Ventricular arrhythmia in coronary artery disease
... previous studies exploring the mechanistic pathways leading to SCD were necropsy studies. To our knowledge, no unselected large study integrated clinical characteristics and angiographic findings to distinguish the patterns of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in CAD. In particular, most stud ...
... previous studies exploring the mechanistic pathways leading to SCD were necropsy studies. To our knowledge, no unselected large study integrated clinical characteristics and angiographic findings to distinguish the patterns of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in CAD. In particular, most stud ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.
... endothelium release [14]. Hambrecht et al, confirmed more recently these results; they found a correlation between the changes in endothelium-dependent vasodilation and the improvement in exercise capacity [15]. ...
... endothelium release [14]. Hambrecht et al, confirmed more recently these results; they found a correlation between the changes in endothelium-dependent vasodilation and the improvement in exercise capacity [15]. ...
Pulmonary hypertension in advanced sarcoidosis: epidemiology and clinical characteristics CLINICAL FORUM
... elevations in Ppa are common in this setting. Nonetheless, simple clinical criteria have limited power as screening tests to identify those persons with sarcoidosis who concomitantly have PH. The mechanisms for PH in sarcoidosis remain unclear. As with other forms of interstitial lung disease, Ppa m ...
... elevations in Ppa are common in this setting. Nonetheless, simple clinical criteria have limited power as screening tests to identify those persons with sarcoidosis who concomitantly have PH. The mechanisms for PH in sarcoidosis remain unclear. As with other forms of interstitial lung disease, Ppa m ...
PIM2: a revised version of the Paediatric Index of Mortality
... tion, and when patients were grouped by mortality risk, diagnosis, diagnostic group, intensive care unit, and age. The aim was to identify patient groups where PIM either over-predicted or under–predicted mortality. Individual variables were examined for association with mortality using the χ2 test ...
... tion, and when patients were grouped by mortality risk, diagnosis, diagnostic group, intensive care unit, and age. The aim was to identify patient groups where PIM either over-predicted or under–predicted mortality. Individual variables were examined for association with mortality using the χ2 test ...
N. Engl. J. Med. 2013
... performed according to the intention-to-treat principle on data from all patients who underwent randomization, with the use of a Cox proportional-hazards model, with stratification according to baseline renal-impairment category and baseline cardiovascular risk group and with treatment as a model te ...
... performed according to the intention-to-treat principle on data from all patients who underwent randomization, with the use of a Cox proportional-hazards model, with stratification according to baseline renal-impairment category and baseline cardiovascular risk group and with treatment as a model te ...
relation of hemoglobin a to left ventricular diastolic function in
... development of symptomatic heart failure (1). Heart failure that occurs as the result of impaired myocardial relaxation and compliance has been termed diastolic heart failure (2). Diastolic heart failure develops despite normal left ventricular systolic contractile function and leads to significant ...
... development of symptomatic heart failure (1). Heart failure that occurs as the result of impaired myocardial relaxation and compliance has been termed diastolic heart failure (2). Diastolic heart failure develops despite normal left ventricular systolic contractile function and leads to significant ...
Canine Heart Disease
... Cyanosis is the blue-purple discoloration of the gums and tongue that occurs when an animal in heart failure cannot get adequate oxygen Syncope or collapse results from decreases in blood pressure due to poor heart function What laboratory changes does heart disease cause? Heart disease rarely c ...
... Cyanosis is the blue-purple discoloration of the gums and tongue that occurs when an animal in heart failure cannot get adequate oxygen Syncope or collapse results from decreases in blood pressure due to poor heart function What laboratory changes does heart disease cause? Heart disease rarely c ...
Patient Pre ICD SCA FAQs - American Heart Association
... who are at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Recent medical research shows that heart attack survivors and people with heart failure who have an ejection fraction of 35% or below are at higher risk for dangerously fast heart rhythms and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.1 How is ejection fraction measured? A simp ...
... who are at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Recent medical research shows that heart attack survivors and people with heart failure who have an ejection fraction of 35% or below are at higher risk for dangerously fast heart rhythms and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.1 How is ejection fraction measured? A simp ...
Pre-ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator)
... who are at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Recent medical research shows that heart attack survivors and people with heart failure who have an ejection fraction of 35% or below are at higher risk for dangerously fast heart rhythms and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.1 How is ejection fraction measured? A simp ...
... who are at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Recent medical research shows that heart attack survivors and people with heart failure who have an ejection fraction of 35% or below are at higher risk for dangerously fast heart rhythms and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.1 How is ejection fraction measured? A simp ...
Pulsus paradoxus - European Respiratory Journal
... Increased abdominal pressure during inspiration increases the intraluminal pressure of the abdominal aorta and thus the impedance to left ventricular ejection, independently of the effect of decreased ITP [15]. Inspiratory increase in lung volume Effects on right ventricular afterload The relationsh ...
... Increased abdominal pressure during inspiration increases the intraluminal pressure of the abdominal aorta and thus the impedance to left ventricular ejection, independently of the effect of decreased ITP [15]. Inspiratory increase in lung volume Effects on right ventricular afterload The relationsh ...
Special At*tide Some Controversial Cardiovascular Reflexes
... has been described for the bronchial muscles and consists of the following steps: (a) The injection of small doses of histamine directly into the bronchial artery of a dog causes local bronchoconstriction, followed by a. reflex vagal bronchoconstriction.31 (b) An increase in vagal tone causes a redu ...
... has been described for the bronchial muscles and consists of the following steps: (a) The injection of small doses of histamine directly into the bronchial artery of a dog causes local bronchoconstriction, followed by a. reflex vagal bronchoconstriction.31 (b) An increase in vagal tone causes a redu ...
AP15–Heart Dissection - Science from Scientists
... Bicuspid valve – valve situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle; it is also called the mitral valve Tricuspid valve – a valve on the right side of the heart between the atrium and the ventricle that h ...
... Bicuspid valve – valve situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle; it is also called the mitral valve Tricuspid valve – a valve on the right side of the heart between the atrium and the ventricle that h ...
Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillator - sha
... generating artificial pacing impulses and delivering them to the heart. It consists i t off a pulse l ggenerator t and d appropriate electrodes. In the past few years electronic pacemaker systems have become extremely important in savingg and sustainingg the lives of cardiac patients whose norma ...
... generating artificial pacing impulses and delivering them to the heart. It consists i t off a pulse l ggenerator t and d appropriate electrodes. In the past few years electronic pacemaker systems have become extremely important in savingg and sustainingg the lives of cardiac patients whose norma ...
Relation Between Renal Function Within the Normal Range and
... Abstract—Chronic kidney disease is accompanied by increased large-artery stiffness, but the relation between glomerular filtration rate within the reference range and central or peripheral arterial stiffness has been understudied. The link between renal function and arterial stiffness was assessed i ...
... Abstract—Chronic kidney disease is accompanied by increased large-artery stiffness, but the relation between glomerular filtration rate within the reference range and central or peripheral arterial stiffness has been understudied. The link between renal function and arterial stiffness was assessed i ...
Neonatal Cardiac Emergencies: Evaluation and Management
... neonatal period as pulmonary artery pressure is high so pulmonary valve fails to open causing functional pulmonary atresia. With fall in pulmonary artery pressure and PVR, pulmonary valve opens maintaining forward flow and decrease in tricuspid regurgitation causing improvement in baby’s condition. ...
... neonatal period as pulmonary artery pressure is high so pulmonary valve fails to open causing functional pulmonary atresia. With fall in pulmonary artery pressure and PVR, pulmonary valve opens maintaining forward flow and decrease in tricuspid regurgitation causing improvement in baby’s condition. ...
Heart Failure - Tower Hamlets
... • Public Health standards designed by the networks need defining to ensure accurate measurement and evaluation. ...
... • Public Health standards designed by the networks need defining to ensure accurate measurement and evaluation. ...
Opmaak 1 - UZ Leuven
... Key words. Complete heart block ; congenital heart disease ; late recovery ; pacemaker ; pediatric cardiac surgery. Abstract. Objectives : Pacemaker implantation is a standard recommendation for patients with persistent complete heart block with congenital heart disease. This study was performed to ...
... Key words. Complete heart block ; congenital heart disease ; late recovery ; pacemaker ; pediatric cardiac surgery. Abstract. Objectives : Pacemaker implantation is a standard recommendation for patients with persistent complete heart block with congenital heart disease. This study was performed to ...
Document
... The Bundle of His and other parts of the conducting system deliver the excitation to the apex of the heart so that ventricular contraction occurs in an upward sweep. ...
... The Bundle of His and other parts of the conducting system deliver the excitation to the apex of the heart so that ventricular contraction occurs in an upward sweep. ...
Diastolic Dysfunction and Its Management in Elderly Patients
... Use of nitrates lowers pulmonary and systemic venous pressure and relieves congestive symptoms.15 However, as with diuretics, nitrates need to be used cautiously in cases of diastolic CHF, especially in elderly patients, because they may reduce stroke volume and cardiac output. Digoxin Positive inot ...
... Use of nitrates lowers pulmonary and systemic venous pressure and relieves congestive symptoms.15 However, as with diuretics, nitrates need to be used cautiously in cases of diastolic CHF, especially in elderly patients, because they may reduce stroke volume and cardiac output. Digoxin Positive inot ...
Device closure in adults with atrial septal defect in Shiraz
... This study was a prospective study on 256 consecutive patients who were referred to Shiraz heart centers from 2003-2014. Patients had final echocardiographic diagnosis of ASD with Qp/Qs ratio of more than 1.5 and/or enlarged right ventricle (RV). The size and shape of the defect, number of defects, ...
... This study was a prospective study on 256 consecutive patients who were referred to Shiraz heart centers from 2003-2014. Patients had final echocardiographic diagnosis of ASD with Qp/Qs ratio of more than 1.5 and/or enlarged right ventricle (RV). The size and shape of the defect, number of defects, ...
Candidate`s Declaration
... (3) The signal-to-symbol transform level, which maps detected features to symbols such as normal, low, or high (4) The inference level, which relies on a computer representation of medical knowledge to derive possible diagnoses, explanations of events, predictions about future physiologic states, or ...
... (3) The signal-to-symbol transform level, which maps detected features to symbols such as normal, low, or high (4) The inference level, which relies on a computer representation of medical knowledge to derive possible diagnoses, explanations of events, predictions about future physiologic states, or ...
Methods - Trials
... permanent AF; (2) serious left main coronary artery disease identified by coronary angiography; (3) heart failure [New York Heart Association (NYHA) III or IV]; (4) acute myocardial infarction in 3 months; (5) with surgical/interventional indications of valvular heart disease; (6) uncontrolled thyro ...
... permanent AF; (2) serious left main coronary artery disease identified by coronary angiography; (3) heart failure [New York Heart Association (NYHA) III or IV]; (4) acute myocardial infarction in 3 months; (5) with surgical/interventional indications of valvular heart disease; (6) uncontrolled thyro ...
Carcinoid Heart Disease (CHD)
... • No large series have compared the choice of valve prosthesis. ...
... • No large series have compared the choice of valve prosthesis. ...
On the Underutilization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
... the elderly, noncompliant patients, and those with multiple comorbidities. This may result in greater benefits and lower risks than occur in real-world clinical practice. For example, spironolactone use after publication of the RALES trial resulted in significant increases in hyperkalemia-related ho ...
... the elderly, noncompliant patients, and those with multiple comorbidities. This may result in greater benefits and lower risks than occur in real-world clinical practice. For example, spironolactone use after publication of the RALES trial resulted in significant increases in hyperkalemia-related ho ...
Outcome Analysis of Cardiac Resynchronisation of Moderate to
... Abstract: In approximately 30% of patients with chronic heart failure the disease process not only depresses cardiac contractility but also affects the conduction pathways, causing delay in the onset of right/left ventricular systole. This dyssynchrony is apparent on the electrocardiogram (ECG) as a ...
... Abstract: In approximately 30% of patients with chronic heart failure the disease process not only depresses cardiac contractility but also affects the conduction pathways, causing delay in the onset of right/left ventricular systole. This dyssynchrony is apparent on the electrocardiogram (ECG) as a ...