A STUDY OF CORONARY DOMINANCE
... A total of 50 adult hearts procured from dissection room cadavers from Department of Anatomy, preserved in 10% formalin, were included in this study irrespective of sex. The right and left coronary arteries (RCA, LCA) were traced by cleaning the epicardium and fat piecemeal. Their branches were diss ...
... A total of 50 adult hearts procured from dissection room cadavers from Department of Anatomy, preserved in 10% formalin, were included in this study irrespective of sex. The right and left coronary arteries (RCA, LCA) were traced by cleaning the epicardium and fat piecemeal. Their branches were diss ...
12 Lead ECGs: Ischemia, Injury, Infarction
... her Master’s Degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from San Diego State University in 1993, Tanna has functioned as a critical care Clinical Nurse Specialist for Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA. In addition to her Clinical Nurse Specialist role, Tanna has been teaching nursing students sinc ...
... her Master’s Degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from San Diego State University in 1993, Tanna has functioned as a critical care Clinical Nurse Specialist for Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA. In addition to her Clinical Nurse Specialist role, Tanna has been teaching nursing students sinc ...
Between Right and Left Coronary Artery in Man
... Group 1 was composed of 33 patients with anterior wall motion abnormality and group 2 included 23 patients who had an inferior wall motion abnormality only. Impaired segmental contraction was then compared with the degree of obstruction in the respective nutrient artery. Segmental wall motion was an ...
... Group 1 was composed of 33 patients with anterior wall motion abnormality and group 2 included 23 patients who had an inferior wall motion abnormality only. Impaired segmental contraction was then compared with the degree of obstruction in the respective nutrient artery. Segmental wall motion was an ...
Coronary artery variations and median artery in
... Our study was similar to Surucu et al’s, in that the average median artery thickness (2.00 ± 0.67 mm) was lower than that ...
... Our study was similar to Surucu et al’s, in that the average median artery thickness (2.00 ± 0.67 mm) was lower than that ...
Appendix 1: ICD9 and ICD10 codes used to identify CVD and heart
... medications available as cardiovascular medications in New Zealand up to 31 December 2011 Blood pressure lowering medications ACE inhibitors, thiazides, beta-blockers, angiotensin II antagonists, calcium channel blockers, alpha blockers, centrally-acting agonists (clonidine and methyldopa), vasodila ...
... medications available as cardiovascular medications in New Zealand up to 31 December 2011 Blood pressure lowering medications ACE inhibitors, thiazides, beta-blockers, angiotensin II antagonists, calcium channel blockers, alpha blockers, centrally-acting agonists (clonidine and methyldopa), vasodila ...
Skin autofluorescence is elevated in acute myocardial infarction and
... AF is elevated in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction compared with stable coronary artery disease and healthy controls. Even after multivariable adjustment for known confounders, skin AF remained significantly higher in STEMI, and was age independently related to CRP and HbA1c. The elevation o ...
... AF is elevated in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction compared with stable coronary artery disease and healthy controls. Even after multivariable adjustment for known confounders, skin AF remained significantly higher in STEMI, and was age independently related to CRP and HbA1c. The elevation o ...
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... Nitroglycerin • Nitroglycerin can cause severe hypotension. • People should use nitroglycerin with caution if they: – Are taking diuretic medication – Have hypertension ...
... Nitroglycerin • Nitroglycerin can cause severe hypotension. • People should use nitroglycerin with caution if they: – Are taking diuretic medication – Have hypertension ...
routine stress testing to risk stratify and rule out occult ischemia
... – Fully review the medical record in hopes that Andy Torkelson has previously seen him at some point in time Dartmouth-Hitchcock ...
... – Fully review the medical record in hopes that Andy Torkelson has previously seen him at some point in time Dartmouth-Hitchcock ...
Fast Facts for the Cardiac Surgery Nurse: Caring
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Differences in coronary flow and myocardial metabolism at
... in the absence of another cardiac or systemic disease capable of causing myocardial hypertrophy (I) and had angiographically normal epicardial coronary arteries. Thirty-six patients were men and 14 were women, ranging in age from 22 to 60 years (mean 43). No patient had previously undergone cardiac ...
... in the absence of another cardiac or systemic disease capable of causing myocardial hypertrophy (I) and had angiographically normal epicardial coronary arteries. Thirty-six patients were men and 14 were women, ranging in age from 22 to 60 years (mean 43). No patient had previously undergone cardiac ...
Acute Heart Failure Syndromes in Patients With Coronary Artery
... carried a diagnosis of CAD. This number is an underestimation of the prevalence of CAD in this population, as in clinical practice and in most studies there is no systemic assessment of coronary artery anatomy. Patients hospitalized with AHFS have a worse prognosis when they also carry a diagnosis o ...
... carried a diagnosis of CAD. This number is an underestimation of the prevalence of CAD in this population, as in clinical practice and in most studies there is no systemic assessment of coronary artery anatomy. Patients hospitalized with AHFS have a worse prognosis when they also carry a diagnosis o ...
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... artery. Generally, in 60% subjects, Sinuatrial nodal artery arise from Right Coronary Artery and in remaining 40% it arise from Left circumflex branch of Left Coronary Artery. Similarly, the atrioventricular nodal artery arises from Right Coronary Artery in 80% and from Left Coronary Artery in 20% s ...
... artery. Generally, in 60% subjects, Sinuatrial nodal artery arise from Right Coronary Artery and in remaining 40% it arise from Left circumflex branch of Left Coronary Artery. Similarly, the atrioventricular nodal artery arises from Right Coronary Artery in 80% and from Left Coronary Artery in 20% s ...
Relationship QRS Amplitude Changes During Exercise to
... this, electrocardiographic data and equilibrium radionuclide angiographic images were recorded simultaneously in 18 normal subjects and 60 coronary artery disease patients at rest and during supine bicycle exercise. In 24 of the 60 coronary artery disease patients, left ventricular volumes were also ...
... this, electrocardiographic data and equilibrium radionuclide angiographic images were recorded simultaneously in 18 normal subjects and 60 coronary artery disease patients at rest and during supine bicycle exercise. In 24 of the 60 coronary artery disease patients, left ventricular volumes were also ...
Coronary Artery Aneurysms: An Update
... poststenotic vasodilation. In contrast, atherosclerotic plaque borders have been suggested to be potential foci of plaque disruption and thrombus formation, which cause microcirculation impairment and clinical symptoms of ischemia. The atherosclerotic material located at the injured site presumably ...
... poststenotic vasodilation. In contrast, atherosclerotic plaque borders have been suggested to be potential foci of plaque disruption and thrombus formation, which cause microcirculation impairment and clinical symptoms of ischemia. The atherosclerotic material located at the injured site presumably ...
Detection of scarred and viable myocardium using a new magnetic
... The local ethics committee approved the research protocol, and all patients gave written informed consent before undergoing the scans. Two weeks preoperatively, patients underwent rest and dipyridamole stress BOLD MRI and cine MRI for wall motion assessment, 13N-NH3 rest perfusion, and metabolic FDG ...
... The local ethics committee approved the research protocol, and all patients gave written informed consent before undergoing the scans. Two weeks preoperatively, patients underwent rest and dipyridamole stress BOLD MRI and cine MRI for wall motion assessment, 13N-NH3 rest perfusion, and metabolic FDG ...
Consideration of a New Definition of Clinically Relevant
... Numerous definitions have been proposed for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary revascularization. The universal definition for MI designates post procedural biomarker thresholds for defining percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-related MI (type 4a) and coronary artery byp ...
... Numerous definitions have been proposed for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary revascularization. The universal definition for MI designates post procedural biomarker thresholds for defining percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-related MI (type 4a) and coronary artery byp ...
Heart failure subjects among Africans: Any contributions from
... Social Sciences 17.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 62.1 ± 13.7 years. There were 57 females (44.2%). Possible CAD was identified in 18 (13.95%) of study participants and they were more likely to be significantly older, had a lower ejection fra ...
... Social Sciences 17.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 62.1 ± 13.7 years. There were 57 females (44.2%). Possible CAD was identified in 18 (13.95%) of study participants and they were more likely to be significantly older, had a lower ejection fra ...
In Hospital Outcome of Acute Inferior with Right
... factors of atherosclerosis, which is the major cause of ...
... factors of atherosclerosis, which is the major cause of ...
Cardiogenic Shock Due to Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract
... postload, and inotropic agents must be avoided. Therapeutic measures in this case include the administration of beta-blockers that act to reduce the hyperkinesia of the basal segment, helping to reduce the LVOT gradient; pure alpha-agonists like methoxamine, a drug that acts preferentially on alpha ...
... postload, and inotropic agents must be avoided. Therapeutic measures in this case include the administration of beta-blockers that act to reduce the hyperkinesia of the basal segment, helping to reduce the LVOT gradient; pure alpha-agonists like methoxamine, a drug that acts preferentially on alpha ...
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing: Executive Summary : A
... 1. Patients with the following baseline ECG abnormalities: Preexcitation (WolffParkinson-White) syndrome Electronically paced ventricular rhythm Greater than 1 mm of resting ST depression Complete left bundle branch block 2. Patients with a documented myocardial infarction or prior coronary angiogra ...
... 1. Patients with the following baseline ECG abnormalities: Preexcitation (WolffParkinson-White) syndrome Electronically paced ventricular rhythm Greater than 1 mm of resting ST depression Complete left bundle branch block 2. Patients with a documented myocardial infarction or prior coronary angiogra ...
Variations of origin of coronary artery and their importance
... An anomalous origin of the RCA could lead to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or sudden death, even in the absence of atherosclerosis, which usually occurs in young athletes during or after exercise (REUL, COOLEY, HALLMAN et al., 2002). A study carried out by Taylor, Rogan and Virmani (1992) o ...
... An anomalous origin of the RCA could lead to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or sudden death, even in the absence of atherosclerosis, which usually occurs in young athletes during or after exercise (REUL, COOLEY, HALLMAN et al., 2002). A study carried out by Taylor, Rogan and Virmani (1992) o ...