Congenital Heart Disease
... disease may be discharged from hospital undiagnosed. Recent studies have suggested that pulse oximetry, if used in conjunction with a clinical examination prior to discharge, may improve the detection rate of some forms of CHD [3]. However, it is likely that a number of babies with serious cardiovas ...
... disease may be discharged from hospital undiagnosed. Recent studies have suggested that pulse oximetry, if used in conjunction with a clinical examination prior to discharge, may improve the detection rate of some forms of CHD [3]. However, it is likely that a number of babies with serious cardiovas ...
Mitral valve anatomy for Transcatheter techniques
... the normal mitral-aortic valvular coupling and the ability to namic assessment. length of the free edges of the cusps, the accurately assess changes in different disease states may be Clinical Perspective see p 31 point above the AoA basal plane, as w important, particularly in the context of valvul ...
... the normal mitral-aortic valvular coupling and the ability to namic assessment. length of the free edges of the cusps, the accurately assess changes in different disease states may be Clinical Perspective see p 31 point above the AoA basal plane, as w important, particularly in the context of valvul ...
Recent Advances in the Molecular Genetics of Familial
... The South Asian population, numbered at 1.8 billion, is estimated to comprise around 20% of the global population and 1% of the American population, and has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease. While South Asians show increased classical risk factors for developing heart failure, the ...
... The South Asian population, numbered at 1.8 billion, is estimated to comprise around 20% of the global population and 1% of the American population, and has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease. While South Asians show increased classical risk factors for developing heart failure, the ...
Simultaneous conduction over the fast and slow
... block is present on the SP impeding its activation by the impulse coming down from the FP. The second is that the critical slowing of conduction in the SP allows the recovery of excitability of the FP retrogradely and thus initiates nodal reentrant arrhythmia. To date, a few case reports have been p ...
... block is present on the SP impeding its activation by the impulse coming down from the FP. The second is that the critical slowing of conduction in the SP allows the recovery of excitability of the FP retrogradely and thus initiates nodal reentrant arrhythmia. To date, a few case reports have been p ...
The heart is also there! : Unexpected cardiac findings on chest CT
... Nowadays, the development of the MDCT allows the study of the whole heart in just one apnea, obtaining high spatial and temporal resolution images. Besides this, gating techniques using the ECG signal to control scanning, improve temporal resolution, minimize imaging artifacts caused by cardiac moti ...
... Nowadays, the development of the MDCT allows the study of the whole heart in just one apnea, obtaining high spatial and temporal resolution images. Besides this, gating techniques using the ECG signal to control scanning, improve temporal resolution, minimize imaging artifacts caused by cardiac moti ...
Timing of Depolarization and Contraction in the Paced
... sites for minimal mechanical asynchrony, realistic mathematical models of cardiac electromechanics in the ventricles are likely to be useful tools. The aim of this study was to extend an existing numerical model of electromechanics in the LV13 to the application of ventricular pacing. As a compromis ...
... sites for minimal mechanical asynchrony, realistic mathematical models of cardiac electromechanics in the ventricles are likely to be useful tools. The aim of this study was to extend an existing numerical model of electromechanics in the LV13 to the application of ventricular pacing. As a compromis ...
The Cardioprotective Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide in Heart
... [4-7]. The distributions of these enzymes’ expressions are tissue specific. CBS is the critical enzyme for H2S production in the nervous system and CSE is the major H2S-producing enzyme in the cardiovascular system [8]. A number of studies have demonstrated that H2S may be involved in a multitude of ...
... [4-7]. The distributions of these enzymes’ expressions are tissue specific. CBS is the critical enzyme for H2S production in the nervous system and CSE is the major H2S-producing enzyme in the cardiovascular system [8]. A number of studies have demonstrated that H2S may be involved in a multitude of ...
Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... The P wave indices of maximum duration and dispersion have received increasing attention and have been examined in a broad range of clinical settings. The ECG, as a vectorcardiogram,1 quantifies the magnitude and direction of electric propagation and depolarization. Insults such as chronically eleva ...
... The P wave indices of maximum duration and dispersion have received increasing attention and have been examined in a broad range of clinical settings. The ECG, as a vectorcardiogram,1 quantifies the magnitude and direction of electric propagation and depolarization. Insults such as chronically eleva ...
ADDITIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SELENIUM AND VITAMIN E AGAINST ARSENIC... LIPIDEMIC AND CARDIOTOXIC EFFECTS IN MICE
... then taken and allowed to mix with saturated butanol. The upper butanol phase was then allowed to react with 0.5M sodium acetate buffer (pH 5.0). After centrifugation the aqueous phase was allowed for the colour development with freshly 30 mM fast blue BB salt and kept in dark. After the formation o ...
... then taken and allowed to mix with saturated butanol. The upper butanol phase was then allowed to react with 0.5M sodium acetate buffer (pH 5.0). After centrifugation the aqueous phase was allowed for the colour development with freshly 30 mM fast blue BB salt and kept in dark. After the formation o ...
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
... may feel sad or worried. It’s an event that may change your thoughts and feelings about your health. Some people may feel vulnerable at first because they depend on an implanted device. As you return to daily life, your level of confidence and comfort with the CRT device will likely grow. As you can ...
... may feel sad or worried. It’s an event that may change your thoughts and feelings about your health. Some people may feel vulnerable at first because they depend on an implanted device. As you return to daily life, your level of confidence and comfort with the CRT device will likely grow. As you can ...
Parental electrocardiographic screening identifies a high degree of
... physical examination and a screening 12-lead ECG. Healthy control subjects from the general population, matched for age and sex, were also enrolled at l’Institut du Thorax and subjected to review of family history, physical examination, and a screening 12-lead ECG. The study was conducted according ...
... physical examination and a screening 12-lead ECG. Healthy control subjects from the general population, matched for age and sex, were also enrolled at l’Institut du Thorax and subjected to review of family history, physical examination, and a screening 12-lead ECG. The study was conducted according ...
The use of aerobic exercise training in improving aerobic capacity in
... aerobic capacity. Outcomes: Primary outcomes: aerobic capacity (peak oxygen consumption (VO2), peak workload). Secondary outcomes: walking velocity, walking endurance. Data analysis: The methodological quality was assessed by the PEDro scale. Metaanalyses were performed for all primary and secondary ...
... aerobic capacity. Outcomes: Primary outcomes: aerobic capacity (peak oxygen consumption (VO2), peak workload). Secondary outcomes: walking velocity, walking endurance. Data analysis: The methodological quality was assessed by the PEDro scale. Metaanalyses were performed for all primary and secondary ...
THE ACTION OF STROPHANTHIN ON THE LIVING CAT`S HEART
... presence and the duration of their action cannot be accurately known. Hatcher (25) tested out nine cats and found that after intravenous injection of 0.3 mg. of ouabain, one showed 32 per cent in the blood stream, one 45 per cent, and seven none at all. Similarly after the injection of 5 rag. of dig ...
... presence and the duration of their action cannot be accurately known. Hatcher (25) tested out nine cats and found that after intravenous injection of 0.3 mg. of ouabain, one showed 32 per cent in the blood stream, one 45 per cent, and seven none at all. Similarly after the injection of 5 rag. of dig ...
Cardiac Endothelial-Myocardial Signaling
... Brutsaert, Dirk L. Cardiac Endothelial-Myocardial Signaling: Its Role in Cardiac Growth, Contractile Performance, and Rhythmicity. Physiol Rev 83: 59 –115, 2003; 10.1152/physrev.00017.2002.—Experimental work during the past 15 years has demonstrated that endothelial cells in the heart play an obliga ...
... Brutsaert, Dirk L. Cardiac Endothelial-Myocardial Signaling: Its Role in Cardiac Growth, Contractile Performance, and Rhythmicity. Physiol Rev 83: 59 –115, 2003; 10.1152/physrev.00017.2002.—Experimental work during the past 15 years has demonstrated that endothelial cells in the heart play an obliga ...
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... are major criteria in the definition of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy very well characterising conduction delay of the right ventricle. Another clue for ECG definition is QRS fragmentation is all leads including “pre-silons” (QRS fragmentation in the Q wave), “topsilons” (QRS fragmentation in the R ...
... are major criteria in the definition of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy very well characterising conduction delay of the right ventricle. Another clue for ECG definition is QRS fragmentation is all leads including “pre-silons” (QRS fragmentation in the Q wave), “topsilons” (QRS fragmentation in the R ...
Modulation of Cardiac Connexin-43 by Omega
... diabetic rats and this was associated with improved integrity of cardiomyocytes and capillaries in the heart. Myocardial Cx43 mRNA and protein levels were higher in diabetic versus non-diabetic rats and were further enhanced by omega-3. The ratio of phosphorylated (functional) to non-phosphorylated ...
... diabetic rats and this was associated with improved integrity of cardiomyocytes and capillaries in the heart. Myocardial Cx43 mRNA and protein levels were higher in diabetic versus non-diabetic rats and were further enhanced by omega-3. The ratio of phosphorylated (functional) to non-phosphorylated ...
Pericardial Fat Is Associated With Prevalent Atrial Fibrillation
... trial fibrillation (AF) is expected to affect more than 6 million individuals in the United States by 20101 and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Obesity represents an important risk factor for new-onset AF.2– 4 Even after adjustment for hypertension and heart failure (HF), mea ...
... trial fibrillation (AF) is expected to affect more than 6 million individuals in the United States by 20101 and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Obesity represents an important risk factor for new-onset AF.2– 4 Even after adjustment for hypertension and heart failure (HF), mea ...
Relative Contributions of the Atrial Systole
... propranolol (0.5 mg/kg), 2 respectively, to minimize reflex influences on the contractile state of the heart. These drugs were admixed in the oxygenator. Beta-receptor blockade was verified at the end of the experiment with a challenge infusion of isoproterenol, 5 ^g/min. Ganglionic blockade was dem ...
... propranolol (0.5 mg/kg), 2 respectively, to minimize reflex influences on the contractile state of the heart. These drugs were admixed in the oxygenator. Beta-receptor blockade was verified at the end of the experiment with a challenge infusion of isoproterenol, 5 ^g/min. Ganglionic blockade was dem ...
The natural history of prevalent ischaemic heart disease in
... disease events, total and cardiovascular mortality, stroke, and major cardiovascular events tended to increase strongly from group VII to I. Diagnosed myocardial infarction was associated with a much poorer prognosis than all other groups (including unrecognized infarction) for all cardiovascular ou ...
... disease events, total and cardiovascular mortality, stroke, and major cardiovascular events tended to increase strongly from group VII to I. Diagnosed myocardial infarction was associated with a much poorer prognosis than all other groups (including unrecognized infarction) for all cardiovascular ou ...
Right-sided Aorta
... 20 per cent of the cases. According to Keith et al. (1958), in isolated dextrocardia a right-sided aortic arch occurs predominantly in those cases in which the right ventricle is posterior to the left ventricle, and the aorta placed anteriorly and to the left of the pulmonary artery. This was observ ...
... 20 per cent of the cases. According to Keith et al. (1958), in isolated dextrocardia a right-sided aortic arch occurs predominantly in those cases in which the right ventricle is posterior to the left ventricle, and the aorta placed anteriorly and to the left of the pulmonary artery. This was observ ...
Right ventricular aneurysm with - Heart
... myocardial infarction. Arrhythmias happen some- No abnormal cardiac pulsations were noted on the chest times as complications of left ventricular aneurysm, wall. On auscultation, the second heart sound split and aneurysmectomy for the control of these normally during inspiration and no significant m ...
... myocardial infarction. Arrhythmias happen some- No abnormal cardiac pulsations were noted on the chest times as complications of left ventricular aneurysm, wall. On auscultation, the second heart sound split and aneurysmectomy for the control of these normally during inspiration and no significant m ...
Repair of very severe tricuspid regurgitation following detachment of
... right ventricle (DORV) is a conotruncal malformation found in a group of complex heart lesions, which are unified by the characteristic that both great arteries arise predominantly from the right ventricle. The physiology of DORV after birth is determined mainly by the location of the ventricular se ...
... right ventricle (DORV) is a conotruncal malformation found in a group of complex heart lesions, which are unified by the characteristic that both great arteries arise predominantly from the right ventricle. The physiology of DORV after birth is determined mainly by the location of the ventricular se ...
Mitochondria in heart failure
... needs of the body. Defects in bioenergetics, increased preload and afterload, altered signal transduction pathways, abnormalities of calcium homeostasis, as well as neurohormonal dysregulation are major pathogenic factors for myocardial dysfunction in HF. Despite significant advances in therapy, par ...
... needs of the body. Defects in bioenergetics, increased preload and afterload, altered signal transduction pathways, abnormalities of calcium homeostasis, as well as neurohormonal dysregulation are major pathogenic factors for myocardial dysfunction in HF. Despite significant advances in therapy, par ...