Animal models of coronary heart disease
... Cardiovascular disease, predominantly coronary heart disease and stroke, leads to high morbidity and mortality not only in developed worlds but also in underdeveloped regions. The dominant pathologic foundation for cardiovascular disease is atherosclerosis and as to coronary heart disease, coronary ...
... Cardiovascular disease, predominantly coronary heart disease and stroke, leads to high morbidity and mortality not only in developed worlds but also in underdeveloped regions. The dominant pathologic foundation for cardiovascular disease is atherosclerosis and as to coronary heart disease, coronary ...
Min_Pre-final - ESC - Hot Line v.13
... Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA; 2St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia; 3Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA; 4Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; 5Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, Belgium; 6Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; 7Cornell Medic ...
... Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA; 2St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia; 3Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA; 4Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; 5Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, Belgium; 6Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; 7Cornell Medic ...
Nuclear Cardiac Imaging and Myocardial Perfusion Study
... Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography is a nuclear medicine tomographic imaging technique using gamma rays. It is very similar to conventional nuclear medicine planar imaging using a gamma camera. However, it is able to provide true 3D information. This information is typically presented as cro ...
... Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography is a nuclear medicine tomographic imaging technique using gamma rays. It is very similar to conventional nuclear medicine planar imaging using a gamma camera. However, it is able to provide true 3D information. This information is typically presented as cro ...
Cardiovascular Systems
... – Ischemia, myocardial (chronic) – Any condition classifiable to 410 specified as chronic, or presenting with symptoms after 8 weeks from date of infarction Use 411.89 for acute coronary insufficiency ...
... – Ischemia, myocardial (chronic) – Any condition classifiable to 410 specified as chronic, or presenting with symptoms after 8 weeks from date of infarction Use 411.89 for acute coronary insufficiency ...
Myocardial Hypoxia in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Is it Just a Matter of
... autoimmune, postviral, or alcohol-induced that might show variable oxygenation patterns is unknown. Moreover, prevalence of comorbidities that can impair vasodilator function and oxygenation, such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, is unclear. As mentioned previously, augmentation in the oxygena ...
... autoimmune, postviral, or alcohol-induced that might show variable oxygenation patterns is unknown. Moreover, prevalence of comorbidities that can impair vasodilator function and oxygenation, such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, is unclear. As mentioned previously, augmentation in the oxygena ...
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA
... obstruction gradient. At this time, however, surgical procedure is not indicated REVIEW Despite its rarity, this anomaly has been extensively studied, since Brook’s first description in 1886.4 In 1908, Abbot described the anomaly in detail, but it was until 1933 when Bland, White and Garland coined ...
... obstruction gradient. At this time, however, surgical procedure is not indicated REVIEW Despite its rarity, this anomaly has been extensively studied, since Brook’s first description in 1886.4 In 1908, Abbot described the anomaly in detail, but it was until 1933 when Bland, White and Garland coined ...
Hemodynamics:
... Desaturated Blood returns from the Systemic Vessels via the SVC & IVC • Is displaced passively (and actively with atrial contraction) through the Tricuspid Valve - into the Right Ventricle. • Contraction of the RV ejects this volume through the Pulmonic Valve and into the Low-Pressure Pulmonary Arte ...
... Desaturated Blood returns from the Systemic Vessels via the SVC & IVC • Is displaced passively (and actively with atrial contraction) through the Tricuspid Valve - into the Right Ventricle. • Contraction of the RV ejects this volume through the Pulmonic Valve and into the Low-Pressure Pulmonary Arte ...
What DoYour Arteries Look Like - Clean or Clogged? Thick or Thin
... Q. What causes a heart attack? A. A heart attack typically occurs when a plaque within a coronary artery ruptures and clots. This leads to the sudden interruption of the blood supply to the heart muscle. Q. My cholesterol is fine. Why should I worry about having plaque and cardiovascular d ...
... Q. What causes a heart attack? A. A heart attack typically occurs when a plaque within a coronary artery ruptures and clots. This leads to the sudden interruption of the blood supply to the heart muscle. Q. My cholesterol is fine. Why should I worry about having plaque and cardiovascular d ...
Feasibility of low-dose coronary CT angiography: first experience
... One of the 41 consecutively enrolled patients presented with atrial fibrillations and was therefore not scanned according to the predefined exclusion criteria. CTCA was successfully performed in the remaining 40 patients (12 women, 28 men; mean age 54.6 + 13.0 years; age range 30–85 years) of whom 1 ...
... One of the 41 consecutively enrolled patients presented with atrial fibrillations and was therefore not scanned according to the predefined exclusion criteria. CTCA was successfully performed in the remaining 40 patients (12 women, 28 men; mean age 54.6 + 13.0 years; age range 30–85 years) of whom 1 ...
Pattern of coronary artery dominancy by coronary angiography
... Six hundred fifty seven (657) consecutive patients suffering from coronary artery disease submited to cornoary angiography in our center were collected (female=184 (28%), male=473 (72%), mean age 55±10) from January 2008 to December 2010. Detailed history from the patient regarding clinical risk fac ...
... Six hundred fifty seven (657) consecutive patients suffering from coronary artery disease submited to cornoary angiography in our center were collected (female=184 (28%), male=473 (72%), mean age 55±10) from January 2008 to December 2010. Detailed history from the patient regarding clinical risk fac ...
Utilizing Biostatistics in Diagnosis, Screening, and Prevention
... ▫ Evaluate how cardiac stress testing in your patient would influence your pretest probability of disease -LR for treadmill stress test = 2.9 ▫ Assess whether you believe that cardiac stress testing would be helpful in your patient -increase post test probability by ? ...
... ▫ Evaluate how cardiac stress testing in your patient would influence your pretest probability of disease -LR for treadmill stress test = 2.9 ▫ Assess whether you believe that cardiac stress testing would be helpful in your patient -increase post test probability by ? ...
4. conclusions
... CVD accounts for 26.6% of total recorded deaths in Brazil ranking as the first place when considering only those over 50 years. In recent years, there is an increasing in patient survival because of the possibilities of early and late bypass surgery, of percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombo ...
... CVD accounts for 26.6% of total recorded deaths in Brazil ranking as the first place when considering only those over 50 years. In recent years, there is an increasing in patient survival because of the possibilities of early and late bypass surgery, of percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombo ...
S1936878X14001363_mmc1 - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... atropine sulfate (0.25-0.5 mg aliquots up to a maximum total dose of 2 mg) were used at 30 or 40 mcg/kg/min stages to augment the heart rate response. Dobutamine infusion was terminated before the end of the infusion protocol if there was an achievement of 85% of maximum predicted heart rate respons ...
... atropine sulfate (0.25-0.5 mg aliquots up to a maximum total dose of 2 mg) were used at 30 or 40 mcg/kg/min stages to augment the heart rate response. Dobutamine infusion was terminated before the end of the infusion protocol if there was an achievement of 85% of maximum predicted heart rate respons ...
Arrhythmias - Ipswich-Year2-Med-PBL-Gp-2
... • Widening of QRS to more than 0.12s because of delayed depolarisation of the ventricle ...
... • Widening of QRS to more than 0.12s because of delayed depolarisation of the ventricle ...
Review Declining Mortality in Coronary Heart Disease
... at the United States in aggregate, we find that CHD mortality rates have now declined by some 29% from their nadir in 1967-1968. The rate of the decline has been almost 3% per year, and for all four sex-race groups, the absolute percent decline was greater for 1973-1978 than for 19681973. During thi ...
... at the United States in aggregate, we find that CHD mortality rates have now declined by some 29% from their nadir in 1967-1968. The rate of the decline has been almost 3% per year, and for all four sex-race groups, the absolute percent decline was greater for 1973-1978 than for 19681973. During thi ...
Full Text
... after birth, a decrease in pressure, resistance and the oxygen content of the pulmonary artery leads to hypoperfusion of the myocardium by desaturated blood under low pressure. Without treatment, this syndrome is 90% fatal in the first year of life. Death is secondary to widespread myocardial ischem ...
... after birth, a decrease in pressure, resistance and the oxygen content of the pulmonary artery leads to hypoperfusion of the myocardium by desaturated blood under low pressure. Without treatment, this syndrome is 90% fatal in the first year of life. Death is secondary to widespread myocardial ischem ...
Anger, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death
... significantly to the pathogenesis and expression of coronary artery disease (CAD) (1) This evidence is composed largely of data relating coronary disease risk to five (5) specific psychosocial domains (1-3): 1) depression 2) anxiety 3) personality factors and trait. Anger, the focus of the present s ...
... significantly to the pathogenesis and expression of coronary artery disease (CAD) (1) This evidence is composed largely of data relating coronary disease risk to five (5) specific psychosocial domains (1-3): 1) depression 2) anxiety 3) personality factors and trait. Anger, the focus of the present s ...
MYOCARDIAL PERFORMANCE
... phosphodiesterase inhibitors. Levosimendan has been extensively utilized in Europe but is not approved for use in this country. Another influential factor that can directly affect the amount of ischemic injury is the level of myocardial oxygen consumption at the time of coronary occlusion. In experi ...
... phosphodiesterase inhibitors. Levosimendan has been extensively utilized in Europe but is not approved for use in this country. Another influential factor that can directly affect the amount of ischemic injury is the level of myocardial oxygen consumption at the time of coronary occlusion. In experi ...
Congestive Heart Failure - Lancaster General Health
... My biggest concern is that i will lead to CHF. I work out (rumbent bike and treadmill) 3 times a week and lift weights. I am 56. Is CHF the loss of blood flow to fuel the heart muscle? Can a person have another bypass to avert the progression of CHF? ...
... My biggest concern is that i will lead to CHF. I work out (rumbent bike and treadmill) 3 times a week and lift weights. I am 56. Is CHF the loss of blood flow to fuel the heart muscle? Can a person have another bypass to avert the progression of CHF? ...
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect and Evaluate
... tion over multiple heart beats. A disadvantage of the real-time technique is its lower spatial and temporal resolution and it should therefore not be used in routine clinical practice.10 CMR for the detection of ischemia Multiple modalities are available nowadays for detecting the presence of hemody ...
... tion over multiple heart beats. A disadvantage of the real-time technique is its lower spatial and temporal resolution and it should therefore not be used in routine clinical practice.10 CMR for the detection of ischemia Multiple modalities are available nowadays for detecting the presence of hemody ...