Anatomic variations in the origin of the left circumflex coronary artery
... On the basis of findings of the current study it can be concluded that, the anomalous origin of the LCx may not be benign all the time. In cases where ischemia does not resolve reso accurately after successful treatment of a coronary stenosis, anomalous coronary arteries must be considered. Recognit ...
... On the basis of findings of the current study it can be concluded that, the anomalous origin of the LCx may not be benign all the time. In cases where ischemia does not resolve reso accurately after successful treatment of a coronary stenosis, anomalous coronary arteries must be considered. Recognit ...
A Closer Look Boston Scientific ICD and CRT
... monitoring under the following conditions: 100% DDDR BiV pacing at 60 ppm, 3.5V, 0.4 ms, 500 ohm pacing load; and six maximum energy charges. Replace the device before it reaches EOL. NOTE: The pulse generator will not allow the ERI time period to extend beyond 93 days at which point EOL will be dec ...
... monitoring under the following conditions: 100% DDDR BiV pacing at 60 ppm, 3.5V, 0.4 ms, 500 ohm pacing load; and six maximum energy charges. Replace the device before it reaches EOL. NOTE: The pulse generator will not allow the ERI time period to extend beyond 93 days at which point EOL will be dec ...
Cardiomyopathies as a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in
... tive cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent in tropical and [2]. According to the present study, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent type in Egypt. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is a relatively new and rare cardiac problem, previously it was considered to be endemic disease in North East ...
... tive cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent in tropical and [2]. According to the present study, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent type in Egypt. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is a relatively new and rare cardiac problem, previously it was considered to be endemic disease in North East ...
ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM Guidelines for the Management
... Class IIb Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion. Class III Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that the procedure/ treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. A complete list of many publications on various aspects of thi ...
... Class IIb Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion. Class III Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that the procedure/ treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. A complete list of many publications on various aspects of thi ...
EMS Management of Hypothermia PowerPoint ALS_ILS_BLS
... * IF they survive the cold-shock, this is the next 30 minutes of progression ...
... * IF they survive the cold-shock, this is the next 30 minutes of progression ...
Neurocardiogenic Syncope in the Intercollegiate Athlete:
... regulation, which presents itself as syncope or presyncope. 3 The diagnosis of this condition in the general population is fairly new, with it's appearance frrst being documented in 1932 by Sir Thomas Lewis. 4,5 Lewis used the name vasovagal syncope to describe the vasovagal inhibition that occurs ...
... regulation, which presents itself as syncope or presyncope. 3 The diagnosis of this condition in the general population is fairly new, with it's appearance frrst being documented in 1932 by Sir Thomas Lewis. 4,5 Lewis used the name vasovagal syncope to describe the vasovagal inhibition that occurs ...
Practice Guidelines 2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for
... by selecting either the “topic list” link or the “chronological list” link (No. KB-0112). To purchase additional reprints, call 843-216-2533 or e-mail [email protected]. Expert peer review of AHA Scientific Statements is conducted at the AHA National Center. For more on AHA statements a ...
... by selecting either the “topic list” link or the “chronological list” link (No. KB-0112). To purchase additional reprints, call 843-216-2533 or e-mail [email protected]. Expert peer review of AHA Scientific Statements is conducted at the AHA National Center. For more on AHA statements a ...
Infantile Form of Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 11 Deficiency
... Purification of human liver CPT. CPT was purified from human liver obtained from kidney transplantation donors. Livers removed within 15 min after circulatory arrest were immediately frozen in solid CO2. 80 g of frozen liver were homogenized in 800 ml of 0.25 M sucrose, 5 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 0.25 mM ED ...
... Purification of human liver CPT. CPT was purified from human liver obtained from kidney transplantation donors. Livers removed within 15 min after circulatory arrest were immediately frozen in solid CO2. 80 g of frozen liver were homogenized in 800 ml of 0.25 M sucrose, 5 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 0.25 mM ED ...
A rare case of a congenital anomalous origin of the coronary arteries
... cardiac death may result from this anomaly [7, 8]. These complications can occur due to interarterial course of the coronary artery and its compression by the great vessels [9, 10]. On the other hand, severe coronary stenosis, vasospasm, and the formation of a muscular bridge are also possible cause ...
... cardiac death may result from this anomaly [7, 8]. These complications can occur due to interarterial course of the coronary artery and its compression by the great vessels [9, 10]. On the other hand, severe coronary stenosis, vasospasm, and the formation of a muscular bridge are also possible cause ...
Sympathetic Innervation Alters Growth and Intrinsic Heart Rate of
... the heart begins to grow by cellular hypertrophy.22 The transition of the heart to growth by hypertrophy coincides with functional maturation of sympathetic cardiac innervation.23>24 /3-Adrenergic receptor stimulation of newborn rat hearts through a bolus injection of isoproterenol inhibits further ...
... the heart begins to grow by cellular hypertrophy.22 The transition of the heart to growth by hypertrophy coincides with functional maturation of sympathetic cardiac innervation.23>24 /3-Adrenergic receptor stimulation of newborn rat hearts through a bolus injection of isoproterenol inhibits further ...
Frequently Asked Questions About AEDs
... the heart. Built-in computers assess the patient's heart rhythm, judge whether defibrillation is needed, and then administer the shock. Audible and/or visual prompts guide the user through the process. 3. How does an AED work? A microprocessor inside the defibrillator interprets (analyzes) the victi ...
... the heart. Built-in computers assess the patient's heart rhythm, judge whether defibrillation is needed, and then administer the shock. Audible and/or visual prompts guide the user through the process. 3. How does an AED work? A microprocessor inside the defibrillator interprets (analyzes) the victi ...
View Full Page PDF - Advances in Physiology Education
... insulin concentrations, are subject to anatomical and physiological changes that significantly affect the response to internal and external stimuli (homeostasis). Homeostasis is maintained, in part, by adjustments in the cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems. However, individuals with diabe ...
... insulin concentrations, are subject to anatomical and physiological changes that significantly affect the response to internal and external stimuli (homeostasis). Homeostasis is maintained, in part, by adjustments in the cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems. However, individuals with diabe ...
Left posterior hemiblock in acute myocardial infarction - Heart
... myocardium; in acute cases only the most severe lesion, namely necrosis, could be regarded as a certain cause of conduction blocks. Lesser cytological changes, like cloudy swelling, vacuolization (even with indistinguishable myofilaments), haemorrhage, and local leucocytic infiltration have not been ...
... myocardium; in acute cases only the most severe lesion, namely necrosis, could be regarded as a certain cause of conduction blocks. Lesser cytological changes, like cloudy swelling, vacuolization (even with indistinguishable myofilaments), haemorrhage, and local leucocytic infiltration have not been ...
Cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart disease
... Patient education is the process by which health professionals impart information to patients that will alter their health behaviours or improve their health status (Koongstvedt 2001). There is substantial variation in the delivery of patient education for cardiac patients; it may be classroom- or h ...
... Patient education is the process by which health professionals impart information to patients that will alter their health behaviours or improve their health status (Koongstvedt 2001). There is substantial variation in the delivery of patient education for cardiac patients; it may be classroom- or h ...
Review of electromagnetic source investigations of the fetal heart
... approximately constant for different gestational ages, thereby suggesting its use as an index of fetal well-being, although Kandori et al. [31] found that the T/QRS ratio varied substantially in normal fetuses. However, it is generally difficult to determine the instant of T wave deflection from (an ...
... approximately constant for different gestational ages, thereby suggesting its use as an index of fetal well-being, although Kandori et al. [31] found that the T/QRS ratio varied substantially in normal fetuses. However, it is generally difficult to determine the instant of T wave deflection from (an ...
The Role of TNFa and Sphingolipid Signaling in Cardiac Hypoxia
... diomyocytes [4, 22] in an autocrine/paracrine fashion. We have recently reported that serum levels of SPH are elevated in an experimental model of heart failure [13] and that serum SPH and S1P are elevated in patients with severe coronary artery disease [23]. The present study was undertaken to dete ...
... diomyocytes [4, 22] in an autocrine/paracrine fashion. We have recently reported that serum levels of SPH are elevated in an experimental model of heart failure [13] and that serum SPH and S1P are elevated in patients with severe coronary artery disease [23]. The present study was undertaken to dete ...
The Morphogenesis of Transposition of the Great Vessels
... considerable impetus in recent years as a result of the experiments of Goerttler2 and the observations of deVries anid Saunders.' However, while hemodynamic factors may be the energy source responsible for the anomaly, such a theory does not identify the growth abnormality that takes place. Furtherm ...
... considerable impetus in recent years as a result of the experiments of Goerttler2 and the observations of deVries anid Saunders.' However, while hemodynamic factors may be the energy source responsible for the anomaly, such a theory does not identify the growth abnormality that takes place. Furtherm ...
Section 1 The Circulatory System
... capillaries in the brain. Endothelial cells in other parts of the body have gaps between them through which water, ions, molecules, and even some blood cells can easily diffuse. Water is the only constituent of the blood that can diffuse freely across the blood-brain barrier. Substances required by ...
... capillaries in the brain. Endothelial cells in other parts of the body have gaps between them through which water, ions, molecules, and even some blood cells can easily diffuse. Water is the only constituent of the blood that can diffuse freely across the blood-brain barrier. Substances required by ...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review
... Context Throughout the past 40 years, a vast and sometimes contradictory literature has accumulated regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiac disease caused by a variety of mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins and characterized by a broad and expanding clinical spectr ...
... Context Throughout the past 40 years, a vast and sometimes contradictory literature has accumulated regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiac disease caused by a variety of mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins and characterized by a broad and expanding clinical spectr ...
Developmental Changes in the Myocardial Architecture of the Chick
... Background: Numerous studies describing myocardial architecture have been performed on the adult heart but considerably fewer have been made during embryonic or fetal development. To serve as a basis for interspecies comparison of ventricular morphology, and as a reference for studying the effects o ...
... Background: Numerous studies describing myocardial architecture have been performed on the adult heart but considerably fewer have been made during embryonic or fetal development. To serve as a basis for interspecies comparison of ventricular morphology, and as a reference for studying the effects o ...
Anderson 2014 Cochrane Overview
... Patient education is the process by which health professionals impart information to patients that will alter their health behaviours or improve their health status (Koongstvedt 2001). There is substantial variation in the delivery of patient education for cardiac patients; it may be classroom- or h ...
... Patient education is the process by which health professionals impart information to patients that will alter their health behaviours or improve their health status (Koongstvedt 2001). There is substantial variation in the delivery of patient education for cardiac patients; it may be classroom- or h ...
... Background: Up-regulation of HO-1 by genetic manipulation or pharmacological pre-treatment has been reported to provide benefits in several animal models of myocardial infarction (MI). However, its efficacy following MI initiation (as in clinical reality) remains to be tested. Therefore, this study ...
Effect of Caloric Restriction or Aerobic Exercise
... with its 95% CI and a P value. Based on a previous study of participants with heart failure, sample size calculations indicated that 80 evaluable participants would provide more than 80% power to detect a main effect of 6% in peak V̇O2 and effect size of 20% on MLHF total score. Allowing for up to 2 ...
... with its 95% CI and a P value. Based on a previous study of participants with heart failure, sample size calculations indicated that 80 evaluable participants would provide more than 80% power to detect a main effect of 6% in peak V̇O2 and effect size of 20% on MLHF total score. Allowing for up to 2 ...
Normal Ranges of Right Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic
... Background: Establishment of the range of normal values and associated variations of two-dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)–derived right ventricular (RV) strain is a prerequisite for its routine clinical application in children. The objectives of this study were to perform a m ...
... Background: Establishment of the range of normal values and associated variations of two-dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)–derived right ventricular (RV) strain is a prerequisite for its routine clinical application in children. The objectives of this study were to perform a m ...
Evaluation And Treatment Of Common But Non
... Rx with indomethacin: 4 days later: Continuous murmur still present, heart size improved. Feeds OK. + wt gain. Echo: Small to mod PDA L-R shunt. Normal LA & LV size with nl biV function. Laxis given every other day and baby improved and discharged home. F/U 3 months later: Continuous murmur present, ...
... Rx with indomethacin: 4 days later: Continuous murmur still present, heart size improved. Feeds OK. + wt gain. Echo: Small to mod PDA L-R shunt. Normal LA & LV size with nl biV function. Laxis given every other day and baby improved and discharged home. F/U 3 months later: Continuous murmur present, ...