Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young
... these estimates, and also clearly indicates that the rate of SCD in children is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude less than that seen in the adult population, with incidence ranging from <1 to 10 deaths/100 000 population per year (with exclusion of infants and persons >18 years of age, <1–4 deaths/100 000 ...
... these estimates, and also clearly indicates that the rate of SCD in children is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude less than that seen in the adult population, with incidence ranging from <1 to 10 deaths/100 000 population per year (with exclusion of infants and persons >18 years of age, <1–4 deaths/100 000 ...
Does Two-Segment Image Reconstruction at 64
... used for the reconstruction of each transverse image (15,16). With current gantry rotation times of 350 –330 msec, this approach results in a temporal resolution of 82.5– 43 msec (two to eight segments) at some heart rates, compared with one of 175–165 msec for single-segment reconstruction (17–21). ...
... used for the reconstruction of each transverse image (15,16). With current gantry rotation times of 350 –330 msec, this approach results in a temporal resolution of 82.5– 43 msec (two to eight segments) at some heart rates, compared with one of 175–165 msec for single-segment reconstruction (17–21). ...
Looking at the second heart sound: A multi
... In the ears of an experienced physician, a stethoscope yields important clinical information which can help an initial assessment of a patient’s clinical condition and guide the subsequent need for more specialized exams. This is particularly true in chest Medicine, i.e. Cardiology and Pneumology, w ...
... In the ears of an experienced physician, a stethoscope yields important clinical information which can help an initial assessment of a patient’s clinical condition and guide the subsequent need for more specialized exams. This is particularly true in chest Medicine, i.e. Cardiology and Pneumology, w ...
ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases developed in collaboration
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
Angiotensin II receptor blockade during gestation attenuates
... cardiac fibroblasts, where AT1 receptors have been identified [2,3]. Cardiac collagen concentration increases rapidly after birth [4] and in 4-week-old normal rats treated with enalapril for 5 weeks, collagen accumulation was attenuated in tissue of each ventricle, aorta and superior mesenteric arte ...
... cardiac fibroblasts, where AT1 receptors have been identified [2,3]. Cardiac collagen concentration increases rapidly after birth [4] and in 4-week-old normal rats treated with enalapril for 5 weeks, collagen accumulation was attenuated in tissue of each ventricle, aorta and superior mesenteric arte ...
ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
... professionals are encouraged to take them fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. The guidelines do not, however, override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions in the circumstances of the individual patients, in consultation with th ...
A Critical Analysis of the Scientific Evidence Behind International
... First, to obtain the number of recommendations and the distribution of LOE within each class of recommendation, all guideline texts were manually analyzed to assess their general characteristics. Second, 457 relevant references for all recommendations with a LOE-A were investigated to reassess the a ...
... First, to obtain the number of recommendations and the distribution of LOE within each class of recommendation, all guideline texts were manually analyzed to assess their general characteristics. Second, 457 relevant references for all recommendations with a LOE-A were investigated to reassess the a ...
Revascularization to Improve Survival: Non
... intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high likelihood of good long-term outcome (e.g., low-intermediate SYNTAX score of <33, bifurcation left main CAD); and 2) clinical characteristics that predict an increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes (e.g., moderate-seve ...
... intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high likelihood of good long-term outcome (e.g., low-intermediate SYNTAX score of <33, bifurcation left main CAD); and 2) clinical characteristics that predict an increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes (e.g., moderate-seve ...
ancient times to Aristotle. The thorax in history 1. From
... most important function; they were 'cardiac pneumatists' in the sense we have discussed above. Empedocles had also said that the body contains fleshy tubes which contain blood and which open out at their fine distal terminations at the skin, drawing in and expelling air as the blood sank and rose in ...
... most important function; they were 'cardiac pneumatists' in the sense we have discussed above. Empedocles had also said that the body contains fleshy tubes which contain blood and which open out at their fine distal terminations at the skin, drawing in and expelling air as the blood sank and rose in ...
2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
... intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high likelihood of good long-term outcome (e.g., low-intermediate SYNTAX score of <33, bifurcation left main CAD); and 2) clinical characteristics that predict an increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes (e.g., moderate-seve ...
... intermediate risk of PCI procedural complications and an intermediate to high likelihood of good long-term outcome (e.g., low-intermediate SYNTAX score of <33, bifurcation left main CAD); and 2) clinical characteristics that predict an increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes (e.g., moderate-seve ...
Objective and Subjective Analysis of Left Ventricular
... Objective analysis repeated by the same observer correlated well for end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes and ejection fraction (r = .98, .99, .99, respectively) and only one of 105 (1%) wall segments were identified differently. Variability in assessments increased when comparisons were made with ...
... Objective analysis repeated by the same observer correlated well for end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes and ejection fraction (r = .98, .99, .99, respectively) and only one of 105 (1%) wall segments were identified differently. Variability in assessments increased when comparisons were made with ...
ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and CRT
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
... Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual Table 1 ...
Images and Case Reports in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... pericardial lining along the anterior and lateral left ventricle. Given that these thin structures are in close proximity and the proinflammatory state caused by ablation on the epicardial surface, the formation of a fistula between the 2 spaces is possible. Additionally, fistulas between the perica ...
... pericardial lining along the anterior and lateral left ventricle. Given that these thin structures are in close proximity and the proinflammatory state caused by ablation on the epicardial surface, the formation of a fistula between the 2 spaces is possible. Additionally, fistulas between the perica ...
Interatrial septal thickness as a marker of structural and functional
... [6]. Recent studies have suggested that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) may be a useful noninvasive modality to assess the amount of LA fibrosis, and to predict functional remodeling of LA and recurrence rate after AF ablation [7,9]. However, DE-MRI is not routinely available ...
... [6]. Recent studies have suggested that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) may be a useful noninvasive modality to assess the amount of LA fibrosis, and to predict functional remodeling of LA and recurrence rate after AF ablation [7,9]. However, DE-MRI is not routinely available ...
The Peripheral Nervous System
... Identify the structures and functions of the nervous system state that the peripheral nervous system includes the autonomic and somatic nervous system describe the antagonistic action of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems explain how the sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate expla ...
... Identify the structures and functions of the nervous system state that the peripheral nervous system includes the autonomic and somatic nervous system describe the antagonistic action of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems explain how the sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate expla ...
Acute Liver Failure - The Medical University of South Carolina
... common in patients with acute liver failure and are often multifactorial in origin. The effective blood volume may initially be low owing to poor oral intake and fluid losses through vomiting and the development of vasodilatation, leading to a condition consistent primarily with hypovolemic shock. A ...
... common in patients with acute liver failure and are often multifactorial in origin. The effective blood volume may initially be low owing to poor oral intake and fluid losses through vomiting and the development of vasodilatation, leading to a condition consistent primarily with hypovolemic shock. A ...
Death in Tecumseh, Michigan
... ly had the greatest number of risk factors, with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and overweight predominant. Multiple risk factors were detected more frequently among the sudden fatalities than in the total Tecumseh population (table 4). Hypercholesterolemia was no more prevalent among those who died s ...
... ly had the greatest number of risk factors, with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and overweight predominant. Multiple risk factors were detected more frequently among the sudden fatalities than in the total Tecumseh population (table 4). Hypercholesterolemia was no more prevalent among those who died s ...
Cardiovascular responses to music tempo during steady
... Fitness Systems treadmill was used for the submaximal treadmill test. A MedGraphics CardiO2 metabolic analyzer, which was calibrated before each test, was used to measure the subjects’ steady-state oxygen consumption (VO2), expired carbon dioxide (VCO2), frequency of breaths (Fb), and minute ventila ...
... Fitness Systems treadmill was used for the submaximal treadmill test. A MedGraphics CardiO2 metabolic analyzer, which was calibrated before each test, was used to measure the subjects’ steady-state oxygen consumption (VO2), expired carbon dioxide (VCO2), frequency of breaths (Fb), and minute ventila ...
Secondary pulmonary hypertension – diagnosis and management
... The later can result from associated pulmonary fibrosis (hemosiderosis or mitral lung), in situ thrombi, non-obliterative atherosclerosis, and morbid arteriolar hypertrophy. Pulmonary venous hypertension without left ventricular failure or mitral disease (pulmonary veno-occlusive disease) is uncommo ...
... The later can result from associated pulmonary fibrosis (hemosiderosis or mitral lung), in situ thrombi, non-obliterative atherosclerosis, and morbid arteriolar hypertrophy. Pulmonary venous hypertension without left ventricular failure or mitral disease (pulmonary veno-occlusive disease) is uncommo ...
Atrial and visceral situs inversus with congenitally corrected
... MRI[6] may be helpful in confirming other associated anomalies. A chest X-ray and ultrasonography of the abdomen are necessary to diagnose visceral situs. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction can be relieved with a transannular patch in patients with atrial situs inversus with congenitally cor ...
... MRI[6] may be helpful in confirming other associated anomalies. A chest X-ray and ultrasonography of the abdomen are necessary to diagnose visceral situs. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction can be relieved with a transannular patch in patients with atrial situs inversus with congenitally cor ...
Dear High School, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
... Whatever sports season you are in, featuring a halftime announcement would help increase awareness about the event. SAMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT Helllo Everyone - October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month – the perfect time to assure that your child’s heart is not the 1. 1 in 350 teens have a ...
... Whatever sports season you are in, featuring a halftime announcement would help increase awareness about the event. SAMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT Helllo Everyone - October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month – the perfect time to assure that your child’s heart is not the 1. 1 in 350 teens have a ...
Echocardiographic Evaluation ofLeft Ventricular Size
... hearts without segmental myocardial disease.'14 The sensitivity of this technique for detecting changes in left ventricular dynamics has been shown in studies evaluating the response to upright tilting,', the Valsalva maneuver,7 8 ventricular premature depolarizations,9 normal phasic respiration'0 a ...
... hearts without segmental myocardial disease.'14 The sensitivity of this technique for detecting changes in left ventricular dynamics has been shown in studies evaluating the response to upright tilting,', the Valsalva maneuver,7 8 ventricular premature depolarizations,9 normal phasic respiration'0 a ...