Atrial fibrillation
... What is AF? AF is a common and important disturbance of the electrical system of the heart. It is one of a number of disorders commonly referred to as arrhythmias or dysrhythmias , in which the heart does not beat with a normal rhythm. If not recognised and correctly treated, AF can result in signi ...
... What is AF? AF is a common and important disturbance of the electrical system of the heart. It is one of a number of disorders commonly referred to as arrhythmias or dysrhythmias , in which the heart does not beat with a normal rhythm. If not recognised and correctly treated, AF can result in signi ...
A Patient`s Guide to Living with Atrial Fibrillation
... What are types of AF? 1. Paroxysmal AF – these are episodes of AF that come and go. The AF usually stops on its own within 48 hours. Depending on the symptoms, these episodes can be reduced with treatment. 2. Persistent AF – these are episodes that last longer than 7 days and do not stop on their ow ...
... What are types of AF? 1. Paroxysmal AF – these are episodes of AF that come and go. The AF usually stops on its own within 48 hours. Depending on the symptoms, these episodes can be reduced with treatment. 2. Persistent AF – these are episodes that last longer than 7 days and do not stop on their ow ...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: could a numerical simulator be a
... the reduction of: (1) the regional wall stress, (2) the myocardial oxygen consumption, (3) the sympathetic tone, (4) the progression of mitral regurgitation4,5. Biventricular stimulation through the CRT is applied to patients affected by left ventricular failure with an intra-ventricular conduction ...
... the reduction of: (1) the regional wall stress, (2) the myocardial oxygen consumption, (3) the sympathetic tone, (4) the progression of mitral regurgitation4,5. Biventricular stimulation through the CRT is applied to patients affected by left ventricular failure with an intra-ventricular conduction ...
Figure 5 - ECG/VCG correlation in the Horizontal Plane
... Right Ventricular overloading/enlargement/hypertrophy (7). The right precordial leads shows QRS pattern like those found in OS-ASD. However, the left precordial leads may show sign of diastolic left ventricular overloading/hypertrophy/enlargement when marked mitral regurgitation or a large VSD, or b ...
... Right Ventricular overloading/enlargement/hypertrophy (7). The right precordial leads shows QRS pattern like those found in OS-ASD. However, the left precordial leads may show sign of diastolic left ventricular overloading/hypertrophy/enlargement when marked mitral regurgitation or a large VSD, or b ...
The Heartbeat
... atrium and ventricle with the pulmonary circuit and left atrium and ventricle with the systemic circuit. The left ventricle’s greater workload makes it more massive than the right, but the two pump equal amounts of blood. AV valves prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria, and semilunar v ...
... atrium and ventricle with the pulmonary circuit and left atrium and ventricle with the systemic circuit. The left ventricle’s greater workload makes it more massive than the right, but the two pump equal amounts of blood. AV valves prevent backflow from the ventricles into the atria, and semilunar v ...
- British Heart Valve Society
... occurring in the valves than in the arteries. This is increasingly common with age, but is also more likely with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking. The next most common cause in the UK and in other industrially developed countries is a congenital abnormality called ‘bicuspi ...
... occurring in the valves than in the arteries. This is increasingly common with age, but is also more likely with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking. The next most common cause in the UK and in other industrially developed countries is a congenital abnormality called ‘bicuspi ...
7-Days Holter
... valsartan and/or fluvastatin is more effective in reducing the recurrence of AF and the progress from non-permanent AF to permanent AF in hypertensive patients with non-permanent AF, compared with conventional antihypertensive therapy using the dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs). This s ...
... valsartan and/or fluvastatin is more effective in reducing the recurrence of AF and the progress from non-permanent AF to permanent AF in hypertensive patients with non-permanent AF, compared with conventional antihypertensive therapy using the dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs). This s ...
n°30 June 2016
... One may immediately wonder: why yet another database, and what would be the clinical and/or technical added value? The answer is simple. These continuous ECG recordings have been selected from the daily clinical routine for a specific reason (e.g. presence of one or more pathological condition, not ...
... One may immediately wonder: why yet another database, and what would be the clinical and/or technical added value? The answer is simple. These continuous ECG recordings have been selected from the daily clinical routine for a specific reason (e.g. presence of one or more pathological condition, not ...
New concepts for old drugs to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with
... drug therapy duration was reduced by 99.4% compared with standard long-term therapy, from 450 day-doses per patient (follow-up 15 months) to 2.7 day-doses per patient (569 treated episodes in 210 patients). In patients who meet the inclusion criteria for the study, “pill-in-the-pocket” treatment may ...
... drug therapy duration was reduced by 99.4% compared with standard long-term therapy, from 450 day-doses per patient (follow-up 15 months) to 2.7 day-doses per patient (569 treated episodes in 210 patients). In patients who meet the inclusion criteria for the study, “pill-in-the-pocket” treatment may ...
Primary Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Adults
... It has been described with aneurysms, vascular malformations and tumors within the choroid plexus or on the anterior choroidal or lenticulostriate vessels.2"10 It has been reported in a patient with leukemia and attributed to a disorder of coagulation" and also in a patient with a chromophobe adenom ...
... It has been described with aneurysms, vascular malformations and tumors within the choroid plexus or on the anterior choroidal or lenticulostriate vessels.2"10 It has been reported in a patient with leukemia and attributed to a disorder of coagulation" and also in a patient with a chromophobe adenom ...
online supplementary materials
... comprised the sham-operated control group. The baseline body weight of each dog was measured, and the dogs were anesthetized with 0.15 mL/kg fentanyl-droperidol, intubated, and ventilated with nitrous oxide and oxygen (1:3 ratio) before surgery. Anesthesia was maintained by sufentanyl (0.15 mg/kgmi ...
... comprised the sham-operated control group. The baseline body weight of each dog was measured, and the dogs were anesthetized with 0.15 mL/kg fentanyl-droperidol, intubated, and ventilated with nitrous oxide and oxygen (1:3 ratio) before surgery. Anesthesia was maintained by sufentanyl (0.15 mg/kgmi ...
STATE HEART - Evangelical Community Hospital
... angioplasty, which treats coronary artery blockages with a tiny balloon inserted into the blood vessel. ● A control room connected to the cath labs offers a full view of what is happening inside, including real-time access to images of the patient’s heart. ● A seven-bed procedure care unit (PCU) inc ...
... angioplasty, which treats coronary artery blockages with a tiny balloon inserted into the blood vessel. ● A control room connected to the cath labs offers a full view of what is happening inside, including real-time access to images of the patient’s heart. ● A seven-bed procedure care unit (PCU) inc ...
chapter 22 cardiopulmonary and right-left heart interactions
... impressive when one considers right heart bypass procedures. Here, resting and exercise pulmonary blood flow is markedly dependent on the work of breathing. In our earlier Doppler studies, the phase relationship between ventilation and pulmonary blood flow was shown clearly in both the venopulmonary ...
... impressive when one considers right heart bypass procedures. Here, resting and exercise pulmonary blood flow is markedly dependent on the work of breathing. In our earlier Doppler studies, the phase relationship between ventilation and pulmonary blood flow was shown clearly in both the venopulmonary ...
chifs-card-arrhythmia - Children`s Health Queensland
... How does an arrhythmia occur? The pumping action of the heart is powered by an electrical pathway that runs through the nerves in the walls of the heart. With each heartbeat, an electrical signal is generated and travels from the top of the heart to the bottom. The signal begins in a group of cells ...
... How does an arrhythmia occur? The pumping action of the heart is powered by an electrical pathway that runs through the nerves in the walls of the heart. With each heartbeat, an electrical signal is generated and travels from the top of the heart to the bottom. The signal begins in a group of cells ...
FORM 335 - Harrisburg Area Community College
... This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B. This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission. If the course described he ...
... This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B. This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission. If the course described he ...
NURS1004 Week 10 Lecture the Heart Part II Prepared by Didy
... • Ventricular Diastole 7. Ventricular diastole • Ventricular pressure is higher than atrial pressure • All heart valves are closed • Ventricles relax (isovolumetric relaxation) 8. Atrial pressure is higher than ventricular pressure ...
... • Ventricular Diastole 7. Ventricular diastole • Ventricular pressure is higher than atrial pressure • All heart valves are closed • Ventricles relax (isovolumetric relaxation) 8. Atrial pressure is higher than ventricular pressure ...
Staphylococcus epi
... Dual chamber pacer is more complicated because the pacer has the ability to both sense and pace either the atrium or the ventricle Possible to have only atrial, only ventricular or both atrial and ventricular pacing DDD pacer is a common example of this ...
... Dual chamber pacer is more complicated because the pacer has the ability to both sense and pace either the atrium or the ventricle Possible to have only atrial, only ventricular or both atrial and ventricular pacing DDD pacer is a common example of this ...
Analysis of correlations between coronary heart disease and
... Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) that represents a severe threat to public health. In the UK, 28% of all female deaths and 32% of all male deaths were due to CVD in 2012 (Bhatnagar et al., 2015). CHD has been shown to be a complicated disease involving multiple genes an ...
... Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) that represents a severe threat to public health. In the UK, 28% of all female deaths and 32% of all male deaths were due to CVD in 2012 (Bhatnagar et al., 2015). CHD has been shown to be a complicated disease involving multiple genes an ...
MS Word Version - Interactive Physiology
... After answering question 2, click the Back to Topic button on the left side of the screen. To get back to where you left off, click on the scrolling page list at the top of the screen and choose "6. Heart & ECG Wave". ...
... After answering question 2, click the Back to Topic button on the left side of the screen. To get back to where you left off, click on the scrolling page list at the top of the screen and choose "6. Heart & ECG Wave". ...
Human Physiology Lab
... Blood pressure decreases briefly in the head and neck while pressure increases in the legs. Furthermore, the increased blood pressure in our lower limbs causes blood to pool in our venous system because the vessels are elastic and stretchy, unlike the rigid-walled arterial vessels. The venous system ...
... Blood pressure decreases briefly in the head and neck while pressure increases in the legs. Furthermore, the increased blood pressure in our lower limbs causes blood to pool in our venous system because the vessels are elastic and stretchy, unlike the rigid-walled arterial vessels. The venous system ...
Haemodynamic Effects of the Use of the Intraaortic Balloon Pump
... However, Folland et al35 reported conflicting findings. They observed relief of symptoms of angina in a population with coronary artery disease and severe aortic disease and concluded that the improvement in coronary flow must have been due to the IABP. Ohman et al36 described IABP therapy as “artif ...
... However, Folland et al35 reported conflicting findings. They observed relief of symptoms of angina in a population with coronary artery disease and severe aortic disease and concluded that the improvement in coronary flow must have been due to the IABP. Ohman et al36 described IABP therapy as “artif ...
Cardiology - Angelfire
... • LV dilatation - apex displaced "down and out", enlarged > 3 cm • RV hypertrophy - sustained, heaving pulsation at LLSB • RV dilatation - less-sustained pulsation at LLSB • anterior MI - impulse between apex and LLSB • pulmonary artery pulsation - second left interspace (pulmonary hypertension) • d ...
... • LV dilatation - apex displaced "down and out", enlarged > 3 cm • RV hypertrophy - sustained, heaving pulsation at LLSB • RV dilatation - less-sustained pulsation at LLSB • anterior MI - impulse between apex and LLSB • pulmonary artery pulsation - second left interspace (pulmonary hypertension) • d ...
The Cardiac Cycle in the Frog Heart
... The frog heart is a good model for our cardiac cycle lab because frogs are cold-blooded vertebrates (ectotherms) with a low metabolic rate at room temperature. The frog heart beats slowly, allowing us to easily observe the mechanical activity of the cardiac cycle. Amphibians can respire through thei ...
... The frog heart is a good model for our cardiac cycle lab because frogs are cold-blooded vertebrates (ectotherms) with a low metabolic rate at room temperature. The frog heart beats slowly, allowing us to easily observe the mechanical activity of the cardiac cycle. Amphibians can respire through thei ...
Cardiac Valve Replacement Surgery
... LV function (ejection fraction greater than 0.60 and end-systolic dimension less than 40 mm) in whom the likelihood of successful repair without residual MR is greater than 90%. (Level of Evidence: B) 2 MV surgery is reasonable for asymptomatic patients with chronic severe MR,* preserved LV function ...
... LV function (ejection fraction greater than 0.60 and end-systolic dimension less than 40 mm) in whom the likelihood of successful repair without residual MR is greater than 90%. (Level of Evidence: B) 2 MV surgery is reasonable for asymptomatic patients with chronic severe MR,* preserved LV function ...
48h x 30w poster template
... A-Allografts B- Homografts (2) Patches ,patches are used to close gaps in the septal wall of the heart . Prosthetic patch has become a widely accept technique for the repair of coarctation .(3) Patches may be either autogenous or synthetic. Synthetic patches may be made from polyester or Teflon mesh ...
... A-Allografts B- Homografts (2) Patches ,patches are used to close gaps in the septal wall of the heart . Prosthetic patch has become a widely accept technique for the repair of coarctation .(3) Patches may be either autogenous or synthetic. Synthetic patches may be made from polyester or Teflon mesh ...