- Canadian Journal of Cardiology
... mended doses of these medications should be recorded. Each patient’s functional capacity should be assessed. Although measures of functional status other than the NYHA system have been proposed, the landmark trials solely used this as an inclusion criterion.7 Thus, at a minimum, assessment of functi ...
... mended doses of these medications should be recorded. Each patient’s functional capacity should be assessed. Although measures of functional status other than the NYHA system have been proposed, the landmark trials solely used this as an inclusion criterion.7 Thus, at a minimum, assessment of functi ...
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
... heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal (the heart itself is, of course, a specialized type of muscle). While there are many types of cardiomyopathy, many of which are genetic and familial, we are concerned here with only hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a genetic disease aff ...
... heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal (the heart itself is, of course, a specialized type of muscle). While there are many types of cardiomyopathy, many of which are genetic and familial, we are concerned here with only hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a genetic disease aff ...
Chapter27
... B. has a collapsed lung and severe hypoxia. Rationale: This will produce an absence or decrease of breath sounds and unilateral chest wall expansion. C. has extensive bleeding into the pericardial sac. Rationale: This will produce muffled heart sounds and decreased cardiac output. D. is at extremely ...
... B. has a collapsed lung and severe hypoxia. Rationale: This will produce an absence or decrease of breath sounds and unilateral chest wall expansion. C. has extensive bleeding into the pericardial sac. Rationale: This will produce muffled heart sounds and decreased cardiac output. D. is at extremely ...
Towards causally cohesive genotype– phenotype modelling for
... Linear main effects in a regression model are akin to intraand interlocus additive gene effects; nonlinear effects are akin to genetic intralocus dominance; interaction terms are akin to interlocus epistatic interactions (i.e. where the effect of a genotypic substitution at one locus depends on the ...
... Linear main effects in a regression model are akin to intraand interlocus additive gene effects; nonlinear effects are akin to genetic intralocus dominance; interaction terms are akin to interlocus epistatic interactions (i.e. where the effect of a genotypic substitution at one locus depends on the ...
Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Congenital Heart Disease
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De novo sirolimus with low-dose tacrolimus versus full
... 32% of recipient deaths.1–4 A benefit regarding development of CAV has been attributed to the newer immunosuppressive agent sirolimus (SIR, rapamycin), and its synthetic derivative everolimus (EVL), both mechanistic (formerly mammalian) target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors.1,5,6 At the present time, ...
... 32% of recipient deaths.1–4 A benefit regarding development of CAV has been attributed to the newer immunosuppressive agent sirolimus (SIR, rapamycin), and its synthetic derivative everolimus (EVL), both mechanistic (formerly mammalian) target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors.1,5,6 At the present time, ...
LATE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTITIONING OF THE HEART
... • Development of the primitive heart with a single atrium and ventricle, into the typical four-chambered structure occurs between the fourth and seventh weeks by formation of interatrial and interventricular septa • Many congenital heart problems can develop during this crucial time ...
... • Development of the primitive heart with a single atrium and ventricle, into the typical four-chambered structure occurs between the fourth and seventh weeks by formation of interatrial and interventricular septa • Many congenital heart problems can develop during this crucial time ...
Left ventricular endocardial longitudinal and transverse - AJP
... mitral valve closes at the very beginning of IVC, we found that it was still open at that moment. Our data show that the mitral valve is open during the first three-quarters of IVC. It closed at the beginning of the last quarter, confirming data presented previously by our group (14, 15) (Fig. 2B). ...
... mitral valve closes at the very beginning of IVC, we found that it was still open at that moment. Our data show that the mitral valve is open during the first three-quarters of IVC. It closed at the beginning of the last quarter, confirming data presented previously by our group (14, 15) (Fig. 2B). ...
Future Perspectives in the Pharmacological Treatment of Atrial
... range of cardiovascular disorders, featuring significant impairment of cardiac function that leads to reduced ventricular filling or ejection of blood. HF markedly reduces health-related quality of life [1], causes significant morbidity and high mortality and represents an enormous economic burden f ...
... range of cardiovascular disorders, featuring significant impairment of cardiac function that leads to reduced ventricular filling or ejection of blood. HF markedly reduces health-related quality of life [1], causes significant morbidity and high mortality and represents an enormous economic burden f ...
Cir Res Review_R1_last_PK - Spiral
... At about the same time, Oskar Langendorff5 developed his isolated perfused heart model which, by the way, offers vivid illustrations of mechano-sensitivity (e.g. touch-induced ectopy). Building on the Langendorff-method, physiologists like Henry Bowditch, Joseph Coats and Elias Cyon6 described effec ...
... At about the same time, Oskar Langendorff5 developed his isolated perfused heart model which, by the way, offers vivid illustrations of mechano-sensitivity (e.g. touch-induced ectopy). Building on the Langendorff-method, physiologists like Henry Bowditch, Joseph Coats and Elias Cyon6 described effec ...
How are arrhythmias managed in the paediatric population in
... If vagal manoeuvres fail to stop a neonatal supraventricular tachycardia, intravenous (i.v.) propranolol is used in almost half the hospitals, while others use amiodarone (21.6%) or flecainide (18.9%) as the first choice drug. If the combination of several drugs does not eliminate neonatal tachycard ...
... If vagal manoeuvres fail to stop a neonatal supraventricular tachycardia, intravenous (i.v.) propranolol is used in almost half the hospitals, while others use amiodarone (21.6%) or flecainide (18.9%) as the first choice drug. If the combination of several drugs does not eliminate neonatal tachycard ...
Frank MacDonald RN, MN - University of Calgary
... Cardiogenic shock is due to the inefficient pumping mechanism of the heart. Rice (1991a) has subdivided cardiogenic shock into two types, coronary and noncoronary. ...
... Cardiogenic shock is due to the inefficient pumping mechanism of the heart. Rice (1991a) has subdivided cardiogenic shock into two types, coronary and noncoronary. ...
STEP 1 Be Spiritually Active and Reduce Negative Stress Making
... Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels. As your heart pumps blood to all parts of your body, it creates this force in your arteries and other blood vessels. If the force is too strong or if your blood vessels are constricted, you have high blood pressure ...
... Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels. As your heart pumps blood to all parts of your body, it creates this force in your arteries and other blood vessels. If the force is too strong or if your blood vessels are constricted, you have high blood pressure ...
Structure - Reocities
... Normal in children Supradiaphragmatic : fibrcsis collapsa of it lung Diaphragmalic : paralysis (noted during inspiration) Infradisphragmalic : ascitis / pregnancy This lesions affects apex if occur in lower aspect of lung,but if upper aspect tracheal shifting Shifted inward Out & down ...
... Normal in children Supradiaphragmatic : fibrcsis collapsa of it lung Diaphragmalic : paralysis (noted during inspiration) Infradisphragmalic : ascitis / pregnancy This lesions affects apex if occur in lower aspect of lung,but if upper aspect tracheal shifting Shifted inward Out & down ...
Heart failure ontology - Zemris
... Examples include: "Lack_of_adequate_sleep", "Meningism", The class "Diagnosis" thus contains many different possible ...
... Examples include: "Lack_of_adequate_sleep", "Meningism", The class "Diagnosis" thus contains many different possible ...
Use of automated external defibrillators for children: an update. An
... Factors that decrease impedance and thus increase current through the myocardium include the use of electrical conducting gel and increased paddle pressure (reduces impedance by improving skin/electrode contact and squeezing air from the lungs). Impedance may also be reduced by repeated shocks (part ...
... Factors that decrease impedance and thus increase current through the myocardium include the use of electrical conducting gel and increased paddle pressure (reduces impedance by improving skin/electrode contact and squeezing air from the lungs). Impedance may also be reduced by repeated shocks (part ...
Advances 22/1 - Carlo Capelli
... increases over the first 1–2 minutes and levels off at a steady-state value. During the 1st minute of exercise, oxygen uptake does not match oxygen demand, resulting in an oxygen deficit (crosshatched area, upper left). During the plateau, oxygen demand of the exercise is matched to oxygen supply. D ...
... increases over the first 1–2 minutes and levels off at a steady-state value. During the 1st minute of exercise, oxygen uptake does not match oxygen demand, resulting in an oxygen deficit (crosshatched area, upper left). During the plateau, oxygen demand of the exercise is matched to oxygen supply. D ...
For Peer Review
... patients (72±7 ml, range 43–121, p<0.001) compared to controls (116±6 ml, range 77–152), Fig. 5. The SV indexed to body surface area was also higher in athletes (74±2 ml/m², range 65–83, p<0.001), and lower in patients (36±3 ml/m², range 21–61, p<0.001) compared to controls (60±2 ml/m², range 48–73) ...
... patients (72±7 ml, range 43–121, p<0.001) compared to controls (116±6 ml, range 77–152), Fig. 5. The SV indexed to body surface area was also higher in athletes (74±2 ml/m², range 65–83, p<0.001), and lower in patients (36±3 ml/m², range 21–61, p<0.001) compared to controls (60±2 ml/m², range 48–73) ...
getting ready for heart surgery
... arteries. They supply your heart with blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients. This blood supply keeps your heart muscle healthy and pumping. Figure 1 is a diagram of the heart. It shows the aorta, which is the body’s largest artery, and the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are on the out ...
... arteries. They supply your heart with blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients. This blood supply keeps your heart muscle healthy and pumping. Figure 1 is a diagram of the heart. It shows the aorta, which is the body’s largest artery, and the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are on the out ...
DETERMINANTS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION: SIMULATION OF A
... heart as a pump. The model exhibits realistic responses to changes in preload, afterload, Cont, and HR while displaying time-dependent changes in pressure and volume in addition to a pressure-volume plot. It differs from previous models (1, 3, 5) by graphing these parameters on a beat-to-beat basis ...
... heart as a pump. The model exhibits realistic responses to changes in preload, afterload, Cont, and HR while displaying time-dependent changes in pressure and volume in addition to a pressure-volume plot. It differs from previous models (1, 3, 5) by graphing these parameters on a beat-to-beat basis ...
ecg interpretation
... ECGs can provide many "electrical views" of the heart's activity by monitoring voltage changes of cells underneath the electrodes. Each "view" is called a lead. After the current is detected by electrodes attached to the skin, it is amplified, displayed on a monitor screen (oscilloscope) and can be ...
... ECGs can provide many "electrical views" of the heart's activity by monitoring voltage changes of cells underneath the electrodes. Each "view" is called a lead. After the current is detected by electrodes attached to the skin, it is amplified, displayed on a monitor screen (oscilloscope) and can be ...
ZP123 - Zealand Pharma
... injection of Hypnorm-midazolam solution (0.2 ml/100 g). The neurolept anesthetic solution was prepared by mixing one part of Hypnorm (0.315 mg/ml fentanyl citrate and 10 mg/ml fluanisone) (Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Antwerp, Belgium) with two parts of distilled water and one part of midazolam (5 mg/ml ...
... injection of Hypnorm-midazolam solution (0.2 ml/100 g). The neurolept anesthetic solution was prepared by mixing one part of Hypnorm (0.315 mg/ml fentanyl citrate and 10 mg/ml fluanisone) (Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Antwerp, Belgium) with two parts of distilled water and one part of midazolam (5 mg/ml ...
In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
... More recently published reports of in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrests are derived from the American Heart Association’s multicenter National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NRCPR) [8,9,12,20]. The NRCPR is a prospective, multicenter observational registry of in-hospital cardiac arrests ...
... More recently published reports of in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrests are derived from the American Heart Association’s multicenter National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NRCPR) [8,9,12,20]. The NRCPR is a prospective, multicenter observational registry of in-hospital cardiac arrests ...
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.