Quality of visualization of coronary venous system in 64
... to a greater extent on the operator’s skills and experience than on the findings in MSCT. However, pre-visualization MSCT would change the procedure and/or the treatment strategies. ...
... to a greater extent on the operator’s skills and experience than on the findings in MSCT. However, pre-visualization MSCT would change the procedure and/or the treatment strategies. ...
Cardiorespiratory interactions and blood flow generation during
... porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest (10 minutes). Infusion of 2 mL/kg in 10 minutes or 4 mL/kg in 20 minutes enhanced myocardial blood flow and cardiac index and significantly increased resuscitation success and survival rates [30•]. Hypertonic saline has been shown to be deleterious in hearts ...
... porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest (10 minutes). Infusion of 2 mL/kg in 10 minutes or 4 mL/kg in 20 minutes enhanced myocardial blood flow and cardiac index and significantly increased resuscitation success and survival rates [30•]. Hypertonic saline has been shown to be deleterious in hearts ...
Assessment of shunt volumes in children with ventricular septal
... and development of aortic regurgitation [23], a shunt volume with a pulmonary to systemic flow ratio of above 1.5 to 2.0 [9]. The major drawback of invasive shunt quantification can be attributed to several risks involving the invasiveness of the catheter procedure [25] and the radiation exposure [1 ...
... and development of aortic regurgitation [23], a shunt volume with a pulmonary to systemic flow ratio of above 1.5 to 2.0 [9]. The major drawback of invasive shunt quantification can be attributed to several risks involving the invasiveness of the catheter procedure [25] and the radiation exposure [1 ...
Randomized, prospective trial of oxygen, continuous positive airway
... increased by 0.1 with a concomitant 2-cm H2O increment of CPAP or EPAP up to 16 cm H2O. After that, only FIO2 was increased in 0.1 steps. During bilevel-PAP, whenever EPAP was increased by 2 cm H2O, IPAP was also increased by 2 cm H2O to maintain the same level of inspiratory assistance. Additionall ...
... increased by 0.1 with a concomitant 2-cm H2O increment of CPAP or EPAP up to 16 cm H2O. After that, only FIO2 was increased in 0.1 steps. During bilevel-PAP, whenever EPAP was increased by 2 cm H2O, IPAP was also increased by 2 cm H2O to maintain the same level of inspiratory assistance. Additionall ...
Management of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with left
... compared to those in patients in whom ICH did not develop; to compare management of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulation with outcomes; to describe surgical management employed and outcomes achieved; to compare subtypes of ICH (intraparenchymal, subdural, and subarachnoid hemorrhage) and their ou ...
... compared to those in patients in whom ICH did not develop; to compare management of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulation with outcomes; to describe surgical management employed and outcomes achieved; to compare subtypes of ICH (intraparenchymal, subdural, and subarachnoid hemorrhage) and their ou ...
Ectopic heartbeat
... Ectopic heartbeats are small variations in an otherwise normal heartbeat that causes an irregular pulse. They may occur without an obvious cause and are usually harmless. Sometimes they are associated with chemical (electrolyte) problems in the blood, which need treatment. They can also happen with ...
... Ectopic heartbeats are small variations in an otherwise normal heartbeat that causes an irregular pulse. They may occur without an obvious cause and are usually harmless. Sometimes they are associated with chemical (electrolyte) problems in the blood, which need treatment. They can also happen with ...
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... been developed each of which overcomes the previous technology by means of reliability. PDAs can be designed by the wireless technology, due to which remote monitoring is possible. The system thus provides remote monitoring of patients wearing a portable device with wireless connectivity which is ba ...
... been developed each of which overcomes the previous technology by means of reliability. PDAs can be designed by the wireless technology, due to which remote monitoring is possible. The system thus provides remote monitoring of patients wearing a portable device with wireless connectivity which is ba ...
The Cardiac Cycle
... But even if the atria don’t contract {as in atrial fibrillation}; blood would also flow to the ventricles because the AV valves are open. But it will move with fewer amounts and less speed in this case (the volume in the ventricle would increase by 10 ml only). This results in less contribution. Q) ...
... But even if the atria don’t contract {as in atrial fibrillation}; blood would also flow to the ventricles because the AV valves are open. But it will move with fewer amounts and less speed in this case (the volume in the ventricle would increase by 10 ml only). This results in less contribution. Q) ...
Sounds of Healing - Click here for Home Page
... Matching the mood, rhythm, or physiological state of a person with music and gradually changing that state using music. ...
... Matching the mood, rhythm, or physiological state of a person with music and gradually changing that state using music. ...
Right Atrial Pressure Affects the Interaction between Lung
... Figure 2. Example of the behavior of the pulmonary artery pressure over the respiratory cycle in a COPD patient. In the upper channel we show the decline in pulse pressure (pulse 1 - pulse 2) in the pulmonary artery during expiration, which is a consistent phenomenon over all respiratory cycles. The ...
... Figure 2. Example of the behavior of the pulmonary artery pressure over the respiratory cycle in a COPD patient. In the upper channel we show the decline in pulse pressure (pulse 1 - pulse 2) in the pulmonary artery during expiration, which is a consistent phenomenon over all respiratory cycles. The ...
Why Uncomplicated Hypertension -Blockers Should Not Be Used as First Choice in
... decrease in BP confers prognostic relevance, the small difference between the 2 treatment arms in ASCOT-BPLA might have played a role in the lower risk for coronary events and stroke with amlodipine-based compared to atenolol-based treatment. Unfavorable hemodynamic effect and pseudoantihypertensive ...
... decrease in BP confers prognostic relevance, the small difference between the 2 treatment arms in ASCOT-BPLA might have played a role in the lower risk for coronary events and stroke with amlodipine-based compared to atenolol-based treatment. Unfavorable hemodynamic effect and pseudoantihypertensive ...
Young Hearts for Life Packet
... and to increase the public’s awareness of this issue. To date, over 90,000 students have been screened as a result of YH4L. A simple ECG, when used to screen physically active young persons, can detect certain serious heart conditions. Recording the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes ...
... and to increase the public’s awareness of this issue. To date, over 90,000 students have been screened as a result of YH4L. A simple ECG, when used to screen physically active young persons, can detect certain serious heart conditions. Recording the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes ...
Research Cycle and Anatomy of a Protocol
... CONTEXT: Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease. Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for calcification including glucose regulation, blood pressure, sex, age, education, and body mass index. OBJECTIVE: ...
... CONTEXT: Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease. Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for calcification including glucose regulation, blood pressure, sex, age, education, and body mass index. OBJECTIVE: ...
Srdeční revoluce, srdeční akční potenciál, elektrická aktivita srdce
... The entire heart muscle is able to produce impulses and to induce contraction = Automacy. Myocardium of ventricles and atria use the automacy function in pathological cases. There is a system of heart tissue in the heart that differs from myocardium of atria and ventricles. It specializes to product ...
... The entire heart muscle is able to produce impulses and to induce contraction = Automacy. Myocardium of ventricles and atria use the automacy function in pathological cases. There is a system of heart tissue in the heart that differs from myocardium of atria and ventricles. It specializes to product ...
Heart Anatomy Glossary The heart is a fist
... The heart is a fist-sized, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body. Oxygenpoor blood enters the right atrium of the heart (via veins called the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava). The blood is then pumped into the right ventricle and then through the pulmonary artery to the lung ...
... The heart is a fist-sized, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body. Oxygenpoor blood enters the right atrium of the heart (via veins called the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava). The blood is then pumped into the right ventricle and then through the pulmonary artery to the lung ...
The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
... Right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve pulmonary arteries lungs Lungs pulmonary veins left atrium Left atrium bicuspid valve left ventricle Left ventricle aortic semilunar valve aorta Aorta systemic circulation ...
... Right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve pulmonary arteries lungs Lungs pulmonary veins left atrium Left atrium bicuspid valve left ventricle Left ventricle aortic semilunar valve aorta Aorta systemic circulation ...
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... Right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve pulmonary arteries lungs Lungs pulmonary veins left atrium ...
... Right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve pulmonary arteries lungs Lungs pulmonary veins left atrium ...
Indirect Measurement of Arterial Blood Pressure
... enough to be clinically useful. In both indirect methods pressure is applied externally to an artery using an instrument called a SPHYGMOMANOMETER. It consists of an inflatable rubber bag (cuff), a rubber bulb for introducing air into the cuff, and a mercury or aneroid manometer for measuring the pr ...
... enough to be clinically useful. In both indirect methods pressure is applied externally to an artery using an instrument called a SPHYGMOMANOMETER. It consists of an inflatable rubber bag (cuff), a rubber bulb for introducing air into the cuff, and a mercury or aneroid manometer for measuring the pr ...
Long-Term Outcome of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Palliation
... stenting led to improvement of oxygen saturation from 71% to 94%, no stent fractures occurred and only one patient had repair 10 days after stent placement secondary to stent malposition and tricuspid valve injury; however, their study covered a short-term follow-up study. In Dohlen study (13), RVOT ...
... stenting led to improvement of oxygen saturation from 71% to 94%, no stent fractures occurred and only one patient had repair 10 days after stent placement secondary to stent malposition and tricuspid valve injury; however, their study covered a short-term follow-up study. In Dohlen study (13), RVOT ...
Management of Heart Failure
... In atrial dysrhythmias, digoxin slows the rate of ventricular contraction (negative chronotropic effect). This effect is caused by several factors: 1. First, digoxin has a direct depressant effect on cardiac conduction tissues, especially the atrioventricular node. This action decreases the number o ...
... In atrial dysrhythmias, digoxin slows the rate of ventricular contraction (negative chronotropic effect). This effect is caused by several factors: 1. First, digoxin has a direct depressant effect on cardiac conduction tissues, especially the atrioventricular node. This action decreases the number o ...
USCOM: ultrasound cardiac output monitor for patients requiring
... patients undergoing anaesthesia. CO is important in terms of global tissue oxygen consumption, as changes in cardiac output will determine the amount of oxygen delivered to the tissues. The USCOM device may be used to confirm normal cardiac function, detect and quantify abnormal function, and to eva ...
... patients undergoing anaesthesia. CO is important in terms of global tissue oxygen consumption, as changes in cardiac output will determine the amount of oxygen delivered to the tissues. The USCOM device may be used to confirm normal cardiac function, detect and quantify abnormal function, and to eva ...
Staged approach for the management of atrial septal defect in the
... complications of untreated ASD in adults may include arrhythmia (mostly atrial fibrillation), paradoxical emboli and stroke. Ewert et al (6) reported on the potential complications of percutaneous closure of ASDs in elderly patients. They examined the hemodynamic changes that occurred after temporar ...
... complications of untreated ASD in adults may include arrhythmia (mostly atrial fibrillation), paradoxical emboli and stroke. Ewert et al (6) reported on the potential complications of percutaneous closure of ASDs in elderly patients. They examined the hemodynamic changes that occurred after temporar ...
Structure - Honors Class Help
... Left Atrium - Receives O2 rich blood from the lungs Right Ventricle - Receives O2 poor blood from right atrium and sends it to lungs Left Ventricle - Receives O2 rich blood from left atrium and sends it to the body Pericardium - Protective membrane that encloses the heart Tricuspid Valve - Controls ...
... Left Atrium - Receives O2 rich blood from the lungs Right Ventricle - Receives O2 poor blood from right atrium and sends it to lungs Left Ventricle - Receives O2 rich blood from left atrium and sends it to the body Pericardium - Protective membrane that encloses the heart Tricuspid Valve - Controls ...
Adult-onset - Department of Medical Genetics
... • Among adults, the age at diagnosis and age at initiation of ERT were reported to occur 10 and 8 years later in females than males, respectively. • Women develop renal, cardiac, and cerebrovascular manifestations of Fabry disease and a greater effort must be made to diagnose and monitor these patie ...
... • Among adults, the age at diagnosis and age at initiation of ERT were reported to occur 10 and 8 years later in females than males, respectively. • Women develop renal, cardiac, and cerebrovascular manifestations of Fabry disease and a greater effort must be made to diagnose and monitor these patie ...