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... The KCCQ, followed by the NYHA classification and the 6-minute walk test, was found to reflect clinical changes in patients with heart failure most accurately [19]. Correlation coefficients for social, functional and physical areas are higher with the KCCQ than with the MLHFQ. Moreover, a more precise ...
... The KCCQ, followed by the NYHA classification and the 6-minute walk test, was found to reflect clinical changes in patients with heart failure most accurately [19]. Correlation coefficients for social, functional and physical areas are higher with the KCCQ than with the MLHFQ. Moreover, a more precise ...
2. Model of care for Chronic Cardiac Patients
... contained in the patient diary. The group information, held by a study nurse, employed an oral and video presentation to reinforce the information given in hospital. A special effort was made to inform family members who were present. Time was available for questions to the study nurse. Finally, pat ...
... contained in the patient diary. The group information, held by a study nurse, employed an oral and video presentation to reinforce the information given in hospital. A special effort was made to inform family members who were present. Time was available for questions to the study nurse. Finally, pat ...
Left Atrial Volume Combined With Atrial Pump Function
... conclusion, left atrial size combined with atrial pump function enabled a more accurate diagnosis of a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation than conventional parameters. (Hypertension. 2010;55:1150-1156.) Key Words: hypertension 䡲 echocardiography 䡲 atrial fibrillation 䡲 left atrium 䡲 remodelin ...
... conclusion, left atrial size combined with atrial pump function enabled a more accurate diagnosis of a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation than conventional parameters. (Hypertension. 2010;55:1150-1156.) Key Words: hypertension 䡲 echocardiography 䡲 atrial fibrillation 䡲 left atrium 䡲 remodelin ...
CASE REPORT Anomalies Associated With Congenitally Corrected
... Objective: Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (CCTGA) is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. Characterizations of these anomalies are important because they may influence surgical approach and management. Methods: We present a case of newly diagn ...
... Objective: Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (CCTGA) is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. Characterizations of these anomalies are important because they may influence surgical approach and management. Methods: We present a case of newly diagn ...
Chapter 8 The circulatory system
... c) Diapedesis: Most WBCs are amoeboid and can produce pseudopodia with which they can squeeze through the walls of the capillaries into tissues. The process of WBCs squeezing through the walls of the capillaries into tissues is called diapedesis. 6. Is it possible for the blood to clot under the ski ...
... c) Diapedesis: Most WBCs are amoeboid and can produce pseudopodia with which they can squeeze through the walls of the capillaries into tissues. The process of WBCs squeezing through the walls of the capillaries into tissues is called diapedesis. 6. Is it possible for the blood to clot under the ski ...
Device Closure for Ventricular Septal Defect After Myocardial Infarction
... whom were treated in the acute phase after AMI. In the remaining 66 patients, the procedure was performed at least 14 days after the index infarction event. The overall device implantation success rate was 85% (95% confidence interval [CI] for mean, 81%–90%), with no significant difference between t ...
... whom were treated in the acute phase after AMI. In the remaining 66 patients, the procedure was performed at least 14 days after the index infarction event. The overall device implantation success rate was 85% (95% confidence interval [CI] for mean, 81%–90%), with no significant difference between t ...
Deemphasize Dogma: Consider the Local Control–Overall Survival
... cancer who participated in trials of radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 12:447-453, 1994 6. Ragaz J, Olivotto IA, Spinelli JJ, et al: Locoregional radiation therapy in patients with high-risk breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: 20-year results of the British Columbia randomized trial. J Natl Canc ...
... cancer who participated in trials of radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 12:447-453, 1994 6. Ragaz J, Olivotto IA, Spinelli JJ, et al: Locoregional radiation therapy in patients with high-risk breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: 20-year results of the British Columbia randomized trial. J Natl Canc ...
Exercise Test Review Article
... equal to those of the best and most expensive techniques. Indeed the test should be more widely used. ...
... equal to those of the best and most expensive techniques. Indeed the test should be more widely used. ...
An Spatio-temporal Mesh Model Of the Heart
... The heart is – literally – the most vital organ of the human body. It is an intricate multifarious and dynamic organ with a complicated internal structure and a complex dynamical mechanism. The heart oscillates in a quasi-periodic way involving interactions between macroscopic and microscopic mechan ...
... The heart is – literally – the most vital organ of the human body. It is an intricate multifarious and dynamic organ with a complicated internal structure and a complex dynamical mechanism. The heart oscillates in a quasi-periodic way involving interactions between macroscopic and microscopic mechan ...
Newsletter
... Control Blood Pressure – High blood pressure is the most common risk factor for heart disease as the CDC reports that 67 million American adults suffer from it. If you do have high blood pressure, try to control it through a healthy diet low in salt and plenty of exercise. There are also safe and ef ...
... Control Blood Pressure – High blood pressure is the most common risk factor for heart disease as the CDC reports that 67 million American adults suffer from it. If you do have high blood pressure, try to control it through a healthy diet low in salt and plenty of exercise. There are also safe and ef ...
Diastolic Heart Failure: A Concise Review
... patients with typical symptoms of congestive heart failure, have a normal or slightly reduced ejection fraction. In these patients, diastolic dysfunction is implicated as a major contributor, if not the primary cause of congestive heart failure [1, 2]. The syndrome of clinical heart failure with nor ...
... patients with typical symptoms of congestive heart failure, have a normal or slightly reduced ejection fraction. In these patients, diastolic dysfunction is implicated as a major contributor, if not the primary cause of congestive heart failure [1, 2]. The syndrome of clinical heart failure with nor ...
Obesity, CAD and Heart Failure: A Triple Jeopardy
... age and more single-vessel disease5 which offers a favorable outcome. In CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study abdominal obesity correlated with coronary artery calcification and obese patients were referred for coronary angiography at an earlier age had a lower CAD burden ...
... age and more single-vessel disease5 which offers a favorable outcome. In CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study abdominal obesity correlated with coronary artery calcification and obese patients were referred for coronary angiography at an earlier age had a lower CAD burden ...
Results and Discussion - University of Canterbury
... The model discretises the cardiovascular system into six elastic chambers, representing the left and right ventricles, aorta, vena cava, pulmonary artery, and pulmonary vein, which capture all necessary dynamics for this study [12, 15-18]. Each pressure-volume chamber is characterised by its elastan ...
... The model discretises the cardiovascular system into six elastic chambers, representing the left and right ventricles, aorta, vena cava, pulmonary artery, and pulmonary vein, which capture all necessary dynamics for this study [12, 15-18]. Each pressure-volume chamber is characterised by its elastan ...
Is the time constant of the pulmonary circulation truly constant?
... I read with great interest the recent article by DELCROIX et al. [1] on vascular and right ventricular remodelling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). I found it very informative; however, I would like to comment on some of the statements that were made. In relation to pulmonar ...
... I read with great interest the recent article by DELCROIX et al. [1] on vascular and right ventricular remodelling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). I found it very informative; however, I would like to comment on some of the statements that were made. In relation to pulmonar ...
Chapter 2 - Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
... necessary for good health – The best way to lower serum (blood) cholesterol is to reduce intake of saturated fat – Saturated fat increases the liver’s production of cholesterol © McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. ...
... necessary for good health – The best way to lower serum (blood) cholesterol is to reduce intake of saturated fat – Saturated fat increases the liver’s production of cholesterol © McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. ...
James M. Norton
... “. . . during diastole a greater influx of blood into the ventricle will cause the ensuing contraction to be more forceful. This may be thought of as a ‘preload’ stimulus since it was applied before contraction began.” (p. 76) “. . . he [Starling] controlled the right atrial pressure (and thereby th ...
... “. . . during diastole a greater influx of blood into the ventricle will cause the ensuing contraction to be more forceful. This may be thought of as a ‘preload’ stimulus since it was applied before contraction began.” (p. 76) “. . . he [Starling] controlled the right atrial pressure (and thereby th ...
RA Update SCE questions Q1 D Biologic half lives Q2 D
... c) EBV infection d) Haemophagocytic syndrome e) lymphoma ...
... c) EBV infection d) Haemophagocytic syndrome e) lymphoma ...
New Noninvasive Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia of the Left
... Noninvasive diagnosis of ischemic heart disease at relatively low cost has recently become an important clinical issue. Stress echocardiography is widely used, but the limitation of this method is the low sensitivity for the individual coronary arteries ; the sensitivity for detecting coronary arter ...
... Noninvasive diagnosis of ischemic heart disease at relatively low cost has recently become an important clinical issue. Stress echocardiography is widely used, but the limitation of this method is the low sensitivity for the individual coronary arteries ; the sensitivity for detecting coronary arter ...
Successful Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Re
... crura, and enters the thorax as the azygos vein. Occasionally, interruption starts at lower levels, and veins from these structures drain to the azygos vein. Afterward, the azygos vein joins the superior vena cava at the right paratracheal space.3 A tortuous course of the azygos continuation complic ...
... crura, and enters the thorax as the azygos vein. Occasionally, interruption starts at lower levels, and veins from these structures drain to the azygos vein. Afterward, the azygos vein joins the superior vena cava at the right paratracheal space.3 A tortuous course of the azygos continuation complic ...
Circulation
... The Heart The heart is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body. The right side of the heart is completely separated from the left side by a wall of tissue called the septum. Each side has an upper chamber, or atrium, and a lower chamber, or ventricle. ...
... The Heart The heart is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body. The right side of the heart is completely separated from the left side by a wall of tissue called the septum. Each side has an upper chamber, or atrium, and a lower chamber, or ventricle. ...
Too Close for Comfort: |
... between heart disease and diabetes in the mid-1990s. He was the director of cardiology at Washington University and Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at the time, and had been studying the fibrinolytic system — the system in the blood that works to dissolve potentially destructive blood clots. ...
... between heart disease and diabetes in the mid-1990s. He was the director of cardiology at Washington University and Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at the time, and had been studying the fibrinolytic system — the system in the blood that works to dissolve potentially destructive blood clots. ...
Cardiovascular effects and cardiopulmonary
... Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is co-released with noradrenaline from sympathetic nerves, has a strong vasoconstrictive action, and causes an attenuation of parasympathetic action in animal experiments. The plasma level of NPY is greatly elevated in patients with congestive heart failure, but the clinical rel ...
... Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is co-released with noradrenaline from sympathetic nerves, has a strong vasoconstrictive action, and causes an attenuation of parasympathetic action in animal experiments. The plasma level of NPY is greatly elevated in patients with congestive heart failure, but the clinical rel ...
An exclusive supplement to JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical
... and arterial blood can be used; if using venous blood, a lithium heparin tube must be used), and if it is above 1–2%, there is a possibility that the patient was exposed to CO. However, levels must be interpreted with several facts in mind. CO naturally occurs in the body, and a level of 1–2% is nor ...
... and arterial blood can be used; if using venous blood, a lithium heparin tube must be used), and if it is above 1–2%, there is a possibility that the patient was exposed to CO. However, levels must be interpreted with several facts in mind. CO naturally occurs in the body, and a level of 1–2% is nor ...
Congenital Absence of the Pulmonary Valve
... 5. Diagrammatic portrayal of central circulation indicating that right ventricle filled from pulmonary arterial system; latter, in turn, had received its supply through patent ductus arteriosus. Other features show the characteristic rightto-left shunt of tricuspid atresia. condition is associated w ...
... 5. Diagrammatic portrayal of central circulation indicating that right ventricle filled from pulmonary arterial system; latter, in turn, had received its supply through patent ductus arteriosus. Other features show the characteristic rightto-left shunt of tricuspid atresia. condition is associated w ...