Full Text - Archives of Cardiovascular Imaging
... were selected. Patients with prior myocardial infarction (n = 12), coronary revascularization (n = 7), arrhythmia or pacing rhythm (n = 3), and cardiomyopathy with heart failure (n = 6) were excluded as were patients who showed regional wall motion abnormalities on resting echocardiography (n = 14) ...
... were selected. Patients with prior myocardial infarction (n = 12), coronary revascularization (n = 7), arrhythmia or pacing rhythm (n = 3), and cardiomyopathy with heart failure (n = 6) were excluded as were patients who showed regional wall motion abnormalities on resting echocardiography (n = 14) ...
Double Valve Replacement (Mitral and Aortic) for Rheumatic Heart
... (Mitral and Aortic) has been performed for many years. In most series of patients a combination of a mechanical and a bioprosthetic valve is used.9 Majority of our patients were under 40 years of age hence mechanical prosthesis was preferred, whereas in older patients bioprosthetic valves are prefer ...
... (Mitral and Aortic) has been performed for many years. In most series of patients a combination of a mechanical and a bioprosthetic valve is used.9 Majority of our patients were under 40 years of age hence mechanical prosthesis was preferred, whereas in older patients bioprosthetic valves are prefer ...
Clinical approach to determination of the need for prophylaxis in
... • Prophylaxis is most effective when given perioperatively in doses that are sufficient to assure adequate antibiotic concentrations during and after the procedure • Antibiotics should be used only during the perioperative period - initiated shortly before a procedure and should not be continued no ...
... • Prophylaxis is most effective when given perioperatively in doses that are sufficient to assure adequate antibiotic concentrations during and after the procedure • Antibiotics should be used only during the perioperative period - initiated shortly before a procedure and should not be continued no ...
Computer Simulation of Bundle Branch re
... In case of left and right apical ventricular premature stimuli (S2) the preferred retrograde route of impulse propagation was through the left bundle branches. In addition the increment of S2H2 conduction time between premature stimulus (Sa) and E s bundle (€I2) tended to have a linear pattern in re ...
... In case of left and right apical ventricular premature stimuli (S2) the preferred retrograde route of impulse propagation was through the left bundle branches. In addition the increment of S2H2 conduction time between premature stimulus (Sa) and E s bundle (€I2) tended to have a linear pattern in re ...
the circulatory system
... The heart is made up of two pumps, one on the right side and one on the left side. A wall of thick tissue, called the septum, separates the heart into these two sides. There are two chambers found on each side, for a total of four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria and the two lower ...
... The heart is made up of two pumps, one on the right side and one on the left side. A wall of thick tissue, called the septum, separates the heart into these two sides. There are two chambers found on each side, for a total of four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria and the two lower ...
Review: Theory and Applications of the Harmonic Analysis
... noninvasive, simple, and informative technique for arterial assessment in which the central arterial blood pressure (BP) can be estimated from the brachial BP. However, there is still no consensus about the validity of the technique [2]. Murgo [3] pointed out that the arterial pressure results from ...
... noninvasive, simple, and informative technique for arterial assessment in which the central arterial blood pressure (BP) can be estimated from the brachial BP. However, there is still no consensus about the validity of the technique [2]. Murgo [3] pointed out that the arterial pressure results from ...
Anatomy and myoarchitecture of the left ventricular wall in normal
... Cardiac Morphology Unit, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK ...
... Cardiac Morphology Unit, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK ...
Coronary artery disease
... higher risk for ASCVD • Statin recommended in CKD age > 50yr • Antiplatelets less efficacy in CKD • Revascularization not superior benefit than medication • TVD in ESRD may benefit from CABG than PCI • Renal transplant improve in cardiovascular outcome in CKD ...
... higher risk for ASCVD • Statin recommended in CKD age > 50yr • Antiplatelets less efficacy in CKD • Revascularization not superior benefit than medication • TVD in ESRD may benefit from CABG than PCI • Renal transplant improve in cardiovascular outcome in CKD ...
Interaction between systolic and diastolic time intervals in atrial
... ends with the onset of the succeeding ventricular systole. Nevertheless, we find considerable beat to beat variation in the exact time that it did so with respect to the onset of the QRS complex of the succeeding beat. When the RR interval was greater than 1000 ms the interval Q2 to mitral valve clo ...
... ends with the onset of the succeeding ventricular systole. Nevertheless, we find considerable beat to beat variation in the exact time that it did so with respect to the onset of the QRS complex of the succeeding beat. When the RR interval was greater than 1000 ms the interval Q2 to mitral valve clo ...
AS TIMING AND INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY DR
... • Classical symptoms of syncope, angina and HF are late manifestations of disease. • Calculation of valve area is not necessary when a high velocity/gradient is present and the valve is calcified and immobile. • most patients will have a valve area 1.0 cm2 but some will have a larger valve area due ...
... • Classical symptoms of syncope, angina and HF are late manifestations of disease. • Calculation of valve area is not necessary when a high velocity/gradient is present and the valve is calcified and immobile. • most patients will have a valve area 1.0 cm2 but some will have a larger valve area due ...
Slide 1
... potential curves for Nav1.5 channels in COS-7 cells transfected with WT, R222Q Nav1.5 or both, in the presence of WT β1 subunit. (B) Steady- state channel availability curves for Nav1.5 channels. Data are mean normalized peak ...
... potential curves for Nav1.5 channels in COS-7 cells transfected with WT, R222Q Nav1.5 or both, in the presence of WT β1 subunit. (B) Steady- state channel availability curves for Nav1.5 channels. Data are mean normalized peak ...
Making A Heart Behave
... opening or putting a patch over it, the message-carrying fibers are occasionally injured. The heart then suddenly slows down, and the patient, requiring in the critical postoperative period even more blood than usual, may die. This is a hazard that has plagued all heart surgeons. Doctor Lillehei and ...
... opening or putting a patch over it, the message-carrying fibers are occasionally injured. The heart then suddenly slows down, and the patient, requiring in the critical postoperative period even more blood than usual, may die. This is a hazard that has plagued all heart surgeons. Doctor Lillehei and ...
Short- and mid-term results of resection of discrete subaortic
... Despite gaining a better understanding, the pathogenesis of discrete subaortic stenosis is still controversial. Genetic, congenital, inflammatory, and acquired causes are usually held responsible for the development of this entity.[4,9] Although the idea of the acquired nature of the disease has gai ...
... Despite gaining a better understanding, the pathogenesis of discrete subaortic stenosis is still controversial. Genetic, congenital, inflammatory, and acquired causes are usually held responsible for the development of this entity.[4,9] Although the idea of the acquired nature of the disease has gai ...
Reducing Your Risk For Cardiovascular Diseases
... Angioplasty – a thin catheter is threaded through the blocked arteries. The catheter has a balloon on the tip which is inflated to flatten the fatty deposits against the wall of the artery Coronary bypass surgery – a blood vessel is taken from another site and implanted to bypass blocked arterie ...
... Angioplasty – a thin catheter is threaded through the blocked arteries. The catheter has a balloon on the tip which is inflated to flatten the fatty deposits against the wall of the artery Coronary bypass surgery – a blood vessel is taken from another site and implanted to bypass blocked arterie ...
Managing Asymptomatic Patients With Chronic Mitral Regurgitation*
... optimal clinical not identify the optimal time for mitral valve replace¬ ment or repair, they do enable the clinician to predict a poor LV response to corrective surgery and, in this fashion, provide a picture of the options of surgical or nonsurgical treatment. Thus, asymptomatic patients with only ...
... optimal clinical not identify the optimal time for mitral valve replace¬ ment or repair, they do enable the clinician to predict a poor LV response to corrective surgery and, in this fashion, provide a picture of the options of surgical or nonsurgical treatment. Thus, asymptomatic patients with only ...
Effects of Increasing Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Patients with
... the excessive mortality rates in heart failure and cardiogenic shock, left ventricular function in patients with an acute myocardial infarction is an area requiring further investigation. Recognizing relative hypovolemia or redistribution of blood volume (8) as contributing to inadequate cardiac per ...
... the excessive mortality rates in heart failure and cardiogenic shock, left ventricular function in patients with an acute myocardial infarction is an area requiring further investigation. Recognizing relative hypovolemia or redistribution of blood volume (8) as contributing to inadequate cardiac per ...
Approach to syncope
... prolonged however rarely result in injury. Mainly occurs in adolescents. - D) Hyperventilation - Correlated with emotional stress, individuals experience chest pain, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Further symptoms include lightheadedness, paresthesias and visual disturbances. Most common i ...
... prolonged however rarely result in injury. Mainly occurs in adolescents. - D) Hyperventilation - Correlated with emotional stress, individuals experience chest pain, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Further symptoms include lightheadedness, paresthesias and visual disturbances. Most common i ...
Understanding Lusitropy
... (LV) relaxation begins during late ejection and continues throughout an early rapid filling and ends fully relaxed by diastasis, before the atrial systole begins. Diastolic (lusitropic) properties can be described by both active relaxation and passive diastolic properties. This active relaxation dur ...
... (LV) relaxation begins during late ejection and continues throughout an early rapid filling and ends fully relaxed by diastasis, before the atrial systole begins. Diastolic (lusitropic) properties can be described by both active relaxation and passive diastolic properties. This active relaxation dur ...
analysis of blood flow in 3d heart valve model under steady state
... Source : Retrieved from Cleveland Clinic Website (2011) ...
... Source : Retrieved from Cleveland Clinic Website (2011) ...
The burden of acute coronary syndromes in the United Kingdom
... hospitalisations were due to heart attacks and 52,296 (35%) were due to chest pain. ...
... hospitalisations were due to heart attacks and 52,296 (35%) were due to chest pain. ...
Electrophysiological Study of Human Heart Muscle
... The human atrial resting and action potentials recorded in this study are lower than those found in dog10 and rabbit.17 While action potentials with plateaus may be observed in dog atria, the plateaus characterizing the second type of action potential in the present study seem unusually prominent, a ...
... The human atrial resting and action potentials recorded in this study are lower than those found in dog10 and rabbit.17 While action potentials with plateaus may be observed in dog atria, the plateaus characterizing the second type of action potential in the present study seem unusually prominent, a ...
Novel Techniques for Characterizing Myocardial Structure and
... plateau during diastase. The atrial contraction completes ventricular filling and brings the strain curves back to baseline. Strain rates curves contain usually much more noise. In the presence of dyskinesia, positive longitudinal and circumferential strain values, quantify the lengthening of the my ...
... plateau during diastase. The atrial contraction completes ventricular filling and brings the strain curves back to baseline. Strain rates curves contain usually much more noise. In the presence of dyskinesia, positive longitudinal and circumferential strain values, quantify the lengthening of the my ...
Utilization of Fosphenytoin for Digoxin-Induced
... associated with digoxin overdose, little effect has been seen in treating atrial arrhythmia or ventricular arrhythmia in the setting of chronic cardiac disease.11 The reported dose of phenytoin is 250 mg IV over 10 minutes which can be repeated in boluses of 100 mg every five minutes up to one gram. ...
... associated with digoxin overdose, little effect has been seen in treating atrial arrhythmia or ventricular arrhythmia in the setting of chronic cardiac disease.11 The reported dose of phenytoin is 250 mg IV over 10 minutes which can be repeated in boluses of 100 mg every five minutes up to one gram. ...