Diagnostic approach to chest pain in adults
... Symptoms associated with coronary heart disease in women – In a report of 515 women with an acute MI, only 57 percent reported acute chest pain; the other presenting symptoms were shortness of breath (58 percent), weakness (55 percent), and ...
... Symptoms associated with coronary heart disease in women – In a report of 515 women with an acute MI, only 57 percent reported acute chest pain; the other presenting symptoms were shortness of breath (58 percent), weakness (55 percent), and ...
Evaluation of Diastolic Function: How Practical Is it?
... It is not unusual for some to confuse diastolic dysfunction with diastolic heart failure. When patients with preserved systolic function present with classic symptoms of heart failure, they are usually at more advanced stages of diastolic dysfunction, manifesting as diastolic dysfunction grade 2, 3, ...
... It is not unusual for some to confuse diastolic dysfunction with diastolic heart failure. When patients with preserved systolic function present with classic symptoms of heart failure, they are usually at more advanced stages of diastolic dysfunction, manifesting as diastolic dysfunction grade 2, 3, ...
Rectilinear Biphasic Defibrillation
... What if there were a better way? A way to provide the optimal amount of current with less energy? A way to adjust the amount of current based on patient impedance? A way to improve efficacy while decreasing risk to the patient? ...
... What if there were a better way? A way to provide the optimal amount of current with less energy? A way to adjust the amount of current based on patient impedance? A way to improve efficacy while decreasing risk to the patient? ...
Full Text - Res Cardiovasc Med
... increases in depolarization duration and not in repolarization. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to apply corrected JT interval (JTc) as an appropriate measure of ventricular repolarization for predicting QTc in a formula. Patients and Methods: The study population consisted of 101 patients with ...
... increases in depolarization duration and not in repolarization. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to apply corrected JT interval (JTc) as an appropriate measure of ventricular repolarization for predicting QTc in a formula. Patients and Methods: The study population consisted of 101 patients with ...
Downstream clinical consequences of stress cardiovascular
... the rising costs of imaging, with the goal of optimizing test-patient selection. Consequently, the AUC are now increasingly used by third-party-payers to assess reimbursement. However, these criteria were created by expert consensus and have not been systematically assessed for CMR. The aim of this ...
... the rising costs of imaging, with the goal of optimizing test-patient selection. Consequently, the AUC are now increasingly used by third-party-payers to assess reimbursement. However, these criteria were created by expert consensus and have not been systematically assessed for CMR. The aim of this ...
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... In the present study, the cAVB rate was 0.56%. The underlying mechanism may be related to the modification of domestic symmetric devices by enlarging the thickness of the waist from 2 mm to 3 mm and using soft nitinol wire mesh to braid the occluder. One large series reported by Andersen et al., 22 ...
... In the present study, the cAVB rate was 0.56%. The underlying mechanism may be related to the modification of domestic symmetric devices by enlarging the thickness of the waist from 2 mm to 3 mm and using soft nitinol wire mesh to braid the occluder. One large series reported by Andersen et al., 22 ...
PAJ-6370-Clinical-Brief
... patients hear this without listening. While exercise seems to be avoided at all costs by much of the population, other people take it to the extreme. Athletes push their bodies to limits, and with the help of medicine, supplements and determination, they overcome obstacles to reach their goals. Ther ...
... patients hear this without listening. While exercise seems to be avoided at all costs by much of the population, other people take it to the extreme. Athletes push their bodies to limits, and with the help of medicine, supplements and determination, they overcome obstacles to reach their goals. Ther ...
Mitral/Tricuspid Regurgitation Due to Myxomatous Heart
... Management of congestive heart failure includes the use of medications, low-salt diets, and exercise restriction. The first medication usually prescribed is a diuretic (“water pill”) to evacuate retained fluid. Fluid accumulation in the lungs is one of the factors that cause the labored breathing an ...
... Management of congestive heart failure includes the use of medications, low-salt diets, and exercise restriction. The first medication usually prescribed is a diuretic (“water pill”) to evacuate retained fluid. Fluid accumulation in the lungs is one of the factors that cause the labored breathing an ...
MR Imaging in the Electrophysiology (EP) Laboratory
... The DE-MRI scan may be used to analyze patients with post-procedural complications and determine how they might be related to initial RF procedure or other factors related to their inpatient-hospital care. This new imaging method also allows patient outcome studies to be performed which might assess ...
... The DE-MRI scan may be used to analyze patients with post-procedural complications and determine how they might be related to initial RF procedure or other factors related to their inpatient-hospital care. This new imaging method also allows patient outcome studies to be performed which might assess ...
Prenatal Diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia
... repairs is generally tolerable long after the operation. However, there are a certain percentage of patients who will eventually be hemodynamically compromised. Longstanding pulmonary regurgitation can result in right ventricular failure, progressive right ventricular distension, increasing tricuspi ...
... repairs is generally tolerable long after the operation. However, there are a certain percentage of patients who will eventually be hemodynamically compromised. Longstanding pulmonary regurgitation can result in right ventricular failure, progressive right ventricular distension, increasing tricuspi ...
The influence of body size on measurements of overall - AJP
... size on measurements of overall cardiac function and subsequently the interpretation of data based on cardiac power output (CPO). CPO was measured at rest (CPOrest) and at maximal exercise (CPOmax) on 88 and 103 healthy but untrained men and women, respectively, over the age range of 20 –70 yr. Card ...
... size on measurements of overall cardiac function and subsequently the interpretation of data based on cardiac power output (CPO). CPO was measured at rest (CPOrest) and at maximal exercise (CPOmax) on 88 and 103 healthy but untrained men and women, respectively, over the age range of 20 –70 yr. Card ...
Filtering Poincaré plots - CMST | Computational Methods in Science
... interval is a consequence of constant interaction between the intrinsic activity of the sinus node and the influence of the autonomic nervous system, various substances circulating in the blood and present in the heart tissues [9, 10]. Breathing appears to be the most important factor modulating hea ...
... interval is a consequence of constant interaction between the intrinsic activity of the sinus node and the influence of the autonomic nervous system, various substances circulating in the blood and present in the heart tissues [9, 10]. Breathing appears to be the most important factor modulating hea ...
Atrial Size Independently Correlates with the Development of
... and interatrial conduction, local and regional conduction delay, increased dispersion of refractoriness and even ectopic atrial automaticity, and thus to the development of AF.(20-22) Therefore, AF develops in the natural history of SSS.(1) Many studies have adopted invasive measurements to indicate ...
... and interatrial conduction, local and regional conduction delay, increased dispersion of refractoriness and even ectopic atrial automaticity, and thus to the development of AF.(20-22) Therefore, AF develops in the natural history of SSS.(1) Many studies have adopted invasive measurements to indicate ...
Sonoluminescence
... of ultrasound. Non-muscle tissue such as fat does not attenuate acoustic energy as much. The halfpower distance for bone is still less than muscle, which explains why bone is such a barrier to ultrasound. Air and lung tissue have extremely short half-power distances and represent severe obstacles to ...
... of ultrasound. Non-muscle tissue such as fat does not attenuate acoustic energy as much. The halfpower distance for bone is still less than muscle, which explains why bone is such a barrier to ultrasound. Air and lung tissue have extremely short half-power distances and represent severe obstacles to ...
Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: Where Are We Now?
... the four-chamber view. They reported 92% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity for the detection of CHD. Unfortunately, others have found a wide range of detection rates for the four-chamber view of the heart in unselected patient populations [10–15]. Additional diagnostic benefit has been subsequently ...
... the four-chamber view. They reported 92% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity for the detection of CHD. Unfortunately, others have found a wide range of detection rates for the four-chamber view of the heart in unselected patient populations [10–15]. Additional diagnostic benefit has been subsequently ...
The Prognostic Value of Ventilatory Efficiency with
... this study. History of prescribed medications was available for all subjects throughout their follow-up. None of the subjects in the no-BB or BB groups crossed over. All subjects completed a written informed consent, and institutional review board approval was obtained at each institution. Baseline ...
... this study. History of prescribed medications was available for all subjects throughout their follow-up. None of the subjects in the no-BB or BB groups crossed over. All subjects completed a written informed consent, and institutional review board approval was obtained at each institution. Baseline ...
coarctation of the aorta - British Heart Foundation
... surgery either where a narrowed part of the aorta was cut out and the ends stitched back together again, or where a patch made of special material will have been put in the narrow part of your aorta to enlarge it. Most of you with a repaired coarctation of the aorta will have led normal, active live ...
... surgery either where a narrowed part of the aorta was cut out and the ends stitched back together again, or where a patch made of special material will have been put in the narrow part of your aorta to enlarge it. Most of you with a repaired coarctation of the aorta will have led normal, active live ...
Origin of Both Great Vessels from the Right Ventricle
... Case 6. a. Electrocardiogram of a 3-yeajr-old girl icho had persistent common atriioventrieular canal. b. Thoraeie roentgevogram in same cease. ...
... Case 6. a. Electrocardiogram of a 3-yeajr-old girl icho had persistent common atriioventrieular canal. b. Thoraeie roentgevogram in same cease. ...
Huge Pericardial Cyst with Compressing Effects on the Right
... The cavity is filled with a clear fluid. The most common locations of these benign cysts are both (mainly right) cardiophrenic angles (1, 2, 4). Most of these lesions range between 1 and 5 cm in diameter, but rarely cysts measuring over 20 cm have also been reported in the literature (4). Pericardia ...
... The cavity is filled with a clear fluid. The most common locations of these benign cysts are both (mainly right) cardiophrenic angles (1, 2, 4). Most of these lesions range between 1 and 5 cm in diameter, but rarely cysts measuring over 20 cm have also been reported in the literature (4). Pericardia ...
Newsletter - CBAC - Washington University in St. Louis
... are to study the mechanisms of rhythm disorders of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias) and to develop new tools for their diagnosis and treatment. Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of death (over 300,000 deaths annually in the US alone; estimated 7 million worldwide) and disability, yet mechanisms a ...
... are to study the mechanisms of rhythm disorders of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias) and to develop new tools for their diagnosis and treatment. Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of death (over 300,000 deaths annually in the US alone; estimated 7 million worldwide) and disability, yet mechanisms a ...
Pacemaker Therapy and the Conducting System of the Heart
... Single-Chamber Pacemaker for AV Node dysfunction • Has one lead placed into right ventricle to be effective. • Must have a normal SA node conduction. • Patients with this type of pacing typically have atrial impulses that delay or fail to reach the ventricles. • Ventricular pacing can be associated ...
... Single-Chamber Pacemaker for AV Node dysfunction • Has one lead placed into right ventricle to be effective. • Must have a normal SA node conduction. • Patients with this type of pacing typically have atrial impulses that delay or fail to reach the ventricles. • Ventricular pacing can be associated ...
Changing Flow Pattern of the Internal Thoracic Artery
... the clinical observation of a decreased ITA free blood flow after dissection that is normally overcome by the use of vasodilating agents. 3 Neither the runoff score nor the vascular network (LAD versus circumflex) affected the ITA velocity after grafting, although a trend toward better diastolic flo ...
... the clinical observation of a decreased ITA free blood flow after dissection that is normally overcome by the use of vasodilating agents. 3 Neither the runoff score nor the vascular network (LAD versus circumflex) affected the ITA velocity after grafting, although a trend toward better diastolic flo ...
Cardiac Hypertrophy: A Review on Pathogenesis and Treatment
... the heart. It has been discussed earlier that multiple signals are present which may responsible for the induction of cardiac hypertrophy. PKC is a ubiquitously expressed serine/ threonine kinase that is activated by Gq/G11-coupled receptors. Multiple studies implicate the various PKC isoforms in th ...
... the heart. It has been discussed earlier that multiple signals are present which may responsible for the induction of cardiac hypertrophy. PKC is a ubiquitously expressed serine/ threonine kinase that is activated by Gq/G11-coupled receptors. Multiple studies implicate the various PKC isoforms in th ...
Scrappy Heart Mug Rug
... Trim the batting and backing to match the heart shaped seam allowance, clip at the outer point and at the inside point of the heart, and turn right side out. Make sure the entire seam is completely turned out, press (tucking in the seam allowance at the opening), and top stitch all around the outsid ...
... Trim the batting and backing to match the heart shaped seam allowance, clip at the outer point and at the inside point of the heart, and turn right side out. Make sure the entire seam is completely turned out, press (tucking in the seam allowance at the opening), and top stitch all around the outsid ...
Role of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Predicting
... The role of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in predicting atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after successful electrical cardioversion is largely unknown. Studies suggest that there may be a link between abnormal LV compliance and the initial development, and recurrence of AF after elec ...
... The role of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in predicting atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after successful electrical cardioversion is largely unknown. Studies suggest that there may be a link between abnormal LV compliance and the initial development, and recurrence of AF after elec ...