Consequences of Arterial Switch Operation in Children
... Background: The introduction of the arterial switch operation (ASO) made it the procedure of choice for surgical correction of transposition of the great arteries. A majority of the sympathetic nerves innervate the heart alongside the great vessels; these are therefore likely to be damaged during th ...
... Background: The introduction of the arterial switch operation (ASO) made it the procedure of choice for surgical correction of transposition of the great arteries. A majority of the sympathetic nerves innervate the heart alongside the great vessels; these are therefore likely to be damaged during th ...
Regulation of blood flow
... because of such mechanism. In capillaries blood cells move one after another, dividing only by plasma, which decreases friction between blood cells and capillary wall. On other side, capillaries are shorter, than arterioles, which caused lower blood flow resistance too. Viscosity of blood is also im ...
... because of such mechanism. In capillaries blood cells move one after another, dividing only by plasma, which decreases friction between blood cells and capillary wall. On other side, capillaries are shorter, than arterioles, which caused lower blood flow resistance too. Viscosity of blood is also im ...
299-1283-1-SP - International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
... helpful in doing the differential diagnosis in cardiac tumours and for monitoring therapeutic efficacy4. A wide spectrum of cardiac manifestations have been described in the course of WG such as myocarditis, coronary vasculitis, valvular heart disease, pericarditis and/or rhythm disorders5. In the s ...
... helpful in doing the differential diagnosis in cardiac tumours and for monitoring therapeutic efficacy4. A wide spectrum of cardiac manifestations have been described in the course of WG such as myocarditis, coronary vasculitis, valvular heart disease, pericarditis and/or rhythm disorders5. In the s ...
Statin use is associated with reduced mortality in COPD
... from long-term use of ICS in COPD. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis found a pooled RR of 0.81 (95% CI 0.60–1.08) for mortality [10]. The present study found that ICS use was associated with reduced mortality, and an additive benefit from concurrent statin use. Even though ICS do not seem ...
... from long-term use of ICS in COPD. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis found a pooled RR of 0.81 (95% CI 0.60–1.08) for mortality [10]. The present study found that ICS use was associated with reduced mortality, and an additive benefit from concurrent statin use. Even though ICS do not seem ...
Accuracy and precision of echocardiography versus right heart
... Background: Echocardiographic studies have contributed to progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulation and have been shown to be useful for screening for and prognostication of pulmonary hypertension, but are considered unreliable for the diagnosis of pulmonary h ...
... Background: Echocardiographic studies have contributed to progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulation and have been shown to be useful for screening for and prognostication of pulmonary hypertension, but are considered unreliable for the diagnosis of pulmonary h ...
Is it Form or Function? - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
... Patients assigned to medical therapy proceed without angiograms, and patients assigned to invasive measures undergo coronary angiography. One might ask, on the basis of this COURAGE substudy, why the anatomic burden of disease is a more potent predictor of outcome than the degree of ischemia. The in ...
... Patients assigned to medical therapy proceed without angiograms, and patients assigned to invasive measures undergo coronary angiography. One might ask, on the basis of this COURAGE substudy, why the anatomic burden of disease is a more potent predictor of outcome than the degree of ischemia. The in ...
Principles of anatomy and physiology in sport
... Across: 3 The MAXIMUM amount of oxygen the body is able to use in one minute. 5 The type of ‘exchange’ which takes place when blood moves between the lungs and the blood vessels. 6 Technical word for ‘Breathing In’ 7 The total amount of air the lungs can hold 8 Technical word for ‘Breathing Out’ 10 ...
... Across: 3 The MAXIMUM amount of oxygen the body is able to use in one minute. 5 The type of ‘exchange’ which takes place when blood moves between the lungs and the blood vessels. 6 Technical word for ‘Breathing In’ 7 The total amount of air the lungs can hold 8 Technical word for ‘Breathing Out’ 10 ...
Circulatory system
... Trace the pathway of blood from heart to lungs and back. B. The right atrium contracts, forcing the blood into the right ventricle. When the right ventricle contracts, the blood leaves the heart and goes through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that ca ...
... Trace the pathway of blood from heart to lungs and back. B. The right atrium contracts, forcing the blood into the right ventricle. When the right ventricle contracts, the blood leaves the heart and goes through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that ca ...
Heart HORMONES - Sinoe Medical Association
... and the left ventricle and the aorta become a common cavity. The pressure tracings during this period follow one another closely. This phase is called early or rapid ejection period. The aorta blood flow increases with time and blood coming into the aorta exceeds the peripheral runoff (blood leaving ...
... and the left ventricle and the aorta become a common cavity. The pressure tracings during this period follow one another closely. This phase is called early or rapid ejection period. The aorta blood flow increases with time and blood coming into the aorta exceeds the peripheral runoff (blood leaving ...
Cardiovascular Anatomy
... The transverse pericardial sinus situated behind the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta (easily felt by inserting a finger from behind these great vessels from the left with heart in situ). ...
... The transverse pericardial sinus situated behind the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta (easily felt by inserting a finger from behind these great vessels from the left with heart in situ). ...
Print - Circulation
... LV function are not known. When significant loss of viable myocardium occurs as a result of myocardial infarction, compensatory mechanisms including ventricular dilation4,5 and hypertrophy67 of the residual myocardium are engaged to maintain pump function. When these compensatory systems fail to mai ...
... LV function are not known. When significant loss of viable myocardium occurs as a result of myocardial infarction, compensatory mechanisms including ventricular dilation4,5 and hypertrophy67 of the residual myocardium are engaged to maintain pump function. When these compensatory systems fail to mai ...
Bridge to Recovery and Myocardial Cell€Division
... a paradigm shift, defined by Thomas Kuhn (13) as ...
... a paradigm shift, defined by Thomas Kuhn (13) as ...
Azimilide for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial
... failure; unstable angina; history of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (including torsades de pointes) or sustained ventricular tachycardia; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; resting heart rate below 50 beats per minute; history of Mobitz type II or complete heart block; current use of class I or cl ...
... failure; unstable angina; history of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (including torsades de pointes) or sustained ventricular tachycardia; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; resting heart rate below 50 beats per minute; history of Mobitz type II or complete heart block; current use of class I or cl ...
Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease, Kanpur
... births. All large studies from India have taken into consideration only one age group i.e., either newborns or school going children. The former may miss out on a large number of small VSD or Tetralogy of Fallot or ductus dependent lesions, which present a little later than at birth. It also fails t ...
... births. All large studies from India have taken into consideration only one age group i.e., either newborns or school going children. The former may miss out on a large number of small VSD or Tetralogy of Fallot or ductus dependent lesions, which present a little later than at birth. It also fails t ...
Heart and blood ppt
... 6.2.U8 The heart beat is initiated by a group of specialized muscle cells in the right atrium called the sinoatrial node. AND 6.2.U9 The sinoatrial node acts as a pacemaker. AND 6.2.U10 The sinoatrial node sends out an electrical signal that stimulates contraction as it is propagated through the wa ...
... 6.2.U8 The heart beat is initiated by a group of specialized muscle cells in the right atrium called the sinoatrial node. AND 6.2.U9 The sinoatrial node acts as a pacemaker. AND 6.2.U10 The sinoatrial node sends out an electrical signal that stimulates contraction as it is propagated through the wa ...
Ischaemic events and bleeding in patients undergoing
... exclusion criteria and, therefore, may not fully reflect patient populations in routine clinical practice2,3. Consequently, data from registries are an important addition to the body of evidence for any novel treatment4,5. Antithrombotic treatments have previously been evaluated for their efficacy i ...
... exclusion criteria and, therefore, may not fully reflect patient populations in routine clinical practice2,3. Consequently, data from registries are an important addition to the body of evidence for any novel treatment4,5. Antithrombotic treatments have previously been evaluated for their efficacy i ...
Circulatory System
... • The average sized adult carries about 5L of blood. • If you were to lay out all of your arteries, veins and capillaries of one adult it would stretch about 60,000 miles. • If you put your Circulatory system on a straight line it would orbit around the Earth two and a half times. • It delivers Horm ...
... • The average sized adult carries about 5L of blood. • If you were to lay out all of your arteries, veins and capillaries of one adult it would stretch about 60,000 miles. • If you put your Circulatory system on a straight line it would orbit around the Earth two and a half times. • It delivers Horm ...
Heart Valves
... • Cardiac output (CO) – the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute. • Physiologically, CO is an indication of blood flow through peripheral tissues • Cardiac output equals heart rate times stroke volume; Normal CO: Approximately 4-8 liters/minute CO ...
... • Cardiac output (CO) – the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute. • Physiologically, CO is an indication of blood flow through peripheral tissues • Cardiac output equals heart rate times stroke volume; Normal CO: Approximately 4-8 liters/minute CO ...
The Body`s Nutrient Delivery System
... 3) Increasing the circulation of the microcirculatory system in all of the extremities where the toxins are deposited. Horseradish and cayenne open up blood vessels, thereby allowing the phytochemistry to reach deeper, far lying areas of tissue. Increased Blood Flow Brings About Cleaner and Healthi ...
... 3) Increasing the circulation of the microcirculatory system in all of the extremities where the toxins are deposited. Horseradish and cayenne open up blood vessels, thereby allowing the phytochemistry to reach deeper, far lying areas of tissue. Increased Blood Flow Brings About Cleaner and Healthi ...
The importance of the peripheral circulation in critical illnesses
... therefore be smaller than suggested by these studies. ...
... therefore be smaller than suggested by these studies. ...
Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum
... All of the following can present with paucity of RV forces, and LV dominance/LVH on EKG, except? (A) Pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (B) Tricuspid atresia (C) Double-inlet left ventricle ...
... All of the following can present with paucity of RV forces, and LV dominance/LVH on EKG, except? (A) Pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (B) Tricuspid atresia (C) Double-inlet left ventricle ...
Vasodilator therapy for acute myocardial infarction and
... flow waveforms throughout the cardiac cycle (17-25). In general, "impedance" implies a measure of the opposition to flow presented by a system and is a frequency-dependent function. Resistance conveys a meaning similar to impedance but is confined to average or steady state conditions. In the arteri ...
... flow waveforms throughout the cardiac cycle (17-25). In general, "impedance" implies a measure of the opposition to flow presented by a system and is a frequency-dependent function. Resistance conveys a meaning similar to impedance but is confined to average or steady state conditions. In the arteri ...
How to perform pericardiocentesis P
... pericardiocentesis in an attempt to restore the systemic blood pressure. However, it is unclear whether this intervention is really beneficial, since most of the infused fluid may be retained within the venous bed due ...
... pericardiocentesis in an attempt to restore the systemic blood pressure. However, it is unclear whether this intervention is really beneficial, since most of the infused fluid may be retained within the venous bed due ...
Investigation of distal aortic compliance and
... perfusion circuit and flow was measured using an in-line ultrasonic flow probe and flowmeter (Transonic T101D). Data were displayed using a Lectromed (Multitrace 4) chart recorder and recorded and stored on the computer via an analogue-to-digital converter with a sampling frequency of 100 Hz. The di ...
... perfusion circuit and flow was measured using an in-line ultrasonic flow probe and flowmeter (Transonic T101D). Data were displayed using a Lectromed (Multitrace 4) chart recorder and recorded and stored on the computer via an analogue-to-digital converter with a sampling frequency of 100 Hz. The di ...