Percutaneous Closure of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm
... Background—Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication from myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. Although standard treatment is surgical intervention, percutaneous closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm has become an option for high-risk surgical candidates. Experien ...
... Background—Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication from myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. Although standard treatment is surgical intervention, percutaneous closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm has become an option for high-risk surgical candidates. Experien ...
The American Journal of Cardiology
... ST-Segment Deviations from Ambulatory Holter Monitoring After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Either Fibrinolysis or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (a Danish Trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction-2 Substudy) .......................................................93 ...
... ST-Segment Deviations from Ambulatory Holter Monitoring After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Either Fibrinolysis or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (a Danish Trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction-2 Substudy) .......................................................93 ...
Hypertension and Coronary Occlusion
... patients was between 60 and 64 years of age; 28 per cent were between 55 and 59 years of age; 18 per cent were between 50 and 54 years of age. Thus, three-fifths of the female patients were 55 years of age or older, whereas barely 22 per cent were less than 50 years old. A tabulation of the blood pr ...
... patients was between 60 and 64 years of age; 28 per cent were between 55 and 59 years of age; 18 per cent were between 50 and 54 years of age. Thus, three-fifths of the female patients were 55 years of age or older, whereas barely 22 per cent were less than 50 years old. A tabulation of the blood pr ...
analysis of the second heart sound for measurement of split
... The analysis of the sound produced by the heartbeat by auscultation is insufficient to diagnose some heart disease. The analyst cannot estimate qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the phonocardiogram signal [1, 2]. Study of physical characteristics of heart sound by human ear is incapabl ...
... The analysis of the sound produced by the heartbeat by auscultation is insufficient to diagnose some heart disease. The analyst cannot estimate qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the phonocardiogram signal [1, 2]. Study of physical characteristics of heart sound by human ear is incapabl ...
Multichannel Analysis of the Newborn EEG Data
... manual scoring accuracy between two or more neurologists, and it is about 70-80%. Therefore it is suitable to show not only final classification but also relevant characteristics from all measured signals. II. SLEEP STAGES Sleep is a non-uniform biological state that has been divided into several st ...
... manual scoring accuracy between two or more neurologists, and it is about 70-80%. Therefore it is suitable to show not only final classification but also relevant characteristics from all measured signals. II. SLEEP STAGES Sleep is a non-uniform biological state that has been divided into several st ...
Full Prescribing Information for SPORANOX® (itraconazole) Capsules
... Decreased Cardiac Contractility: When itraconazole was administered intravenously to anesthetized dogs, a dose-related negative inotropic effect was documented. In a healthy volunteer study of itraconazole intravenous infusion, transient, asymptomatic decreases in left ventricular ejection fraction ...
... Decreased Cardiac Contractility: When itraconazole was administered intravenously to anesthetized dogs, a dose-related negative inotropic effect was documented. In a healthy volunteer study of itraconazole intravenous infusion, transient, asymptomatic decreases in left ventricular ejection fraction ...
"MRS Studies of Creatine Kinase Metabolism in Human Heart" in
... The heart is the largest consumer of energy per gram of tissue and the creatine kinase (CK) reaction is its primary cellular energy reserve, providing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to fuel contraction by shuttling phosphocreatine (PCr) from the mitochondria. For 30 years the measurement of the myocar ...
... The heart is the largest consumer of energy per gram of tissue and the creatine kinase (CK) reaction is its primary cellular energy reserve, providing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to fuel contraction by shuttling phosphocreatine (PCr) from the mitochondria. For 30 years the measurement of the myocar ...
Understanding your child`s heart Tetralogy of Fallot
... Although this operation is often called a ‘repair operation’ or ‘corrective surgery’, it never makes the heart completely normal. What are the risks of surgery? Most children will survive surgery and have a very good quality of life. However, all major heart operations are very serious and carry a s ...
... Although this operation is often called a ‘repair operation’ or ‘corrective surgery’, it never makes the heart completely normal. What are the risks of surgery? Most children will survive surgery and have a very good quality of life. However, all major heart operations are very serious and carry a s ...
Cancer Prone Disease Section LEOPARD syndrome Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics
... atrioventricular canal and mitral valve anomalies can also be present. Arrhythmias include heart block, bundle branch block, and hemiblock. Deafness is generally sensorineural, may be unilateral, but can be profound. Most cases have deafness diagnosed in childhood, but some are reported to have deve ...
... atrioventricular canal and mitral valve anomalies can also be present. Arrhythmias include heart block, bundle branch block, and hemiblock. Deafness is generally sensorineural, may be unilateral, but can be profound. Most cases have deafness diagnosed in childhood, but some are reported to have deve ...
Infective Endocarditis - Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
... Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users is a fast growing problem due to increasing drug misuse. This group of patients tend not to have any preexisting cardiac disease and affects the right heart valves, their presentation also differs from classic infective endocarditis presenting with pn ...
... Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users is a fast growing problem due to increasing drug misuse. This group of patients tend not to have any preexisting cardiac disease and affects the right heart valves, their presentation also differs from classic infective endocarditis presenting with pn ...
TITLE: Risk assessment of QT prolongation with escitalopram and
... escitalopram to hopefully reduce the risk of fatal arrhythmias. Pertinent literature was searched for, uncovered, and critically assessed to determine the comparative risk of arrhythmias or death between citalopram and escitalopram. No data were found specifically evaluating the two antidepressants ...
... escitalopram to hopefully reduce the risk of fatal arrhythmias. Pertinent literature was searched for, uncovered, and critically assessed to determine the comparative risk of arrhythmias or death between citalopram and escitalopram. No data were found specifically evaluating the two antidepressants ...
Effect of adenosine on heart rate variability in
... of adenosine (140 µg:min−1:kg−1) in seven healthy men. Adenosine did not affect blood pressure, but increased heart rate by 33p6 beats/min, and reduced PT, PH, PL and PH/PT. In contrast, there was an increase in PL/PH. In a second experiment in nine men, brachial artery infusion of adenosine (15 µg: ...
... of adenosine (140 µg:min−1:kg−1) in seven healthy men. Adenosine did not affect blood pressure, but increased heart rate by 33p6 beats/min, and reduced PT, PH, PL and PH/PT. In contrast, there was an increase in PL/PH. In a second experiment in nine men, brachial artery infusion of adenosine (15 µg: ...
Endodontics and infective endocarditis
... to identify the genetic homogeneity between the organisms. Blood samples were also analysed for the presence of bacterial DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This gave a lower detection rate when compared with conventional culture with only 11% of the blood samples displaying bacterial DNA. Poor ...
... to identify the genetic homogeneity between the organisms. Blood samples were also analysed for the presence of bacterial DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This gave a lower detection rate when compared with conventional culture with only 11% of the blood samples displaying bacterial DNA. Poor ...
Brugada Syndrome
... Asymptomatic individuals present a greater dilemma. One must expect events to occur in these individuals because symptomatic patients usually have been asymptomatic for many years. The question is, who? And when? It seems from the latest follow-up that programmed electrical stimulation (PES) will he ...
... Asymptomatic individuals present a greater dilemma. One must expect events to occur in these individuals because symptomatic patients usually have been asymptomatic for many years. The question is, who? And when? It seems from the latest follow-up that programmed electrical stimulation (PES) will he ...
how do i keep my legs in good shape?
... legs better, and any painful swelling or obstructions will recede. To prevent venous disorders, pregnant women should wear compression stockings at the first sign of varicose veins, or from the 12th week onwards. This will not make existing varicose veins disappear, however. ...
... legs better, and any painful swelling or obstructions will recede. To prevent venous disorders, pregnant women should wear compression stockings at the first sign of varicose veins, or from the 12th week onwards. This will not make existing varicose veins disappear, however. ...
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
... normal His Purkinje system similar to normal sinus rhythm • Distinct from ventricular tachycardia which only originates in the ventricles ...
... normal His Purkinje system similar to normal sinus rhythm • Distinct from ventricular tachycardia which only originates in the ventricles ...
Community Service Plan - The Healthcare Association of New York
... We have recently implemented a program which strives to schedule follow-up appointments for each of our Congestive Heart Failure patients, within 2 weeks of their discharge. This goal is to monitor their therapy and care, thereby attempting to avoid unnecessary complications and/or re-admission. 3. ...
... We have recently implemented a program which strives to schedule follow-up appointments for each of our Congestive Heart Failure patients, within 2 weeks of their discharge. This goal is to monitor their therapy and care, thereby attempting to avoid unnecessary complications and/or re-admission. 3. ...
Inter-ventricular septum: New observations on the structure and
... contrast with the prevailing understanding of ventricular function established over centuries, an ongoing debate appeared in the international literature from supporters on one side and from strong critics on the other [2-6,917,21,22,25-29,46,47,49-51,65,66,80,81]. Within the last few years, in addi ...
... contrast with the prevailing understanding of ventricular function established over centuries, an ongoing debate appeared in the international literature from supporters on one side and from strong critics on the other [2-6,917,21,22,25-29,46,47,49-51,65,66,80,81]. Within the last few years, in addi ...
Comparison of coronary risk scoring systems to predict the severity
... Atherosclerotic vascular disease and with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk are patients who would benefit most from a change in patients at high risk factors. Framingham Risk Score, the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) score and Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) risk ...
... Atherosclerotic vascular disease and with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk are patients who would benefit most from a change in patients at high risk factors. Framingham Risk Score, the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) score and Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) risk ...
Myocardial Protective Effect of Lidocaine during Experimental Off
... protect the ischemic myocardium has not been developed for OPCABG when extracorporeal circulation and cardioplegia are not available. The use of IP has been advocated as a method for reducing injury from transient coronary occlusion before starting anastomosis.1) However, the effect of IP on postisc ...
... protect the ischemic myocardium has not been developed for OPCABG when extracorporeal circulation and cardioplegia are not available. The use of IP has been advocated as a method for reducing injury from transient coronary occlusion before starting anastomosis.1) However, the effect of IP on postisc ...
Heart Sounds Detecting and Analyzing Heart Murmurs
... Up to 2/3 of children will have a murmur heard at some point in their childhood Incidence of congenital heart disease is ...
... Up to 2/3 of children will have a murmur heard at some point in their childhood Incidence of congenital heart disease is ...
Both in - Society for Heart Attack Prevention and
... first indicator of atherosclerosis is an acute heart attack, which often is fatal.3–5 Although easily measured, potentially modifiable risk factors account for ⬎90% of the risk of an initial acute myocardial infarction (MI).1,6,7 Moreover, although effective risk-lowering therapies exist, MI or sudd ...
... first indicator of atherosclerosis is an acute heart attack, which often is fatal.3–5 Although easily measured, potentially modifiable risk factors account for ⬎90% of the risk of an initial acute myocardial infarction (MI).1,6,7 Moreover, although effective risk-lowering therapies exist, MI or sudd ...
Magnetic resonance imaging for ischemic heart disease
... identification of subendocardial infarction with late gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced MRI. MRI is noninvasive and does not require injection of iodinated contrast medium, which is potentially nephrotoxic for patients with cardiovascular disease. In addition, MRI does not expose the patient to ionizing radia ...
... identification of subendocardial infarction with late gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced MRI. MRI is noninvasive and does not require injection of iodinated contrast medium, which is potentially nephrotoxic for patients with cardiovascular disease. In addition, MRI does not expose the patient to ionizing radia ...
Gradual Changes of ECG Waveform During and After
... The directions and magnitudes of time-normalized P, QRS, and ST vectors, and other ECG parameters analyzed during and after multistage exercise in 56 ostensibly healthy men aged 23 to 62. By selective averaging with a digital computer system a single representative beat was obtained from each stage. ...
... The directions and magnitudes of time-normalized P, QRS, and ST vectors, and other ECG parameters analyzed during and after multistage exercise in 56 ostensibly healthy men aged 23 to 62. By selective averaging with a digital computer system a single representative beat was obtained from each stage. ...
Heart Valves Structural Heart and Endograft Technologies
... considerations such as rebates, quality and volumes that are not included in these estimates. ...
... considerations such as rebates, quality and volumes that are not included in these estimates. ...