physical fitness and autonomic dysfunctions in childhood obesity
... The body clearly has an upper limit for oxygen utilisation at a particular state of fitness. This is determined by the maximal cardiac output. In obese subjects more energy is needed to move heavy legs in cycling exercise or to move the large body mass while ambulating in addition to that needed to ...
... The body clearly has an upper limit for oxygen utilisation at a particular state of fitness. This is determined by the maximal cardiac output. In obese subjects more energy is needed to move heavy legs in cycling exercise or to move the large body mass while ambulating in addition to that needed to ...
Editor`s Perspective Medicine in the Era of Outcomes Measurement
... for Medicare & Medicaid Services of 30-day riskstandardized mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia. After more than a decade of focus on structure and process, there is a growing sense that, in a health care system that strives to be patient-cen ...
... for Medicare & Medicaid Services of 30-day riskstandardized mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia. After more than a decade of focus on structure and process, there is a growing sense that, in a health care system that strives to be patient-cen ...
Treating Congestive Heart Failure in 2007
... Heart failure, or Congestive heart failure (synonyms): The retention of fluid in tissues or body cavities, and/or decreased perfusion caused by progressive, deteriorating cardiac function. In layman’s terms, heart failure is a situation in which the heart is still doing something, just not enough. M ...
... Heart failure, or Congestive heart failure (synonyms): The retention of fluid in tissues or body cavities, and/or decreased perfusion caused by progressive, deteriorating cardiac function. In layman’s terms, heart failure is a situation in which the heart is still doing something, just not enough. M ...
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
... The antiarrhythmic drugs are reserved for emergency situations and are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the antiarrhythmic drugs and during pregnancy and lactation. Most antiarrhythmic drugs are Pregnancy Category B or C drugs, indicating that safe use of these drugs during ...
... The antiarrhythmic drugs are reserved for emergency situations and are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the antiarrhythmic drugs and during pregnancy and lactation. Most antiarrhythmic drugs are Pregnancy Category B or C drugs, indicating that safe use of these drugs during ...
Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
... blood pressure medication, treating initially with carvedilol and/or ACE inhibitors, with addition of other drugs as needed to achieve goal blood pressure. (Class I, LOE: A) ...
... blood pressure medication, treating initially with carvedilol and/or ACE inhibitors, with addition of other drugs as needed to achieve goal blood pressure. (Class I, LOE: A) ...
Early amiodarone pulmonary toxicity simulating heart failure
... pneumonia (sometimes fatal), pleural effusions and adult respiratory distress syndrome have all been described.1 Pulmonary toxicity is usually reversible after withdrawal of the drug. Corticosteroid therapy can be helpful and supportive pulmonary treatment may also be required. The incidence of pulm ...
... pneumonia (sometimes fatal), pleural effusions and adult respiratory distress syndrome have all been described.1 Pulmonary toxicity is usually reversible after withdrawal of the drug. Corticosteroid therapy can be helpful and supportive pulmonary treatment may also be required. The incidence of pulm ...
my health quest - Medical Inflatables
... Poughkeepsie Galleria] for a one-day event on February 19. Learn all about how your heart beats and why taking care of it is so important. The event will also offer: - Complimentary chair massages - Jump rope station with prizes - “Ask the Pharmacist” medication review - Beginner’s CPR class - “Is Y ...
... Poughkeepsie Galleria] for a one-day event on February 19. Learn all about how your heart beats and why taking care of it is so important. The event will also offer: - Complimentary chair massages - Jump rope station with prizes - “Ask the Pharmacist” medication review - Beginner’s CPR class - “Is Y ...
Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability
... 60 min resulted in significant increases in mean SaO2 (from 89.2±1.0 to 92.4±0.9 %, p<0.001), that returned to pre-NPPV values following NPPV discontinuation (90.5±1.0 %). As shown in Table 2, these beneficial effects of BiPAP on oxygen saturation were accompanied by significant reductions in systol ...
... 60 min resulted in significant increases in mean SaO2 (from 89.2±1.0 to 92.4±0.9 %, p<0.001), that returned to pre-NPPV values following NPPV discontinuation (90.5±1.0 %). As shown in Table 2, these beneficial effects of BiPAP on oxygen saturation were accompanied by significant reductions in systol ...
Syncope and shock
... – Caused by sudden failure of the heart as an effective pump. It occurs most commonly as a complication of acute myocardial infarction, but it may also be seen in patients with severe bradyor tachyarrhythmias, valvular heart disease, or in terminal stage of chronic heart failure (ischemic heart dise ...
... – Caused by sudden failure of the heart as an effective pump. It occurs most commonly as a complication of acute myocardial infarction, but it may also be seen in patients with severe bradyor tachyarrhythmias, valvular heart disease, or in terminal stage of chronic heart failure (ischemic heart dise ...
A Prediction Rule to Identify Low-risk Patients with Heart Failure
... with these diagnoses if they were 18 years of age or older, Pennsylvania residents, and hospitalized from the ED during the study period. Only the first hospitalization of each patient in 1999 was included to obtain independent observations for the statistical modeling. We excluded patients who did ...
... with these diagnoses if they were 18 years of age or older, Pennsylvania residents, and hospitalized from the ED during the study period. Only the first hospitalization of each patient in 1999 was included to obtain independent observations for the statistical modeling. We excluded patients who did ...
Factors Influencing the Presence of Mitral Valve Prolapse in
... worsens pre-existing cardiac conditions. Most of these patients can tolerate their pregnancy well if they receive an adequate medical control. However, pregnancy should be avoided when there is a high chance of developing mitral valve prolapse. Finally, the necessity of future research to identify u ...
... worsens pre-existing cardiac conditions. Most of these patients can tolerate their pregnancy well if they receive an adequate medical control. However, pregnancy should be avoided when there is a high chance of developing mitral valve prolapse. Finally, the necessity of future research to identify u ...
Preconception Counseling for Women with Congenital Heart Disease
... cardiac preload. In patients with systemic right ventricle (such as congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or complete transposition of the great arteries after atrial switch operation), pre-existing right ventricle dysfunction may worsen; about 10-20% of these patients have an i ...
... cardiac preload. In patients with systemic right ventricle (such as congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or complete transposition of the great arteries after atrial switch operation), pre-existing right ventricle dysfunction may worsen; about 10-20% of these patients have an i ...
Pulmonary hypertension at exercise in COPD: does it matter? EDITORIAL
... Many studies have reported on a higher than normal wedged PAP (PCWP) in COPD. In the National Emphysema Treatment Trial, 61% of the patients had a PCWP higher than the upper limit of normal of 12 mmHg [13]. In the study of HILDE et al. [6], PCWP was on average normal at rest, but increased markedly ...
... Many studies have reported on a higher than normal wedged PAP (PCWP) in COPD. In the National Emphysema Treatment Trial, 61% of the patients had a PCWP higher than the upper limit of normal of 12 mmHg [13]. In the study of HILDE et al. [6], PCWP was on average normal at rest, but increased markedly ...
Infective Endocarditis
... – Culture-negative IE with fever more than 10 days after starting empirical therapy ...
... – Culture-negative IE with fever more than 10 days after starting empirical therapy ...
CPD Tri broch 5p4c Arrhythmia and the Heart
... For specialty suites and villas please contact a reservation agent at 866-532-5264. For information on the Fairmont Kea Lani visit: http://www.fairmont.com/kea-lani-maui Reservations will be guaranteed upon receipt of two nights deposit. All rates are per night and additional standard fees apply: st ...
... For specialty suites and villas please contact a reservation agent at 866-532-5264. For information on the Fairmont Kea Lani visit: http://www.fairmont.com/kea-lani-maui Reservations will be guaranteed upon receipt of two nights deposit. All rates are per night and additional standard fees apply: st ...
Anesthesia for Cardiovascular Surgery
... • Solution: consider alternative anticoagulants (hirudin, bivalirudin, argatroban) ...
... • Solution: consider alternative anticoagulants (hirudin, bivalirudin, argatroban) ...
Slide 1
... Some protection from MI is provided by arterial anastomoses which provides an alternative route of blood flow (collateral circulation) within the myocardium ...
... Some protection from MI is provided by arterial anastomoses which provides an alternative route of blood flow (collateral circulation) within the myocardium ...
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) ...
Awareness An e-Magazine by AIIBOA
... Coronary arteries are the ones that we try to keep clear by eating a healthy diet. If coronary arteries are blocked a heart attack results. The heart, just like any other organ, requires blood to supply it with oxygen and other nutrients so that it can do its work. The heart does not extract oxygen ...
... Coronary arteries are the ones that we try to keep clear by eating a healthy diet. If coronary arteries are blocked a heart attack results. The heart, just like any other organ, requires blood to supply it with oxygen and other nutrients so that it can do its work. The heart does not extract oxygen ...
GettinG to of the matter - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
... generations, from a scant few 50 years ago to 10 different classes of drugs today, with hundreds within each class. These medicines have continued to improve over time through further exploration, which has increased their effectiveness and their suitability for individual patients, and has decrease ...
... generations, from a scant few 50 years ago to 10 different classes of drugs today, with hundreds within each class. These medicines have continued to improve over time through further exploration, which has increased their effectiveness and their suitability for individual patients, and has decrease ...
Lessons from the management of chronic heart failure - Heart
... nurse intervention was fairly intensive, and involved education of the patient about their disease and its treatment, including training in how to adjust diuretic dosages, home visiting, telephone contact, extensive monitoring of the patient with blood tests, and up-titration of medication by the nu ...
... nurse intervention was fairly intensive, and involved education of the patient about their disease and its treatment, including training in how to adjust diuretic dosages, home visiting, telephone contact, extensive monitoring of the patient with blood tests, and up-titration of medication by the nu ...
XIENCE Xpedition WICPA
... • Everolimus has been shown to reduce the clearance of some prescription medications when it was administered orally along with cyclosporine (CsA). Formal drug interaction studies have not been performed with the XIENCE Family of stents because of limited systemic exposure to everolimus eluted fro ...
... • Everolimus has been shown to reduce the clearance of some prescription medications when it was administered orally along with cyclosporine (CsA). Formal drug interaction studies have not been performed with the XIENCE Family of stents because of limited systemic exposure to everolimus eluted fro ...
New publication
... “That job satisfaction level is an important factor influencing the health of workers. Organisations should include the development of stress management policies...” (18). ...
... “That job satisfaction level is an important factor influencing the health of workers. Organisations should include the development of stress management policies...” (18). ...
Antihypertensive drug
Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, of ischaemic heart disease by 21%, and reduce the likelihood of dementia, heart failure, and mortality from cardiovascular disease. There are many classes of antihypertensives, which lower blood pressure by different means. Among the most important and most widely used drugs are thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARBs), and beta blockers.Which type of medication to use initially for hypertension has been the subject of several large studies and resulting national guidelines. The fundamental goal of treatment should be the prevention of the important endpoints of hypertension, such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Patient age, associated clinical conditions and end-organ damage also play a part in determining dosage and type of medication administered. The several classes of antihypertensives differ in side effect profiles, ability to prevent endpoints, and cost. The choice of more expensive agents, where cheaper ones would be equally effective, may have negative impacts on national healthcare budgets. As of 2009, the best available evidence favors the thiazide diuretics as the first-line treatment of choice for high blood pressure when drugs are necessary. Although clinical evidence shows calcium channel blockers and thiazide-type diuretics are preferred first-line treatments for most people (from both efficacy and cost points of view), an ACE inhibitor is recommended by NICE in the UK for those under 55 years old.