Transport in Humans
... • Antibodies can stay in the blood for a long time after overcoming the disease. • The person then becomes immune or resistant to the infection. • In immunisation: – dead bacteria are injected into the blood – antibodies are formed – the person is temporarily immune from disease ...
... • Antibodies can stay in the blood for a long time after overcoming the disease. • The person then becomes immune or resistant to the infection. • In immunisation: – dead bacteria are injected into the blood – antibodies are formed – the person is temporarily immune from disease ...
Antiarrhythmic drugs for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with
... patients with refractory ventricular dysrhythmias [5, 6]. Refractory VF/pVT is generally defined as failure to terminate VF/pVT with one to three stacked shocks [5]. Antiarrhythmic drugs that may be used include amiodarone, lidocaine, and nifekalant ([5, 6]; Table 1). The ILCOR guidelines recommend ...
... patients with refractory ventricular dysrhythmias [5, 6]. Refractory VF/pVT is generally defined as failure to terminate VF/pVT with one to three stacked shocks [5]. Antiarrhythmic drugs that may be used include amiodarone, lidocaine, and nifekalant ([5, 6]; Table 1). The ILCOR guidelines recommend ...
hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute coronary syndrome
... countries, and is predicted to become the disease with the greatest global burden by 2020 (WHO 2003). In the United Kingdom, coronary heart disease is the most common cause of premature death, causing 125,000 deaths from approximately 274,000 episodes in 2000, and at a community cost of around UKP10 ...
... countries, and is predicted to become the disease with the greatest global burden by 2020 (WHO 2003). In the United Kingdom, coronary heart disease is the most common cause of premature death, causing 125,000 deaths from approximately 274,000 episodes in 2000, and at a community cost of around UKP10 ...
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)
... tributaries, are derivatives of the mesoderm. With formation of the coelomic cavity, lateral plate mesoderm separates into splanchnic and somatic layers, which line the endoderm and the ectoderm, respectively. The lateral edges of the splanchnic mesoderm gradually lumenize to form the vitelline vein ...
... tributaries, are derivatives of the mesoderm. With formation of the coelomic cavity, lateral plate mesoderm separates into splanchnic and somatic layers, which line the endoderm and the ectoderm, respectively. The lateral edges of the splanchnic mesoderm gradually lumenize to form the vitelline vein ...
Potential effects of intrinsic heart pacemaker cell mechanisms on
... Although we have focused here upon synchronization of mechanisms intrinsic to pacemaker cells, cell-to-cell interactions (electrotonic and mechanical) of pacemaker cells residing in SAN tissue also entrain the rate and rhythm of electrical impulses that emanate from the SAN (Jalife, 1984; Watanabe e ...
... Although we have focused here upon synchronization of mechanisms intrinsic to pacemaker cells, cell-to-cell interactions (electrotonic and mechanical) of pacemaker cells residing in SAN tissue also entrain the rate and rhythm of electrical impulses that emanate from the SAN (Jalife, 1984; Watanabe e ...
SIXTH ANNUAL FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
... special clues for the detection of ventricular septal defects, aortic/pulmonary stenosis, transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation of the aorta, TAPVR and others), and share how to evaluate subtle findings such as pericardial effusion, left ventricular echogenic foci, an ...
... special clues for the detection of ventricular septal defects, aortic/pulmonary stenosis, transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation of the aorta, TAPVR and others), and share how to evaluate subtle findings such as pericardial effusion, left ventricular echogenic foci, an ...
D: Chapter 4
... as the coronary arteries remain completely normal because these arteries widen and allow blood to flow adequately when the heart needs more oxygen. However, most people do not have completely normal coronary arteries. In these cases, the decreased efficiency of the heart and the resultant increased ...
... as the coronary arteries remain completely normal because these arteries widen and allow blood to flow adequately when the heart needs more oxygen. However, most people do not have completely normal coronary arteries. In these cases, the decreased efficiency of the heart and the resultant increased ...
Article Peripheral Edema, Central Venous Pressure, and Risk of AKI
... significance in a broader context has not been investigated. Design, setting, participants, & measurements Using an inception cohort of 12,778 critically ill adult patients admitted to an urban tertiary medical center between 2001 and 2008, we examined whether the presence of peripheral edema on admi ...
... significance in a broader context has not been investigated. Design, setting, participants, & measurements Using an inception cohort of 12,778 critically ill adult patients admitted to an urban tertiary medical center between 2001 and 2008, we examined whether the presence of peripheral edema on admi ...
Anxiety and coronary artery disease
... response to prepare the individual for better performance. At this stage, anxiety has a protective role that enhances normal functioning and triggers responses that provide protection from threats. Conversely, anxiety becomes maladaptive, with negative consequences for the individual, when it is of ...
... response to prepare the individual for better performance. At this stage, anxiety has a protective role that enhances normal functioning and triggers responses that provide protection from threats. Conversely, anxiety becomes maladaptive, with negative consequences for the individual, when it is of ...
... supporting the notion that this dysrhythmia originates from a focus of enhanced automaticity in the peri-AV nodal region. The heart rate typically rises and decreases gradually (warms up and cools down). This feature helps differentiate it from a reentrant type of tachyarrhythmia. Sinus tachycardia ...
From basic mechanisms to clinical applications in heart protection
... as hypertension, hyper-lipidemia, diabetes, and their comedications, interfere with most of the known cardioprotective mechanisms [23]. Moreover, cardiovascular comorbidities as well as the available conditioning procedures affect the global myocardial gene expression profile at the transcriptional ...
... as hypertension, hyper-lipidemia, diabetes, and their comedications, interfere with most of the known cardioprotective mechanisms [23]. Moreover, cardiovascular comorbidities as well as the available conditioning procedures affect the global myocardial gene expression profile at the transcriptional ...
Circulatory Systems
... Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
... Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
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... meaning they contract without any signal from the nervous system. • A region of the heart called the sinoatrial (SA) node, or pacemaker sets the rate and timing at which all cardiac muscle cells contract • Impulses from the SA node travel to the atrioventricular (AV) node ...
... meaning they contract without any signal from the nervous system. • A region of the heart called the sinoatrial (SA) node, or pacemaker sets the rate and timing at which all cardiac muscle cells contract • Impulses from the SA node travel to the atrioventricular (AV) node ...
CASE 9
... excessive frequencies of contraction, which can prevent effective filling, during atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation. Atrial tachycardia may be produced by elevated firing rates in the SA node (eg, from sympathetic stimulation) or by ectopic pacemakers, for example, generated by circulating i ...
... excessive frequencies of contraction, which can prevent effective filling, during atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation. Atrial tachycardia may be produced by elevated firing rates in the SA node (eg, from sympathetic stimulation) or by ectopic pacemakers, for example, generated by circulating i ...
Blood Pressure
... left heart. The left heart then pumps blood through the rest of the body and back to the right heart. Blood leaving the left heart enters systemic arteries, shown here as an expandable, elastic region. Pressure produced by contraction of the left ventricle is stored in the elastic walls of arteries ...
... left heart. The left heart then pumps blood through the rest of the body and back to the right heart. Blood leaving the left heart enters systemic arteries, shown here as an expandable, elastic region. Pressure produced by contraction of the left ventricle is stored in the elastic walls of arteries ...
Does prior coronary stenting compromise future coronary surgery?
... and/or distal microembolization [20,30] . The late post-stenting structural changes, originally found in the coronary artery segment covered with stent, may spread beyond the stenting site and affect the distal coronary artery section, the target area of a subsequent bypass graft anastomosis [24] . ...
... and/or distal microembolization [20,30] . The late post-stenting structural changes, originally found in the coronary artery segment covered with stent, may spread beyond the stenting site and affect the distal coronary artery section, the target area of a subsequent bypass graft anastomosis [24] . ...
C-Reactive Protein and Heart Failure after Myocardial Infarction in
... METHODS AND RESULTS: All Olmsted County residents who had a myocardial infarction meeting standardized criteria were prospectively enrolled to measure CRP on admission and followed for heart failure and death. A total of 329 consecutive patients (mean age 69 ⫾ 16 years, 52% men) were enrolled. At 1 ...
... METHODS AND RESULTS: All Olmsted County residents who had a myocardial infarction meeting standardized criteria were prospectively enrolled to measure CRP on admission and followed for heart failure and death. A total of 329 consecutive patients (mean age 69 ⫾ 16 years, 52% men) were enrolled. At 1 ...
Control of Cardiac Rate by “Funny” Channels in Health and Disease
... two decades pharmaceutical companies have been actively searching for pure heart-rate-modulating agents, drugs able to change heart chronotropism without altering other parameters that might negatively influence cardiovascular performance (e.g., cardiac inotropism). The concept of heart-rate reducti ...
... two decades pharmaceutical companies have been actively searching for pure heart-rate-modulating agents, drugs able to change heart chronotropism without altering other parameters that might negatively influence cardiovascular performance (e.g., cardiac inotropism). The concept of heart-rate reducti ...
Practice Guideline: Focused Update
... In analyzing the data and developing updated recommendations and supporting text, the focused update writing group used evidence-based methodologies developed by the ACC/ AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines, which are described elsewhere.1 The schema for class of recommendation and level of eviden ...
... In analyzing the data and developing updated recommendations and supporting text, the focused update writing group used evidence-based methodologies developed by the ACC/ AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines, which are described elsewhere.1 The schema for class of recommendation and level of eviden ...
Removal of superfluous ICD leads
... extraction approach to use, and those post-procedure complications such as renal and/or pulmonary failure. It should be noticed that cardiac failure was not included. An experienced extractor should be able to support a non-ischaemic failing heart. Conditional statements are reflected in the more in ...
... extraction approach to use, and those post-procedure complications such as renal and/or pulmonary failure. It should be noticed that cardiac failure was not included. An experienced extractor should be able to support a non-ischaemic failing heart. Conditional statements are reflected in the more in ...
Pulmonary atresia with a ventricular septal defect
... it’s uncertain how long children with this condition will live for. Even many years after successful surgery new problems may arise, which require treatment: most commonly the development of abnormal heart rhythms. The good news is, while these can be serious, they can usually be treated. So, it’s i ...
... it’s uncertain how long children with this condition will live for. Even many years after successful surgery new problems may arise, which require treatment: most commonly the development of abnormal heart rhythms. The good news is, while these can be serious, they can usually be treated. So, it’s i ...
Giant left anterior descending artery aneurysm resulting in sudden
... embolization is unknown, aneurysm of more proximal segments is likely to have a more turbulent flow within CAA and thus is at a higher risk of thromboembolism in the adjoining coronary arteries and systemic circulation.15 The patient in this report suffered an ST-segment elevation MI and ventricular ...
... embolization is unknown, aneurysm of more proximal segments is likely to have a more turbulent flow within CAA and thus is at a higher risk of thromboembolism in the adjoining coronary arteries and systemic circulation.15 The patient in this report suffered an ST-segment elevation MI and ventricular ...
Heart Attack - Meridian Kinesiology
... Persons afflicted with Dilated Cardiomyopathy are at greater risk of Heart Attack (Dilated Cardiomyopathy is now believed to be the underlying cause of many sudden Heart Attacks in long-distance runners and body-builders, despite the otherwise “healthy” cardiovascular profiles of these athletes). Me ...
... Persons afflicted with Dilated Cardiomyopathy are at greater risk of Heart Attack (Dilated Cardiomyopathy is now believed to be the underlying cause of many sudden Heart Attacks in long-distance runners and body-builders, despite the otherwise “healthy” cardiovascular profiles of these athletes). Me ...