Role of ventricular ectopic activity in sudden death
... entirely coincidental. This is, in fact, suggested by the authors when they say that: "the goal of electrophysiologic testing ... is simply to expose a latent abnormality, not reproduce a clinical arrhythmia"! What is lacking, therefore, is a control group with similar left ventricular functional im ...
... entirely coincidental. This is, in fact, suggested by the authors when they say that: "the goal of electrophysiologic testing ... is simply to expose a latent abnormality, not reproduce a clinical arrhythmia"! What is lacking, therefore, is a control group with similar left ventricular functional im ...
Vernakalant activates human cardiac K(2P)17.1
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) contributes significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The growing epidemic is associated with cardiac repolarization abnormalities and requires the development of more effective antiarrhythmic strategies. Two-pore-domain K(+) channels stabilize the resting mem ...
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) contributes significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The growing epidemic is associated with cardiac repolarization abnormalities and requires the development of more effective antiarrhythmic strategies. Two-pore-domain K(+) channels stabilize the resting mem ...
Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Cardiac Valves: A Rare Cause of
... importance, since fibroelastomas do not relapse, in contrast to myxomas, for example, where relapses are not uncommon. Even though papillary fibroelastomas are classified as benign cardiac tumours, they often cause systemic embolic events, such as cerebrovascular stroke and, more rarely, myocardial ...
... importance, since fibroelastomas do not relapse, in contrast to myxomas, for example, where relapses are not uncommon. Even though papillary fibroelastomas are classified as benign cardiac tumours, they often cause systemic embolic events, such as cerebrovascular stroke and, more rarely, myocardial ...
Effect of personalized nutritional counseling in maintenance
... phosphorus, potassium, protein and fluids must be controlled. A high potassium intake is related with an increased death risk in these patients because it can lead to cardiac arrest.2,3 Similarly, hyperphosphatemia is associated with mineral bone disorder and increases cardiovascular mortality risk ...
... phosphorus, potassium, protein and fluids must be controlled. A high potassium intake is related with an increased death risk in these patients because it can lead to cardiac arrest.2,3 Similarly, hyperphosphatemia is associated with mineral bone disorder and increases cardiovascular mortality risk ...
ACLS Drug Therapy
... History/Evidence of intracranial hemorrhage on CT Active internal bleeding or acute trauma Uncontrolled HTN SBP > 185 or DBP > 110 at onset of ...
... History/Evidence of intracranial hemorrhage on CT Active internal bleeding or acute trauma Uncontrolled HTN SBP > 185 or DBP > 110 at onset of ...
The Frank-Starling Curve
... isovolumic pressure development. Therefore left ventricular pressure must be kept artificially cons tant for the use of stroke work to be valid. However, in these circumstances it is only changes in stroke volume that are being measured. The use of stroke work is not recommended. Left ventricular e ...
... isovolumic pressure development. Therefore left ventricular pressure must be kept artificially cons tant for the use of stroke work to be valid. However, in these circumstances it is only changes in stroke volume that are being measured. The use of stroke work is not recommended. Left ventricular e ...
angina pectoris
... antagonists are effective in the treatment of exertional angina. Timolol, atenolol, metoprolol, and propranolol have been shown to exert cardioprotective effects. The effectiveness of b adrenergic receptor antagonists in the treatment of exertional angina is attributable primarily to a fall in myoca ...
... antagonists are effective in the treatment of exertional angina. Timolol, atenolol, metoprolol, and propranolol have been shown to exert cardioprotective effects. The effectiveness of b adrenergic receptor antagonists in the treatment of exertional angina is attributable primarily to a fall in myoca ...
Lazarus A. Remote, wireless, ambulatory monitoring of implantable
... population of cardiac device recipients. Methods: Data transmitted daily and automatically by a remote, wireless Home MonitoringTM system (HM) were analyzed. The average time gained in the detection of events using HM versus standard practice and the impact of HM on physician workload were examined. ...
... population of cardiac device recipients. Methods: Data transmitted daily and automatically by a remote, wireless Home MonitoringTM system (HM) were analyzed. The average time gained in the detection of events using HM versus standard practice and the impact of HM on physician workload were examined. ...
Assignments_files/Vet Sci Terms Quiz
... Group of pharmaceuticals used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, and heart ...
... Group of pharmaceuticals used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, and heart ...
Four Cardiac Myxomas Diagnosed Three Times in One Patient
... Semiannual echocardiographic follow up studies are therefore indicated for all cases[11]. The symptomatology in recurrent myxomas is the same as in general non-recurrent myxomas. Location, size and mobility are determinants of the clinical features. One or more symptoms of the typical triad (embolis ...
... Semiannual echocardiographic follow up studies are therefore indicated for all cases[11]. The symptomatology in recurrent myxomas is the same as in general non-recurrent myxomas. Location, size and mobility are determinants of the clinical features. One or more symptoms of the typical triad (embolis ...
Name Date Anatomy and Physiology II Heart Dissection Lab
... Most mammalian hearts are based on the same plan, so although you have a pig heart, it is still a good representation of an actual human heart. Should your heart have an intact pericardium, carefully remove it before trying to identify the major external heart structures. Before you begin cutting th ...
... Most mammalian hearts are based on the same plan, so although you have a pig heart, it is still a good representation of an actual human heart. Should your heart have an intact pericardium, carefully remove it before trying to identify the major external heart structures. Before you begin cutting th ...
Abraham Transcript
... which evaluated optimization strategies in CRT. But at the onset or outset of the FREEDOM study, a survey was conducted at the participating centers, essentially to ask them, how do you define responsiveness to CRT? So there were 117 centers from 16 countries which participated in, or provided answ ...
... which evaluated optimization strategies in CRT. But at the onset or outset of the FREEDOM study, a survey was conducted at the participating centers, essentially to ask them, how do you define responsiveness to CRT? So there were 117 centers from 16 countries which participated in, or provided answ ...
SNC2D1 Date: Name: MAIN FUNCTION OF THE CIRCULATORY
... released from the Endocrine system in conjunction with the Nervous system inhaled by the lungs during respiration Ex: CO2 eliminated via veins and the lungs Ex: other waste via kidneys and urine ...
... released from the Endocrine system in conjunction with the Nervous system inhaled by the lungs during respiration Ex: CO2 eliminated via veins and the lungs Ex: other waste via kidneys and urine ...
revised manuscript_clean_Oct 2015
... Heart failure (HF) is an increasingly important global issue especially when considering an ageing population. The mortality from acute decompensated HF is high. A number of clinical variables have been shown to be related to risk of adverse outcome including age, anaemia, blood pressure, and plasma ...
... Heart failure (HF) is an increasingly important global issue especially when considering an ageing population. The mortality from acute decompensated HF is high. A number of clinical variables have been shown to be related to risk of adverse outcome including age, anaemia, blood pressure, and plasma ...
Familial Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis in Rottweilers
... Physiologic Consequences of SAS • Aortic stenosis increases pressure in the left side of the heart ...
... Physiologic Consequences of SAS • Aortic stenosis increases pressure in the left side of the heart ...
The heart - circulatorysystem4E
... • The right ventricle pumps blood through the shorter pulmonary circuit. • The left ventricle pumps blood through the longer systemic circuit. • As a result, the left ventricle’s walls are thicker and stronger. ...
... • The right ventricle pumps blood through the shorter pulmonary circuit. • The left ventricle pumps blood through the longer systemic circuit. • As a result, the left ventricle’s walls are thicker and stronger. ...
transesophageal echocardiography
... valvular regurgitation and it can also show intracardiac shunts. Doppler technology is usually used in three different ways to measure blood velocities: pulse wave, continuous wave and color flow. PULSED WAVE DOPPLER This allows a flow disturbance to be localized or blood velocity from a small regio ...
... valvular regurgitation and it can also show intracardiac shunts. Doppler technology is usually used in three different ways to measure blood velocities: pulse wave, continuous wave and color flow. PULSED WAVE DOPPLER This allows a flow disturbance to be localized or blood velocity from a small regio ...
Acute Care Ultrasound Echo - Society for Acute Medicine
... congenital or extensive multi-vessel coronary artery disease... ...
... congenital or extensive multi-vessel coronary artery disease... ...
Concealed post-infarction left ventricular rupture
... where there was a paucity of clinical evidence for myocardial infarction, and in which the clinical signs and conflicting data derived from the investigative protocol suggested a complex thoracic aortic dissection. In retrospect, the potentially hazardous left ventriculogram was most suggestive of t ...
... where there was a paucity of clinical evidence for myocardial infarction, and in which the clinical signs and conflicting data derived from the investigative protocol suggested a complex thoracic aortic dissection. In retrospect, the potentially hazardous left ventriculogram was most suggestive of t ...
Comparison of Hemodynamic Effects of Inhaled Milrinone and Inhaled Prostacyclin
... in this prospective, randomized non-blind study. The patients were randomly allocated to one of 2 groups, GroupI: Received inhaled milrinone which was administered through endotracheal tube by inhalation preceding the initiation of CPB.5milligrams (1mg/ml) was administered, resulting in a dose rangi ...
... in this prospective, randomized non-blind study. The patients were randomly allocated to one of 2 groups, GroupI: Received inhaled milrinone which was administered through endotracheal tube by inhalation preceding the initiation of CPB.5milligrams (1mg/ml) was administered, resulting in a dose rangi ...
Footnotes on Critical Limb Ischemia
... that show that the rate of amputation may be a function of the number and extent of diseased tibial vessels. As the authors note, there is no reliable test for predicting the risk of amputation in CLI. The question then becomes whether TAC can be used to fill this void. Although the data convincingl ...
... that show that the rate of amputation may be a function of the number and extent of diseased tibial vessels. As the authors note, there is no reliable test for predicting the risk of amputation in CLI. The question then becomes whether TAC can be used to fill this void. Although the data convincingl ...
to Check Out Our - Choctaw
... anyone at anytime. It is important to have an emergency response plan for cardiac arrest. Several factors can increase your risk of sudden cardiac arrest, including if you are a shift worker, work around high voltage electricity, or have a high-stress job. About half of all people who suffer sudden ...
... anyone at anytime. It is important to have an emergency response plan for cardiac arrest. Several factors can increase your risk of sudden cardiac arrest, including if you are a shift worker, work around high voltage electricity, or have a high-stress job. About half of all people who suffer sudden ...
Cardiac
... Pale, lethargic, slow feeder Systolic ejection murmur EKG and CXR show RV Hypertrophy ...
... Pale, lethargic, slow feeder Systolic ejection murmur EKG and CXR show RV Hypertrophy ...
Cardiology Terminology Quiz by Laura King, MA, ELS
... ≥0.40) and moderate to severe dysfunction (LVEF <0.40). ANSWER: Values for left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were categorized into 2 groups: normal to mild dysfunction (LVEF ≥40%) and moderate to severe dysfunction (LVEF ...
... ≥0.40) and moderate to severe dysfunction (LVEF <0.40). ANSWER: Values for left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were categorized into 2 groups: normal to mild dysfunction (LVEF ≥40%) and moderate to severe dysfunction (LVEF ...