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 ...
AP150 HEART IMAGES--post
... – gap junction: electrical synapses that directly transfer electrical activity/AP from one cell to the next • Contractile/myocardial Cells (myocytes) => contract and conduct AP’s • Conductile/autorhythmic cells => produce and conduct action potentials ...
... – gap junction: electrical synapses that directly transfer electrical activity/AP from one cell to the next • Contractile/myocardial Cells (myocytes) => contract and conduct AP’s • Conductile/autorhythmic cells => produce and conduct action potentials ...
Adult Congenital Heart Disease – “Anatomy”
... • Patients believe they are cured – reality is they were usually only palliated ...
... • Patients believe they are cured – reality is they were usually only palliated ...
When Is it Appropriate to Withdraw Cardiac Resynchronization
... PR interval identifies clinical response in patients with non-left bundle branch block: a Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ...
... PR interval identifies clinical response in patients with non-left bundle branch block: a Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ...
Beta-Blockers and Heart Failure
... cause a temporary deterioration in symptoms for a week or two, as well as dizziness and hypotension (particularly with carvedilol, because of its more complete sympathetic blockade). The patient’s diuretic dosage must be properly adjusted, up or down as required, without hesitation. The physician sh ...
... cause a temporary deterioration in symptoms for a week or two, as well as dizziness and hypotension (particularly with carvedilol, because of its more complete sympathetic blockade). The patient’s diuretic dosage must be properly adjusted, up or down as required, without hesitation. The physician sh ...
Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty in patients with Congenital
... catheter was reported in the early 1800s when a catgut balloon was used to dilate the urethra.1 In 1979, Semb, et al. first introduced nonsurgical dilatation of stenotic pulmonary valve by balloon technique in a pediatric patient,2 and later in 1982, Pepine et al first described successful balloon v ...
... catheter was reported in the early 1800s when a catgut balloon was used to dilate the urethra.1 In 1979, Semb, et al. first introduced nonsurgical dilatation of stenotic pulmonary valve by balloon technique in a pediatric patient,2 and later in 1982, Pepine et al first described successful balloon v ...
Vitamin D status: to be considered in heart failure patients Editorial
... effect seems to be mainly driven by regulation of cardiac calcium flux3,4. Deleterious consequences of Vit. D deficiency on the cardio-vascular system may also be mediated by parathyroid hormone (PTH). Vit. D deficiency contributes to, low serum calcium levels which in turn stimulates PTH secretion ...
... effect seems to be mainly driven by regulation of cardiac calcium flux3,4. Deleterious consequences of Vit. D deficiency on the cardio-vascular system may also be mediated by parathyroid hormone (PTH). Vit. D deficiency contributes to, low serum calcium levels which in turn stimulates PTH secretion ...
Sensitive cardiac troponin I predicts poor outcomes in pulmonary
... including stable coronary artery disease [6], left ventricular failure [7], chronic kidney disease [8], sepsis [9] and mixed critical care populations [10]. Elevated cardiac troponins have also been noted in situations of right ventricular overload, both acute, as in acute pulmonary embolism [11], a ...
... including stable coronary artery disease [6], left ventricular failure [7], chronic kidney disease [8], sepsis [9] and mixed critical care populations [10]. Elevated cardiac troponins have also been noted in situations of right ventricular overload, both acute, as in acute pulmonary embolism [11], a ...
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HEART
... STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE • WHY: DIAGNOSE HEART FAILURE, FLUID OVERLOAD, AV BLOCK ...
... STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE • WHY: DIAGNOSE HEART FAILURE, FLUID OVERLOAD, AV BLOCK ...
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... • ____________: carry blood _________ from the heart to the capillaries • ____________: permit exchange of material with the tissues • ____________: return blood from the capillaries ____ the heart All three blood vessel types have an inner endothelium, a simple squamous epithelium attached to a con ...
... • ____________: carry blood _________ from the heart to the capillaries • ____________: permit exchange of material with the tissues • ____________: return blood from the capillaries ____ the heart All three blood vessel types have an inner endothelium, a simple squamous epithelium attached to a con ...
Classification of cardiovascular system according to the heart load
... Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Acta Bioeng Biomech, 2004; 6(2):43-53 Abstract: The aim of this paper was to show a possibility of determining energetic efficiency of the heart and to estimate the corresponding quality of the whole cardiovascular sy ...
... Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Acta Bioeng Biomech, 2004; 6(2):43-53 Abstract: The aim of this paper was to show a possibility of determining energetic efficiency of the heart and to estimate the corresponding quality of the whole cardiovascular sy ...
Lecture 17
... Damage to the mitral valve could result in an inefficient flow of blood from the _____________ to the _________________. (a) Pulmonary trunk to right ventricle (b) Right atrium to right ventricle (c) Left ventricle to aorta (d) Right ventricle to left ventricle (e) Left atrium to left ventricle ...
... Damage to the mitral valve could result in an inefficient flow of blood from the _____________ to the _________________. (a) Pulmonary trunk to right ventricle (b) Right atrium to right ventricle (c) Left ventricle to aorta (d) Right ventricle to left ventricle (e) Left atrium to left ventricle ...
Secondary Prevention - Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
... Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: are we Compliant with the Guidelines? V. Joshi, B. Bridgewater University Hospital of South Manchester ...
... Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: are we Compliant with the Guidelines? V. Joshi, B. Bridgewater University Hospital of South Manchester ...
Classical demonstration of atrial flutter with slow ventricular rate
... potentially life-threatening cause of bradycardia and decompensation of heart failure and the diagnosis is essentially always performed with the help of an ECG. ▸ Echocardiogram can provide an illustrative documentation of this interesting ECG abnormality and, at the same time, provide knowledge of ...
... potentially life-threatening cause of bradycardia and decompensation of heart failure and the diagnosis is essentially always performed with the help of an ECG. ▸ Echocardiogram can provide an illustrative documentation of this interesting ECG abnormality and, at the same time, provide knowledge of ...
Blood Vessel Station: Climb a rope, or hang for 15 seconds Fact
... Climb a rope, or hang for 15 seconds Fact: Arteries, veins, and capillaries are the tubes by which blood moves through the body. ...
... Climb a rope, or hang for 15 seconds Fact: Arteries, veins, and capillaries are the tubes by which blood moves through the body. ...
Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on stroke volume in
... indexes was examined, the results suggested that pump function could be increased, unchanged, or decreased, depending on the relative characteristics (dyskinetic, akinetic, or hypokinetic, respectively) and amount of the LV wall excluded during SVR. Because it was anticipated that a majority of pati ...
... indexes was examined, the results suggested that pump function could be increased, unchanged, or decreased, depending on the relative characteristics (dyskinetic, akinetic, or hypokinetic, respectively) and amount of the LV wall excluded during SVR. Because it was anticipated that a majority of pati ...
Chapter 19 - Heart
... • End-systolic volume: amount left in heart • SV/EDV= ejection fraction, at rest ~ 54%, during vigorous exercise as high as 90%, diseased heart < 50% • Both ventricles must eject same amount of blood ...
... • End-systolic volume: amount left in heart • SV/EDV= ejection fraction, at rest ~ 54%, during vigorous exercise as high as 90%, diseased heart < 50% • Both ventricles must eject same amount of blood ...
Scranton Heart Institute, PC
... Do not use in patients with active pathological bleeding or history of transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or stroke. Prasugrel is not recommended in patients ≥75 yrs., due to increased risk of fatal intracranial bleeding. Do not start prasugrel in patients likely to undergo urgent coronary artery bypa ...
... Do not use in patients with active pathological bleeding or history of transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or stroke. Prasugrel is not recommended in patients ≥75 yrs., due to increased risk of fatal intracranial bleeding. Do not start prasugrel in patients likely to undergo urgent coronary artery bypa ...
cardiovascular system The body system that consists of the heart
... returns the fluid that leaks out of blood vessels to the bloodstream. ...
... returns the fluid that leaks out of blood vessels to the bloodstream. ...
year-8-unit-8
... 8. Predict what will happen to the body if the red blood cell becomes infected by disease? 9. Predict what will happen to the body if the white blood cell becomes infected by disease? 10. What is the role of the excretory systems? 11. What organs make up the excretory system? 12. When food enters th ...
... 8. Predict what will happen to the body if the red blood cell becomes infected by disease? 9. Predict what will happen to the body if the white blood cell becomes infected by disease? 10. What is the role of the excretory systems? 11. What organs make up the excretory system? 12. When food enters th ...
CVS
... pipes from areas of greater pressure to lesser, so, too, blood flows through the body from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. Blood pressure is manifested in both the heart’s contraction, which is called …….., and in its …….., which is called …….. . A systolic blood pressure of 120 ...
... pipes from areas of greater pressure to lesser, so, too, blood flows through the body from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. Blood pressure is manifested in both the heart’s contraction, which is called …….., and in its …….., which is called …….. . A systolic blood pressure of 120 ...
UDC: 616.24-008.331.1-079.4 Клинический случай
... presence of PH can be found in this patient: hypertension, coronary artery disease, left atrial enlargement, and left ventricle hypertrophy (mainly the interventricular septum). However, the ejection fraction and systolic output are normal. Coronary arteries are almost intact. The PH seems to be out ...
... presence of PH can be found in this patient: hypertension, coronary artery disease, left atrial enlargement, and left ventricle hypertrophy (mainly the interventricular septum). However, the ejection fraction and systolic output are normal. Coronary arteries are almost intact. The PH seems to be out ...