The Initial Chest X-ray in Acute Myocardial Infarction
... initial chest x-ray is presented in figure 3. The 30-day mortality was significantly (p < 0.005) higher in patients with grades II (19 of 61, 31%), III (eight of 20, 40%) and IV (1 1 of 13, 82%) pulmonary venous congestion than in patients with grade 0 (eight of 141, 6%); the late mortalities (6 mon ...
... initial chest x-ray is presented in figure 3. The 30-day mortality was significantly (p < 0.005) higher in patients with grades II (19 of 61, 31%), III (eight of 20, 40%) and IV (1 1 of 13, 82%) pulmonary venous congestion than in patients with grade 0 (eight of 141, 6%); the late mortalities (6 mon ...
successful rescue of sustained ventricular tachycardia/ventricular
... severe heart failure. We report the case of a 56-year-old female with circulatory collapse due to sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (VT/ Vf) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who was successfully resuscitated using ECMO. The sustained VT/Vf might have been sec ...
... severe heart failure. We report the case of a 56-year-old female with circulatory collapse due to sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (VT/ Vf) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who was successfully resuscitated using ECMO. The sustained VT/Vf might have been sec ...
Print - Circulation
... this series was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which was present in 14 athletes. Other cardiovascular abnormalities that occurred in more than one athlete were anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right (anterior) sinus of Valsalva, idiopathic concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, ...
... this series was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which was present in 14 athletes. Other cardiovascular abnormalities that occurred in more than one athlete were anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right (anterior) sinus of Valsalva, idiopathic concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, ...
331 ANATOMIC AND HISTOLOGIC REVIEW OF THE CORONARY
... to the endothelium of a typical vein. The small crests or pectinate muscles are anatomically reminiscent of the right atrium. The medial layer of the CS, having no smooth muscle, instead contains at least a thin layer of the striated myocardial fibers orientated along its long axis, forming a delica ...
... to the endothelium of a typical vein. The small crests or pectinate muscles are anatomically reminiscent of the right atrium. The medial layer of the CS, having no smooth muscle, instead contains at least a thin layer of the striated myocardial fibers orientated along its long axis, forming a delica ...
1 Hyperdominant left anterior descending artery continuing across
... and right ventricle. Yamanaka reported 20 such anomalies in 126,595 diagnostic angiograms and 1,686 coronary anomalies (0.016% incidence and 1.2% of all anomalies) and remarked on the generally benign course of this anomaly [1]. In the even rarer L2 subtype, the right coronary ostium is congenitally ...
... and right ventricle. Yamanaka reported 20 such anomalies in 126,595 diagnostic angiograms and 1,686 coronary anomalies (0.016% incidence and 1.2% of all anomalies) and remarked on the generally benign course of this anomaly [1]. In the even rarer L2 subtype, the right coronary ostium is congenitally ...
A simple bedside test of 1-minute heart rate variability during deep
... Intensive Coronary Care Unit in the Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel, between August 1990 and June 1992. Myocardial infarction was diagnosed in the presence of all the following criteria: typical ECG changes, including an ST elevation of at least 2 mm in 2 precordial leads or 1 mm in 2 li ...
... Intensive Coronary Care Unit in the Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel, between August 1990 and June 1992. Myocardial infarction was diagnosed in the presence of all the following criteria: typical ECG changes, including an ST elevation of at least 2 mm in 2 precordial leads or 1 mm in 2 li ...
American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) American Heart
... There are several data sources available for collecting performance measures; generally different data sources require different sets of measure specifications, due to the structure of the systems storing the data. Quality measure technical specifications for administrative data sources are develope ...
... There are several data sources available for collecting performance measures; generally different data sources require different sets of measure specifications, due to the structure of the systems storing the data. Quality measure technical specifications for administrative data sources are develope ...
A persistent left superior vena cava
... anomaly is termed complete unroofing of the coronary sinus. The orifice of the coronary sinus then persists as an interatrial communication.(1) In most of the cases, including this case report, the PLSVC enters the right atrium through the orifice of an enlarged coronary sinus. In this case, the def ...
... anomaly is termed complete unroofing of the coronary sinus. The orifice of the coronary sinus then persists as an interatrial communication.(1) In most of the cases, including this case report, the PLSVC enters the right atrium through the orifice of an enlarged coronary sinus. In this case, the def ...
Double superior vena cavae with bilaterally symmetrical azygos
... cadaver in the department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, affiliated to Manipal University, multiple vascular variations were observed in the thoracic cavity. The most striking variation was the presence of the double superior vena cava as shown in Fig. 1. The left brachiocephalic v ...
... cadaver in the department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, affiliated to Manipal University, multiple vascular variations were observed in the thoracic cavity. The most striking variation was the presence of the double superior vena cava as shown in Fig. 1. The left brachiocephalic v ...
BUKOVINІАN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
... produce this effect work indirectly, by increasing the level of calcium inside the heart cells. (Calcium initiates heart muscle contractions.) Digitalis and its derivatives such as digoxin (Lanoxin and others), the oldest and bestknown of such drugs, are usually administered orally but may, in some ...
... produce this effect work indirectly, by increasing the level of calcium inside the heart cells. (Calcium initiates heart muscle contractions.) Digitalis and its derivatives such as digoxin (Lanoxin and others), the oldest and bestknown of such drugs, are usually administered orally but may, in some ...
Coronary Revascularization before Vascular Surgery
... Of 5859 patients scheduled for vascular surgery, 4669 (80 percent) were initially excluded. The main reasons were insufficient cardiac risk (1654 patients), an urgent need for vascular surgery (1025), prior CABG or percutaneous coronary intervention without ischemia (626), and a severe coexisting il ...
... Of 5859 patients scheduled for vascular surgery, 4669 (80 percent) were initially excluded. The main reasons were insufficient cardiac risk (1654 patients), an urgent need for vascular surgery (1025), prior CABG or percutaneous coronary intervention without ischemia (626), and a severe coexisting il ...
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/07/08/ HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01605.full.pdf
... heart rate and stiffness of the carotid (a peripheral artery) and the aorta (a central artery) in an asymptomatic multiethnic population. Resting heart rate was recorded at baseline in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Distensibility was used as a measure of arterial elasticity, with ...
... heart rate and stiffness of the carotid (a peripheral artery) and the aorta (a central artery) in an asymptomatic multiethnic population. Resting heart rate was recorded at baseline in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Distensibility was used as a measure of arterial elasticity, with ...
The Medical Journal of Australia
... Note: for patients who present late (between 3 and 12 hours after symptom onset) to a facility without PCI capability, it is appropriate to consider transfer for primary PCI if balloon inflation can be achieved within 2 hours (including transport time). • All PCI facilities should be able to perform ...
... Note: for patients who present late (between 3 and 12 hours after symptom onset) to a facility without PCI capability, it is appropriate to consider transfer for primary PCI if balloon inflation can be achieved within 2 hours (including transport time). • All PCI facilities should be able to perform ...
Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006
... Note: for patients who present late (between 3 and 12 hours after symptom onset) to a facility without PCI capability, it is appropriate to consider transfer for primary PCI if balloon inflation can be achieved within 2 hours (including transport time). • All PCI facilities should be able to perform ...
... Note: for patients who present late (between 3 and 12 hours after symptom onset) to a facility without PCI capability, it is appropriate to consider transfer for primary PCI if balloon inflation can be achieved within 2 hours (including transport time). • All PCI facilities should be able to perform ...
Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery
... elevated in all three patients in whom they were obtained (10, 25, and 28 mm Hg). Left-to-right shunt at the pulmonary artery level was detected by oxygen studies in two patients, both of whom survived (table 6). Dye curves revealed evidence of a shunt at the pulmonary artery level in all three pati ...
... elevated in all three patients in whom they were obtained (10, 25, and 28 mm Hg). Left-to-right shunt at the pulmonary artery level was detected by oxygen studies in two patients, both of whom survived (table 6). Dye curves revealed evidence of a shunt at the pulmonary artery level in all three pati ...
The Incremental Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Computed
... computer-aided quantitative angiographic analysis system (DCI-S Automated Coronary Analysis, Philips Medical Systems, Eindhoven, Netherlands). An obstructive CAD was defined as ³ 50% luminal stenosis in the left main coronary artery or in at least one of the primary coronary arteries and their major ...
... computer-aided quantitative angiographic analysis system (DCI-S Automated Coronary Analysis, Philips Medical Systems, Eindhoven, Netherlands). An obstructive CAD was defined as ³ 50% luminal stenosis in the left main coronary artery or in at least one of the primary coronary arteries and their major ...
Surendranath R. Veeram Reddy and Harinder R. Singh 2010;31;e1 DOI: 10.1542/pir.31-1-e1
... gymnastics and most other sports are prone to chest-wall trauma. In one series, skeletal trauma was the cause of chest pain in 2% of children. (6) Chest-wall injury can produce localized pain and tenderness and usually is associated with swelling or erythema at the site of injury. Teenagers who expe ...
... gymnastics and most other sports are prone to chest-wall trauma. In one series, skeletal trauma was the cause of chest pain in 2% of children. (6) Chest-wall injury can produce localized pain and tenderness and usually is associated with swelling or erythema at the site of injury. Teenagers who expe ...
Diagnostic accuracy of myocardial deformation indices for detecting
... Abstract: Background: The prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD) by conventional echocardiographic measurements is principally based on the estimation of ejection fraction and regional wall motion abnormality (RWMA). This study aimed to determine whether strain echocardiography of left ventricl ...
... Abstract: Background: The prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD) by conventional echocardiographic measurements is principally based on the estimation of ejection fraction and regional wall motion abnormality (RWMA). This study aimed to determine whether strain echocardiography of left ventricl ...
Improvement of left ventricular contractile function by
... The medications and their dosages were constant throughout the study except in one patient in whom the dose of propranolol was reduced. In this patient, propranolol was adjusted to the initial dosage for 10 days before final evaluation. The interval between the last dose of medication and the exerci ...
... The medications and their dosages were constant throughout the study except in one patient in whom the dose of propranolol was reduced. In this patient, propranolol was adjusted to the initial dosage for 10 days before final evaluation. The interval between the last dose of medication and the exerci ...
Clinical Update - Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
... Ethnicity (genetics) Ethnicity may also contribute to the amount of EF. In general, individuals with black skin color have less central obesity than whites, although they are more insulin‑resistant58, suggesting that in those with black skin color, the adiposity has a more diabetogenic than atheroge ...
... Ethnicity (genetics) Ethnicity may also contribute to the amount of EF. In general, individuals with black skin color have less central obesity than whites, although they are more insulin‑resistant58, suggesting that in those with black skin color, the adiposity has a more diabetogenic than atheroge ...
Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a - Heart
... completely understood, but suture line tension and persistent bleeding into the space between the graft and the wrapped aorta wall seem to be most important.3 SVCS is a clinical entity resulting from intravascular obstruction or extrinsic compression. McIntire and Sykes4 reported in 1949 a series of ...
... completely understood, but suture line tension and persistent bleeding into the space between the graft and the wrapped aorta wall seem to be most important.3 SVCS is a clinical entity resulting from intravascular obstruction or extrinsic compression. McIntire and Sykes4 reported in 1949 a series of ...
The Coronary Venous Anatomy
... tributaries, which return blood from almost the whole heart; 2) the anterior cardiac veins, which primarily drain the anterior regions of the right ventricle and the right cardiac border; and 3) the thebesian veins (venae cordis minimae), which open directly into any of the four chambers. Although t ...
... tributaries, which return blood from almost the whole heart; 2) the anterior cardiac veins, which primarily drain the anterior regions of the right ventricle and the right cardiac border; and 3) the thebesian veins (venae cordis minimae), which open directly into any of the four chambers. Although t ...
Analysis of blood flow in the entire coronary arterial tree - AJP
... Figure 1 shows the relationship between normalized flow through a vessel segment and normalized segment diameter for the LAD arterial tree, excluding the capillaries. This is an isodensity plot showing five layers of frequency. As expected, the majority of vessels are the smaller-diameter arterioles ...
... Figure 1 shows the relationship between normalized flow through a vessel segment and normalized segment diameter for the LAD arterial tree, excluding the capillaries. This is an isodensity plot showing five layers of frequency. As expected, the majority of vessels are the smaller-diameter arterioles ...
