Arrhythmias and Palpitations
... not in a regular pattern—an arrhythmia may be present. Tachycardia means fast heartbeat, while bradycardia means slow heartbeat. Medically important arrhythmias are relatively common in adults but uncommon in children. Some arrhythmias are normal and of no concern. For example, “sinus arrhythmia” is ...
... not in a regular pattern—an arrhythmia may be present. Tachycardia means fast heartbeat, while bradycardia means slow heartbeat. Medically important arrhythmias are relatively common in adults but uncommon in children. Some arrhythmias are normal and of no concern. For example, “sinus arrhythmia” is ...
Print - Circulation Research
... That graph therefore appears to be determined only by the pump function of the left heart. To obtain the left ventricular pump function graph, we choose to analyze both aspects of cardiac pump function (i.e., flow and pressure generation) in a similar manner. Mean left ventricular output is found by ...
... That graph therefore appears to be determined only by the pump function of the left heart. To obtain the left ventricular pump function graph, we choose to analyze both aspects of cardiac pump function (i.e., flow and pressure generation) in a similar manner. Mean left ventricular output is found by ...
Effox 20 mg, tablets Effox 40 mg, tablets Effox, 25 mg, prolonged
... The dosage may be increased up to 120 mg per day. Prolonged release capsules 25 mg and 50 mg: One capsule to be taken in the morning. For patients with higher nitrate requirements the dose may be increased to two capsules taken ...
... The dosage may be increased up to 120 mg per day. Prolonged release capsules 25 mg and 50 mg: One capsule to be taken in the morning. For patients with higher nitrate requirements the dose may be increased to two capsules taken ...
Atrial Fibrillation
... with lone atrial fibrillation – none has shown consistent success. Newer studies are being conducted that may ultimately provide a technique that allows a normal rhythm to be established in these pets. Pets with severe heart disease are not candidates for cardioversion. In these pets, a normal rhyth ...
... with lone atrial fibrillation – none has shown consistent success. Newer studies are being conducted that may ultimately provide a technique that allows a normal rhythm to be established in these pets. Pets with severe heart disease are not candidates for cardioversion. In these pets, a normal rhyth ...
atrial_standstill
... • The heart of the dog or cat is composed of four chambers; the top two chambers are the right and left atria and the bottom two chambers are the right and left ventricles • “Atrial” refers to the atrium (singular) or atria (plural) of the heart • “Atrial standstill” is an abnormal heart rhythm seen ...
... • The heart of the dog or cat is composed of four chambers; the top two chambers are the right and left atria and the bottom two chambers are the right and left ventricles • “Atrial” refers to the atrium (singular) or atria (plural) of the heart • “Atrial standstill” is an abnormal heart rhythm seen ...
Ex vivo perfusion of the heart with the use of the Organ Care System
... been made on donor selection, recipient care and immunosuppression treatment, cardiac graft preservation is still based on cold ischaemic storage. It is well demonstrated that the duration of cold ischaemia negatively impacts the outcome of transplanted patients and thus can adversely affect organ u ...
... been made on donor selection, recipient care and immunosuppression treatment, cardiac graft preservation is still based on cold ischaemic storage. It is well demonstrated that the duration of cold ischaemia negatively impacts the outcome of transplanted patients and thus can adversely affect organ u ...
... patients were excluded as the mitral flow was not rhythm. Patient demographics are shown in Table 1. measurable due to fusion of the Doppler waves. PulAn echocardiographic examination was per- monary venous flow was obtained in 80% of all (50/63 formed within 1 h of arrival in the coronary care unit ...
Angiotensin-II receptor blockers
... prompted the quest for agents that have benefits beyond blood pressure (BP) lowering. The angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) class of antihypertensive agents represents an important addition to the therapeutic options for elevated BP. Their ability to control BP is equivalent to existing therapie ...
... prompted the quest for agents that have benefits beyond blood pressure (BP) lowering. The angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) class of antihypertensive agents represents an important addition to the therapeutic options for elevated BP. Their ability to control BP is equivalent to existing therapie ...
The Ethics of Defibrillators and End of Life Care
... always extend to the partner, since partner distress can also affect the QOL of the patient. Anxious partners have a tendency to become overprotective resulting in limitations on the patient’s lifestyle29. A distressed partner changes family dynamics and affects the sexual relationship30-32. Relatio ...
... always extend to the partner, since partner distress can also affect the QOL of the patient. Anxious partners have a tendency to become overprotective resulting in limitations on the patient’s lifestyle29. A distressed partner changes family dynamics and affects the sexual relationship30-32. Relatio ...
HEALTHY HEART NEWS - St. Luke`s Cornwall Hospital
... deaths are caused by heart disease. In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds and every 60 seconds someone in the United States dies from a heart disease related event. About 720,000 people in the U.S. suffer heart attacks each year. Of these, 515,000 are a first heart attack ...
... deaths are caused by heart disease. In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds and every 60 seconds someone in the United States dies from a heart disease related event. About 720,000 people in the U.S. suffer heart attacks each year. Of these, 515,000 are a first heart attack ...
Cardiac Enzyme tests
... released during a heart attack, making it possible to more quickly and accurately diagnose the condition. In general, patients having an acute heart attack will have a diagnosis based on an immediate EKG, resulting in immediate treatment. Blood tests for cardiac enzymes will be performed, but it ma ...
... released during a heart attack, making it possible to more quickly and accurately diagnose the condition. In general, patients having an acute heart attack will have a diagnosis based on an immediate EKG, resulting in immediate treatment. Blood tests for cardiac enzymes will be performed, but it ma ...
Atrial Standstill - Milliken Animal Clinic
... • The heart of the dog or cat is composed of four chambers; the top two chambers are the right and left atria and the bottom two chambers are the right and left ventricles • “Atrial” refers to the atrium (singular) or atria (plural) of the heart • “Atrial standstill” is an abnormal heart rhythm seen ...
... • The heart of the dog or cat is composed of four chambers; the top two chambers are the right and left atria and the bottom two chambers are the right and left ventricles • “Atrial” refers to the atrium (singular) or atria (plural) of the heart • “Atrial standstill” is an abnormal heart rhythm seen ...
Metabolic profiles in heart failure due to non
... Aims Identification of metabolic signatures in heart failure (HF) patients and evaluation of their diagnostic potential to discriminate HF patients from healthy controls during baseline and exercise conditions. Methods Plasma samples were collected from 22 male HF patients with non-ischemic idiopathi ...
... Aims Identification of metabolic signatures in heart failure (HF) patients and evaluation of their diagnostic potential to discriminate HF patients from healthy controls during baseline and exercise conditions. Methods Plasma samples were collected from 22 male HF patients with non-ischemic idiopathi ...
Simplified 2D Bidomain Model of Whole Heart Electrical Activity and
... be calculated as a standard 12-lead ECG system, signalaveraged ECG (SAECG), body surface potential mapping (BSPM) or any other lead system. This methodology can be useful, for example, in the development of new diagnostic tools that could inversely ...
... be calculated as a standard 12-lead ECG system, signalaveraged ECG (SAECG), body surface potential mapping (BSPM) or any other lead system. This methodology can be useful, for example, in the development of new diagnostic tools that could inversely ...
HP2213221330
... hospitals. The present innovation, therefore relates to early detection and long term monitoring of heart related disorders. Drawbacks of present electrical method and the wireless system: The present electrical method provides a bulky strap around one’s chest. Monitoring patients with serious cardi ...
... hospitals. The present innovation, therefore relates to early detection and long term monitoring of heart related disorders. Drawbacks of present electrical method and the wireless system: The present electrical method provides a bulky strap around one’s chest. Monitoring patients with serious cardi ...
reliability of cardiac output calculation by the fick principle and
... values showed good agreement within 20% difference from one modality value to another, while in the rest the agreement laid within a 35% difference. Given these side by side statistical agreements, we believe that for an initial, quick but reliable diagnostic assessment of the hypotensive patient in ...
... values showed good agreement within 20% difference from one modality value to another, while in the rest the agreement laid within a 35% difference. Given these side by side statistical agreements, we believe that for an initial, quick but reliable diagnostic assessment of the hypotensive patient in ...
Asplenia in children with congenital heart disease as a cause of
... asplenic patient was diagnosed with meningitis by Escherichia coli occurred for days after birth [2]. Congenital asplenia detected in a 60-year-old woman with septicaemia by streptococcus pneumonia was also reported [7]. However, some patients may be asymptomatic. These data show the variations in t ...
... asplenic patient was diagnosed with meningitis by Escherichia coli occurred for days after birth [2]. Congenital asplenia detected in a 60-year-old woman with septicaemia by streptococcus pneumonia was also reported [7]. However, some patients may be asymptomatic. These data show the variations in t ...
cardiac allograft vasculopathy: background and recent advances
... of CAV.21-23 In terms of immunosuppressive agents, 3 multicenter trials and 1 single-center trial provide evidence suggesting that specific agents slow CAV progression. In a multicenter randomized trial involving 650 heart transplant patients, those receiving mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) had clear su ...
... of CAV.21-23 In terms of immunosuppressive agents, 3 multicenter trials and 1 single-center trial provide evidence suggesting that specific agents slow CAV progression. In a multicenter randomized trial involving 650 heart transplant patients, those receiving mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) had clear su ...
C-Reactive Protein Levels in Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
... Seventy-two patients (48 men and 24 women, aged 46 to 76 years [mean 61 ± 15] with chronic CHF were enrolled. Patients were included if, at the time of enrollment, they had New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II to IV symptoms of heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of < ...
... Seventy-two patients (48 men and 24 women, aged 46 to 76 years [mean 61 ± 15] with chronic CHF were enrolled. Patients were included if, at the time of enrollment, they had New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II to IV symptoms of heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of < ...
ECG INTRODUCTION (Lecture 1)
... In leads with an “overall” positive QRS complex that is the positive deflection is larger than the negative deflection, the T wave also tends to be positive above the isoelectric line, while in leads with an overall negative QRS complex the T waves tend also to be negative, inverted below the isoele ...
... In leads with an “overall” positive QRS complex that is the positive deflection is larger than the negative deflection, the T wave also tends to be positive above the isoelectric line, while in leads with an overall negative QRS complex the T waves tend also to be negative, inverted below the isoele ...
QT interval in right and left bundle-branch block - Heart
... would be 0-372 sec. This was confirmed by examination of 342 electrocardiograms of patients with cardiac disease with a QRS < OI2 sec; the mean QT was o0364 and the average cycle length was 075 sec (personal communication). Ashman (I942) found the upper limit of normal of the QT was o-42 log io (C + ...
... would be 0-372 sec. This was confirmed by examination of 342 electrocardiograms of patients with cardiac disease with a QRS < OI2 sec; the mean QT was o0364 and the average cycle length was 075 sec (personal communication). Ashman (I942) found the upper limit of normal of the QT was o-42 log io (C + ...
Ch 12 Heart Practice Test - Belle Vernon Area School District
... A. the volume of blood pumped by either ventricle during one second. B. the stroke volume times the number of beats per hour. C. the volume of blood in the body times the number of beats per minute. D. the stroke volume times the beats per minute. E. the volume of blood in the body divided by the st ...
... A. the volume of blood pumped by either ventricle during one second. B. the stroke volume times the number of beats per hour. C. the volume of blood in the body times the number of beats per minute. D. the stroke volume times the beats per minute. E. the volume of blood in the body divided by the st ...
Page 1 Title of Guideline (must include the word “Guideline” (not
... indicated then re-request with additional information covering the points set out below under specific indications. If a patient has had an echocardiogram within the last 12 months, a repeat study is rarely indicated. All echo reports performed since January 2013 are available on NOTIS - please che ...
... indicated then re-request with additional information covering the points set out below under specific indications. If a patient has had an echocardiogram within the last 12 months, a repeat study is rarely indicated. All echo reports performed since January 2013 are available on NOTIS - please che ...
CBP: Cardiac Arrest - UBC Critical Care Medicine, Vancouver BC
... uniform and will vary in individual patients based on the severity of the ischemic insult, the cause of cardiac arrest, and the patient’s pre-arrest state of health. ...
... uniform and will vary in individual patients based on the severity of the ischemic insult, the cause of cardiac arrest, and the patient’s pre-arrest state of health. ...
Competing Risk of Cardiac Status and Renal Function During
... venous pressure; LVEF ¼ left ventricle ejection fraction; NT-proBNP ¼ N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA ¼ New York Heart Association; SBP ¼ systolic blood pressure. ...
... venous pressure; LVEF ¼ left ventricle ejection fraction; NT-proBNP ¼ N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA ¼ New York Heart Association; SBP ¼ systolic blood pressure. ...
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.