White Blood Cells
... The vena cava returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from the body. In the right atrium, the blood pressure is close to 0. Varicose veins develop when the valves weaken. Veins act as blood reservoirs because they contain 50% to 60% of the blood volume. Smooth muscle in the walls of veins can ...
... The vena cava returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from the body. In the right atrium, the blood pressure is close to 0. Varicose veins develop when the valves weaken. Veins act as blood reservoirs because they contain 50% to 60% of the blood volume. Smooth muscle in the walls of veins can ...
Analysis of Breathing-related Variations in ECG-triggered Laser Doppler
... Measurements were performed on twelve patients during CABG surgery. All patients gave informed consent and the study was approved by the regional ...
... Measurements were performed on twelve patients during CABG surgery. All patients gave informed consent and the study was approved by the regional ...
Chapter 13-cardiac 檔案
... of internodal pathways bundle of His left and right bundle branches Purkinje fibers impulses travel through the rest of the myocardial cells ...
... of internodal pathways bundle of His left and right bundle branches Purkinje fibers impulses travel through the rest of the myocardial cells ...
Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Chronic Kidney Disease
... Underutilization of medical and interventional therapies may be partially responsible for high risk of CV death with MI in patients on dialysis.26 Optimal method of coronary artery revascularization in patients on dialysis is controversial. In an exploratory meta-analysis, 30- days or in-hospital mo ...
... Underutilization of medical and interventional therapies may be partially responsible for high risk of CV death with MI in patients on dialysis.26 Optimal method of coronary artery revascularization in patients on dialysis is controversial. In an exploratory meta-analysis, 30- days or in-hospital mo ...
REMAC LVAD Advisory
... the EMS provider when encountering a patient with such device regardless of whether the emergency is due to the device or not. An LVAD/LVAS is a surgically implanted, battery-powered pump that helps the left ventricle pump adequate amounts of blood to the body. The LVAD/LVAS is implanted in the uppe ...
... the EMS provider when encountering a patient with such device regardless of whether the emergency is due to the device or not. An LVAD/LVAS is a surgically implanted, battery-powered pump that helps the left ventricle pump adequate amounts of blood to the body. The LVAD/LVAS is implanted in the uppe ...
Mechanical Circulatory Support
... Learning Objectives for the Current State of MCS 1. Understand the indications for temporary and permanent MCS and the different types of devices available for support. 2. Distinguish the basic technological differences between different temporary and permanent MCS systems and the levels of support ...
... Learning Objectives for the Current State of MCS 1. Understand the indications for temporary and permanent MCS and the different types of devices available for support. 2. Distinguish the basic technological differences between different temporary and permanent MCS systems and the levels of support ...
Hypothermia and Frostbite 1 CE - UH EMS
... athletes who compete in winter sports are at risk. Smokers and those with peripheral vascular diseases have higher rates of frostbite complications. The head, hands and feet are the usual areas affected by frostbite. Fortunately, most cases of frostbite are mild, but severe cases can lead to amputa ...
... athletes who compete in winter sports are at risk. Smokers and those with peripheral vascular diseases have higher rates of frostbite complications. The head, hands and feet are the usual areas affected by frostbite. Fortunately, most cases of frostbite are mild, but severe cases can lead to amputa ...
Don`t fail to account for changes to CHF
... the mitral valve opens. During Phase 2, there is rapid filling of the left ventricle. Then a short period of rest (Phase 3) until the left atrium contracts and the last little spurt of volume gets into the left ventricle in Phase 4. This time period during diastole is necessary so that the left vent ...
... the mitral valve opens. During Phase 2, there is rapid filling of the left ventricle. Then a short period of rest (Phase 3) until the left atrium contracts and the last little spurt of volume gets into the left ventricle in Phase 4. This time period during diastole is necessary so that the left vent ...
Exercise training increases arterial compliance in patients with
... thus is a significant determinant of left ventricular work. Previous studies have suggested that arterial compliance may be reduced in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), and that SAC is increased after a 4-week exercise training programme in healthy, sedentary individuals. The present stu ...
... thus is a significant determinant of left ventricular work. Previous studies have suggested that arterial compliance may be reduced in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), and that SAC is increased after a 4-week exercise training programme in healthy, sedentary individuals. The present stu ...
Regulation of Cardiac Output Through Stroke Volume
... this study on the basis of their willingness to run on a treadmill. Approximately 1 out of 10 dogs screened was suitable. Atrioventricular conduction was interrupted, using a modification of the surgical technic described by Taufic, Bashour, and Lewis.3 After anesthetizing the dog with an intravenou ...
... this study on the basis of their willingness to run on a treadmill. Approximately 1 out of 10 dogs screened was suitable. Atrioventricular conduction was interrupted, using a modification of the surgical technic described by Taufic, Bashour, and Lewis.3 After anesthetizing the dog with an intravenou ...
Blood Pressure Variability in Man: Its Relation to
... pressure change owing to their less compliant arterial walls. A reduced heart rate variability under the same circumstances may reflect a reduced responsiveness of the heart to various stimuli. The last comment refers to the inverse relationship between blood pressure variability and arterial barore ...
... pressure change owing to their less compliant arterial walls. A reduced heart rate variability under the same circumstances may reflect a reduced responsiveness of the heart to various stimuli. The last comment refers to the inverse relationship between blood pressure variability and arterial barore ...
Successful Treatment of Idiopathic Dilated
... Various congenital and acquired forms of heart disease have been reported in captive lowland gorillas, and heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in geriatric humans. However, the prevalence of heart disease is unknown in nonhuman great apes species. Indeed, little is known about ...
... Various congenital and acquired forms of heart disease have been reported in captive lowland gorillas, and heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in geriatric humans. However, the prevalence of heart disease is unknown in nonhuman great apes species. Indeed, little is known about ...
Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise (cont`d)
... rates change because of the same stimuli that influence all heart rates, including body position; external influences such as temperature, hydration, and food ingested; internal influences such as level of fatigue, stress, hunger, and sleep; medication; and others. Ambient heart rate or sitting hear ...
... rates change because of the same stimuli that influence all heart rates, including body position; external influences such as temperature, hydration, and food ingested; internal influences such as level of fatigue, stress, hunger, and sleep; medication; and others. Ambient heart rate or sitting hear ...
21 January 2015
... the first 10 days of life. (1) They are largely self-limiting and benign and often disappear within the first few weeks to months of life and require no follow-up. Often such arrhythmias are identified at the first routine neonatal check. This guideline aims to provide guidance to clinicians as to h ...
... the first 10 days of life. (1) They are largely self-limiting and benign and often disappear within the first few weeks to months of life and require no follow-up. Often such arrhythmias are identified at the first routine neonatal check. This guideline aims to provide guidance to clinicians as to h ...
Automated Heart Wall Motion Abnormality Detection From
... echocardiogram – an ultrasound video of different 2-D crosssections of the LV. Echocardiograms are unfortunately notoriously difficult to interpret, and even the best of physicians can misdiagnose heart disease. Hence there is a tremendous ...
... echocardiogram – an ultrasound video of different 2-D crosssections of the LV. Echocardiograms are unfortunately notoriously difficult to interpret, and even the best of physicians can misdiagnose heart disease. Hence there is a tremendous ...
24 Regulation of blood flow
... Irritation for mechanoreceptors is the speed and level of tissues stretching by increase or pulse wave of blood pressure. Angioreceptors are present at all vessel system and have the whole receptor field, it maximal presents at the main reflector zones: aortic, sino-carotid, in the vessels of pulmon ...
... Irritation for mechanoreceptors is the speed and level of tissues stretching by increase or pulse wave of blood pressure. Angioreceptors are present at all vessel system and have the whole receptor field, it maximal presents at the main reflector zones: aortic, sino-carotid, in the vessels of pulmon ...
Ventricular Premature Contractions
... centuries later painted the shade of Beatrice bidding farewell to her earthly body, just as she takes Dante by the hand to lead him through the afterlife. Ventricular premature contractions can have a great variety of causes, some are benign such as occur upon the sighting of a beloved, though some ...
... centuries later painted the shade of Beatrice bidding farewell to her earthly body, just as she takes Dante by the hand to lead him through the afterlife. Ventricular premature contractions can have a great variety of causes, some are benign such as occur upon the sighting of a beloved, though some ...
Hemodynamic and functional assessment of mechanical aortic
... therapy to repeat AVR surgery, each associated with inherent risk. With the use of TTE alone, it can be difficult to determine the cause of elevated transvalvular gradients. Reports of incorrect echocardiographic diagnoses in patients undergoing repeat AVR surgery2 highlight the potential clinical u ...
... therapy to repeat AVR surgery, each associated with inherent risk. With the use of TTE alone, it can be difficult to determine the cause of elevated transvalvular gradients. Reports of incorrect echocardiographic diagnoses in patients undergoing repeat AVR surgery2 highlight the potential clinical u ...
Cardiac Tamponade - North Colorado Med Evac
... cardiothoracic intensive care setting (6). It is also important to remember that as the majority of cardiac effusions and subsequent cardiac tamponade are from chronic conditions, it may take time for a caregiver to notice something is wrong. In one study an average of 6.6 days passed from the time ...
... cardiothoracic intensive care setting (6). It is also important to remember that as the majority of cardiac effusions and subsequent cardiac tamponade are from chronic conditions, it may take time for a caregiver to notice something is wrong. In one study an average of 6.6 days passed from the time ...
Fetal Pig Dissection
... Anterior to the heart, locate another large vein that enters the right atrium. This vein, the anterior vena cava, brings blood to the right atrium from the anterior part of the body. Now lift the heart to view its dorsal surface. Observe the posterior vena cava that carries blood from the posterior ...
... Anterior to the heart, locate another large vein that enters the right atrium. This vein, the anterior vena cava, brings blood to the right atrium from the anterior part of the body. Now lift the heart to view its dorsal surface. Observe the posterior vena cava that carries blood from the posterior ...
Clinical and Angiographic Characteristics of Patients Likely to Have
... with a greater number of nonculprit lesions and diseased coronary arteries and side branches. There were no differences in the maximum diameter stenosis of the nonculprit lesions or the angiographic characteristics of these stenoses. IVUS and IVUS-VH findings. IVUS identified 3,014 lesions, of which 1 ...
... with a greater number of nonculprit lesions and diseased coronary arteries and side branches. There were no differences in the maximum diameter stenosis of the nonculprit lesions or the angiographic characteristics of these stenoses. IVUS and IVUS-VH findings. IVUS identified 3,014 lesions, of which 1 ...
Impedance cardiography in uncomplicated pregnancy and pre-eclampsia: correlation between diurne- and
... Measurements by ICG are reliable as they correlate highly with standard methods [1722], however imprecise ICG in severely ill patients was reported [13;23]. In healthy nonpregnant subjects, we observed that position-induced changes of ICG measurements are independent from the time of day for time pe ...
... Measurements by ICG are reliable as they correlate highly with standard methods [1722], however imprecise ICG in severely ill patients was reported [13;23]. In healthy nonpregnant subjects, we observed that position-induced changes of ICG measurements are independent from the time of day for time pe ...
lead I
... RBBB is seen more commonly than LBBB. RBBB also occurs with heart disease, both congenital (e.g., atrial septal defect) and acquired (e.g., valvular, ischemic). • LBBB is often a marker of one of four underlying conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: cor ...
... RBBB is seen more commonly than LBBB. RBBB also occurs with heart disease, both congenital (e.g., atrial septal defect) and acquired (e.g., valvular, ischemic). • LBBB is often a marker of one of four underlying conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: cor ...
An Expert System for Identifying Cardio Vascular Disease
... ABSTRACT- The heart circulatory system is composed of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Our bodies actually have two circulatory systems: The pulmonary circulation is a short loop from the heart to the lungs and back again, and the systemic circulation (the sys ...
... ABSTRACT- The heart circulatory system is composed of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Our bodies actually have two circulatory systems: The pulmonary circulation is a short loop from the heart to the lungs and back again, and the systemic circulation (the sys ...
Print - Circulation Research
... Experimental manipulations of ventricular afterload can take a number of different forms, the most common being modifications of the resistance or compliance of the arterial system. In general, an increase in peripheral resistance raises ventricular pressure and reduces ventricular outflow, and a de ...
... Experimental manipulations of ventricular afterload can take a number of different forms, the most common being modifications of the resistance or compliance of the arterial system. In general, an increase in peripheral resistance raises ventricular pressure and reduces ventricular outflow, and a de ...