Prognosis assessment of persistent left bundle branch
... sheet. Finally, written consent will be obtained from each patient (records stored by the promoter in a dedicated archives room) (figure 1). LBBB after the TAVI procedure will be diagnosed by a 12-lead ECG performed daily until the seventh day after implantation. The definition of LBBB is that stipula ...
... sheet. Finally, written consent will be obtained from each patient (records stored by the promoter in a dedicated archives room) (figure 1). LBBB after the TAVI procedure will be diagnosed by a 12-lead ECG performed daily until the seventh day after implantation. The definition of LBBB is that stipula ...
Regulation of Stroke Volume during Submaximal and Maximal
... ejection fraction measurements in 27 males in our laboratory; linear regression analysis between radionuclide and contrast values demonstrated a correlation coefficient of 0.93 and a standard error of 0.047. Ejection fraction has been shown also to be a highly reproducible measurement both at rest a ...
... ejection fraction measurements in 27 males in our laboratory; linear regression analysis between radionuclide and contrast values demonstrated a correlation coefficient of 0.93 and a standard error of 0.047. Ejection fraction has been shown also to be a highly reproducible measurement both at rest a ...
The uses and limitations of end-systolic indexes of left
... of left ventricular contractile function. In our laboratory, for example, noninvasive evaluation of the stressvolume relationship in patients with sickle cell anemia revealed contractile depression not evidenced by shortening fraction.5 In a recent study of patients with aortic stenosis, a reduced s ...
... of left ventricular contractile function. In our laboratory, for example, noninvasive evaluation of the stressvolume relationship in patients with sickle cell anemia revealed contractile depression not evidenced by shortening fraction.5 In a recent study of patients with aortic stenosis, a reduced s ...
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... and friendly index to assess cardiac function in both clinical and experimental studies, being relatively easy to measure and to understand, the LV ejection fraction has maintained its position as the most commonly used index. However, it is load dependent and accurate calculation requires measureme ...
... and friendly index to assess cardiac function in both clinical and experimental studies, being relatively easy to measure and to understand, the LV ejection fraction has maintained its position as the most commonly used index. However, it is load dependent and accurate calculation requires measureme ...
Circulatory System
... All the blood vessels in the body joined end to end would stretch 62,000 miles or two and a half times around the earth. The heart circulates the body’s supply about 1,000 times each day. The heart pumps the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 quarts of blood each day. ...
... All the blood vessels in the body joined end to end would stretch 62,000 miles or two and a half times around the earth. The heart circulates the body’s supply about 1,000 times each day. The heart pumps the equivalent of 5,000 to 6,000 quarts of blood each day. ...
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... and balloon-expandable prostheses.2 Both series revealed procedural high-intensity transient signals in all patients, with the highest load during deployment of transfemorally introduced self-expanding prostheses. We also concur with most of the recommendations to reduce the risk of periprocedural c ...
... and balloon-expandable prostheses.2 Both series revealed procedural high-intensity transient signals in all patients, with the highest load during deployment of transfemorally introduced self-expanding prostheses. We also concur with most of the recommendations to reduce the risk of periprocedural c ...
Maternal complication of twin gestation
... • Myocardial contractility increases, thus no change in cardiac EEF ...
... • Myocardial contractility increases, thus no change in cardiac EEF ...
Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia Associated With Stress
... A 75-year-old woman presented with medically intractable wide QRS tachycardia. She had experienced chest discomfort during a vertebral procedure and was transferred to our hospital. Electrocardiography showed sustained wide QRS tachycardia, which persisted in various QRS axes despite the repeated ad ...
... A 75-year-old woman presented with medically intractable wide QRS tachycardia. She had experienced chest discomfort during a vertebral procedure and was transferred to our hospital. Electrocardiography showed sustained wide QRS tachycardia, which persisted in various QRS axes despite the repeated ad ...
Circulatory support
... However, it should be noted that in patients with borderline hemodynamics, ongoing ischemia, or cardiogenic shock, insertion of an intra-aortic balloon just prior to coronary instrumentation has been associated with improved outcomes. Furthermore it is reasonable to obtain vascular access in the con ...
... However, it should be noted that in patients with borderline hemodynamics, ongoing ischemia, or cardiogenic shock, insertion of an intra-aortic balloon just prior to coronary instrumentation has been associated with improved outcomes. Furthermore it is reasonable to obtain vascular access in the con ...
Cyber-physical modeling of implantable cardiac medical devices
... BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE The heart generates electrical impulses which organize the sequence of muscle contractions during each heart beat The heart’s electrical timing is fundamental to proper cardiac function The implantable cardiac pacemaker is a rhythm management device Such devices have im ...
... BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE The heart generates electrical impulses which organize the sequence of muscle contractions during each heart beat The heart’s electrical timing is fundamental to proper cardiac function The implantable cardiac pacemaker is a rhythm management device Such devices have im ...
Iabp2
... However, it should be noted that in patients with borderline hemodynamics, ongoing ischemia, or cardiogenic shock, insertion of an intra-aortic balloon just prior to coronary instrumentation has been associated with improved outcomes. Furthermore it is reasonable to obtain vascular access in the con ...
... However, it should be noted that in patients with borderline hemodynamics, ongoing ischemia, or cardiogenic shock, insertion of an intra-aortic balloon just prior to coronary instrumentation has been associated with improved outcomes. Furthermore it is reasonable to obtain vascular access in the con ...
Photosynthesis
... Systole - Contraction of heart chambers Diastole - Relaxation of heart chambers Pulse - Two-part pumping action that takes about a second ...
... Systole - Contraction of heart chambers Diastole - Relaxation of heart chambers Pulse - Two-part pumping action that takes about a second ...
Increased cardiac work provides a link between systemic
... animal types and no significant differences between animal types were observed. SHR group LV mass was not significantly different from the WKY group at 3 month, but significantly greater than control at 14 and 21 month. These differences were present both without and with correction for body mass. H ...
... animal types and no significant differences between animal types were observed. SHR group LV mass was not significantly different from the WKY group at 3 month, but significantly greater than control at 14 and 21 month. These differences were present both without and with correction for body mass. H ...
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE IN THE
... Aetiology: Anaemia that is severe enough (Hct < 25%) can produce signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure (CHF) without underlying cardiac abnormalities Differential diagnosis: Polycythaemia and a raised haematocrit suggest that breathlessness may be caused by lung disease, cyanotic heart dise ...
... Aetiology: Anaemia that is severe enough (Hct < 25%) can produce signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure (CHF) without underlying cardiac abnormalities Differential diagnosis: Polycythaemia and a raised haematocrit suggest that breathlessness may be caused by lung disease, cyanotic heart dise ...
What Are the Causes of Systolic Murmurs in Young Children?
... samples aseptically, and maintaining unobstructed urine flow.3 Michael Downs, MD L. Jeneen Wood, MD ...
... samples aseptically, and maintaining unobstructed urine flow.3 Michael Downs, MD L. Jeneen Wood, MD ...
ventilation-perfusion matching during one lung
... of shunt during OLV. Patients with large central tumors undergoing pneumonectomy or lobectomy will most probably have less perfusion to the operated non-ventilated lung, as compared with patients with peripheral masses. Lung perfusion studies showed that perfusion is already impaired in patients wit ...
... of shunt during OLV. Patients with large central tumors undergoing pneumonectomy or lobectomy will most probably have less perfusion to the operated non-ventilated lung, as compared with patients with peripheral masses. Lung perfusion studies showed that perfusion is already impaired in patients wit ...
The Impact of Time and Day on the Presentation of
... Potential explanations for our findings include differences in prehospital delay, physical or emotional stressors, pathophysiologic differences, and historical differences. Early hospital treatment should not influence these presenting findings, as markers of myonecrosis and the presenting ECG were ...
... Potential explanations for our findings include differences in prehospital delay, physical or emotional stressors, pathophysiologic differences, and historical differences. Early hospital treatment should not influence these presenting findings, as markers of myonecrosis and the presenting ECG were ...
Left Ventricular Mechanical Support with Impella
... unloading with the Impella device may provide higher recovery potential to damaged hearts than ECMO and may have a significant impact not only on intensive care of patients with heart failure but also on resuscitation. ASAIO Journal 2011; ...
... unloading with the Impella device may provide higher recovery potential to damaged hearts than ECMO and may have a significant impact not only on intensive care of patients with heart failure but also on resuscitation. ASAIO Journal 2011; ...
Deaths in long-term paced patients
... The presence of a recent occlusive lesion in the demand pacemakers. Only I2 of the deaths concoronary system is difficult to demonstrate without sidered as possibly caused by iatrogenic arrhytha much more thorough and time-consuming nec- mias occurred after adequate records were being ropsy techniqu ...
... The presence of a recent occlusive lesion in the demand pacemakers. Only I2 of the deaths concoronary system is difficult to demonstrate without sidered as possibly caused by iatrogenic arrhytha much more thorough and time-consuming nec- mias occurred after adequate records were being ropsy techniqu ...
AHA News Release Masthead
... Each year, more than 310,000 people across the country die from coronary heart disease before reaching a hospital or in an emergency room. Most of those deaths result from sudden cardiac arrest and 75 percent to 80 percent occur at home. When the arrest occurs outside the hospital setting, most vict ...
... Each year, more than 310,000 people across the country die from coronary heart disease before reaching a hospital or in an emergency room. Most of those deaths result from sudden cardiac arrest and 75 percent to 80 percent occur at home. When the arrest occurs outside the hospital setting, most vict ...
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Topic Review
... just “purely clinical reasons.” Cardiac Intensity Score was associated with 2 population-based measures of healthcare utilization: general healthcare spending (the End-of-Life Expenditure Index) and delivery of cardiac services (population-based catheterization rates). About ¼ of cardiologists repor ...
... just “purely clinical reasons.” Cardiac Intensity Score was associated with 2 population-based measures of healthcare utilization: general healthcare spending (the End-of-Life Expenditure Index) and delivery of cardiac services (population-based catheterization rates). About ¼ of cardiologists repor ...
Certificate Program in surgical technology
... c. ductus venosus d. foramen ovale e. ductus arteriosus f. umbilical arteries 6. Pulse points a. carotid b. radial c. brachial d. facial e. superficial temporal f. femoral g. popliteal h. dorsalis pedis i. posterior tibial 7. Factors that affect blood pressure a. cardiac output b. peripheral vascula ...
... c. ductus venosus d. foramen ovale e. ductus arteriosus f. umbilical arteries 6. Pulse points a. carotid b. radial c. brachial d. facial e. superficial temporal f. femoral g. popliteal h. dorsalis pedis i. posterior tibial 7. Factors that affect blood pressure a. cardiac output b. peripheral vascula ...
Percutaneous left ventricular assist device to support PCI of
... artery disease has been advanced by the advent of stent technology, which diminished the problem of elastic recoil and abrupt closure in the acute setting. The risk of stent thrombosis has been virtually overcome by the introduction of dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic and ticlopidine o ...
... artery disease has been advanced by the advent of stent technology, which diminished the problem of elastic recoil and abrupt closure in the acute setting. The risk of stent thrombosis has been virtually overcome by the introduction of dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic and ticlopidine o ...
Assessment of systemic right ventricular function using tissue
... to be a challenge for cardiologists due to its specific anatomic features which cannot be described with a simple geometric model [5, 6]. Thus, it is particularly important to use different available echocardiographic techniques for the systematic evaluation of patients with functionally univentricu ...
... to be a challenge for cardiologists due to its specific anatomic features which cannot be described with a simple geometric model [5, 6]. Thus, it is particularly important to use different available echocardiographic techniques for the systematic evaluation of patients with functionally univentricu ...
Clinical characteristics and prognosis significance of bundle
... Introduction: Left and right BBB (LBBB and RBBB) represent an independent predictor of poor outcome in AMI. Objective: To assess the incidence, clinical meaning and evolution of patients with BBB, left and right and AMI. Material and Methods: Retrospective study included 1020 patients with AMI, from ...
... Introduction: Left and right BBB (LBBB and RBBB) represent an independent predictor of poor outcome in AMI. Objective: To assess the incidence, clinical meaning and evolution of patients with BBB, left and right and AMI. Material and Methods: Retrospective study included 1020 patients with AMI, from ...