26 Recent Advances in Nuclear Cardiology
... ischemic dilation ratio). In addition to ventricular function measurements, these software packages are able to quantify regional myocardial perfusion parameters, as well as the ventricular function measurements. For both function and perfusion computer assessments, there has also been extensive res ...
... ischemic dilation ratio). In addition to ventricular function measurements, these software packages are able to quantify regional myocardial perfusion parameters, as well as the ventricular function measurements. For both function and perfusion computer assessments, there has also been extensive res ...
Diagnostic exercise tests on 4000 consecutive men
... Results After the exclusions, 3974 men (mean age 57.5 ± 11 years) had standard diagnostic exercise testing over the study period with a mean of 5.9 (±3.7) years of follow-up (64% of all tested). There were no complications of testing in this clinically referred population, 82% of whom were referred ...
... Results After the exclusions, 3974 men (mean age 57.5 ± 11 years) had standard diagnostic exercise testing over the study period with a mean of 5.9 (±3.7) years of follow-up (64% of all tested). There were no complications of testing in this clinically referred population, 82% of whom were referred ...
Dressler`s Syndrome - International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
... European Society of Cardiology guidelines, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, represent the first pharmacological choice in early post-infarction pericarditis [6]. On the one hand, such therapy was found to be related with a risk of scar thinning, infarct expansion and ...
... European Society of Cardiology guidelines, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, represent the first pharmacological choice in early post-infarction pericarditis [6]. On the one hand, such therapy was found to be related with a risk of scar thinning, infarct expansion and ...
Recent Research Topics from the Japanese Society of Nuclear
... has been widely applied in clinical settings. A summed ...
... has been widely applied in clinical settings. A summed ...
Early detection of heart failure
... hospitalisation cost.2 With an increasing cost tendency in the future, real medical costs of heart disease and HF are projected to increase by about 200 % between 2010 and 2030.9 HF is associated with high morbidity and mortality. One in five patients die within one year of diagnosis, with sudden ca ...
... hospitalisation cost.2 With an increasing cost tendency in the future, real medical costs of heart disease and HF are projected to increase by about 200 % between 2010 and 2030.9 HF is associated with high morbidity and mortality. One in five patients die within one year of diagnosis, with sudden ca ...
Summary
... ischemia and consequently, whether the patient will be improved by revascularization of one or several stenoses. Non-invasive stress tests indicate with a high sensitivity that a myocardial region becomes ischemic, but often are not refined enough to discriminate which coronary stenosis can be held ...
... ischemia and consequently, whether the patient will be improved by revascularization of one or several stenoses. Non-invasive stress tests indicate with a high sensitivity that a myocardial region becomes ischemic, but often are not refined enough to discriminate which coronary stenosis can be held ...
high total leukocyte count and heart failure after myocardial infarction
... Background: Acute myocardial infarction ST-elevation (STEMI) is frequently associated with leukocytosis and relative increased in neutrophil count. It is believed that the peripheral leukocyte count have important prognostic implication in AMI. In this study we hypothesized that there is an associat ...
... Background: Acute myocardial infarction ST-elevation (STEMI) is frequently associated with leukocytosis and relative increased in neutrophil count. It is believed that the peripheral leukocyte count have important prognostic implication in AMI. In this study we hypothesized that there is an associat ...
Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiac Event in Low
... patients who present chest pain are at low risk for myocardial infarction and short term risk of adverse cardiac events. In the present study, the incidence of major adverse cardiac events among low risk chest pain patients who presented at the emergency room of Rajavithi Hospital was investigated t ...
... patients who present chest pain are at low risk for myocardial infarction and short term risk of adverse cardiac events. In the present study, the incidence of major adverse cardiac events among low risk chest pain patients who presented at the emergency room of Rajavithi Hospital was investigated t ...
TITLE: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY OF CORONARY ARTERY
... The study was undertaken in the department of Anatom y in collaboration with department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Forensic Medicine, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh. This was a cadaver dissection based study where perinates and adult c adavers were dissected to observe the arte ...
... The study was undertaken in the department of Anatom y in collaboration with department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Forensic Medicine, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh. This was a cadaver dissection based study where perinates and adult c adavers were dissected to observe the arte ...
quantification of regional myocardial function following acute
... Objectives: The rapid diagnosis and early risk stratification of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is important. In experimental setting ultrasonic strain rate (SR) and strain (S) have been shown to identify changes in deformation predictive of ischemia. We sought to evaluat ...
... Objectives: The rapid diagnosis and early risk stratification of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is important. In experimental setting ultrasonic strain rate (SR) and strain (S) have been shown to identify changes in deformation predictive of ischemia. We sought to evaluat ...
Syncope
... ventricular arrhythmias 2. Associated chest pain or other symptoms compatible with acute coronary syndrome 3. Evidence of significant congestive heart failure or valvular heart disease on physical examination 4. ECG findings of ischemia, arrhythmia, prolonged QT interval, or bundle branch block ...
... ventricular arrhythmias 2. Associated chest pain or other symptoms compatible with acute coronary syndrome 3. Evidence of significant congestive heart failure or valvular heart disease on physical examination 4. ECG findings of ischemia, arrhythmia, prolonged QT interval, or bundle branch block ...
Distributing and Delivering Vessels of the Human Heart
... vessels is also highly variable. The lateral wall of the left ventricle is usually supplied by one or m o r e diagonal branches of the left anterior descending artery and one or more left ventricular branches of the left circumflex artery, but the combination of these branches in different hearts is ...
... vessels is also highly variable. The lateral wall of the left ventricle is usually supplied by one or m o r e diagonal branches of the left anterior descending artery and one or more left ventricular branches of the left circumflex artery, but the combination of these branches in different hearts is ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF
... of 0.332 mm observed in the current study, is within the range reported in literature [13,14]. The age dependent increase is also concordant with literature reports [15]. This implies that predisposition to atherosclerosis associated with intima –media thickness is similar across populations, sugges ...
... of 0.332 mm observed in the current study, is within the range reported in literature [13,14]. The age dependent increase is also concordant with literature reports [15]. This implies that predisposition to atherosclerosis associated with intima –media thickness is similar across populations, sugges ...
PoST MyoCArDIAL InFArCTIon LEFT VEnTrICuLAr DySFunCTIon
... the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study, where an LVEF of ≤0.35 was observed in only 30% of cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in which left ventricular function had been assessed within the preceding 2 years.5 This seeming discrepancy might exist because although LVEF is primarily a measure of ch ...
... the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study, where an LVEF of ≤0.35 was observed in only 30% of cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in which left ventricular function had been assessed within the preceding 2 years.5 This seeming discrepancy might exist because although LVEF is primarily a measure of ch ...
A Composite of Features for Learning
... for the coronary artery segmentation. Automatic rib cage removal and ascending aorta tracing were included to initialize the segmentation. The density feature works well on large vessels of high contrast, but is not discriminative for tiny vessels of lowcontrast. The local shape features, in the for ...
... for the coronary artery segmentation. Automatic rib cage removal and ascending aorta tracing were included to initialize the segmentation. The density feature works well on large vessels of high contrast, but is not discriminative for tiny vessels of lowcontrast. The local shape features, in the for ...
THE HEART - Dr Magrann
... An annual human death due to sharks is 10; however, 100 more people die each year from being stepped on by cows. --But the whitetail deer causes the most deaths because of all the traffic accidents they cause. ...
... An annual human death due to sharks is 10; however, 100 more people die each year from being stepped on by cows. --But the whitetail deer causes the most deaths because of all the traffic accidents they cause. ...
The Effect of Regular Physical Activity on the Left Ventricle Systolic
... shown the effect of CR. LVEF is a load-dependent parameter and is very rough to assess expected slight changes of LV function. EF evaluated by 2D echocardiography is strongly dependent on image quality and endocardial border delineation. In contrast, TDI is robust, reproducible and may be more sensi ...
... shown the effect of CR. LVEF is a load-dependent parameter and is very rough to assess expected slight changes of LV function. EF evaluated by 2D echocardiography is strongly dependent on image quality and endocardial border delineation. In contrast, TDI is robust, reproducible and may be more sensi ...
Coronary artery imaging with multidetector computed
... The role of coronary imaging in patients with documented or suspected coronary luminal stenosis is described in clinical guidelines for conventional x-ray coronary angiography published by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.17 A review of these guidelines demonstrates that ...
... The role of coronary imaging in patients with documented or suspected coronary luminal stenosis is described in clinical guidelines for conventional x-ray coronary angiography published by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.17 A review of these guidelines demonstrates that ...
8 Prescribing in cardiology Helen Williams •
... to lower blood pressure to less than 140/90 mmHg, with more aggressive targets for patients with diabetes (aim for blood pressure ⬍140/80 mmHg or ⬍130/80 mmHg if evidence of kidney, eye or cerebrovascular disease) or chronic kidney disease (aim for blood pressure ⬍130/80 mmHg). Choice of drug in the ...
... to lower blood pressure to less than 140/90 mmHg, with more aggressive targets for patients with diabetes (aim for blood pressure ⬍140/80 mmHg or ⬍130/80 mmHg if evidence of kidney, eye or cerebrovascular disease) or chronic kidney disease (aim for blood pressure ⬍130/80 mmHg). Choice of drug in the ...
Diabetic Heart Disease – Current Problems and their
... INT. J. DIAB. DEV. COUNTRIES (1995), VOL. 15 ...
... INT. J. DIAB. DEV. COUNTRIES (1995), VOL. 15 ...
Use of beta-blockers in outpatients with stable CAD
... Elevated heart rate is known to have a detrimental effect on the occurrence of myocardial ischemia and is a well-established risk factor in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (1-5). This is recognized in the recent American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association (ACCF/A ...
... Elevated heart rate is known to have a detrimental effect on the occurrence of myocardial ischemia and is a well-established risk factor in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (1-5). This is recognized in the recent American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association (ACCF/A ...
Cardiac Stent
... • Acts as a support or scaffold, in keeping the vessel open • Stent helps to improve blood flow to the heart muscle and reduce the pain of angina • 80% of patients who have balloon angioplasty will have a stent placed as well. ...
... • Acts as a support or scaffold, in keeping the vessel open • Stent helps to improve blood flow to the heart muscle and reduce the pain of angina • 80% of patients who have balloon angioplasty will have a stent placed as well. ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... The present study observes 70%, 20% and 10% respectively of right dominance, left dominance and co-dominance in the fetal heart specimens. It is also observed that the right coronary artery crosses crux of the heart and lie near or at the obtuse border in 66.6% of the study sample. In a study done b ...
... The present study observes 70%, 20% and 10% respectively of right dominance, left dominance and co-dominance in the fetal heart specimens. It is also observed that the right coronary artery crosses crux of the heart and lie near or at the obtuse border in 66.6% of the study sample. In a study done b ...