The Effect of Exertional Hypertension Evoked by Weight
... exercise versus baseline were each compared using a paired t test. Changes in FMD (%) between groups were compared using an unpaired t test. Correlations between FMD before and after exercise were made using Pearson correlates. Data are reported as mean ⫾ SE with p ⬍ 0.05 considered to be significan ...
... exercise versus baseline were each compared using a paired t test. Changes in FMD (%) between groups were compared using an unpaired t test. Correlations between FMD before and after exercise were made using Pearson correlates. Data are reported as mean ⫾ SE with p ⬍ 0.05 considered to be significan ...
How to best to counteract the enemies? By blocking neurohormonal activation
... morbidity in patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction, and both patients with ischaemic and those with non-ischaemic heart disease. In fact, at present, the treatment of choice in such patients is blockade of both the RAAS and the sympathetic nervous system. However, all that glitters is ...
... morbidity in patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction, and both patients with ischaemic and those with non-ischaemic heart disease. In fact, at present, the treatment of choice in such patients is blockade of both the RAAS and the sympathetic nervous system. However, all that glitters is ...
chapt13_lecture
... 1. Produced by closing valves a. “Lub” = closing of AV valves; occurs at ventricular systole b. “Dub” = closing of semilunar valves; occurs at ventricular diastole ...
... 1. Produced by closing valves a. “Lub” = closing of AV valves; occurs at ventricular systole b. “Dub” = closing of semilunar valves; occurs at ventricular diastole ...
Left Atrial Enlargement
... disease from normal subjects in 92% of their series.5 A subsequent study by the same authors in 192 patients found that P terminal force was 89% diagnostic for left ventricular hypertrophy confirmed at autopsy.12 Hence, they used the nonspecific term "left atrial involvement" as a definition of P wa ...
... disease from normal subjects in 92% of their series.5 A subsequent study by the same authors in 192 patients found that P terminal force was 89% diagnostic for left ventricular hypertrophy confirmed at autopsy.12 Hence, they used the nonspecific term "left atrial involvement" as a definition of P wa ...
S12 Pharmacology Adrenoceptor Blockers ANS 8
... properties and is a pure antagonist. sufficient timolol may be absorbed from the eye to cause serious adverse effects on the heart and airways in susceptible individuals may interact with orally administered verapamil and ↑ the risk of heart block Betaxolol has the potential advantage of ...
... properties and is a pure antagonist. sufficient timolol may be absorbed from the eye to cause serious adverse effects on the heart and airways in susceptible individuals may interact with orally administered verapamil and ↑ the risk of heart block Betaxolol has the potential advantage of ...
Fat Around the Heart - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... ventricular dysfunction, and renal failure, were not considered in survival analyses. Several evidences confirmed a major impact of these factors on clinical outcome in patients with cardiac AL amyloidosis (2). This may be of particular importance because nearly 70% of cardiovascular events (15 of 2 ...
... ventricular dysfunction, and renal failure, were not considered in survival analyses. Several evidences confirmed a major impact of these factors on clinical outcome in patients with cardiac AL amyloidosis (2). This may be of particular importance because nearly 70% of cardiovascular events (15 of 2 ...
Slide 11.2a - domenicoscience
... CO = HR x SV 5250 ml/min = 75 beats/min x 70 mls/beat Norm = 5000 ml/min Entire blood supply passes through body once per minute. • CO varies with demands of the body. ...
... CO = HR x SV 5250 ml/min = 75 beats/min x 70 mls/beat Norm = 5000 ml/min Entire blood supply passes through body once per minute. • CO varies with demands of the body. ...
Pericardium
... Structure of the heart the walls of the heart 3 layers — endocardium *continue with the lining of the large blood vessels — myocardium *2 kinds: the ordinary cardiac muscles the specially m. — epicardium • Septum interatrial septum ----Oval fossa interventricular septum ----Membranous part ...
... Structure of the heart the walls of the heart 3 layers — endocardium *continue with the lining of the large blood vessels — myocardium *2 kinds: the ordinary cardiac muscles the specially m. — epicardium • Septum interatrial septum ----Oval fossa interventricular septum ----Membranous part ...
Aortic valve dynamics as a tool for pump speed assessment
... The progress in ventricular assist device technology and the effective use of the devices has brought about a lot of options treating end stage heart failure patients [3]. Different from total artificial hearts, cardiac assist devices provide support in conjunction with the native heart. Several ven ...
... The progress in ventricular assist device technology and the effective use of the devices has brought about a lot of options treating end stage heart failure patients [3]. Different from total artificial hearts, cardiac assist devices provide support in conjunction with the native heart. Several ven ...
OBESITY AS A CHRONIC DISEASE CONCEPT: PRIDE OR
... INTERVENTIONAL? If prognosis is fat function based rather than fat mass, liposuction of functional subcutaneous fat would not be expected to improve, and in fact does not improve, CVD risk factors. (Klein, N Engl JMed. 2004;350:2549–57). “Intervention obesity paradox” refers to more favorable outcom ...
... INTERVENTIONAL? If prognosis is fat function based rather than fat mass, liposuction of functional subcutaneous fat would not be expected to improve, and in fact does not improve, CVD risk factors. (Klein, N Engl JMed. 2004;350:2549–57). “Intervention obesity paradox” refers to more favorable outcom ...
presentation slides - National Forum for Heart Disease
... 12th Annual Meeting - National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Washington, D.C. October 22,2014 Keith C. Ferdinand, MD FACC ,FAHA,FASH,FNLA Professor of Clinical Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine Chair, National For ...
... 12th Annual Meeting - National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Washington, D.C. October 22,2014 Keith C. Ferdinand, MD FACC ,FAHA,FASH,FNLA Professor of Clinical Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine Chair, National For ...
Percent ventricular pacing with managed ventricular pacing mode in
... patient withdrew participation after informed consent form was signed; and a third patient was not yet implanted at the time of enrolment completion. The mean follow-up duration for all 120 implanted patients was 76.3 days with a range of 26–119 days; the cumulative follow-up was 301 months in all p ...
... patient withdrew participation after informed consent form was signed; and a third patient was not yet implanted at the time of enrolment completion. The mean follow-up duration for all 120 implanted patients was 76.3 days with a range of 26–119 days; the cumulative follow-up was 301 months in all p ...
Indications and Recommendations for Pacemaker Therapy
... and ventricles are preferred because they maintain the increased contribution of atrial contraction to ventricular filling necessary in this age group. In general, rate-responsive devices are preferred because they more closely simulate the physiologic function of the sinus node. Permanent pacemaker ...
... and ventricles are preferred because they maintain the increased contribution of atrial contraction to ventricular filling necessary in this age group. In general, rate-responsive devices are preferred because they more closely simulate the physiologic function of the sinus node. Permanent pacemaker ...
pe lessons : cardiovascular system eso
... body and lungs. The heart has a left atrium and a right atrium. The two chambers at the bottom are called the VENTRICLES. Your heart has a left ventricle and a right ventricle. Their job is to squirt the blood out to the body and lungs. Running down the middle of your heart is a thick wall of muscle ...
... body and lungs. The heart has a left atrium and a right atrium. The two chambers at the bottom are called the VENTRICLES. Your heart has a left ventricle and a right ventricle. Their job is to squirt the blood out to the body and lungs. Running down the middle of your heart is a thick wall of muscle ...
management of RHD - Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia
... volume overload occurs, and there is an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume, eventually leading to left ventricular contractile dysfunction in more severe cases • aortic stenosis, which results from fibrosis and fusion of the valve cusps, causing progressive obstruction to left ventri ...
... volume overload occurs, and there is an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume, eventually leading to left ventricular contractile dysfunction in more severe cases • aortic stenosis, which results from fibrosis and fusion of the valve cusps, causing progressive obstruction to left ventri ...
The role of theophylline in contrast
... osmolality of standard high-osmolar contrast media (HOCM), were developed in an attempt to reduce the incidence of CN. However, the risk of CN is not totally eliminated by the use of LOCM, although it is reduced when compared with the use of HOCM. Based on accumulated evidence and the high cost of t ...
... osmolality of standard high-osmolar contrast media (HOCM), were developed in an attempt to reduce the incidence of CN. However, the risk of CN is not totally eliminated by the use of LOCM, although it is reduced when compared with the use of HOCM. Based on accumulated evidence and the high cost of t ...
Performance enhancing drug abuse and cardiovascular risk
... clinical perspective it is also worth noting that EPO is predominantly used to boost endurance exercise performance and in general has not crossed over to amateur and recreational sports performers. AS, HGH, HCG and insulin/insulin-like growth factors, however, are routinely used by professional, am ...
... clinical perspective it is also worth noting that EPO is predominantly used to boost endurance exercise performance and in general has not crossed over to amateur and recreational sports performers. AS, HGH, HCG and insulin/insulin-like growth factors, however, are routinely used by professional, am ...
The Fontan circulation: who controls cardiac output?
... cardiac output are partly explained by the Frank Starling mechanism, but left ventricular filling is more important than myocardial contractility in augmenting stroke volume in normal individuals w3x. Clinicians have traditionally used this model to understand the changes of cardiac output in health ...
... cardiac output are partly explained by the Frank Starling mechanism, but left ventricular filling is more important than myocardial contractility in augmenting stroke volume in normal individuals w3x. Clinicians have traditionally used this model to understand the changes of cardiac output in health ...
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
... internal mammary artery (IMA) at high risk of injury, etc. n Evaluable data regarding safety or effectiveness is not available for prohibitive risk DMR patients with an LVEF < 20% or an LVESD > 60mm. MitraClip should be used only when criteria for clip suitability for DMR have been met. • The majo ...
... internal mammary artery (IMA) at high risk of injury, etc. n Evaluable data regarding safety or effectiveness is not available for prohibitive risk DMR patients with an LVEF < 20% or an LVESD > 60mm. MitraClip should be used only when criteria for clip suitability for DMR have been met. • The majo ...
Percutaneous closure of a postoperative residual atrial septal defect
... all cardiac diseases.[4] Although it is generally asymptomatic during early periods, it induces volume overload in the right ventricle and right atrium with advancing age, and can cause pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular insufficiency as well as Eisenmenger syndrome at elderly ages. Moreov ...
... all cardiac diseases.[4] Although it is generally asymptomatic during early periods, it induces volume overload in the right ventricle and right atrium with advancing age, and can cause pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular insufficiency as well as Eisenmenger syndrome at elderly ages. Moreov ...
The Heart
... Valve Replacement and Repair • Valves must flex, stretch, and hold back pressure to function normally • Aortic and Mitral valves are the most commonly repaired or replaced valves • 2 types of valves used – tissue valves from pigs; do not need to take blood thinners – mechanical valves; need to take ...
... Valve Replacement and Repair • Valves must flex, stretch, and hold back pressure to function normally • Aortic and Mitral valves are the most commonly repaired or replaced valves • 2 types of valves used – tissue valves from pigs; do not need to take blood thinners – mechanical valves; need to take ...
An allometric analysis of the giraffe cardiovascular system.
... twice the predicted value for animals of similar body mass (116.5mmHg; Fig. 1C). Blood pressure in giraffes varies depending on the angle of the neck to the vertical. At an angle of 30o MAP can be predicted to be 187mmHg in a 775kg giraffe, 216mmHg at 60o and 247mmHg at 90o. Blood pressure also depe ...
... twice the predicted value for animals of similar body mass (116.5mmHg; Fig. 1C). Blood pressure in giraffes varies depending on the angle of the neck to the vertical. At an angle of 30o MAP can be predicted to be 187mmHg in a 775kg giraffe, 216mmHg at 60o and 247mmHg at 90o. Blood pressure also depe ...
Polymorphous Ventricular Tachycardia
... promptly abolished within 30-60 minutes after initiation of therapy. Treatment was judged ineffective or proarrhythmic when PVT occurred at the same or increased frequency with a given treatment. Revascularization including percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or CABG was used when ...
... promptly abolished within 30-60 minutes after initiation of therapy. Treatment was judged ineffective or proarrhythmic when PVT occurred at the same or increased frequency with a given treatment. Revascularization including percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or CABG was used when ...
The role of the radiographer in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
... structure and function of organs and systems within the human body and of contrast agents and other drugs utilised in MRI. The high static magnetic fields used in MRI present significant safety considerations and require radiographers to have extensive knowledge and understanding related to MRI saf ...
... structure and function of organs and systems within the human body and of contrast agents and other drugs utilised in MRI. The high static magnetic fields used in MRI present significant safety considerations and require radiographers to have extensive knowledge and understanding related to MRI saf ...
34. Pediatric BLS(순천향의대 장혜영)
... Avoid excessive ventilation Excessive ventilation is harmful because it Increases intrathoracic pressure and impedes venous return and therefore decreases cardiac output, cerebral blood flow, and coronary perfusion. Causes air trapping and barotrauma in patients with small airway obstruction. ...
... Avoid excessive ventilation Excessive ventilation is harmful because it Increases intrathoracic pressure and impedes venous return and therefore decreases cardiac output, cerebral blood flow, and coronary perfusion. Causes air trapping and barotrauma in patients with small airway obstruction. ...