Spatial QRS-T angle predicts cardiac death in a
... both ECG subgroups (P ⬍ .0001). The annual cardiovascular mortality among subjects with an abnormal QRS-T angle was 4.0% in the subgroup without any standard ECG diagnosis and 5.6% in the abnormal ECG group, whereas the annual cardiovascular mortalities associated with a QRS-T angle ⬍50° were 0.6% a ...
... both ECG subgroups (P ⬍ .0001). The annual cardiovascular mortality among subjects with an abnormal QRS-T angle was 4.0% in the subgroup without any standard ECG diagnosis and 5.6% in the abnormal ECG group, whereas the annual cardiovascular mortalities associated with a QRS-T angle ⬍50° were 0.6% a ...
Status of Antiarrhythmic Drug Development for Atrial Fibrillation
... vernakalant with amiodarone15 and flecainide,16 respectively, demonstrated that vernakalant had a statistically superior efficacy to placebo, but not to other antiarrhythmic drugs during pooled analysis. However, individual studies comparing vernakalant with amiodarone, flecainide and propafenone ha ...
... vernakalant with amiodarone15 and flecainide,16 respectively, demonstrated that vernakalant had a statistically superior efficacy to placebo, but not to other antiarrhythmic drugs during pooled analysis. However, individual studies comparing vernakalant with amiodarone, flecainide and propafenone ha ...
Effects of increased pressure inside or outside ventricles - AJP
... that controlled pressures in the ventricles were raised or lowered slowly to the desired pressures. Pressure around the heart was changed by admitting air into the box and recorded from a strain gauge in the box. At selected coronary arterial pressures, microspheres were injected to determine region ...
... that controlled pressures in the ventricles were raised or lowered slowly to the desired pressures. Pressure around the heart was changed by admitting air into the box and recorded from a strain gauge in the box. At selected coronary arterial pressures, microspheres were injected to determine region ...
A Simulink Hybrid Heart Model for Quantitative Verification of
... and the ProB tool, to validate their models in different situations. None of the above approaches considers stochastic behaviours and properties. Risk analysis of glucose infusion pumps is performed with physiological models using statistical model checking in [16], but there is no stochasticity in ...
... and the ProB tool, to validate their models in different situations. None of the above approaches considers stochastic behaviours and properties. Risk analysis of glucose infusion pumps is performed with physiological models using statistical model checking in [16], but there is no stochasticity in ...
What is atrial fibrillation? Why has my cat got atrial fibrillation? How
... Atrial fibrillation is one type of disturbance of the normal heart rhythm (dysrhythmia). To understand this disease we first need to know how the normal heart functions: In the normal heart electrical activity is initiated from a natural pacemaker in the heart and follows a set path around the heart ...
... Atrial fibrillation is one type of disturbance of the normal heart rhythm (dysrhythmia). To understand this disease we first need to know how the normal heart functions: In the normal heart electrical activity is initiated from a natural pacemaker in the heart and follows a set path around the heart ...
chapter 29 - ONESTOPNURSING
... Do you have fainting spells or dizziness? If so, how often? When was the last time it occurred? Are you familiar with the risk factors for heart disease? ...
... Do you have fainting spells or dizziness? If so, how often? When was the last time it occurred? Are you familiar with the risk factors for heart disease? ...
Perspectives and future trends in cellular electrophysiology
... wave correlate with the effects of the drug on the plateau and rapid repolarization phases of the action potential. The effects of quinidine, procainamide and disopyramide phosphate on the QRS complex correlate with the slowing of the action potential upstroke induced by these drugs, Acute ischemia ...
... wave correlate with the effects of the drug on the plateau and rapid repolarization phases of the action potential. The effects of quinidine, procainamide and disopyramide phosphate on the QRS complex correlate with the slowing of the action potential upstroke induced by these drugs, Acute ischemia ...
Large Pericardial Effusion : A Clinical Dilemma!
... these hereditary forms of amyloidosis are neuropathic, whereas others are cardiomyopathic, and still others are associated with nephropathy. The autonomic and peripheral nervous system, the heart, or the kidneys may be the sole or the principally affected site.Transthyretin is the most common amyloi ...
... these hereditary forms of amyloidosis are neuropathic, whereas others are cardiomyopathic, and still others are associated with nephropathy. The autonomic and peripheral nervous system, the heart, or the kidneys may be the sole or the principally affected site.Transthyretin is the most common amyloi ...
ECG recording: basic principles
... specialised and requires skill, education and experience. Those who are not familiar with the skill and have not had the necessary education should not be expected to make any clinical decisions based on an ECG. It is important however that a nurse is able to recognise what constitutes a normal ECG ...
... specialised and requires skill, education and experience. Those who are not familiar with the skill and have not had the necessary education should not be expected to make any clinical decisions based on an ECG. It is important however that a nurse is able to recognise what constitutes a normal ECG ...
Effects of Acoustic Stimulation on Cardiovascular
... occurrence of acoustic stimulation. The different variables were studied during time intervals I (from –30 s to 0 s) and II (from 0 s to +30 s). Overall interval lengths were chosen as a compromise between the length available for the analysis and the absence in the same sequence of movement artifac ...
... occurrence of acoustic stimulation. The different variables were studied during time intervals I (from –30 s to 0 s) and II (from 0 s to +30 s). Overall interval lengths were chosen as a compromise between the length available for the analysis and the absence in the same sequence of movement artifac ...
routine stress testing to risk stratify and rule out occult ischemia
... – decrease in myocardial contractility & respiration – fluctuations in temperature, afterload, preload, blood volume, & autonomic nervous system output ...
... – decrease in myocardial contractility & respiration – fluctuations in temperature, afterload, preload, blood volume, & autonomic nervous system output ...
Using this template - Derby GP Specialty Training Programme
... A 64-year-old female has a 2-day history of breathlessness. Past medical history She has hypertension. She had an ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction 8 days ago, which was treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. She is taking aspirin 75 mg daily, clopidogrel 75 mg daily, aten ...
... A 64-year-old female has a 2-day history of breathlessness. Past medical history She has hypertension. She had an ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction 8 days ago, which was treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. She is taking aspirin 75 mg daily, clopidogrel 75 mg daily, aten ...
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... blocked at the AV junction, therefore, the atria and the ventricles beat independently from each other. This arrhythmia is dangerous because it significantly decreases cardiac output, and could lead to asystole. Possible causes: acute inferior and anterior myocardic infraction, coronary heart diseas ...
... blocked at the AV junction, therefore, the atria and the ventricles beat independently from each other. This arrhythmia is dangerous because it significantly decreases cardiac output, and could lead to asystole. Possible causes: acute inferior and anterior myocardic infraction, coronary heart diseas ...
Anxiety after Acute Myocardial Infarction and In
... catecholamines and results in cardiovascular over-reactivity. Cardiovascular reactivity often results in tachycardia and increases systemic vascular resistance. Sympathetic hyperactivity also increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmias, cause myocardial ischemia by increasing oxygen consumption, a ...
... catecholamines and results in cardiovascular over-reactivity. Cardiovascular reactivity often results in tachycardia and increases systemic vascular resistance. Sympathetic hyperactivity also increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmias, cause myocardial ischemia by increasing oxygen consumption, a ...
Simulations of magnetocardiographic signals using realistic
... offers several advantages (e.g. no electrodes needed, magnetic transparency of tissue). Efforts are nowadays directed to the overcoming of the above mentioned disadvantages of MCG by using magnetoelectric composite materials (Jahns et al., 2011) with giant magnetoelectric effect. In the same time co ...
... offers several advantages (e.g. no electrodes needed, magnetic transparency of tissue). Efforts are nowadays directed to the overcoming of the above mentioned disadvantages of MCG by using magnetoelectric composite materials (Jahns et al., 2011) with giant magnetoelectric effect. In the same time co ...
Association of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion with
... body weight and heart rate variability.18 Reference intervals for TAPSE in normal dogs of various breeds and body weights have been derived.19 In the same study, dogs with pulmonary hypertension had lower TAPSE than dogs without pulmonary hypertension. In addition, TAPSE is easily obtained and repea ...
... body weight and heart rate variability.18 Reference intervals for TAPSE in normal dogs of various breeds and body weights have been derived.19 In the same study, dogs with pulmonary hypertension had lower TAPSE than dogs without pulmonary hypertension. In addition, TAPSE is easily obtained and repea ...
View PDF - European Heart Journal
... Figure 2 (A) Pulmonary MRI image demonstrating the large branch arising from the junction of left brachiocephalic truncus and the subclavian artery that forms the right pulmonary artery. (B) Pulmonary MRI image shows the large branch arising from the descending aorta that forms the left pulmonary ar ...
... Figure 2 (A) Pulmonary MRI image demonstrating the large branch arising from the junction of left brachiocephalic truncus and the subclavian artery that forms the right pulmonary artery. (B) Pulmonary MRI image shows the large branch arising from the descending aorta that forms the left pulmonary ar ...
ppt by Dr. J
... Rate = 40 - 60 bpm Rhythm: Irregular in single junctional escape complex Regular in junctional escape rhythm P waves: Depends on the site of the ectopic focus They will be inverted, and may appear before or after the QRS complex, or they may be absent, hidden by the QRS QRS is typically ...
... Rate = 40 - 60 bpm Rhythm: Irregular in single junctional escape complex Regular in junctional escape rhythm P waves: Depends on the site of the ectopic focus They will be inverted, and may appear before or after the QRS complex, or they may be absent, hidden by the QRS QRS is typically ...
Anaemia in Pregnancy and Lactation
... Megaloblastic anaemia due to B12 deficiency is very rare and is due to lack of intrinsic factor which is required for absorption of Vit B12 usually seen only in patients of partial / total gastric resection in child bearing age women / Crohns ...
... Megaloblastic anaemia due to B12 deficiency is very rare and is due to lack of intrinsic factor which is required for absorption of Vit B12 usually seen only in patients of partial / total gastric resection in child bearing age women / Crohns ...
PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... Do the units have problems? Yes. These include (1) unresponsiveness to the autonomic nervous system (to the demands of exercise and emotion), although variable rate units are a potential answer to this need; (2) a requirement for monitoring and maintenance, including at times battery and/or electrod ...
... Do the units have problems? Yes. These include (1) unresponsiveness to the autonomic nervous system (to the demands of exercise and emotion), although variable rate units are a potential answer to this need; (2) a requirement for monitoring and maintenance, including at times battery and/or electrod ...
Bahrain Medical Bulletin, Vol.22, No.1, March 2000
... the other case the Scimitar vein showed a meandering course and then drained into the left atrium6 and surgical intervention was not required. The Scimitar sign does require a differential diagnosis because it has been reported in other conditions, some of which are similar to our case7, these incl ...
... the other case the Scimitar vein showed a meandering course and then drained into the left atrium6 and surgical intervention was not required. The Scimitar sign does require a differential diagnosis because it has been reported in other conditions, some of which are similar to our case7, these incl ...
