PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... The movies show the utility of this projection during subxiphoid pericardial access in 2 patients. Movie 1 shows elective anterior transpericardial access using a Tuohy needle in a patient with a previously implanted defibrillator for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia undergoing epicardial ...
... The movies show the utility of this projection during subxiphoid pericardial access in 2 patients. Movie 1 shows elective anterior transpericardial access using a Tuohy needle in a patient with a previously implanted defibrillator for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia undergoing epicardial ...
Successful management of left main coronary artery
... heart valve function, TEE could not be used in this case due to hemodynamic instability and the need for urgent revascularization. The international normalized ratio (INR) was 0.98 at admission. He was transferred to the catheterization laboratory immediately for primary percutaneous coronary interv ...
... heart valve function, TEE could not be used in this case due to hemodynamic instability and the need for urgent revascularization. The international normalized ratio (INR) was 0.98 at admission. He was transferred to the catheterization laboratory immediately for primary percutaneous coronary interv ...
Mitral valve prolapse by Ronald Hoffman, M.D., CNS May 1996
... Diet--Proper diet is essential to stabilization of MVP symptoms. Avoidance of stimulants, sugar, and artificial flavoring agents like MSG and Nutrasweet are mandatory. The effects of hypoglycemia must be blunted with frequent small meals and interval snacks; complex carbohydrates may be combined wit ...
... Diet--Proper diet is essential to stabilization of MVP symptoms. Avoidance of stimulants, sugar, and artificial flavoring agents like MSG and Nutrasweet are mandatory. The effects of hypoglycemia must be blunted with frequent small meals and interval snacks; complex carbohydrates may be combined wit ...
Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation as a second
... a higher mean logistic EuroSCORE (32.6 vs 25.2, p = 0.021) and more patients with left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40% (33.3% vs 14.1%, p = 0.023). Results: The respective technical success rates for the transaortic and transapical groups were 100% and 95.2% (p = NS). There were signif ...
... a higher mean logistic EuroSCORE (32.6 vs 25.2, p = 0.021) and more patients with left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40% (33.3% vs 14.1%, p = 0.023). Results: The respective technical success rates for the transaortic and transapical groups were 100% and 95.2% (p = NS). There were signif ...
CPD PRTbroch Structural Heart Disease - MC4111-99
... Continuous Professional Development) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose a ...
... Continuous Professional Development) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose a ...
Direct Detection and Timing of Aortic Valve Closure
... had a rounded character making determination of its onset uncertain. Even in cycles where the start of descent was clear, there was no consistent time relation to events in the aortic pressure tracing. It seems probable that the sudden downward movement of the base of the heart at the beginning of s ...
... had a rounded character making determination of its onset uncertain. Even in cycles where the start of descent was clear, there was no consistent time relation to events in the aortic pressure tracing. It seems probable that the sudden downward movement of the base of the heart at the beginning of s ...
Pericardial diaese
... suggesting left ventricular filling abnormalities. The aortic pressure (Ao) has not yet decreased because of increased vasoconstriction, and the pulse pressure remains normal. Right, As tamponade progresses, the Ao and pulse pressure significantly decrease. The further drop in Ao during inspiration ...
... suggesting left ventricular filling abnormalities. The aortic pressure (Ao) has not yet decreased because of increased vasoconstriction, and the pulse pressure remains normal. Right, As tamponade progresses, the Ao and pulse pressure significantly decrease. The further drop in Ao during inspiration ...
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... It is a belief that successful mitral valve surgery alone will result in the reduction of left atrial size parallel to the volume and mean atrial pressure decline. However, this may be not true for some reasons: one of these reasons is that the left atrial wall changes observed in the patients with ...
... It is a belief that successful mitral valve surgery alone will result in the reduction of left atrial size parallel to the volume and mean atrial pressure decline. However, this may be not true for some reasons: one of these reasons is that the left atrial wall changes observed in the patients with ...
Carcinoid Heart Disease (CHD)
... • occur primarily on the downstream side of the valve leaflets (on the ventricular aspect of the tricuspid valve and the pulmonary arterial side of the pulmonary valve) - preferentially right-sided lesions. – the lungs filter the vasoactive peptides, inactivating them in the pulmonary circulation be ...
... • occur primarily on the downstream side of the valve leaflets (on the ventricular aspect of the tricuspid valve and the pulmonary arterial side of the pulmonary valve) - preferentially right-sided lesions. – the lungs filter the vasoactive peptides, inactivating them in the pulmonary circulation be ...
Valvular Heart Disease and Auscultation
... mild exercise Delaying surgery in asymptomatic patients with good exercise tolerance is controversial Valve type Prosthetic, Bioprosthetic or TAVR ...
... mild exercise Delaying surgery in asymptomatic patients with good exercise tolerance is controversial Valve type Prosthetic, Bioprosthetic or TAVR ...
Porcine Heart Dissection with 2D/3D TEE and Surgical Correlation
... Understand important anatomy seen in echocardiography Develop a better understanding of the anatomic relationships seen in 2D transesophageal echocardiography. ...
... Understand important anatomy seen in echocardiography Develop a better understanding of the anatomic relationships seen in 2D transesophageal echocardiography. ...
Overview of Cardiac Anatomy
... Understand important anatomy seen in echocardiography Develop a better understanding of the anatomic relationships seen in 2D transesophageal echocardiography. ...
... Understand important anatomy seen in echocardiography Develop a better understanding of the anatomic relationships seen in 2D transesophageal echocardiography. ...
management of RHD - Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia
... fibrosis and partial fusion of the mitral valve leaflets • aortic regurgitation, where left ventricular volume overload occurs, and there is an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume, eventually leading to left ventricular contractile dysfunction in more severe cases • aortic stenosis, ...
... fibrosis and partial fusion of the mitral valve leaflets • aortic regurgitation, where left ventricular volume overload occurs, and there is an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume, eventually leading to left ventricular contractile dysfunction in more severe cases • aortic stenosis, ...
EMBC`2009 - 1st paper - final
... results are presented and discussed. Finally, in section IV the main conclusions are presented. II. FEASIBILITY STUDY As already mentioned, the primary goal of the study is to ...
... results are presented and discussed. Finally, in section IV the main conclusions are presented. II. FEASIBILITY STUDY As already mentioned, the primary goal of the study is to ...
Repairing Valves Replacing Valves Saving Lives
... ventricle which receives blood from the lungs and pumps blood to the entire body. The tricuspid and pulmonic valves are on the right side of the heart. The Cardiac Valve Program unites a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiac anesthesiologists trained in diagnosing and ...
... ventricle which receives blood from the lungs and pumps blood to the entire body. The tricuspid and pulmonic valves are on the right side of the heart. The Cardiac Valve Program unites a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiac anesthesiologists trained in diagnosing and ...
Successful simultaneous ipsilateral stenting of common iliac artery
... revealed severe aortic stenosis (AS) (mean gradient: 40 mmHg; aortic valve area: 0.64 cm²), moderate tricuspid regurgitation, systolic pulmonary artery pressure of 60 mmHg, and normal left ventricular function (ejection fraction: 65%). Patient was evaluated for standard AVR and underwent pre-operati ...
... revealed severe aortic stenosis (AS) (mean gradient: 40 mmHg; aortic valve area: 0.64 cm²), moderate tricuspid regurgitation, systolic pulmonary artery pressure of 60 mmHg, and normal left ventricular function (ejection fraction: 65%). Patient was evaluated for standard AVR and underwent pre-operati ...
influence of the size of aortic valve prostheses on
... MitroFlow pericardial bioprostheses (MitroFlow International Inc., Richmond, Canada), 6 Labcor-Santiago pericardial bioprostheses (Labcor Laboratories, Belo Horizonte, Brazil), and 4 CarboMedics bileaflet prostheses (CarboMedics Inc., Austin, Tex.); 15 received 21 mm valves (1 MitroFlow pericardial ...
... MitroFlow pericardial bioprostheses (MitroFlow International Inc., Richmond, Canada), 6 Labcor-Santiago pericardial bioprostheses (Labcor Laboratories, Belo Horizonte, Brazil), and 4 CarboMedics bileaflet prostheses (CarboMedics Inc., Austin, Tex.); 15 received 21 mm valves (1 MitroFlow pericardial ...
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: REVIEw AND
... Fig. 2. A Medtronic CoreValve self-expanding valve deployed in the aortic (PARTNER) trial, TAVR annulus in a patient with severe aortic stenosis. (Medtronic Inc.) in clinical outcomes and with the SAPIEN valve reductions in complicaresulted in a 25% absotion rates. The original lute reduction in mor ...
... Fig. 2. A Medtronic CoreValve self-expanding valve deployed in the aortic (PARTNER) trial, TAVR annulus in a patient with severe aortic stenosis. (Medtronic Inc.) in clinical outcomes and with the SAPIEN valve reductions in complicaresulted in a 25% absotion rates. The original lute reduction in mor ...
Daily Report 09-14-2016
... An 82-year-old man was admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) 48 hours ago after a late presentation with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography and was found to have an occluded proximal left anterior descending coronary artery but did not undergo ...
... An 82-year-old man was admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) 48 hours ago after a late presentation with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography and was found to have an occluded proximal left anterior descending coronary artery but did not undergo ...
102 VARIATIONS OF THE THEBESIAN AND EUSTACHIAN
... the form of a small fold of tissue which allows blood to go one way, but not the other. The heart relies on a series of such one way valves to keep pressure constant and prevent backflow within the circulatory system. Thebesian valve is a semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the atrium, at th ...
... the form of a small fold of tissue which allows blood to go one way, but not the other. The heart relies on a series of such one way valves to keep pressure constant and prevent backflow within the circulatory system. Thebesian valve is a semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the atrium, at th ...
to First Heart Sound and Opening Snap in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
... annulus, especially the septal portion, was greatly reduced as compared with the motion of these structures in two patients with constrictive pericarditis but with normal mitral valves and in patients with dominant mitral regurgitation. Valvular movement was further decreased when significant calcif ...
... annulus, especially the septal portion, was greatly reduced as compared with the motion of these structures in two patients with constrictive pericarditis but with normal mitral valves and in patients with dominant mitral regurgitation. Valvular movement was further decreased when significant calcif ...
16959_JHVD_May_Antunes_3364_r1:Layout 1
... others - for example, the Toronto group - observed those specific characteristics in patients who presented with ruptured artificial chordae. Based on the present findings, it is believed that the artificial chordae are submitted to a process similar to repair that ends with dystrophic calcification ...
... others - for example, the Toronto group - observed those specific characteristics in patients who presented with ruptured artificial chordae. Based on the present findings, it is believed that the artificial chordae are submitted to a process similar to repair that ends with dystrophic calcification ...
Transport of Pharmocokinetic Agents in the Myocardium
... Heart tissue is a porous medium consisting of extracellular space and muscle fibers. The extracellular space consists of an incompressible fluid (mostly water) and collagen. ...
... Heart tissue is a porous medium consisting of extracellular space and muscle fibers. The extracellular space consists of an incompressible fluid (mostly water) and collagen. ...
Patient-Specific Modeling and Analysis of the Mitral Valve Using 3D
... Early heart modeling efforts can be traced back to the pioneering work by Peskin [3][4] in the ‘70s and ‘80s, that introduced the “immersed boundary” (IB) approach [5], which is still being refined and extended [6]. Yoganathan [1][7] reported Fluid Structure Interaction methods (FSI) extending IB to ...
... Early heart modeling efforts can be traced back to the pioneering work by Peskin [3][4] in the ‘70s and ‘80s, that introduced the “immersed boundary” (IB) approach [5], which is still being refined and extended [6]. Yoganathan [1][7] reported Fluid Structure Interaction methods (FSI) extending IB to ...