Flow-Induced Platelet Activation in Mechanical Heart Valves
... time versus platelet serotonin release, which is commonly used as a standard for a platelet activation threshold, while the present authors have studied the cumulative effect of varying flow stresses and exposure times along individual platelet paths (12-14). Heart valve leaflets also generate a wak ...
... time versus platelet serotonin release, which is commonly used as a standard for a platelet activation threshold, while the present authors have studied the cumulative effect of varying flow stresses and exposure times along individual platelet paths (12-14). Heart valve leaflets also generate a wak ...
ECG Guide - Banner Health
... per minute), we call it bradycardia. If the heart rate is fast (over 100 beats per minute), then it is called tachycardia. ECG monitors display the heart rate. When an ECG strip is printed, most printers provide heart rate information at the top of the strip. Never the less, you might be in a situat ...
... per minute), we call it bradycardia. If the heart rate is fast (over 100 beats per minute), then it is called tachycardia. ECG monitors display the heart rate. When an ECG strip is printed, most printers provide heart rate information at the top of the strip. Never the less, you might be in a situat ...
Fully automated tracking of cardiac structures using radiopaque
... that—under physiological conditions at rest—beats rhythmically 60–80/min. Under pathophysiological conditions such as e.g. myocardial infarction or cardiomyopathy, geometry, dynamics and function of the heart muscle and valves may alter significantly. To date, many of these alterations are still inc ...
... that—under physiological conditions at rest—beats rhythmically 60–80/min. Under pathophysiological conditions such as e.g. myocardial infarction or cardiomyopathy, geometry, dynamics and function of the heart muscle and valves may alter significantly. To date, many of these alterations are still inc ...
Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... Humans with missense mutations in the γ2 regulatory subunit of AMPK (PRKAG2) have hypertrophic cardiomyopathies and frequently manifest arrhythmogenic electrophysiological abnormalities.1,32,33 The pathology caused by the diseaseproducing PRKAG2 mutations Arg302Gln, Thr400Asn, and Asn488Ile is chara ...
... Humans with missense mutations in the γ2 regulatory subunit of AMPK (PRKAG2) have hypertrophic cardiomyopathies and frequently manifest arrhythmogenic electrophysiological abnormalities.1,32,33 The pathology caused by the diseaseproducing PRKAG2 mutations Arg302Gln, Thr400Asn, and Asn488Ile is chara ...
Lung and Lobar Lung Transplantation
... transplantation reduced by predicted survival on the waiting list; the LAS takes into consideration the patient’s disease and clinical parameters. In 2010, a simple priority system was implemented for children under the age of 12. Under this system, children under 12 with respiratory lung failure an ...
... transplantation reduced by predicted survival on the waiting list; the LAS takes into consideration the patient’s disease and clinical parameters. In 2010, a simple priority system was implemented for children under the age of 12. Under this system, children under 12 with respiratory lung failure an ...
Coronary Artery Disease - University of Ottawa Heart Institute
... given to your family physician. (We will mail this copy to your family physician.) The end of the white copy is to be removed and given to your pharmacist. The GAP Tool: This is completed by your nurse. It outlines your medications, risk ...
... given to your family physician. (We will mail this copy to your family physician.) The end of the white copy is to be removed and given to your pharmacist. The GAP Tool: This is completed by your nurse. It outlines your medications, risk ...
Outcome after mitral valve surgery for mitral valve regurgitation
... The repair of degenerative mitral valve regurgitation has been shown to be an effective procedure with durable results. The techniques for mitral valve repair are not completely risk-free for late failure, and the identification of factors associated with this increased risk is of clinical relevance ...
... The repair of degenerative mitral valve regurgitation has been shown to be an effective procedure with durable results. The techniques for mitral valve repair are not completely risk-free for late failure, and the identification of factors associated with this increased risk is of clinical relevance ...
How do we measure epicardial adipose tissue
... thickness by transthoracic echocardiography. First, we only partially measure EAT by transthoracic echocardiography. In contrast, both EAT thickness and volume can be measured by cardiac CT and MRI precisely and more accurately than echocardiography. Echocardiographic measurements are not as reprodu ...
... thickness by transthoracic echocardiography. First, we only partially measure EAT by transthoracic echocardiography. In contrast, both EAT thickness and volume can be measured by cardiac CT and MRI precisely and more accurately than echocardiography. Echocardiographic measurements are not as reprodu ...
Coronary Artery Disease - University of Ottawa Heart Institute
... given to your family physician. (We will mail this copy to your family physician.) The end of the white copy is to be removed and given to your pharmacist. The GAP Tool: This is completed by your nurse. It outlines your medications, risk ...
... given to your family physician. (We will mail this copy to your family physician.) The end of the white copy is to be removed and given to your pharmacist. The GAP Tool: This is completed by your nurse. It outlines your medications, risk ...
ACCF/ACR/AIUM/ASE/ASN/ICAVL/SCAI/SCCT/SIR/SVM/SVS 2012
... The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), in partnership with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted a review of common clinical scenarios where noninvasive vascular testing (ultrasound and physiological testing) is frequently considered. The indications (clinical scenarios) ...
... The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), in partnership with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted a review of common clinical scenarios where noninvasive vascular testing (ultrasound and physiological testing) is frequently considered. The indications (clinical scenarios) ...
Unintentional Pediatric Exposures to Central Alpha
... almost tripled between 2009 and 2010.13 Other reasons may be use of alpha-2 agonists by people in the home for other indications such as hypertension, however, this information was not examined. Despite the high percentage of symptomatic exposures, the number of treatments and interventions besides ...
... almost tripled between 2009 and 2010.13 Other reasons may be use of alpha-2 agonists by people in the home for other indications such as hypertension, however, this information was not examined. Despite the high percentage of symptomatic exposures, the number of treatments and interventions besides ...
Valvular-ventricular interaction: importance of the
... excision cannot be directly assessed in patients with chronic mitral regurgitation when conventional loaddependent methods are used to assess left ventricular function. In this investigation we analyzed the immediate mechanical consequences of surgically disrupting the chordal attachments of the mit ...
... excision cannot be directly assessed in patients with chronic mitral regurgitation when conventional loaddependent methods are used to assess left ventricular function. In this investigation we analyzed the immediate mechanical consequences of surgically disrupting the chordal attachments of the mit ...
TNF- and myocardial depression in endotoxemic rats
... through the right atrium, and serum was prepared by centrifugation and stored at 270°C. Hearts were excised, and coronary blood vessels were flushed with 10 ml of phosphatebuffered saline (pH 7.4, 4°C) by retrograde perfusion through the aortic root. After removal of the major vessels and atria, ven ...
... through the right atrium, and serum was prepared by centrifugation and stored at 270°C. Hearts were excised, and coronary blood vessels were flushed with 10 ml of phosphatebuffered saline (pH 7.4, 4°C) by retrograde perfusion through the aortic root. After removal of the major vessels and atria, ven ...
AHA/ACC/HR Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial
... estimates of expected health outcomes where such data exist. Patient-specific modifiers, comorbidities, and issues of patient preference that may influence the choice of tests or therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and costeffectiveness. When available, information from studi ...
... estimates of expected health outcomes where such data exist. Patient-specific modifiers, comorbidities, and issues of patient preference that may influence the choice of tests or therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and costeffectiveness. When available, information from studi ...
Inherited heart conditions Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... We are all unique because each one of us has our own genetic information that makes us different. Our genes make us who we are – for example, how tall we will be or what colour hair we will have. This genetic information is held in our DNA in the cells of our body. The genetic information is produce ...
... We are all unique because each one of us has our own genetic information that makes us different. Our genes make us who we are – for example, how tall we will be or what colour hair we will have. This genetic information is held in our DNA in the cells of our body. The genetic information is produce ...
Oshima 2009
... Methods and Results—We analyzed the expression of various transforming growth factor- superfamily cytokines and their binding partners in mouse heart. Activin A and Fstl3 were upregulated in models of myocardial injury. Overexpression of activin A with an adenoviral vector (Ad-actA) or treatment ...
... Methods and Results—We analyzed the expression of various transforming growth factor- superfamily cytokines and their binding partners in mouse heart. Activin A and Fstl3 were upregulated in models of myocardial injury. Overexpression of activin A with an adenoviral vector (Ad-actA) or treatment ...
a finite element model of the human left ventricular systole, taking
... The heart has to make available a sufficient amount of blood to allow the organs to perform their function. The performance of the heart is thereby measured as cardiac output (CO), defined as heart rate times the stroke volume, or cardiac index (CI), which is the CO per body surface area. The CO of ...
... The heart has to make available a sufficient amount of blood to allow the organs to perform their function. The performance of the heart is thereby measured as cardiac output (CO), defined as heart rate times the stroke volume, or cardiac index (CI), which is the CO per body surface area. The CO of ...
Manifest and Concealed Reentry
... During all stimulation sequences, the surface electrocardiogram (ECG), intracardiac electrograms, and time lines generated at intervals of 10 and 100 msec were displayed on a multichannel switched-beam oscilloscope and recorded via a universal matching amplifier onto magnetic tape. Records were subs ...
... During all stimulation sequences, the surface electrocardiogram (ECG), intracardiac electrograms, and time lines generated at intervals of 10 and 100 msec were displayed on a multichannel switched-beam oscilloscope and recorded via a universal matching amplifier onto magnetic tape. Records were subs ...
Linoxsmart Steroid-Eluting ICD Lead System
... pacing electrodes and one defibrillation electrode, all of which are contained in one single-pass lead. The Linoxsmart SD and Linoxsmart TD Lead Systems have two sensing and pacing electrodes and two defibrillation electrodes. These lead systems, in conjunction with an ICD, perform the following f ...
... pacing electrodes and one defibrillation electrode, all of which are contained in one single-pass lead. The Linoxsmart SD and Linoxsmart TD Lead Systems have two sensing and pacing electrodes and two defibrillation electrodes. These lead systems, in conjunction with an ICD, perform the following f ...
Changes in QT Dispersion Magnitude During
... that of norm al breathing. Second, QTc dispersion during maximum expiration is lower than that during maximum inspiration. K.rautzner et al (7) has found significant intra- and interobserver variability regarding the QT dispersion in healthy individuals and has suggested that QT dispers ion may be a ...
... that of norm al breathing. Second, QTc dispersion during maximum expiration is lower than that during maximum inspiration. K.rautzner et al (7) has found significant intra- and interobserver variability regarding the QT dispersion in healthy individuals and has suggested that QT dispers ion may be a ...
Tbx1 regulates fibroblast growth factors in the anterior heart field
... However, the cell types through which Tbx1 functions, its downstream targets and its regulation in the pharyngeal mesoderm/anterior heart field remain unknown. As Tbx1 is a dose-dependent gene and the dose can probably be affected by genetic and environmental modifiers, we have generated an allelic ...
... However, the cell types through which Tbx1 functions, its downstream targets and its regulation in the pharyngeal mesoderm/anterior heart field remain unknown. As Tbx1 is a dose-dependent gene and the dose can probably be affected by genetic and environmental modifiers, we have generated an allelic ...
Original Contributions Left Ventricular Insulin-like
... modulators or initiators, or both, of myocardial hypertrophy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role of one such molecule, namely, insulin-like growth factor I, in myocardial hypertrophy developed in response to renal artery stenosis. Two-kidney, one clip Goldblatt hyperte ...
... modulators or initiators, or both, of myocardial hypertrophy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role of one such molecule, namely, insulin-like growth factor I, in myocardial hypertrophy developed in response to renal artery stenosis. Two-kidney, one clip Goldblatt hyperte ...