ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
... 1. The transducer (probe) – is one of the most important parts of the device as this is the place were are ultrasounds are formed (produced) and recorded. This is possible due to the piezoelectric effect. The piezoelectric effect the piezoelectric effect is closely related to the occurrence of elect ...
... 1. The transducer (probe) – is one of the most important parts of the device as this is the place were are ultrasounds are formed (produced) and recorded. This is possible due to the piezoelectric effect. The piezoelectric effect the piezoelectric effect is closely related to the occurrence of elect ...
Pharmacological management of Ischaemic heart disease stroke
... morbidity and mortality in the Western World accounting for 40% of all deaths ...
... morbidity and mortality in the Western World accounting for 40% of all deaths ...
LIVING WELL PAST 50 - John Parks Trowbridge, MD
... organs, by changing your calcium balance, and by reducing "rusting" damage (so-called “free radical” injury). Your body responds to these changes by removing the calcium that is hardening your arteries, by allowing more blood flow to your organs, by improving your function, making you more at ease. ...
... organs, by changing your calcium balance, and by reducing "rusting" damage (so-called “free radical” injury). Your body responds to these changes by removing the calcium that is hardening your arteries, by allowing more blood flow to your organs, by improving your function, making you more at ease. ...
3D Ultrasound Imaging
... • Each US image represents one slice of the body and by taking therefore multiple cross sectional scans and putting them “side-by-side” you can render a 3D image or you could view any one of the 2D slices. • The transducer has to “fan out” across a section of body and sweep out a volume of space to ...
... • Each US image represents one slice of the body and by taking therefore multiple cross sectional scans and putting them “side-by-side” you can render a 3D image or you could view any one of the 2D slices. • The transducer has to “fan out” across a section of body and sweep out a volume of space to ...
Heart Rate Recovery Immediately After Treadmill
... Background—An attenuated heart rate recovery after exercise has been shown to be predictive of mortality. In prior studies, recovery heart rates were measured while patients were exercising lightly, that is, during a cool-down period. It is not known whether heart rate recovery predicts mortality wh ...
... Background—An attenuated heart rate recovery after exercise has been shown to be predictive of mortality. In prior studies, recovery heart rates were measured while patients were exercising lightly, that is, during a cool-down period. It is not known whether heart rate recovery predicts mortality wh ...
ecg interpretation: part i
... The human heart is a remarkable organ. The human heart beats 80,000 to 100,000 times and pumps approximately 2,000 gallons a day. The heart will have beat 2-3 billion times and pumped 50-65 million gallons of blood over a 70-90 year lifespan. The human heart is made of specialized muscle capable of ...
... The human heart is a remarkable organ. The human heart beats 80,000 to 100,000 times and pumps approximately 2,000 gallons a day. The heart will have beat 2-3 billion times and pumped 50-65 million gallons of blood over a 70-90 year lifespan. The human heart is made of specialized muscle capable of ...
May 2015 Newsletter
... approved for the treatment of heart failure? Last month, the FDA released the approval for Corlanor (Ivabradine) for the treatment of chronic stable heart failure. Ivabradine is not for everyone with heart failure though. It is recommended for people who have higher heart rates, greater than 70 beat ...
... approved for the treatment of heart failure? Last month, the FDA released the approval for Corlanor (Ivabradine) for the treatment of chronic stable heart failure. Ivabradine is not for everyone with heart failure though. It is recommended for people who have higher heart rates, greater than 70 beat ...
The third heart sound for diagnosis of acute heart
... exacerbation accounts for the largest care expenditure. In fact Medicare data demonstrate an estimated cost of $5912 per discharge, more than double any cancer diagnosis.3, 8, 9 Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by impaired myocardial performance including systolic or diasto ...
... exacerbation accounts for the largest care expenditure. In fact Medicare data demonstrate an estimated cost of $5912 per discharge, more than double any cancer diagnosis.3, 8, 9 Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by impaired myocardial performance including systolic or diasto ...
Heart Functions: the MEA and the Frank Starling Law of the heart 2/14
... in the heart. • Einthoven’s Triangle: represents an equilateral triangle at the center of chest. (remember the heart is shifted slight to left side) • Dead heart tissue does not depolarize • ECG Changes: Large R-wave becomes a small R-wave • ECG leads can identify exact spot on heart where infarct o ...
... in the heart. • Einthoven’s Triangle: represents an equilateral triangle at the center of chest. (remember the heart is shifted slight to left side) • Dead heart tissue does not depolarize • ECG Changes: Large R-wave becomes a small R-wave • ECG leads can identify exact spot on heart where infarct o ...
chapter 5 sudden and unexpected death
... This condition may lead to sudden cardiac death from left ventricular hypertrophy. In hypertension, the heart may increase to 600 g or more and the muscle mass thus outgrows it coronary supply, even if the coronary arteries are healthy. Atheroma is often associated with hypertension, so that the enl ...
... This condition may lead to sudden cardiac death from left ventricular hypertrophy. In hypertension, the heart may increase to 600 g or more and the muscle mass thus outgrows it coronary supply, even if the coronary arteries are healthy. Atheroma is often associated with hypertension, so that the enl ...
Seeing with Sound
... overcome as time passes, but there are still many situations where X-rays produce a much higher resolution. • Ultrasound is reflected very strongly on passing from tissue to gas, or vice versa. This means that ultrasound cannot be used for examinations of areas of the body containing gas, such as th ...
... overcome as time passes, but there are still many situations where X-rays produce a much higher resolution. • Ultrasound is reflected very strongly on passing from tissue to gas, or vice versa. This means that ultrasound cannot be used for examinations of areas of the body containing gas, such as th ...
PowerPoint Sunusu
... * Systolic blood pressure increases (because of volume overload) and diastolic blood pressure decreases(because of aortic runoff during diastole) * In such cases, the increased pulse pressure due to the aortic runoff lesion is reflected by bounding peripheral pulses. ...
... * Systolic blood pressure increases (because of volume overload) and diastolic blood pressure decreases(because of aortic runoff during diastole) * In such cases, the increased pulse pressure due to the aortic runoff lesion is reflected by bounding peripheral pulses. ...
Preserved contractile function despite atrophic remodeling in
... heterotopic transplantation (HT) in the rat, and performed morphological and functional analyses on isolated myocytes and force-mechanics studies on isolated papillary muscles. ...
... heterotopic transplantation (HT) in the rat, and performed morphological and functional analyses on isolated myocytes and force-mechanics studies on isolated papillary muscles. ...
Artificial ventilation simulator
... The thesis describes how the model was evolved from published works and which physiological effects were considered: • Chapter 2 summarizes basic principles of blood circulation and respiration. Then, artificial ventilation is introduced and the fundamental difference between spontaneous breathing, ...
... The thesis describes how the model was evolved from published works and which physiological effects were considered: • Chapter 2 summarizes basic principles of blood circulation and respiration. Then, artificial ventilation is introduced and the fundamental difference between spontaneous breathing, ...
Alternate Model for CR Programming
... incorporating diagnosis, risk stratification, community resources and patient/caregiver and selfmanagement components (Appendices B &C). The case management and CDM model for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may well be ideal for many cardiac rehabilitation programs. The concept can be ali ...
... incorporating diagnosis, risk stratification, community resources and patient/caregiver and selfmanagement components (Appendices B &C). The case management and CDM model for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may well be ideal for many cardiac rehabilitation programs. The concept can be ali ...
"False Negative" Treadmill Exercise Test
... has been suggested that a negative exercise test can be demonstrated in patients with left ventricular dysfunction,`0-`2 usually resulting from a prior myocardial infarction. The implication here is that when occluded vessels supply infarcted tissue a nonischemic response is identified. In order to ...
... has been suggested that a negative exercise test can be demonstrated in patients with left ventricular dysfunction,`0-`2 usually resulting from a prior myocardial infarction. The implication here is that when occluded vessels supply infarcted tissue a nonischemic response is identified. In order to ...
Occurrence of the First Heart Sound and
... the second sound-opening snap interval and the preceding cycle length confirms this view. Furthermore, the close correlation between this interval and that of the beginning of the upstroke of the electrocardiographic R wave-first sound interval with the preceding cycle length indicates a common mech ...
... the second sound-opening snap interval and the preceding cycle length confirms this view. Furthermore, the close correlation between this interval and that of the beginning of the upstroke of the electrocardiographic R wave-first sound interval with the preceding cycle length indicates a common mech ...
The Heart - 山东大学医学院人体解剖学教研室
... Right bundle branch－passes down on right side of interventricular septum to reach the septomarginal trabecular and into the base of anterior papillary muscle. Here it becomes continuous with the fibers of Purkinje fibres Left bundle branch－passes down on left side of interventricular septum beneath ...
... Right bundle branch－passes down on right side of interventricular septum to reach the septomarginal trabecular and into the base of anterior papillary muscle. Here it becomes continuous with the fibers of Purkinje fibres Left bundle branch－passes down on left side of interventricular septum beneath ...
Tracking the Right Ventricle - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... mechanical dyssynchrony by STI and found that mechanical dyssynchrony was evident at both stages, and with time, the mechanical dyssynchrony indexes improved somewhat. The echocardiographic strain parameters correlated with CMRderived right ventricle mass, ejection fraction, and volumes obtained 0 t ...
... mechanical dyssynchrony by STI and found that mechanical dyssynchrony was evident at both stages, and with time, the mechanical dyssynchrony indexes improved somewhat. The echocardiographic strain parameters correlated with CMRderived right ventricle mass, ejection fraction, and volumes obtained 0 t ...
Cardiac apex: Spectrum of diseases in Cardiovascular Magnetic
... TTCM is a reversible CM often precipitated by a stressful event with clinical features indistinguishables from acute myocardial infarction. This disease usually affect post menopausal women and it is characterized by hypokinesis or akinesis in the mid and apical segments of the LV wall in the absenc ...
... TTCM is a reversible CM often precipitated by a stressful event with clinical features indistinguishables from acute myocardial infarction. This disease usually affect post menopausal women and it is characterized by hypokinesis or akinesis in the mid and apical segments of the LV wall in the absenc ...
A Guide to Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease
... Over time, the walls of your arteries can become furred up with fatty deposits. This process is known as atherosclerosis, and the fatty deposits are called atheroma. If your coronary arteries become narrow due to a build up of atheroma, the blood supply to your heart will be restricted. This can cau ...
... Over time, the walls of your arteries can become furred up with fatty deposits. This process is known as atherosclerosis, and the fatty deposits are called atheroma. If your coronary arteries become narrow due to a build up of atheroma, the blood supply to your heart will be restricted. This can cau ...
Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts
... Initial research into mechanical assistance for the heart focused on the total artificial heart, a biventricular device which completely replaces the function of the diseased heart. An internal battery required frequent recharging from an external power source. Many systems utilize a percutaneous po ...
... Initial research into mechanical assistance for the heart focused on the total artificial heart, a biventricular device which completely replaces the function of the diseased heart. An internal battery required frequent recharging from an external power source. Many systems utilize a percutaneous po ...
