Remodelling of gap junctions and connexin expression in diseased
... Gap junctions form the cell-to-cell pathways for propagation of the precisely orchestrated patterns of current flow that govern the regular rhythm of the healthy heart. As in most tissues and organs, multiple connexin types are expressed in the heart: connexin43 (Cx43), Cx40 and Cx45 are found in dis ...
... Gap junctions form the cell-to-cell pathways for propagation of the precisely orchestrated patterns of current flow that govern the regular rhythm of the healthy heart. As in most tissues and organs, multiple connexin types are expressed in the heart: connexin43 (Cx43), Cx40 and Cx45 are found in dis ...
Libby: Braunwald`s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular
... Cardiac hypertrophy results in changes at the cellular, tissue, and volume conductor levels, all of which contribute to the electrocardiographic changes characteristic of left ventricular hypertrophy. These abnormalities may be compounded by changes caused by clinical conditions associated with hype ...
... Cardiac hypertrophy results in changes at the cellular, tissue, and volume conductor levels, all of which contribute to the electrocardiographic changes characteristic of left ventricular hypertrophy. These abnormalities may be compounded by changes caused by clinical conditions associated with hype ...
Helen brooke taussig: 1898 to 1986
... Drs. Taussig and Blalock adjusted to this tremendous inAlthough she stepped down from the leadership role at crease in patients needing diagnosis and treatment. Wisely, her Cardiac Clinic in 1963, her scientific activities and her they dividedresponsibilitiesas they collaborated. Dr. Tausadvocacyof ...
... Drs. Taussig and Blalock adjusted to this tremendous inAlthough she stepped down from the leadership role at crease in patients needing diagnosis and treatment. Wisely, her Cardiac Clinic in 1963, her scientific activities and her they dividedresponsibilitiesas they collaborated. Dr. Tausadvocacyof ...
CardiologyClinicalOutcomesReport BASED ON 2009 DATA
... elite group of hospitals in the nation to develop hypothermia protocols for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. Arctic Sun® is an advanced, non-invasive technique that circulates chilled water in external cooling pads to lower a patient's body temperature to between 32 and 34°C, inducing mild hypo ...
... elite group of hospitals in the nation to develop hypothermia protocols for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. Arctic Sun® is an advanced, non-invasive technique that circulates chilled water in external cooling pads to lower a patient's body temperature to between 32 and 34°C, inducing mild hypo ...
Mitochondria in the diabetic heart
... the term ‘diabetic cardiomyopathy’, which describes ventricular dysfunction occurring in diabetic patients that might not be attributable to underlying coronary artery disease and hypertension. It has also been used to describe changes in the heart that amplifies left ventricular dysfunction that oc ...
... the term ‘diabetic cardiomyopathy’, which describes ventricular dysfunction occurring in diabetic patients that might not be attributable to underlying coronary artery disease and hypertension. It has also been used to describe changes in the heart that amplifies left ventricular dysfunction that oc ...
Delayed depolarization of the cog-wheel valve
... Alligators and other crocodilians have a cog-wheel valve occurred during systole and is likely to strongly influence located within the subpulmonary conus, and active closure the amount of blood entering the pulmonary artery and of this valve during each heart beat can markedly and thus to directly ...
... Alligators and other crocodilians have a cog-wheel valve occurred during systole and is likely to strongly influence located within the subpulmonary conus, and active closure the amount of blood entering the pulmonary artery and of this valve during each heart beat can markedly and thus to directly ...
Resident`s Curriculum Cardiovascular Pathology CCHS - e
... Manifestations depend on the size of communication between aorta and pulmonary artery Small PDA results in a small left-toright shunt with “machinery” murmur and mild symptoms Large PDA results in a large shunt leading to pulmonary hypertension, eventually evolving into a shunt reversal with cyanosi ...
... Manifestations depend on the size of communication between aorta and pulmonary artery Small PDA results in a small left-toright shunt with “machinery” murmur and mild symptoms Large PDA results in a large shunt leading to pulmonary hypertension, eventually evolving into a shunt reversal with cyanosi ...
Author`s final copy - Canada`s Michael Smith Genome Sciences
... Congenital abnormalities of the heart affect up to 5% of human newborns and approximately a third of these cardiac defects are due to heart valve malformations [1,2]. The most prevalent heart valve malformations are bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), in which patients exhibit two aortic valve cusps instea ...
... Congenital abnormalities of the heart affect up to 5% of human newborns and approximately a third of these cardiac defects are due to heart valve malformations [1,2]. The most prevalent heart valve malformations are bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), in which patients exhibit two aortic valve cusps instea ...
Digoxin Immune Fab (DigiFab®) Management of Digoxin Toxicity
... DigiFab 40 mg vials replace Digibind– 38 mg vials discontinued by the manufacturer in 2011. Digoxin immune Fab is indicated for the treatment of life threatening digoxin toxicity in patients with manifestations of severe toxicity. It is NOT indicated for mild cases of digoxin toxicity or in cases of ...
... DigiFab 40 mg vials replace Digibind– 38 mg vials discontinued by the manufacturer in 2011. Digoxin immune Fab is indicated for the treatment of life threatening digoxin toxicity in patients with manifestations of severe toxicity. It is NOT indicated for mild cases of digoxin toxicity or in cases of ...
Benefits and Risks of Sauna Bathing
... Benefits and Risks of Sauna Bathing Minna L. Hannuksela, MD, Samer Ellahham, MD Although sauna bathing causes various acute, transient cardiovascular and hormonal changes, it is well tolerated by most healthy adults and children. Sauna bathing does not influence fertility and is safe during the unco ...
... Benefits and Risks of Sauna Bathing Minna L. Hannuksela, MD, Samer Ellahham, MD Although sauna bathing causes various acute, transient cardiovascular and hormonal changes, it is well tolerated by most healthy adults and children. Sauna bathing does not influence fertility and is safe during the unco ...
Sodium nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of myocardial
... sure areas of myocardial ischemic injury distal to coronary artery obstructions (1,2). Studies of animal models sub• jected to acute coronary artery occlusion (3) have indicated that in myocardium reperfused at I hour there are areas of necrotic myocytes, particularly in the subendocardium. that are ...
... sure areas of myocardial ischemic injury distal to coronary artery obstructions (1,2). Studies of animal models sub• jected to acute coronary artery occlusion (3) have indicated that in myocardium reperfused at I hour there are areas of necrotic myocytes, particularly in the subendocardium. that are ...
Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Radiofrequency
... catheter ablation. We limited the search to Englishlanguage reports of primary studies in adults that were published in peer-reviewed journals. We did not include unpublished data. Six reviewers screened titles and abstracts to identify potentially relevant articles. They also examined the full-text ...
... catheter ablation. We limited the search to Englishlanguage reports of primary studies in adults that were published in peer-reviewed journals. We did not include unpublished data. Six reviewers screened titles and abstracts to identify potentially relevant articles. They also examined the full-text ...
The distribution of the cardiac veins in the New Zealand White
... to disclose the distribution of the cardiac veins of the New Zealand White rabbits. The veins that drain the heart were found to be the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the right cardiac veins and the smallest cardiac veins. The great cardiac vein originated from the ventral aspect of th ...
... to disclose the distribution of the cardiac veins of the New Zealand White rabbits. The veins that drain the heart were found to be the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the right cardiac veins and the smallest cardiac veins. The great cardiac vein originated from the ventral aspect of th ...
Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... also play a role; in this respect, LV stimulation has been demonstrated to be superior to right ventricular (RV) stimulation for inducing clinical VT in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.31–33 Of note, the only study included in the pooled analysis that adopted LV stimulation was that by Carbuci ...
... also play a role; in this respect, LV stimulation has been demonstrated to be superior to right ventricular (RV) stimulation for inducing clinical VT in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.31–33 Of note, the only study included in the pooled analysis that adopted LV stimulation was that by Carbuci ...
AED Canadian Ski Patrol System - Canadian Ski Patrol – Calgary
... rhythms. These rhythms can stop the heart from pumping blood to the body. Most adults go into Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) (explain) when breathing and pulse are absent. 5. How does an AED work. Explain and show the AED and the functions. − It is used to analyze the ...
... rhythms. These rhythms can stop the heart from pumping blood to the body. Most adults go into Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) (explain) when breathing and pulse are absent. 5. How does an AED work. Explain and show the AED and the functions. − It is used to analyze the ...
Emotional Stress, Positive Emotions
... variability analysis1 revealed abnormally depressed activity in both branches of his autonomic nervous system, suggesting autonomic exhaustion ensuing from maladaptation to high stress levels. His heart rate variability was far lower then would be expected for his age, and was below the clinical cut ...
... variability analysis1 revealed abnormally depressed activity in both branches of his autonomic nervous system, suggesting autonomic exhaustion ensuing from maladaptation to high stress levels. His heart rate variability was far lower then would be expected for his age, and was below the clinical cut ...
Corticosteroid-Associated Congestive Heart Failure in 12 Cats
... attributed to feline bronchial asthma. The diagnosis of feline bronchial asthma in these cases was based on history, physical examination, and occasionally on thoracic radiography, but thorough cardiac evaluations had not been performed before corticosteroid administration. Consequently, CHF could n ...
... attributed to feline bronchial asthma. The diagnosis of feline bronchial asthma in these cases was based on history, physical examination, and occasionally on thoracic radiography, but thorough cardiac evaluations had not been performed before corticosteroid administration. Consequently, CHF could n ...
Action Potential Dynamics Explain Arrhythmic Vulnerability in
... Patients with systolic dysfunction show ventricular AP amplitude alternans that prospectively predicted VT/VF. Alternans in AP amplitude, but not variations in AP duration or conduction, explained TWA at ⱕ109 beats/min. In computer models, these findings were best explained by reduced sarcoplasmic r ...
... Patients with systolic dysfunction show ventricular AP amplitude alternans that prospectively predicted VT/VF. Alternans in AP amplitude, but not variations in AP duration or conduction, explained TWA at ⱕ109 beats/min. In computer models, these findings were best explained by reduced sarcoplasmic r ...
Buffered Mag Glycinate w L-Taurine
... Matrix Nutritionals Series was designed as an eclectic offering for the Physica Energetics line of remedies primarily to assist in the “reactivation of the mesenchyme” (Dr. Reinhold Voll), via the nutritional complement pathways. These pathways are present in every system throughout the body and req ...
... Matrix Nutritionals Series was designed as an eclectic offering for the Physica Energetics line of remedies primarily to assist in the “reactivation of the mesenchyme” (Dr. Reinhold Voll), via the nutritional complement pathways. These pathways are present in every system throughout the body and req ...
Peptidergic innervation of the excurrent ostia of two Orthopteroid
... These data indicate that the excurrent ostia are most likely under modulation from neuropeptides that might result in microcirculatory changes in these insects. ...
... These data indicate that the excurrent ostia are most likely under modulation from neuropeptides that might result in microcirculatory changes in these insects. ...
Supraventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Management
... the bifurcation of the bundle of His or that have mechanisms dependent on the bundle of His. In patients with SVT, the heart rate is at least 100 beats/min, but ventricular rates can be lower as a result of atrioventricular (AV) block. On electrocardiography (ECG), QRS morphology is usually normal o ...
... the bifurcation of the bundle of His or that have mechanisms dependent on the bundle of His. In patients with SVT, the heart rate is at least 100 beats/min, but ventricular rates can be lower as a result of atrioventricular (AV) block. On electrocardiography (ECG), QRS morphology is usually normal o ...
Pericardial Effusion in Cats
... was only obtained from 2 cats in this study: 1 sample was chylous and associated with CHF; an inflammatory exudate was found in the other cat. The latter cat was diagnosed with a mesothelioma and recovered after pericardiectomy. In the cat with CHF (severe HCM), 50 mL of chylous fluid was removed fr ...
... was only obtained from 2 cats in this study: 1 sample was chylous and associated with CHF; an inflammatory exudate was found in the other cat. The latter cat was diagnosed with a mesothelioma and recovered after pericardiectomy. In the cat with CHF (severe HCM), 50 mL of chylous fluid was removed fr ...
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... Imaging Technique: A [#]-slice multidetector computerized tomography coronary angiogram was obtained using [prospective | retrospective] ECG ...
... Imaging Technique: A [#]-slice multidetector computerized tomography coronary angiogram was obtained using [prospective | retrospective] ECG ...
LongTerm Outcome in Dogs with Patent Ductus Arteriosus: 520
... reported clinical signs. A continuous left basilar murmur was documented in 481 (92.5%) dogs. Dogs without a murmur had right-to-left shunting or very small left-to-right shunting PDA. There were 15 dogs with right-to-left shunting PDA and 2 dogs with bidirectional shunting diagnosed by a combinatio ...
... reported clinical signs. A continuous left basilar murmur was documented in 481 (92.5%) dogs. Dogs without a murmur had right-to-left shunting or very small left-to-right shunting PDA. There were 15 dogs with right-to-left shunting PDA and 2 dogs with bidirectional shunting diagnosed by a combinatio ...