have been published previously.2,8 Most of the patients were recruited withi ...
... Eighty-one ambulatory male patients (including the 41 patients reported earlier in Reference 2) with stable heart failure due to systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction ,45%) took part in the study. Details have been published previously.2,8 Most of the patients were recruited withi ...
Isolated Drainage ofthe Superior Vena Cava into the Left Atrium in a
... The patient's wife reported a 10-year history of decreasing memory and attentiveness. Twenty months before this admission, the patient had a welldocumented, uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction with subsequent vague, intermittent chest pain that did not appear to be ischemic in etiology. Alt ...
... The patient's wife reported a 10-year history of decreasing memory and attentiveness. Twenty months before this admission, the patient had a welldocumented, uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction with subsequent vague, intermittent chest pain that did not appear to be ischemic in etiology. Alt ...
combined mitral and aortic stenosis - Heart
... and a clear history of antecedent rheumatic fever is usually obtained (Uricchio et al., 1959; Likoff et al., 1955). Six of the eight patients described above are women and six of them had had rheumatic fever in childhood. Dyspncea, orthopnoea, and fatiguability, the symptoms ofmitral stenosis, were ...
... and a clear history of antecedent rheumatic fever is usually obtained (Uricchio et al., 1959; Likoff et al., 1955). Six of the eight patients described above are women and six of them had had rheumatic fever in childhood. Dyspncea, orthopnoea, and fatiguability, the symptoms ofmitral stenosis, were ...
gmr3412
... In recent years, research about the application of BNP in the diagnosis of stable coronary heart disease (SCHD) has increased. Sahinarslan et al. (2005) reviewed data of approximately 62 SCHD patients and found that the BNP plasma concentration increased in SCHD patients with normal left heart funct ...
... In recent years, research about the application of BNP in the diagnosis of stable coronary heart disease (SCHD) has increased. Sahinarslan et al. (2005) reviewed data of approximately 62 SCHD patients and found that the BNP plasma concentration increased in SCHD patients with normal left heart funct ...
Pulmonary Vascular Capacitance as a Predictor of Vasoreactivity in
... Results: There were no statistical significant differences between the two groups regarding NYHA class, body surface area, heart rate, and systemic blood pressure during right heart catheterization. Hemodynamic study showed no statistical significant differences in cardiac output/Index, mean pulmona ...
... Results: There were no statistical significant differences between the two groups regarding NYHA class, body surface area, heart rate, and systemic blood pressure during right heart catheterization. Hemodynamic study showed no statistical significant differences in cardiac output/Index, mean pulmona ...
Diastolic Dysfunction
... The bottom portion of the instantaneous pressurevolume loop (Fig. 2B, arrows) is sometimes used to quantify passive ventricular properties (8,24), but it is important to note that this is distinctly different from the true EDPVR. In particular, at high filling pressures such as may exist in the hear ...
... The bottom portion of the instantaneous pressurevolume loop (Fig. 2B, arrows) is sometimes used to quantify passive ventricular properties (8,24), but it is important to note that this is distinctly different from the true EDPVR. In particular, at high filling pressures such as may exist in the hear ...
Acute management of sudden cardiac death in adults based upon
... The earlier the intervention after the cardiac collapse, the higher the chances of survival. On the basis of the idea that most of the victims of cardiac arrest are initially approached by laypersons, a specific emphasis has been placed, increasing the rate of bystander CPR. Specifically, the new guid ...
... The earlier the intervention after the cardiac collapse, the higher the chances of survival. On the basis of the idea that most of the victims of cardiac arrest are initially approached by laypersons, a specific emphasis has been placed, increasing the rate of bystander CPR. Specifically, the new guid ...
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.