managing the obese – lessons from bariatric surgery
... In spite of all the challenges associated with anaesthetising obese patients, the fact remains that thousands of bariatric patients are undergoing surgery around the world each year, and it is relatively safe, especially from an anaesthetic perspective.6 The fact that the surgery is so successful ha ...
... In spite of all the challenges associated with anaesthetising obese patients, the fact remains that thousands of bariatric patients are undergoing surgery around the world each year, and it is relatively safe, especially from an anaesthetic perspective.6 The fact that the surgery is so successful ha ...
Normal Cardiovascular Changes
... • Coronary artery blood flow between ages 20 & 60 • Effect: oxygen delivery to the heart muscle, thus ability to increase activity ...
... • Coronary artery blood flow between ages 20 & 60 • Effect: oxygen delivery to the heart muscle, thus ability to increase activity ...
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Elderly
... Shin-Tokyo Hospital between January 1, 1991, and December 31, 1998. Preoperative, perioperative, and follow-up data of patients > 75 years old (group E, n ⴝ 190) were collected, and compared with those of patients < 75 years old (group Y, n ⴝ 1,380). Results: Female gender, emergent CABG, preoperati ...
... Shin-Tokyo Hospital between January 1, 1991, and December 31, 1998. Preoperative, perioperative, and follow-up data of patients > 75 years old (group E, n ⴝ 190) were collected, and compared with those of patients < 75 years old (group Y, n ⴝ 1,380). Results: Female gender, emergent CABG, preoperati ...
Significant reduction of left atrial volume
... the coronary artery and myocardium. In contrast, other tools, such as invasive coronary angiography or echocardiography, cannot detect either the coronary artery or the myocardium. Cardiac MDCT has been shown to be an accurate and reproducible method of measuring cardiac chamber volumes and has been ...
... the coronary artery and myocardium. In contrast, other tools, such as invasive coronary angiography or echocardiography, cannot detect either the coronary artery or the myocardium. Cardiac MDCT has been shown to be an accurate and reproducible method of measuring cardiac chamber volumes and has been ...
Copeptin for risk stratification in acute illness
... improved diagnostic accuracy of this association has been reliably demonstrated in several studies.1-3 Copeptin (i.e. the C-terminal part of the vasopressin prohormone) is a high non-specific marker for myocardial damage, whilst it simpy behaves as an index of hyperactivation of the hypothalamo-pitu ...
... improved diagnostic accuracy of this association has been reliably demonstrated in several studies.1-3 Copeptin (i.e. the C-terminal part of the vasopressin prohormone) is a high non-specific marker for myocardial damage, whilst it simpy behaves as an index of hyperactivation of the hypothalamo-pitu ...
Unit 2 Notes - Ballymoney High School
... Veins can only take LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, they are thin. They usually carry DEOXYGENATED BLOOD, the only vein which carries Oxygenated blood is the Pulmonary vein because it has just come from the lungs. They also have VALVES which prevent blood from flowing backwards! ...
... Veins can only take LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, they are thin. They usually carry DEOXYGENATED BLOOD, the only vein which carries Oxygenated blood is the Pulmonary vein because it has just come from the lungs. They also have VALVES which prevent blood from flowing backwards! ...
Congestive Heart Failure
... hospitalization. High blood glucose levels can over time lead to increased deposits of fatty material on the insides of the blood vessel walls. These deposits may affect blood flow, increasing the chance of clogging and hardening of blood ...
... hospitalization. High blood glucose levels can over time lead to increased deposits of fatty material on the insides of the blood vessel walls. These deposits may affect blood flow, increasing the chance of clogging and hardening of blood ...
Circulatory System
... Beating of the heart is controlled internally, but force and rate is regulated by the central nervous system. When called upon, it beats faster and with more force to move additional blood as needed. ...
... Beating of the heart is controlled internally, but force and rate is regulated by the central nervous system. When called upon, it beats faster and with more force to move additional blood as needed. ...
30.3 The Heart and Circulation
... • Blood flows through the heart in a specific pathway. – oxygen-poor blood enters right atrium, then right ventricle – right ventricle pumps blood to lungs – oxygen-rich blood from lungs enters left atrium, then left ventricle – left ventricle pumps blood to body ...
... • Blood flows through the heart in a specific pathway. – oxygen-poor blood enters right atrium, then right ventricle – right ventricle pumps blood to lungs – oxygen-rich blood from lungs enters left atrium, then left ventricle – left ventricle pumps blood to body ...
Where is most of the oxygen-depleted blood brought to in the heart
... location of major heart chambers. NOW GO TO THE HEART VALVES TUTORIAL Be able to describe the location of the major heart valves: Right AV (tricuspid) Left AV (bicuspid) Pulmonary Valve Aortic Valve NOW TO GO TO THE CORONARY ARTERIES TUTORIAL After completing this tutorial, you should be able to ans ...
... location of major heart chambers. NOW GO TO THE HEART VALVES TUTORIAL Be able to describe the location of the major heart valves: Right AV (tricuspid) Left AV (bicuspid) Pulmonary Valve Aortic Valve NOW TO GO TO THE CORONARY ARTERIES TUTORIAL After completing this tutorial, you should be able to ans ...
Heart Wall
... • Electrolytes - K has greatest chronotropic effects – K myocardium less excitable, HR slow and irregular – K cells hyperpolarized, requires stimulation ...
... • Electrolytes - K has greatest chronotropic effects – K myocardium less excitable, HR slow and irregular – K cells hyperpolarized, requires stimulation ...
- eScholarship@UMMS
... Although involvement of the autonomic nervous system is common in MS, cardiovascular side effects are not. Autonomic symptoms usually include bowel, bladder, or sexual dysfunction. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has been reported in MS, but IST has not. The latter can be difficult ...
... Although involvement of the autonomic nervous system is common in MS, cardiovascular side effects are not. Autonomic symptoms usually include bowel, bladder, or sexual dysfunction. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has been reported in MS, but IST has not. The latter can be difficult ...
Cardiovascular_System
... bring blood to the left atrium. • Blood exits the left atrium and passes through the mitral valve, (which is a bicuspid), into the left ventricle. • From the left ventricle blood will pass through the aortic valve into the aorta. • The aortic valve prevents blood from flowing back into the heart. • ...
... bring blood to the left atrium. • Blood exits the left atrium and passes through the mitral valve, (which is a bicuspid), into the left ventricle. • From the left ventricle blood will pass through the aortic valve into the aorta. • The aortic valve prevents blood from flowing back into the heart. • ...
THE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF ACUTELY INDUCED
... In the deeply anesthetized dogs there was a marked decrease in output during cooling and a small increase during rewarming (Figure 2). The lowest outputs occurred, not at the lowest body temperatures, but during the early rewarming periods, and these ranged between 35%o and 56%o of the control value ...
... In the deeply anesthetized dogs there was a marked decrease in output during cooling and a small increase during rewarming (Figure 2). The lowest outputs occurred, not at the lowest body temperatures, but during the early rewarming periods, and these ranged between 35%o and 56%o of the control value ...
Comparison of the Effects of Losartan and Captopril on Mortality in
... included unselected patients with AMI and demonstrated a significant, but relatively small outcome benefit compared with that demonstrated in selected, high-risk patients. The data provided in the Table support 2 essential observations. The 4 trials that demonstrated a substantial survival advantage ...
... included unselected patients with AMI and demonstrated a significant, but relatively small outcome benefit compared with that demonstrated in selected, high-risk patients. The data provided in the Table support 2 essential observations. The 4 trials that demonstrated a substantial survival advantage ...
OAC Panel Recommendation Slide Deck
... >75 years receiving fibrinolytic therapy and in other patients felt to be at increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage} Clopidogrel is the preferred P2Y12 receptor for acute administration to ACS patients currently receiving DOAC or VKA therapy; ticagrelor and prasugrel are generally not recommended ...
... >75 years receiving fibrinolytic therapy and in other patients felt to be at increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage} Clopidogrel is the preferred P2Y12 receptor for acute administration to ACS patients currently receiving DOAC or VKA therapy; ticagrelor and prasugrel are generally not recommended ...
Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease
... 1. Lest atrium has low pressure due to low blood return from lungs 2. Right atrium has higher pressure because it receives blood from a. Systemic venous return b. Placenta (umbilical vein) 3. Because of this, flap valve of Foramen Ovale is held open leading to flow of blood across the atrium septum ...
... 1. Lest atrium has low pressure due to low blood return from lungs 2. Right atrium has higher pressure because it receives blood from a. Systemic venous return b. Placenta (umbilical vein) 3. Because of this, flap valve of Foramen Ovale is held open leading to flow of blood across the atrium septum ...
ICD FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION
... Nearly half of all patients enrolled had a nonischemic etiology of HF. ...
... Nearly half of all patients enrolled had a nonischemic etiology of HF. ...
Alexandra Gonçalves and Scott D. Solomon Multivalvular Disease
... patient selection for the procedure. Risk calculators commonly used to estimate the risk of valvular surgery, such as the logistic EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons model, are not considered accurate in patients undergoing TAVR because they do not account for all clinical characteristic ...
... patient selection for the procedure. Risk calculators commonly used to estimate the risk of valvular surgery, such as the logistic EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons model, are not considered accurate in patients undergoing TAVR because they do not account for all clinical characteristic ...
Vericel to Present Data at the American Heart Association`s
... Ixmyelocel-T is an autologous, expanded multicellular therapy manufactured from the patient's own bone marrow using Vericel's proprietary, highly automated, fully closed cell-processing system. This process selectively expands the population of mesenchymal stromal cells and alternatively activated m ...
... Ixmyelocel-T is an autologous, expanded multicellular therapy manufactured from the patient's own bone marrow using Vericel's proprietary, highly automated, fully closed cell-processing system. This process selectively expands the population of mesenchymal stromal cells and alternatively activated m ...
évaluation des risques dans les laboratoires de biologie
... Mediastinitis is the main infectious complication of cardiac surgery. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent agent involved in these surgical site infections. In 2012, we have implemented a simple and rapid S. aureus PCR screening with GeneXpert system (Cepheid®) and we developed a protocol for ...
... Mediastinitis is the main infectious complication of cardiac surgery. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent agent involved in these surgical site infections. In 2012, we have implemented a simple and rapid S. aureus PCR screening with GeneXpert system (Cepheid®) and we developed a protocol for ...
Cardiology Revision 2014
... If haemdynamic compromise DC shock If stable IV Metoprolol/Esmolol, IV Amiodarone via a central line followed by oral Check for QT prolongation on ECG ...
... If haemdynamic compromise DC shock If stable IV Metoprolol/Esmolol, IV Amiodarone via a central line followed by oral Check for QT prolongation on ECG ...