Topic 16: INTERNAL CIRCULATION MECHANISMS (CONVECTIVE
... How is bulk transport of extracellular fluid (and interstitial) fluids achieved? Simple organisms- fig. 41.11; Hydra have gastrovascular cavities; bulk movement of fluid is by ciliary activity on the epidermal cells. Larger, more complex and active organisms require a specialized circulatory system ...
... How is bulk transport of extracellular fluid (and interstitial) fluids achieved? Simple organisms- fig. 41.11; Hydra have gastrovascular cavities; bulk movement of fluid is by ciliary activity on the epidermal cells. Larger, more complex and active organisms require a specialized circulatory system ...
Eli Vasculopath DOB: 11/25/1952 ADM: 05/29/2012 HARRISBURG
... 2. Left heart catheterization, left ventriculography. 3. Thrombectomy and direct stenting of an occluded circumflex marginal branch stenosis. CONSENT: The risks and benefits of the heart catheterization procedure were discussed with the patient. The patient was told that he was having a heart attack ...
... 2. Left heart catheterization, left ventriculography. 3. Thrombectomy and direct stenting of an occluded circumflex marginal branch stenosis. CONSENT: The risks and benefits of the heart catheterization procedure were discussed with the patient. The patient was told that he was having a heart attack ...
Data Sheet
... Levosimendan enhances the calcium sensitivity of contractile proteins by binding to cardiac troponin C in a calcium-dependent manner. Levosimendan increases the contraction force but does not impair ventricular relaxation. In addition, levosimendan opens ATP-sensitive potassium channels in vascular ...
... Levosimendan enhances the calcium sensitivity of contractile proteins by binding to cardiac troponin C in a calcium-dependent manner. Levosimendan increases the contraction force but does not impair ventricular relaxation. In addition, levosimendan opens ATP-sensitive potassium channels in vascular ...
Left-Sided Heart Failure
... left atrium via the four pulmonary veins. The oxygenated blood then enters the left ventricle and is pumped out into the aorta and the systemic circulation. Proper cardiac functioning requires each ventricle to pump out equal amounts of blood over time. If the amount of blood returned to the heart b ...
... left atrium via the four pulmonary veins. The oxygenated blood then enters the left ventricle and is pumped out into the aorta and the systemic circulation. Proper cardiac functioning requires each ventricle to pump out equal amounts of blood over time. If the amount of blood returned to the heart b ...
Editor`s Perspective Editorials Original Articles
... Copyright © 2017 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 1941-7640. Online ISSN: 1941-7632 ...
... Copyright © 2017 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 1941-7640. Online ISSN: 1941-7632 ...
Normal Reference Values for Chamber Size and Function in Male
... Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben- Gurion University, Israel ...
... Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben- Gurion University, Israel ...
Heart Failure
... Clinical presentation of RVF Often results from LVF Common causes LVF Right MI Pulmonary disorders that increase pulmonary resistance increased right ventricular afterload reduce lung vascularization hypoxemia, emphysema, embolus RV compensates by increasing preload and hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy Ao ...
... Clinical presentation of RVF Often results from LVF Common causes LVF Right MI Pulmonary disorders that increase pulmonary resistance increased right ventricular afterload reduce lung vascularization hypoxemia, emphysema, embolus RV compensates by increasing preload and hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy Ao ...
prevention of sudden cardiac death during sports
... University of Padova, Padova, Italy Sudden death during sports is often the first and definitive manifestation of an underlying cardiovascular disease. Medical evaluation before competition offers the potential to detect still asymptomatic athletes with life-threatening heart diseases and to protect ...
... University of Padova, Padova, Italy Sudden death during sports is often the first and definitive manifestation of an underlying cardiovascular disease. Medical evaluation before competition offers the potential to detect still asymptomatic athletes with life-threatening heart diseases and to protect ...
Peripheral Vascular Disease
... who are receiving optimal medical therapy and have reasonable expectation of survival with good functional capacity for more than 1 year. ...
... who are receiving optimal medical therapy and have reasonable expectation of survival with good functional capacity for more than 1 year. ...
II. Fill in the blanks
... IV. Answer the following questions 1. Action potential is a rapid, reversible and conductible fluctuation of the membrane potential of excitable cell when stimulated. 1) At resting membrane potential, the Na+ channels are closed and Na+ conductance is low. 2) Upstroke of the action potential a. Inwa ...
... IV. Answer the following questions 1. Action potential is a rapid, reversible and conductible fluctuation of the membrane potential of excitable cell when stimulated. 1) At resting membrane potential, the Na+ channels are closed and Na+ conductance is low. 2) Upstroke of the action potential a. Inwa ...
Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial ACST-2
... ICA) among patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)/Open Heart Surgery (OHS) is estimated to be 6% to 12%.” “…optimal treatment of patients with concurrent carotid and coronary artery disease remains unresolved despite >110 publications during the last 30 years reporting results ...
... ICA) among patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)/Open Heart Surgery (OHS) is estimated to be 6% to 12%.” “…optimal treatment of patients with concurrent carotid and coronary artery disease remains unresolved despite >110 publications during the last 30 years reporting results ...
Diagnosing Heart Failure (HF)
... symptoms of HF (SOB at rest or on exercise, fatigue, tiredness, SOA) and signs of HF (tachycardia, tachypnoea, pulmonary rales, pleural effusion, raised JVP, peripheral oedema, hepatomegaly) and objective evidence of a structural or functional abnormality of the heart at rest (eg abnormality o ...
... symptoms of HF (SOB at rest or on exercise, fatigue, tiredness, SOA) and signs of HF (tachycardia, tachypnoea, pulmonary rales, pleural effusion, raised JVP, peripheral oedema, hepatomegaly) and objective evidence of a structural or functional abnormality of the heart at rest (eg abnormality o ...
THE COMORBIDITY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER AND
... Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD) have all been identified as risk factors for the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Sowden & Huffman 2009). Unfortunately, despite their high prevalence and substantial medical impact, comorbidity between card ...
... Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD) have all been identified as risk factors for the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Sowden & Huffman 2009). Unfortunately, despite their high prevalence and substantial medical impact, comorbidity between card ...
Eisenmenger Syndrome and Pregnancy
... The insertion of intra-uterine contraceptive devices can be associated with vasovagal reactions, which can be devastating in women with pulmonary hypertension. Some women will consider sterilization due to the high-risk nature of a pregnancy. However, such a decision may have a major psychological ...
... The insertion of intra-uterine contraceptive devices can be associated with vasovagal reactions, which can be devastating in women with pulmonary hypertension. Some women will consider sterilization due to the high-risk nature of a pregnancy. However, such a decision may have a major psychological ...
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... c. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases with increasing postoperative hematocrit. d. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases in the postoperative night as pulmonary artery pressure is maintained or increases, thus cardiac output decreases. e. Pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction after cardi ...
... c. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases with increasing postoperative hematocrit. d. Pulmonary vascular resistance increases in the postoperative night as pulmonary artery pressure is maintained or increases, thus cardiac output decreases. e. Pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction after cardi ...
CHAPTER 20 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: THE HEART
... Walk them through it, quiz them on it, and be sure they understand it. Use the Clinical Focus: Abnormal Heart Sounds, p. 692, to wrap it up. Homeostasis Mean Arterial Pressure Blood pressure is responsible for blood movement and, therefore, is critical to the maintenance of homeostasis in the body. ...
... Walk them through it, quiz them on it, and be sure they understand it. Use the Clinical Focus: Abnormal Heart Sounds, p. 692, to wrap it up. Homeostasis Mean Arterial Pressure Blood pressure is responsible for blood movement and, therefore, is critical to the maintenance of homeostasis in the body. ...
IDIOPATHIC HYPERTROPHIC SUBAORTIC STENOSIS (IHSS)
... • Don’t use nitroglycerin for angina pain. It dilates arteries, which may be harmful. ACTIVITY • Instructions will be provided about how much physical activity is ideal. Your ability to increase activity is dependent on your response to therapy. Don’t regard yourself as an invalid. • Strenuous activ ...
... • Don’t use nitroglycerin for angina pain. It dilates arteries, which may be harmful. ACTIVITY • Instructions will be provided about how much physical activity is ideal. Your ability to increase activity is dependent on your response to therapy. Don’t regard yourself as an invalid. • Strenuous activ ...
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... It's the left ventricle because it needs to pump the blood through the whole body. 2. A growing fetus has a vessel, the ductus arteriosus, in the heart that connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta and conducts blood directly from the right ventricle to the aorta. Why do you think this vessel cl ...
... It's the left ventricle because it needs to pump the blood through the whole body. 2. A growing fetus has a vessel, the ductus arteriosus, in the heart that connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta and conducts blood directly from the right ventricle to the aorta. Why do you think this vessel cl ...
FACT SHEET: SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST
... restore the normal operation of the heart. These devices are failsafe and will not cause injury to the user, nor will they deliver a shock if none is needed. For patients in “VF”, studies show that if early defibrillation is provided within the first minute, the odds are 90 percent that the victim’s ...
... restore the normal operation of the heart. These devices are failsafe and will not cause injury to the user, nor will they deliver a shock if none is needed. For patients in “VF”, studies show that if early defibrillation is provided within the first minute, the odds are 90 percent that the victim’s ...
Atherosclerosis
... complicated by ulceration and thrombosis. Cytokines, such as interleukin-1, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, plateletderived growth factors, and matrix metalloproteinases are released by activated macrophages; they cause the intimal smooth muscle cells overlying the plaque to become s ...
... complicated by ulceration and thrombosis. Cytokines, such as interleukin-1, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, plateletderived growth factors, and matrix metalloproteinases are released by activated macrophages; they cause the intimal smooth muscle cells overlying the plaque to become s ...
CHRONIC HEART FAILURE Ivabradine
... SHIFT study demonstrated that heart rate reduction using ivabradine in selected patients with chronic heart failure can significantly reduce hospitalisations due to worsening heart failure, whilst also preventing heart failure and cardiovascular related death. In South London, ivabradine should be c ...
... SHIFT study demonstrated that heart rate reduction using ivabradine in selected patients with chronic heart failure can significantly reduce hospitalisations due to worsening heart failure, whilst also preventing heart failure and cardiovascular related death. In South London, ivabradine should be c ...
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... The wall of the left because the left ventricle pumps blood all ventricle is thicker than around the body whereas the right ventricle the right pumps blood to the lungs Atrio ventricular valves prevent blood flow of blood from ventricles to atria ...
... The wall of the left because the left ventricle pumps blood all ventricle is thicker than around the body whereas the right ventricle the right pumps blood to the lungs Atrio ventricular valves prevent blood flow of blood from ventricles to atria ...