Left Ventricular Noncompaction Syndrome
... hypokinesia. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the diagnosis of LVNC. Thereafter, she developed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. Conservative treatment was initiated with Tikosyn, Xarelto, Lasix, Toprol XL, Lisinopril, statin and life vest. Eventually, a cardiac resy ...
... hypokinesia. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the diagnosis of LVNC. Thereafter, she developed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. Conservative treatment was initiated with Tikosyn, Xarelto, Lasix, Toprol XL, Lisinopril, statin and life vest. Eventually, a cardiac resy ...
Continuous Flow Left ventricular Assist Device
... calculation, which can be done with spectral Doppler imaging or the proximal isovelocity surface area method, and vena contracta or jet width measurement. Qualitative measures include pressure half-time and degree of descending aorta diastolic flow reversal. A brief summary of quantitative and quali ...
... calculation, which can be done with spectral Doppler imaging or the proximal isovelocity surface area method, and vena contracta or jet width measurement. Qualitative measures include pressure half-time and degree of descending aorta diastolic flow reversal. A brief summary of quantitative and quali ...
Ventricular Structure and Function
... assessments were performed at baseline. Sixty-one patients with confirmed HFPEF entered a longitudinal outcomemonitoring phase (mean, 22.9±5.0 months), during which 16 had a cardiac event. Cardiac magnetic resonance T1 time (hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.98–0.99; P=0.046), left atri ...
... assessments were performed at baseline. Sixty-one patients with confirmed HFPEF entered a longitudinal outcomemonitoring phase (mean, 22.9±5.0 months), during which 16 had a cardiac event. Cardiac magnetic resonance T1 time (hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.98–0.99; P=0.046), left atri ...
Congenital complete heart block and spinal anaesthesia for
... output and to maintain the haemodynamics, which is not possible in the patient. Hence, for a safe delivery, temporary pacemaker insertion was essential, which ideally we did before operative delivery. There are quite a few anaesthetic problems in patients with complete heart block undergoing inciden ...
... output and to maintain the haemodynamics, which is not possible in the patient. Hence, for a safe delivery, temporary pacemaker insertion was essential, which ideally we did before operative delivery. There are quite a few anaesthetic problems in patients with complete heart block undergoing inciden ...
A Prior Myocardial Infarction
... Data were collected on a 6-page form and then forwarded to a database service for dual data entry after review for face validity. Demographic variables included age and sex. Comorbidities included prior history of heart disease including angina, congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction ...
... Data were collected on a 6-page form and then forwarded to a database service for dual data entry after review for face validity. Demographic variables included age and sex. Comorbidities included prior history of heart disease including angina, congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction ...
Untitled - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute
... for two- dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) for various indications. A total 373 patients underwent echocardiography during the study period. Patients of age 18 years or above from both genders who were having normal systolic function on TTE were included from the study. Patients with ar ...
... for two- dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) for various indications. A total 373 patients underwent echocardiography during the study period. Patients of age 18 years or above from both genders who were having normal systolic function on TTE were included from the study. Patients with ar ...
review - American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
... treatment planning. Normal pulse rate in children is higher than in adults and decreases from birth to adolescence when adult levels are reached (Table 3). Pulse rhythm and the character of the beat generally are regular in the normal child. However, most children have a sinus arrhythmia so occasion ...
... treatment planning. Normal pulse rate in children is higher than in adults and decreases from birth to adolescence when adult levels are reached (Table 3). Pulse rhythm and the character of the beat generally are regular in the normal child. However, most children have a sinus arrhythmia so occasion ...
Histology of Cardiac Muscles Blood Vessels
... Adventia is thickest in these veins. It consists of three layers: a) inner layer of coarse collagen fibers-run spirally b) middle layer of smooth muscle cells - run longitudinally c) outermost layer of coarse collagen and elastic fibers ...
... Adventia is thickest in these veins. It consists of three layers: a) inner layer of coarse collagen fibers-run spirally b) middle layer of smooth muscle cells - run longitudinally c) outermost layer of coarse collagen and elastic fibers ...
Simulation of Pulsatile Left Ventricular Assist Device - AMAC-2017
... Introduction: Mechanical left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been developed for bridging patients to transplantation, but are increasingly being used as destination therapy or temporary aid until recovery. When selecting a pulsatile flow LVAD therapy, the interaction between the mechanical ...
... Introduction: Mechanical left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been developed for bridging patients to transplantation, but are increasingly being used as destination therapy or temporary aid until recovery. When selecting a pulsatile flow LVAD therapy, the interaction between the mechanical ...
Monitoring cardiac function in intensive care
... equation may also be modified using CO2 production and content, which has been adapted to provide non-invasive estimation.25 Traditional techniques for measuring oxygen consumption, namely the Douglas bag, spirometry, and more recently mass spectrometry, have limited the clinical utility of this tec ...
... equation may also be modified using CO2 production and content, which has been adapted to provide non-invasive estimation.25 Traditional techniques for measuring oxygen consumption, namely the Douglas bag, spirometry, and more recently mass spectrometry, have limited the clinical utility of this tec ...
No-Option Patients
... for use in patients with disabling, chronic angina as well as heart failure. The device comprises inflatable cuffs that encompass the calf, thigh, and upper thigh and squeeze sequentially from low to high during diastole and then rapidly and simultaneously deflate at the onset of systole, with ECG g ...
... for use in patients with disabling, chronic angina as well as heart failure. The device comprises inflatable cuffs that encompass the calf, thigh, and upper thigh and squeeze sequentially from low to high during diastole and then rapidly and simultaneously deflate at the onset of systole, with ECG g ...
(Updated) stroke volume, regulation and heart failure
... Systolic and diastolic heart failure are treated with different types of medications In both types, blood may “back up” in the lungs causing fluid to leak into the lungs (pulmonary edema) Fluid may also build up in tissues throughout the body (edema) ...
... Systolic and diastolic heart failure are treated with different types of medications In both types, blood may “back up” in the lungs causing fluid to leak into the lungs (pulmonary edema) Fluid may also build up in tissues throughout the body (edema) ...
Teaching Rounds in Cardiac Electrophysiology
... Figure 3. Findings from ventricular tachycardia originating from a left ventricular papillary muscle are shown. Color coding as in Figure 1. A, Electroanatomic activation map of tachycardia shows multiple simultaneously early sites in the region of the inferolateral left ventricle. There was a consi ...
... Figure 3. Findings from ventricular tachycardia originating from a left ventricular papillary muscle are shown. Color coding as in Figure 1. A, Electroanatomic activation map of tachycardia shows multiple simultaneously early sites in the region of the inferolateral left ventricle. There was a consi ...
5 rIGHt VentrIcular PacInG ImProVes rIGHt Heart FunctIon In
... Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) is characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular remodeling. During the progression of the disease, right ventricular (RV) afterload continues to rise and eventually right heart failure develops in the majority of patients. In PH-patients, signs of mechanical R ...
... Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) is characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular remodeling. During the progression of the disease, right ventricular (RV) afterload continues to rise and eventually right heart failure develops in the majority of patients. In PH-patients, signs of mechanical R ...
Anesthesia for Nuss Procedures - Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
... decreases by 40% in the upright vs the supine position, while no change occurs in normal controls (5). With exercise, SV increases to a lesser extent in patients with PE than in normal controls, and is fixed with increasing work, requiring an increase in heart rate to meet demand for increased cardi ...
... decreases by 40% in the upright vs the supine position, while no change occurs in normal controls (5). With exercise, SV increases to a lesser extent in patients with PE than in normal controls, and is fixed with increasing work, requiring an increase in heart rate to meet demand for increased cardi ...
Unusual cause ofpraecordial pansystolic murmur
... A 7-month-old baby boy was admitted to hospital for mild respiratory distress and diarrhoea of 3 days' duration. His previous history was not remarkable except for frequent respiratory 'difficulties' in the 3 months before admission. He was the product of a normal pregnancy and delivery. The physica ...
... A 7-month-old baby boy was admitted to hospital for mild respiratory distress and diarrhoea of 3 days' duration. His previous history was not remarkable except for frequent respiratory 'difficulties' in the 3 months before admission. He was the product of a normal pregnancy and delivery. The physica ...
Document
... Blood circulation in the human takes place in a closed system. In this system, blood, which is pumped out from the heart is restricted to blood vessels, whereas in an open system, the blood flows freely into spaces around body tissues. In the human, blood is carried in three main types of vessels. T ...
... Blood circulation in the human takes place in a closed system. In this system, blood, which is pumped out from the heart is restricted to blood vessels, whereas in an open system, the blood flows freely into spaces around body tissues. In the human, blood is carried in three main types of vessels. T ...
Heart rate as a prognostic risk factor in patients with cerebral
... to high-risk vulnerable plaque. Continued altered shear stress can lead to expansive vascular remodeling and plaque progression with intensive lipid accumulation, inflammation, and a thin fibrous cap. Endothelial shear stress plays a prominent role in the atherogenic process, as confirmed by a recen ...
... to high-risk vulnerable plaque. Continued altered shear stress can lead to expansive vascular remodeling and plaque progression with intensive lipid accumulation, inflammation, and a thin fibrous cap. Endothelial shear stress plays a prominent role in the atherogenic process, as confirmed by a recen ...
some features of the mitral valve
... immediately below the intervalvular space between the left septal and nonseptal cusp of the aortic valve (Figs. 3, 5, and 6). The cusp contains a well-developed sheet of fibrous tissue, the lamina fibrosa, continuous at its attached border with the fibrous framework of the heart (Fig. 6). It does no ...
... immediately below the intervalvular space between the left septal and nonseptal cusp of the aortic valve (Figs. 3, 5, and 6). The cusp contains a well-developed sheet of fibrous tissue, the lamina fibrosa, continuous at its attached border with the fibrous framework of the heart (Fig. 6). It does no ...
Heart Valve Disease
... • Dilating LV, first reversible, later irrreversible systolic dysfunction ...
... • Dilating LV, first reversible, later irrreversible systolic dysfunction ...
Impact of metabolic syndrome on the outcome of patients with stable
... lipid-lowering therapy, and number of diseased vessels (P = 0.021; relative risk = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.152–5.472). Interestingly, only MetS and FPG as dependent variables, were significantly associated with mortality, but none of MetS’ other components. FPG of more than 5.6 mmol/l was the major factor r ...
... lipid-lowering therapy, and number of diseased vessels (P = 0.021; relative risk = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.152–5.472). Interestingly, only MetS and FPG as dependent variables, were significantly associated with mortality, but none of MetS’ other components. FPG of more than 5.6 mmol/l was the major factor r ...
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... pacemakerpatients are paced only from the ventricle with some pacing parameter programmability. This paper goal is to design a cardiac pacemaker with various NBG modes. A state machine approach has been followed to achieve the desired purpose. The pacemaker system is divide into three main sections ...
... pacemakerpatients are paced only from the ventricle with some pacing parameter programmability. This paper goal is to design a cardiac pacemaker with various NBG modes. A state machine approach has been followed to achieve the desired purpose. The pacemaker system is divide into three main sections ...
Conductive System Of Heart
... the penetrating portion of AV bundle. • There is a delay of 0.04 sec in the penetrating portion of AV bundle. • There is a total delay of 0.13 sec in the AV node and AV bundle system. • There is a delay of 0.03 sec from the sinus node to the AV node, thus making total delay of 0.16 sec before the ex ...
... the penetrating portion of AV bundle. • There is a delay of 0.04 sec in the penetrating portion of AV bundle. • There is a total delay of 0.13 sec in the AV node and AV bundle system. • There is a delay of 0.03 sec from the sinus node to the AV node, thus making total delay of 0.16 sec before the ex ...
Mediterranean Diet, Traditional Risk Factors, and the
... months per patient) and deals with the relationships of dietary patterns and traditional risk factors with recurrence. Methods and Results—Three composite outcomes (COs) combining either cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction (CO 1), or the preceding plus major secondary end points (unstab ...
... months per patient) and deals with the relationships of dietary patterns and traditional risk factors with recurrence. Methods and Results—Three composite outcomes (COs) combining either cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction (CO 1), or the preceding plus major secondary end points (unstab ...