Organ Systems in Humans: The Circulatory
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5 Paediatric cardiology
... Surgical or catheterization closure is usually indicated Closure is performed electively between ages 2 & 5 yrs if the whole has not closed in order to avoid late complications. Children may be on anticoagulant therapy for 6 months to prevent clotting Surgical correction is done earlier in children ...
... Surgical or catheterization closure is usually indicated Closure is performed electively between ages 2 & 5 yrs if the whole has not closed in order to avoid late complications. Children may be on anticoagulant therapy for 6 months to prevent clotting Surgical correction is done earlier in children ...
Ischaemic Heart Disease
... Reperfusion is when the blocked artery is “unblocked” so that myocardial perfusion is restored (may not be to 100%). Severe ischaemia does not cause cell death instantly. It takes about 40 minutes, before reversible damage becomes irreversible. Reperfusion (i.e.: using thrombolytic therapy, or angio ...
... Reperfusion is when the blocked artery is “unblocked” so that myocardial perfusion is restored (may not be to 100%). Severe ischaemia does not cause cell death instantly. It takes about 40 minutes, before reversible damage becomes irreversible. Reperfusion (i.e.: using thrombolytic therapy, or angio ...
Prevention and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Patients at
... and, to a greater extent, in hypertensive patients. In addition, an increased left ventricular mass is an independent predictor of a worse outcome at later stages of the disease, as shown by its independent prognostic value in patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic left ventricular systolic dysf ...
... and, to a greater extent, in hypertensive patients. In addition, an increased left ventricular mass is an independent predictor of a worse outcome at later stages of the disease, as shown by its independent prognostic value in patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic left ventricular systolic dysf ...
Catheter closure of paravalvular leak
... high flow rate through the occluder wire mesh, thereby causing mechanical fragmentation of the erythrocytes. When post-procedural haemolysis occurred, treatment options were discussed with the patient. Slight, non progressive haemolysis was observed until endothelialisation of the device framework, ...
... high flow rate through the occluder wire mesh, thereby causing mechanical fragmentation of the erythrocytes. When post-procedural haemolysis occurred, treatment options were discussed with the patient. Slight, non progressive haemolysis was observed until endothelialisation of the device framework, ...
Module 34 / Valves of the Heart
... Diseases of the Heart: Ruptured Chordae Tendinae The chordae tendinae perform an important function by keeping the cusps of the atrioventricular valves tethered to the interior wall of the ventricles. Without these tendons, and their associated papillary muscles, the valves could become inverted whe ...
... Diseases of the Heart: Ruptured Chordae Tendinae The chordae tendinae perform an important function by keeping the cusps of the atrioventricular valves tethered to the interior wall of the ventricles. Without these tendons, and their associated papillary muscles, the valves could become inverted whe ...
Urban Community Training Program in Cardiology
... read and stored digitally on a state-of-the-art system. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is performed by fellows under the supervision of experienced attending echocardiographers. Full-time cardiac nurses are assigned to the laboratory to assist with TEE and pharmacologic stress studies. The p ...
... read and stored digitally on a state-of-the-art system. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is performed by fellows under the supervision of experienced attending echocardiographers. Full-time cardiac nurses are assigned to the laboratory to assist with TEE and pharmacologic stress studies. The p ...
Handout - Courses
... flow in multiple ways to a place. The key to learning the vessels is to pay attention to the order in which they branch and the organs or tissues that they supply. For example, if you follow ...
... flow in multiple ways to a place. The key to learning the vessels is to pay attention to the order in which they branch and the organs or tissues that they supply. For example, if you follow ...
Paper Accepted* Original Article / Оригинални рад Prognostic value
... years. The most frequent causes of AHF within the observed population were: coronary heart disease (55%), valvular diseases (19%) and dilatation cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology (19%). The 12month all-cause mortality was 29.8%. The levels of serum BNP (Table 1) were significantly higher in the gro ...
... years. The most frequent causes of AHF within the observed population were: coronary heart disease (55%), valvular diseases (19%) and dilatation cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology (19%). The 12month all-cause mortality was 29.8%. The levels of serum BNP (Table 1) were significantly higher in the gro ...
CIRCULATORY CHANGES AT BIRTH Abraham M
... vascular resistance fell further from the level of 0 . 4 4 ± 0 . 2 4 mm Hg/ml/min/100 g during ventilation alone to 0 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 4 mm Hg/ml/ min/100 g with oxygenation. ...
... vascular resistance fell further from the level of 0 . 4 4 ± 0 . 2 4 mm Hg/ml/min/100 g during ventilation alone to 0 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 4 mm Hg/ml/ min/100 g with oxygenation. ...
Mitral Valve Obstruction and Pulmonary Hypertension
... In reviewing some of the largest surgical series, Lukacs et al. [5], over a 20 year period operated on 50 myxomas, with 42 (84%) in the LA, and operative mortality of 10% primarily from low cardiac output syndrome. Hanson et al. [6] with a 24 year review of 33 patients with atrial myxomas reported 3 ...
... In reviewing some of the largest surgical series, Lukacs et al. [5], over a 20 year period operated on 50 myxomas, with 42 (84%) in the LA, and operative mortality of 10% primarily from low cardiac output syndrome. Hanson et al. [6] with a 24 year review of 33 patients with atrial myxomas reported 3 ...
Review - LWW.com
... 35. At its termination in the abdomen, the aorta divides into the right and left (see Fig. 9-5) ...
... 35. At its termination in the abdomen, the aorta divides into the right and left (see Fig. 9-5) ...
Home Oxygen Policy
... The circumstances are different after an acute exacerbation than during long-term management of COPD. For PaO2 levels between 50 and 55mmHg, a delay of 1-3 months is recommended before assessing for home oxygen. ...
... The circumstances are different after an acute exacerbation than during long-term management of COPD. For PaO2 levels between 50 and 55mmHg, a delay of 1-3 months is recommended before assessing for home oxygen. ...
Problem Solving Exercises in Cardiovascular
... muscles would be predicted. Observed values might depart from this prediction (10-20% either way). In general, as for the magnitude of hyperemia in rhythmically contracting muscle, there is evidence that it can increase as much as 30-fold from baseline. (Ganong, 2005, p. 632). 3. In the upright post ...
... muscles would be predicted. Observed values might depart from this prediction (10-20% either way). In general, as for the magnitude of hyperemia in rhythmically contracting muscle, there is evidence that it can increase as much as 30-fold from baseline. (Ganong, 2005, p. 632). 3. In the upright post ...
a) what are the primary anatomical features of the heart?
... An obstruction (thrombosis) of an artery can prevent oxygen delivery to dependent tissues! Some regions of cardiac tissue can be perfused with blood from two or three coronary arteries! (“collateral flow”) i.e. Apex (bottom): infarct here is rare because these tissues are perfused with blood orig ...
... An obstruction (thrombosis) of an artery can prevent oxygen delivery to dependent tissues! Some regions of cardiac tissue can be perfused with blood from two or three coronary arteries! (“collateral flow”) i.e. Apex (bottom): infarct here is rare because these tissues are perfused with blood orig ...
Topic 6: Transport Take Home Quiz Name 1. Which chamber of the
... Which part of the brain has a role in the control of the heartbeat and how are messages passed from this part of the brain to the heart? Part of the brain ...
... Which part of the brain has a role in the control of the heartbeat and how are messages passed from this part of the brain to the heart? Part of the brain ...
CHAPTER 5 CIRCULATION
... exchanged between the blood and body cells (located between veins and arteries) ...
... exchanged between the blood and body cells (located between veins and arteries) ...
Key - Creighton Biology
... Endocrine control: Epinephrine causes vasoconstriction in most arterioles, but vasodilation in skeletal muscle and heart. (Other hormones, like ADH and angiotensin II, can also cause vasoconstriction.) Local control: Active hyperemia occurs in response to low O2 and high CO2 and H+ levels within tis ...
... Endocrine control: Epinephrine causes vasoconstriction in most arterioles, but vasodilation in skeletal muscle and heart. (Other hormones, like ADH and angiotensin II, can also cause vasoconstriction.) Local control: Active hyperemia occurs in response to low O2 and high CO2 and H+ levels within tis ...
Assessment of Cardiac Autonomic Regulation in Children with
... been used as a marker of sympathovagal balance in some studies (Malliani 1999), however, because LF power can reflect both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity, this interpretation can at times be misleading (Eckberg 1997). Although the majority of the total power in the 24-hour HRV power spectr ...
... been used as a marker of sympathovagal balance in some studies (Malliani 1999), however, because LF power can reflect both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity, this interpretation can at times be misleading (Eckberg 1997). Although the majority of the total power in the 24-hour HRV power spectr ...
Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Type 1
... decreases of GLS in the LV of 53 diabetic adults (-21 ± 4% in T1D adults Vs -26 ± 4% in control group ; p<0.001). However, these reports are difficult to interpret because they included adult patients, in whom the influence of comorbidities especially coronary heart disease could not be excluded. Su ...
... decreases of GLS in the LV of 53 diabetic adults (-21 ± 4% in T1D adults Vs -26 ± 4% in control group ; p<0.001). However, these reports are difficult to interpret because they included adult patients, in whom the influence of comorbidities especially coronary heart disease could not be excluded. Su ...
The cardiovascular system
... heart. The ventricles are the lower chambers. Label the left and right atria and right and left ventricles. ...
... heart. The ventricles are the lower chambers. Label the left and right atria and right and left ventricles. ...
Nitric Oxide and Regulation of Heart Rate in Patients With Postural
... POTS. In protocol 1, 13 healthy volunteers (33±3 years) underwent autonomic blockade with trimethaphan and were administered equipressor doses of Nω-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, a NO synthase inhibitor) and phenylephrine to determine the direct chronotropic effects of NO (independent of baroreflex ...
... POTS. In protocol 1, 13 healthy volunteers (33±3 years) underwent autonomic blockade with trimethaphan and were administered equipressor doses of Nω-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, a NO synthase inhibitor) and phenylephrine to determine the direct chronotropic effects of NO (independent of baroreflex ...
Cardiac Murmurs
... (differentiate from MR by seeing if louder on inspiration because it’s on the right + JVP + nondisplaced apex) Ejection systolic ...
... (differentiate from MR by seeing if louder on inspiration because it’s on the right + JVP + nondisplaced apex) Ejection systolic ...
W J Paulus and D L Brutsaert 1980;46:303-304 doi: 10.1161/01.RES.46.2.303
... load (one of the contractions is loaded "physiologically"). This is just one example of a number of experiments which would be needed to use the muscle experiments as a building block to understand cardiac pump function. Other questions are for instance: Is the same pump function graph obtained with ...
... load (one of the contractions is loaded "physiologically"). This is just one example of a number of experiments which would be needed to use the muscle experiments as a building block to understand cardiac pump function. Other questions are for instance: Is the same pump function graph obtained with ...
B2 4 Respiration
... In an investigation four groups of athletes were studied. The maximum rate of oxygen consumption for each athlete was measured and the mean for each group was calculated. The athletes then ran 10 mile races and the mean of the best times was calculated for each group. The results are shown in the ta ...
... In an investigation four groups of athletes were studied. The maximum rate of oxygen consumption for each athlete was measured and the mean for each group was calculated. The athletes then ran 10 mile races and the mean of the best times was calculated for each group. The results are shown in the ta ...