Cardiac Tamponade - Jefferson EM Ultrasound
... Normal variation in flow across valves due to respiratory ...
... Normal variation in flow across valves due to respiratory ...
Valve Disease – From Bench to Bedside
... 1. TTE is recommended in the initial evaluation of patients with known or suspected VHD 2. TTE in patients with known VHD with any change in symptoms or physical examination findings. 3. Periodic monitoring with TTE in asymptomatic patients with known VHD at intervals depending on valve lesion, seve ...
... 1. TTE is recommended in the initial evaluation of patients with known or suspected VHD 2. TTE in patients with known VHD with any change in symptoms or physical examination findings. 3. Periodic monitoring with TTE in asymptomatic patients with known VHD at intervals depending on valve lesion, seve ...
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Mitral Valve
... TEE examination during the exploration showed a hypovolemic, hyperdynamic heart with an EF of >65%. There was evidence of dynamic LVOT obstruction by the MV strut with a peak gradient across the LVOT of 80mmHg and a mean gradient of 30mmHg. Fluids were administered and the obstruction diminished. Re ...
... TEE examination during the exploration showed a hypovolemic, hyperdynamic heart with an EF of >65%. There was evidence of dynamic LVOT obstruction by the MV strut with a peak gradient across the LVOT of 80mmHg and a mean gradient of 30mmHg. Fluids were administered and the obstruction diminished. Re ...
Heart valve disease
... obstruction. Either of these conditions can limit the blood flow through the valve, which may result in a “back-up” of blood behind the valve as if behind a dam, causing the heart to pump inefficiently. Valve Regurgitation or Insufficiency: When a valve’s leaflets fail to close completely, the valve ...
... obstruction. Either of these conditions can limit the blood flow through the valve, which may result in a “back-up” of blood behind the valve as if behind a dam, causing the heart to pump inefficiently. Valve Regurgitation or Insufficiency: When a valve’s leaflets fail to close completely, the valve ...
Components of S2 - University Health
... Where to Listen • To hear splitting of S2 – Listen with the diaphragm – Listen with the bell – Second or Third intercostal space, left sternal border – Sitting position, breathing should be quiet, never forced ...
... Where to Listen • To hear splitting of S2 – Listen with the diaphragm – Listen with the bell – Second or Third intercostal space, left sternal border – Sitting position, breathing should be quiet, never forced ...
Valves of the Heart
... valve, and into the right ventricle. Atrial contractions then push most of the remaining atrial blood into the ventricle. As the right ventricle fills, the pressure inside it increases. This increased pressure, coupled with the right atria moving into its relaxation phase, causes the ventricular pre ...
... valve, and into the right ventricle. Atrial contractions then push most of the remaining atrial blood into the ventricle. As the right ventricle fills, the pressure inside it increases. This increased pressure, coupled with the right atria moving into its relaxation phase, causes the ventricular pre ...
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY AND MANIFISTATIONS
... ventricular diastole, these valves prevent back flow of blood from the arteries into the ventricles (as these valves become closed during ventricular diastole). ...
... ventricular diastole, these valves prevent back flow of blood from the arteries into the ventricles (as these valves become closed during ventricular diastole). ...
Valve Academic Research Consortium Consensus Report
... 3. Evaluation of stroke. The consensus proposed the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 30 and 90 days for the stroke definition. We suggest that National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) should also be used, and the time point of the evaluations should cover event onset (acute phase) as w ...
... 3. Evaluation of stroke. The consensus proposed the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 30 and 90 days for the stroke definition. We suggest that National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) should also be used, and the time point of the evaluations should cover event onset (acute phase) as w ...
Surgical Considerations of LVAD Implantation in
... thrombosis in this environment, and intermittent opening of the valve increases the risk of thromboembolism. Patients with preexisting mechanical aortic valves should have the valve oversewn or replaced with a bioprosthetic at time of LVAD implantation. The disadvantages of bioprosthetic valve use a ...
... thrombosis in this environment, and intermittent opening of the valve increases the risk of thromboembolism. Patients with preexisting mechanical aortic valves should have the valve oversewn or replaced with a bioprosthetic at time of LVAD implantation. The disadvantages of bioprosthetic valve use a ...
Prosthetic heart valves
... C) More frequent on the ventricular side of prosthetic valves only true for aortic prosthetic valves. Pannus are more often on the atrial side for mitral prosthesis. ...
... C) More frequent on the ventricular side of prosthetic valves only true for aortic prosthetic valves. Pannus are more often on the atrial side for mitral prosthesis. ...
David Duncan, M.D. Chief of Cardiothoracic surgery :36 Walking
... hand side and there are a series of valves, or doorways, that direct that blood through in an efficient manner 1:30 occasionally one of those doors or one of those valves doesn’t work right, occasionally one of those blood vessels might have a blockage and that’s where I get involved as a plumber to ...
... hand side and there are a series of valves, or doorways, that direct that blood through in an efficient manner 1:30 occasionally one of those doors or one of those valves doesn’t work right, occasionally one of those blood vessels might have a blockage and that’s where I get involved as a plumber to ...
aortic stenosis
... Aortic Regurgitation • is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. • Causes: • Infective endocarditic • Rheumatic disease • Trauma • Aortic dilatation like in Marfan’s Syndrom ...
... Aortic Regurgitation • is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. • Causes: • Infective endocarditic • Rheumatic disease • Trauma • Aortic dilatation like in Marfan’s Syndrom ...
Chambers Valves, Conduction System, Coronary Circulation
... Ventricular septum: runs obliquely between left and right ventricles. It is mainly muscular but also contains Purkinje Fibres. A small part of the ventricular septum is membranous. c) Understand the components of heart valves. Atrioventricular Valves: between atria and ventricles. prevent backfl ...
... Ventricular septum: runs obliquely between left and right ventricles. It is mainly muscular but also contains Purkinje Fibres. A small part of the ventricular septum is membranous. c) Understand the components of heart valves. Atrioventricular Valves: between atria and ventricles. prevent backfl ...
Aortic Stenosis
... Patients with severe valvular heart disease should be evaluated by a multidisciplinary Heart Valve Team whenever intervention is considered, comprising of cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, radiologist (cardiac imaging), anesthesiologist and nurses. ...
... Patients with severe valvular heart disease should be evaluated by a multidisciplinary Heart Valve Team whenever intervention is considered, comprising of cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, radiologist (cardiac imaging), anesthesiologist and nurses. ...
HEART DISSECTION
... The first incision… … is along the right ventricle. The right ventricle can be identified by squeezing the heart, since the myocardium on the right side is much less rigid than that of the left ventricle. This allows us to see the tricuspid valve and the right ventricular outflow tract which includ ...
... The first incision… … is along the right ventricle. The right ventricle can be identified by squeezing the heart, since the myocardium on the right side is much less rigid than that of the left ventricle. This allows us to see the tricuspid valve and the right ventricular outflow tract which includ ...
Printable Version
... the handout and write a synopsis of the lab addressing the first objective. Focus on the relationship between parts as they pertain to blood flow. Pay attention to oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow. ...
... the handout and write a synopsis of the lab addressing the first objective. Focus on the relationship between parts as they pertain to blood flow. Pay attention to oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow. ...
Infective Endocarditis
... - respiratory tract infections • Underlying heart disease: SABE occurs much more frequently in previously damaged valves- RHD, CHD • Impaired host defenses- lymphomas, leukemias, chemotherapy and transplant patients ...
... - respiratory tract infections • Underlying heart disease: SABE occurs much more frequently in previously damaged valves- RHD, CHD • Impaired host defenses- lymphomas, leukemias, chemotherapy and transplant patients ...
Heart Valves - The Young Scientist Program
... Atrioventricular Valve – Between right atrium & right ventricle ...
... Atrioventricular Valve – Between right atrium & right ventricle ...
I. Pericardium (Pericardial Sac) - 2 Layers A. Fibrous Layer of
... 2. (left side) bicuspid valve also called mitral valve - 2 flaps ...
... 2. (left side) bicuspid valve also called mitral valve - 2 flaps ...
Teaching Handout – Cardiology 1
... 2. Support Arrange support from community heart failure nurses and relevant support groups 3. Medical – symptom control: diuretic therapy - long term survival benefit – ace inhibitors (reducing cardiac remodelling) 4. Surgical - valvotomy/valvuloplasty - bioprosthetic valve (last 10 years) - metalli ...
... 2. Support Arrange support from community heart failure nurses and relevant support groups 3. Medical – symptom control: diuretic therapy - long term survival benefit – ace inhibitors (reducing cardiac remodelling) 4. Surgical - valvotomy/valvuloplasty - bioprosthetic valve (last 10 years) - metalli ...
C. Boundary conditions - Numerical Modelling Laboratory
... (MH) and Omniscience (OS), mounted in mitral position. The obtained results were in good agreement with the experimental findings and other similar results reported in the literature. Keywords— fluid-structure interaction, mechanical heart valves, cavitation I. ...
... (MH) and Omniscience (OS), mounted in mitral position. The obtained results were in good agreement with the experimental findings and other similar results reported in the literature. Keywords— fluid-structure interaction, mechanical heart valves, cavitation I. ...
Influence of prosthetic mitral valve orientation on left ventricular flow
... The computational method was applied to a 2D aortic valve model with sinus cavity and validated with PIV measurements (figure 3). Next, the computational method was used to study interaction between valves in a simplified ventricle geometry. A physiologically relevant flow rate and transvalvular pre ...
... The computational method was applied to a 2D aortic valve model with sinus cavity and validated with PIV measurements (figure 3). Next, the computational method was used to study interaction between valves in a simplified ventricle geometry. A physiologically relevant flow rate and transvalvular pre ...