Sarcospan Regulates Cardiac Isoproterenol Response and
... and renders the myofiber susceptible to contraction-induced damage, eventually leading to muscle degeneration.3–6 The connection between cardiac disease and DMD has been long recognized. Mutations linked to DMD are thought to first exert their effects as skeletal muscle weakness with a subsequent loss ...
... and renders the myofiber susceptible to contraction-induced damage, eventually leading to muscle degeneration.3–6 The connection between cardiac disease and DMD has been long recognized. Mutations linked to DMD are thought to first exert their effects as skeletal muscle weakness with a subsequent loss ...
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
... 2. The overall yield of genetic testing for all available genes in probands who meet the revised Task Force criteria [Marcus et al 2010] approximates 50% [Quarta et al 2011]. Thus, if molecular genetic testing does not identify a disease-causing mutation in an individual who meets diagnostic criteri ...
... 2. The overall yield of genetic testing for all available genes in probands who meet the revised Task Force criteria [Marcus et al 2010] approximates 50% [Quarta et al 2011]. Thus, if molecular genetic testing does not identify a disease-causing mutation in an individual who meets diagnostic criteri ...
Health‐related quality of life, depression, sleep and breathing disorders in the elderly. With focus on those with impaired systolic
... In primary care elderly patients with HF, GPH correlated to the physical and mental aspects of Hr-QoL. Patients who rated poor GPH also scored worse physical and mental Hr-QoL compared to patients with good GPH, but the mental aspect of Hr-QoL was however not significant (p<0.07) (I). Moreover, GPH ...
... In primary care elderly patients with HF, GPH correlated to the physical and mental aspects of Hr-QoL. Patients who rated poor GPH also scored worse physical and mental Hr-QoL compared to patients with good GPH, but the mental aspect of Hr-QoL was however not significant (p<0.07) (I). Moreover, GPH ...
Segmental Early Relaxation Phenomenon
... Baseline characteristics of patients with and without SERP on stress imaging are shown in Table 1. No significant differences in baseline characteristics were seen except for a trend toward lesser incidence of hypertension in patients with stress-induced SERP (p ⫽ 0.058). Also, there were a trend to ...
... Baseline characteristics of patients with and without SERP on stress imaging are shown in Table 1. No significant differences in baseline characteristics were seen except for a trend toward lesser incidence of hypertension in patients with stress-induced SERP (p ⫽ 0.058). Also, there were a trend to ...
Congenital Absence of Pericardium in Babies with Patent Ductus
... Previous reports have shown that congenital absence of pericardium is commonly associated with congenital heart disease, including ventricular and atrial septal defect, PDA, valvular defects, and tetralogy of Fallot 3. Our patients, she was found to have PDA and ASD secundum, while the boy has PDA w ...
... Previous reports have shown that congenital absence of pericardium is commonly associated with congenital heart disease, including ventricular and atrial septal defect, PDA, valvular defects, and tetralogy of Fallot 3. Our patients, she was found to have PDA and ASD secundum, while the boy has PDA w ...
Myocardial Mechanics and Collagen Structure in the Osteogenesis
... wild-type tissue but were thinner and less abundant in heterozygous and homozygous oim tissue (Figure 1). Compared with wild-type, collagen area fraction (Figure 2) was 35% lower in oim hearts (P⬍0.05) but not different in heterozygous hearts (P⫽0.70). Collagen fiber number density (Figure 2) was 38 ...
... wild-type tissue but were thinner and less abundant in heterozygous and homozygous oim tissue (Figure 1). Compared with wild-type, collagen area fraction (Figure 2) was 35% lower in oim hearts (P⬍0.05) but not different in heterozygous hearts (P⫽0.70). Collagen fiber number density (Figure 2) was 38 ...
Custodiol insert
... The inactivation of the heart renders it susceptible to overstretching. Decompression of the left ventricle must therefore be performed at the commencement of cardioplegia. For adult hearts the following recommendation is appropriate: The solution, cooled to 5° C - 8° C, is perfused into the coronar ...
... The inactivation of the heart renders it susceptible to overstretching. Decompression of the left ventricle must therefore be performed at the commencement of cardioplegia. For adult hearts the following recommendation is appropriate: The solution, cooled to 5° C - 8° C, is perfused into the coronar ...
Interrelation between Restitution Time
... (30 mg/kg). The heart was exposed by midsternal split and artificial respiration was maintained. A strain gauge arch was sewn to the right ventricular wall, parallel to and near the septum. The two limbs of this force transducer were stretched when fixed to the myocardium, so that the length of the ...
... (30 mg/kg). The heart was exposed by midsternal split and artificial respiration was maintained. A strain gauge arch was sewn to the right ventricular wall, parallel to and near the septum. The two limbs of this force transducer were stretched when fixed to the myocardium, so that the length of the ...
ECG Feature Elements Identification for Cardiologist Expert
... information flow for its area computing and a differential represents an electrical event in the heart, such as atria atria repolarization, ventricular method of ECG information flow for its slope computing and depolarization, a convolution method for true ECG wave form element depolarization, ventr ...
... information flow for its area computing and a differential represents an electrical event in the heart, such as atria atria repolarization, ventricular method of ECG information flow for its slope computing and depolarization, a convolution method for true ECG wave form element depolarization, ventr ...
Pericarditis in Bovines- A Review - Open Access Journals
... 5, 30, 19, 4]. In cattle, traumatic pericarditis usually results in the gas and fluid accumulation in the pericardium which is visible radiographically and is relatively specific for this disease [2]. In the early stages of traumatic pericarditis, good thoracic detail is evident radiographically whi ...
... 5, 30, 19, 4]. In cattle, traumatic pericarditis usually results in the gas and fluid accumulation in the pericardium which is visible radiographically and is relatively specific for this disease [2]. In the early stages of traumatic pericarditis, good thoracic detail is evident radiographically whi ...
PRELIMINARY VERSION Drug-Induced T-Wave Morphology Changes
... Dessertenne [1], as a description of the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing which had occurred in an elderly woman with high-grade atrioventricular block. The term describes a specific characteristic appearance of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Although the early reports mostly described proarrhy ...
... Dessertenne [1], as a description of the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing which had occurred in an elderly woman with high-grade atrioventricular block. The term describes a specific characteristic appearance of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Although the early reports mostly described proarrhy ...
PACES/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Evaluation and
... lower than that commonly associated with ventricular dysfunction but seems a reasonable cutoff for monitoring purposes given the day-to-day variability in frequency. The prevalence of PVCs in healthy children varies with age. Nearly 20% of the neonates have uncomplicated ventricular ectopy consistin ...
... lower than that commonly associated with ventricular dysfunction but seems a reasonable cutoff for monitoring purposes given the day-to-day variability in frequency. The prevalence of PVCs in healthy children varies with age. Nearly 20% of the neonates have uncomplicated ventricular ectopy consistin ...
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... (summation of p on QRS or variable ventricular filling). 30% of VTs have 1:1 retrograde conduction. Faster VTs are less likely to have 1:1 conduction but there is no cut-off. Carotid pressure or adenosine can cause transient VA block and show VT. Fusion beats imply the presence of AVD (most often se ...
... (summation of p on QRS or variable ventricular filling). 30% of VTs have 1:1 retrograde conduction. Faster VTs are less likely to have 1:1 conduction but there is no cut-off. Carotid pressure or adenosine can cause transient VA block and show VT. Fusion beats imply the presence of AVD (most often se ...
Cardiology patient pages. Homocysteine and MTHFR mutations
... An elevated homocysteine level is associated with an increased risk for developing atherosclerosis, which can in turn lead to coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, and stroke (Table 2). The magnitude of risk for CAD is not well defined. Generally, it seems that people with an elevated homocys ...
... An elevated homocysteine level is associated with an increased risk for developing atherosclerosis, which can in turn lead to coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, and stroke (Table 2). The magnitude of risk for CAD is not well defined. Generally, it seems that people with an elevated homocys ...
DIETARY FISH OIL AND EXPERIMENTAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS
... In a few studies fish oil has been shown to inhibit the increase in plasmacholesterol during dietary cholesterol loading [70, 71], but these results are controversial [7274]. In these last studies the atherogenic diet contained, however, also considerable amounts of saturated fat [72-74]. Evenso Esk ...
... In a few studies fish oil has been shown to inhibit the increase in plasmacholesterol during dietary cholesterol loading [70, 71], but these results are controversial [7274]. In these last studies the atherogenic diet contained, however, also considerable amounts of saturated fat [72-74]. Evenso Esk ...
the postmortem rigor of the mammalian heart and the influence of an
... rigor of both ventricles simultaneously in two animals: one whose vagi were stimulated and another whose vagi remained untouched. Forty-six double experiments of this kind were made, which means that the course of normal cardiac rigor was studied in forty-six animals. The foregoing analysis of the s ...
... rigor of both ventricles simultaneously in two animals: one whose vagi were stimulated and another whose vagi remained untouched. Forty-six double experiments of this kind were made, which means that the course of normal cardiac rigor was studied in forty-six animals. The foregoing analysis of the s ...
Quantitative Analysis of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Anatomically
... evaluation of symptoms (either chest pain or dyspnea; 8 had prior myocardial infarction). The remaining 16 patients were asymptomatic. The imaging indications were for post–myocardial infarction (3 cases) or post–percutaneous coronary intervention (3 cases) risk stratification and for risk stratific ...
... evaluation of symptoms (either chest pain or dyspnea; 8 had prior myocardial infarction). The remaining 16 patients were asymptomatic. The imaging indications were for post–myocardial infarction (3 cases) or post–percutaneous coronary intervention (3 cases) risk stratification and for risk stratific ...
New insights in the assessment of right ventricular function
... relaxation (IVR) times (p<0.05 for all). Also, in controls, the outflow tract was the only compartment where the rate of volume fall correlated with the time to peak RV ejection (r = 0.62, p = 0.03). In Group 1, this relationship was lost and became with the inflow compartment (r = 0.61, p = 0.01). ...
... relaxation (IVR) times (p<0.05 for all). Also, in controls, the outflow tract was the only compartment where the rate of volume fall correlated with the time to peak RV ejection (r = 0.62, p = 0.03). In Group 1, this relationship was lost and became with the inflow compartment (r = 0.61, p = 0.01). ...
C-reactive protein (CRP)
... FHS timing of phlebotomy and urine collection Some biomarkers potentially could be affected by time of day or food; samples are collected in the morning, typically between 7 and 9 am after an overnight fast, shortly after clinic arrival. Some of the Omni exam 2 specimens were obtained in the afterno ...
... FHS timing of phlebotomy and urine collection Some biomarkers potentially could be affected by time of day or food; samples are collected in the morning, typically between 7 and 9 am after an overnight fast, shortly after clinic arrival. Some of the Omni exam 2 specimens were obtained in the afterno ...
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
... heart blocks. Cells in different parts of the conductive system have different values of resting membrane potential and this is the reason why they have also different conduction speeds when carrying the impulse to the next parts of the conductive system or to the myocardium itself. This is attribut ...
... heart blocks. Cells in different parts of the conductive system have different values of resting membrane potential and this is the reason why they have also different conduction speeds when carrying the impulse to the next parts of the conductive system or to the myocardium itself. This is attribut ...
arteriovenous aneurysm - Archives of Disease in Childhood
... hand and bifid right fifth toe. Case 2. The mother, 23 years of age, para 0 had bilateral active tuberculosis and during pregnancy had to be treated for pyelonephritis resulting from infection with Escherichia coli. She went into labour at term and the infant was delivered spontaneously. The first s ...
... hand and bifid right fifth toe. Case 2. The mother, 23 years of age, para 0 had bilateral active tuberculosis and during pregnancy had to be treated for pyelonephritis resulting from infection with Escherichia coli. She went into labour at term and the infant was delivered spontaneously. The first s ...
Atrial Dissociation and Uniatrial Fibrillation
... A variety of terms has been used to describe dissociation between the atria; intraauricular,4' 8 interauricular,9 12, 19 interatrial,20 atrial2' dissociation, and interatrial block.20-23 There is clearly need for consistency and it would seem to us that the simplest, least ambiguous, and most accept ...
... A variety of terms has been used to describe dissociation between the atria; intraauricular,4' 8 interauricular,9 12, 19 interatrial,20 atrial2' dissociation, and interatrial block.20-23 There is clearly need for consistency and it would seem to us that the simplest, least ambiguous, and most accept ...
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow stops to a part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The discomfort may occasionally feel like heartburn. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, feeling faint, a cold sweat, or feeling tired. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms, with women more likely than men to present atypically. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrest.Most MIs occur due to coronary artery disease. Risk factors include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive alcohol intake, among others. The mechanism of an MI often involves the rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque, leading to complete blockage of a coronary artery. MIs are less commonly caused by coronary artery spasms, which may be due to cocaine, significant emotional stress, and extreme cold, among others. A number of tests are useful to help with diagnosis, including electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood tests, and coronary angiography. An ECG may confirm an ST elevation MI if ST elevation is present. Commonly used blood tests include troponin and less often creatine kinase MB.Aspirin is an appropriate immediate treatment for a suspected MI. Nitroglycerin or opioids may be used to help with chest pain; however, they do not improve overall outcomes. Supplemental oxygen should be used in those with low oxygen levels or shortness of breath. In ST elevation MIs treatments which attempt to restore blood flow to the heart are typically recommended and include angioplasty, where the arteries are pushed open, or thrombolysis, where the blockage is removed using medications. People who have a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are often managed with the blood thinner heparin, with the additional use angioplasty in those at high risk. In people with blockages of multiple coronary arteries and diabetes, bypass surgery (CABG) may be recommended rather than angioplasty. After an MI, lifestyle modifications, along with long term treatment with aspirin, beta blockers, and statins, are typically recommended.Worldwide, more than 3 million people have ST elevation MIs and 4 million have NSTEMIs each year. STEMIs occur about twice as often in men as women. About one million people have an MI each year in the United States. In the developed world the risk of death in those who have had an STEMI is about 10%. Rates of MI for a given age have decreased globally between 1990 and 2010.