Platelet function and long-term antiplatelet therapy in women: is
... WHS, age was positively related to treatment effect, whereas a baseline cardiovascular risk profile was not:37 selective treatment of women .65 years of age yielded more net benefit than treating none, providing a 10-year number needed-to-treat to prevent one cardiovascular events .50.38 A recent tr ...
... WHS, age was positively related to treatment effect, whereas a baseline cardiovascular risk profile was not:37 selective treatment of women .65 years of age yielded more net benefit than treating none, providing a 10-year number needed-to-treat to prevent one cardiovascular events .50.38 A recent tr ...
A Critical Appraisal of the Evolution of ST Elevation Myocardial
... American Journal of Clinical Medicine® • Winter 2011 • Volume Eight, Number One ...
... American Journal of Clinical Medicine® • Winter 2011 • Volume Eight, Number One ...
Falls-associated elevation of troponin level in an older woman with
... event might have occurred leading to the ‘trip and fall’, or that a heart event might have occurred after the fall, checking the troponin I level would be helpful to exclude such coronary event. Progressive troponin I rise in this patient with cardiovascular risk factors (age and hyperlipidaemia) ma ...
... event might have occurred leading to the ‘trip and fall’, or that a heart event might have occurred after the fall, checking the troponin I level would be helpful to exclude such coronary event. Progressive troponin I rise in this patient with cardiovascular risk factors (age and hyperlipidaemia) ma ...
Magnetic Resonance Jet Velocity Mapping in Mitral and
... the first, was used to locate the jet. A suitable plane for velocity mapping was then chosen. Each separate pilot acquisition took from 2 to 4 minutes, all the preliminary studies, with programming and processing, being completed in about 30-40 minutes. For mapping of velocities in the jet plane, ve ...
... the first, was used to locate the jet. A suitable plane for velocity mapping was then chosen. Each separate pilot acquisition took from 2 to 4 minutes, all the preliminary studies, with programming and processing, being completed in about 30-40 minutes. For mapping of velocities in the jet plane, ve ...
1998-2000
... that generally last a lifetime, and biological valves are made from tissue taken from pigs, cows, or humans. Mechanical and biological valves each have advantages and disadvantages that can be discussed with referring physicians. The most common heart valve surgeries involve the aortic and mitral va ...
... that generally last a lifetime, and biological valves are made from tissue taken from pigs, cows, or humans. Mechanical and biological valves each have advantages and disadvantages that can be discussed with referring physicians. The most common heart valve surgeries involve the aortic and mitral va ...
Atrial fibrillation - Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
... Circumferential mapping catheters have enabled the evaluation of the perimetric distribution and activation sequence of PV activity12. Such mapping has demonstrated that PV potentials reflecting local striated muscle were present over a variable extent (varying also from one vein to the next) of the ...
... Circumferential mapping catheters have enabled the evaluation of the perimetric distribution and activation sequence of PV activity12. Such mapping has demonstrated that PV potentials reflecting local striated muscle were present over a variable extent (varying also from one vein to the next) of the ...
Use of Metoprolol CR/XL to Maintain Sinus Rhythm After Conversion
... Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent arrhythmia in the population, increasing in incidence with age (1,2). In the Framingham study, cardiac disease and cardiovascular risk factors were the predominant predisposing factors for atrial fibrillation (3). Exercise capacity is significantly r ...
... Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent arrhythmia in the population, increasing in incidence with age (1,2). In the Framingham study, cardiac disease and cardiovascular risk factors were the predominant predisposing factors for atrial fibrillation (3). Exercise capacity is significantly r ...
Hemodynamic effects of ephedra-free weight-loss
... there is concern that these products may pose some of the same health risks as ephedra.5 Few studies have been conducted on the efficacy or safety of ephedra-free dietary supplements, and little is known about the potential adverse effects of taking C. aurantium alone or in combination with other he ...
... there is concern that these products may pose some of the same health risks as ephedra.5 Few studies have been conducted on the efficacy or safety of ephedra-free dietary supplements, and little is known about the potential adverse effects of taking C. aurantium alone or in combination with other he ...
Fast and Easy ECGs, Shade / Wesley
... – Some monitor from one to five different leads – Others are capable of monitoring up to twelve or more leads simultaneously ...
... – Some monitor from one to five different leads – Others are capable of monitoring up to twelve or more leads simultaneously ...
ECG Leads - Pediatric Associates of Newnan
... – Some monitor from one to five different leads – Others are capable of monitoring up to twelve or more leads simultaneously ...
... – Some monitor from one to five different leads – Others are capable of monitoring up to twelve or more leads simultaneously ...
ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR - מכון הדימות The Division of Diagnostic
... and systematically create, review, and categorize appropriateness criteria for cardiovascular diagnostic tests and procedures utilized by physicians caring for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The ACCF believes that a careful blending of a broad range of clinical experience and available evide ...
... and systematically create, review, and categorize appropriateness criteria for cardiovascular diagnostic tests and procedures utilized by physicians caring for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The ACCF believes that a careful blending of a broad range of clinical experience and available evide ...
PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... hormone, 35.20 μU/mL (normal range, 0.3–4.2 μU/mL); free triiodothyronine, 3.7 pg/mL (normal range, 2.0–4.4 pg/ mL); and free thyroxine, 0.87 ng/dL (normal range, 0.9–1.7 ng/dL). A standard posterior–anterior and lateral chest radiograph was performed. Chest radiograph showed ventricular lead to be ...
... hormone, 35.20 μU/mL (normal range, 0.3–4.2 μU/mL); free triiodothyronine, 3.7 pg/mL (normal range, 2.0–4.4 pg/ mL); and free thyroxine, 0.87 ng/dL (normal range, 0.9–1.7 ng/dL). A standard posterior–anterior and lateral chest radiograph was performed. Chest radiograph showed ventricular lead to be ...
Assessment of Left Ventricular Mass by Cardiovascular Magnetic
... slices will cover the ventricle, and with a 10-second breathhold per slice, this can be achieved in ⬍10 minutes. With the newest scanners, cine stack can be obtained in a single breath-hold, reducing the time taken for a scan to ⬇8 seconds.39 The image stack can also provide volume information by su ...
... slices will cover the ventricle, and with a 10-second breathhold per slice, this can be achieved in ⬍10 minutes. With the newest scanners, cine stack can be obtained in a single breath-hold, reducing the time taken for a scan to ⬇8 seconds.39 The image stack can also provide volume information by su ...
Basic ECG Theory, 12-Lead Recordings and Their Interpretation
... or dipole, which is illustrated in Fig. 17.1. The moving dipole causes current flow in the surrounding body fluids between the ends of the heart, resulting in fluctuating electric fields throughout the body. This is much like the electric field that would result, for example, if a common battery was ...
... or dipole, which is illustrated in Fig. 17.1. The moving dipole causes current flow in the surrounding body fluids between the ends of the heart, resulting in fluctuating electric fields throughout the body. This is much like the electric field that would result, for example, if a common battery was ...
Bradycardia: Portfolio Pages
... The Activities on these Portfolio Pages correspond with the learning objectives of the Guided Learning unit published in Nursing Times 104: 38 (23 September 2008) and 104; 39 (30 September 2008). The full reference list for this unit follows Activity 4. Before starting to work through these Activiti ...
... The Activities on these Portfolio Pages correspond with the learning objectives of the Guided Learning unit published in Nursing Times 104: 38 (23 September 2008) and 104; 39 (30 September 2008). The full reference list for this unit follows Activity 4. Before starting to work through these Activiti ...
Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Atrial
... avoided in patients with underlying ischaemic heart disease or impaired left ventricular function. Amiodarone can be used in such patients, although the time to conversion can range from days to weeks. Ibutilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent that can convert AF to sinus rhythm more rapidly tha ...
... avoided in patients with underlying ischaemic heart disease or impaired left ventricular function. Amiodarone can be used in such patients, although the time to conversion can range from days to weeks. Ibutilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent that can convert AF to sinus rhythm more rapidly tha ...
Cardiac Hypertrophy-Related Pathways in Obesity
... obesity, presents many of the same cardiopulmonary deficits noted in obese humans including respiratory control dysfunction (24, 25, 27), chest wall limitations (12), upper airway narrowing (34), hypertension (2), myocardial hypertrophy (13), cardiac apoptosis (29, 30) and poor exercise capacity (26 ...
... obesity, presents many of the same cardiopulmonary deficits noted in obese humans including respiratory control dysfunction (24, 25, 27), chest wall limitations (12), upper airway narrowing (34), hypertension (2), myocardial hypertrophy (13), cardiac apoptosis (29, 30) and poor exercise capacity (26 ...
Assessment of Myocardial Function using Phase Based Motion Sensitive MRI Henrik Haraldsson
... cardiac function eventually leading to irreversible changes. In an attempt to stop this negative trend, various therapies can be used to alter load. The adjusted loading conditions could prevent further deterioration of the cardiac function and even allow for reversed remodeling and restored cardiac ...
... cardiac function eventually leading to irreversible changes. In an attempt to stop this negative trend, various therapies can be used to alter load. The adjusted loading conditions could prevent further deterioration of the cardiac function and even allow for reversed remodeling and restored cardiac ...
View - OhioLINK ETD
... Systemic arterial blood pressure is regulated mainly by the high-pressure baroreceptor reflex. This reflex is responsible for maintaining systemic arterial pressure despite diseases and pharmacological perturbations. An example of disease would congestive heart failure, in which the increase in symp ...
... Systemic arterial blood pressure is regulated mainly by the high-pressure baroreceptor reflex. This reflex is responsible for maintaining systemic arterial pressure despite diseases and pharmacological perturbations. An example of disease would congestive heart failure, in which the increase in symp ...
Odessa State Medical University
... lower jaw, in both half of the chest. Pain syndrome is very similar with that in myocardial infarction and severe angina attack. The pain may last from hours to several days. Objectively determined by extending the vascular bundle, cardiac dullness, expressed hluhist heart tones, possible cyanosis, ...
... lower jaw, in both half of the chest. Pain syndrome is very similar with that in myocardial infarction and severe angina attack. The pain may last from hours to several days. Objectively determined by extending the vascular bundle, cardiac dullness, expressed hluhist heart tones, possible cyanosis, ...
Towards causally cohesive genotype– phenotype modelling for
... Thus, a cGP model denotes a model where parameters at some level have an articulated relationship to the individual’s genotype, and higher-level phenotypes emerge from the mathematical model describing the causal dynamic between the lower-level processes. In this view, individual variation correspon ...
... Thus, a cGP model denotes a model where parameters at some level have an articulated relationship to the individual’s genotype, and higher-level phenotypes emerge from the mathematical model describing the causal dynamic between the lower-level processes. In this view, individual variation correspon ...
Fig. 33-3: Top
... 2. The possibility of drug interactions. 3. The patient not adhering to therapy. 4. The patient’s possible use of recreational ...
... 2. The possibility of drug interactions. 3. The patient not adhering to therapy. 4. The patient’s possible use of recreational ...
Bradyarrhythmias and Conduction Blocks
... The physiologic conduction system consists of the sinus node, the AV node, and the bundle of His including the right and left bundle branch as well as the Purkinje system. The conduction system can be considered as a hierarchy of pacemakers with the sinus node being the primary pacemaker of the hear ...
... The physiologic conduction system consists of the sinus node, the AV node, and the bundle of His including the right and left bundle branch as well as the Purkinje system. The conduction system can be considered as a hierarchy of pacemakers with the sinus node being the primary pacemaker of the hear ...