The finger volume pulse and assessment of arterial properties
... early and late systolic inflections, cannot be detected readily. Thus, the second derivative signal (SDPTG) was proposed [10] as a means to accentuate and locate inflection points and a specific nomenclature has been adopted, such that five sequential waves are designated a, b, c, d and e. The a, b, ...
... early and late systolic inflections, cannot be detected readily. Thus, the second derivative signal (SDPTG) was proposed [10] as a means to accentuate and locate inflection points and a specific nomenclature has been adopted, such that five sequential waves are designated a, b, c, d and e. The a, b, ...
rajiv gandhi university of health sciences
... homoeopathy exists, the requirements for accepting such evidence will be higher than for more ‘plausible’ therapies for improving the everyday practice of homoeopathy.2 Current study is needed as there is a need for scientific research into homoeopathy which has fundamental, practical and social asp ...
... homoeopathy exists, the requirements for accepting such evidence will be higher than for more ‘plausible’ therapies for improving the everyday practice of homoeopathy.2 Current study is needed as there is a need for scientific research into homoeopathy which has fundamental, practical and social asp ...
Fluid Balance in CHF Patients
... Genetics and Heart Failure • Some patients are believed to be at high risk for heart failure due to their genetic make-up. • In a small population, mutations have been found in single genes that trigger the development of heart failure. • Gene mutations have been found in the people with ventricula ...
... Genetics and Heart Failure • Some patients are believed to be at high risk for heart failure due to their genetic make-up. • In a small population, mutations have been found in single genes that trigger the development of heart failure. • Gene mutations have been found in the people with ventricula ...
Document
... • ~ 3-fold increase in O2 consumption • Heart rate response varies • Increased systolic & diastolic BP, esp stage II • Rx of anxiety and pain limits but does not prevent increase in CO ...
... • ~ 3-fold increase in O2 consumption • Heart rate response varies • Increased systolic & diastolic BP, esp stage II • Rx of anxiety and pain limits but does not prevent increase in CO ...
Valvular heart disease
... patients with chronic aortic regurgitation and those with chronic mitral regurgitation. However, several other aspects of Dr. Rapaport’s discussion are now less applicable because of the aging of the population, changes in etiology of valve disease in the developed countries of the world and, import ...
... patients with chronic aortic regurgitation and those with chronic mitral regurgitation. However, several other aspects of Dr. Rapaport’s discussion are now less applicable because of the aging of the population, changes in etiology of valve disease in the developed countries of the world and, import ...
Palpitation
... QTU interval in the sinus beats is at least 600 milliseconds. Note TU wave alternans in the first and second complexes. A late premature complex occurring in the downslope of the TU wave initiates an episode of ventricular tachycardia ...
... QTU interval in the sinus beats is at least 600 milliseconds. Note TU wave alternans in the first and second complexes. A late premature complex occurring in the downslope of the TU wave initiates an episode of ventricular tachycardia ...
EUROPACE P 350 of of
... they focuse on so called posterior extensions or the initial zones. Some authors suggest that posterior extensions are not stable stmchm. Taking this under consideration we decided to examine the morphology of the initial zones of the node and to find the answer to the question of its existence. The ...
... they focuse on so called posterior extensions or the initial zones. Some authors suggest that posterior extensions are not stable stmchm. Taking this under consideration we decided to examine the morphology of the initial zones of the node and to find the answer to the question of its existence. The ...
Valsalva maneuver
... blood pressure reflexively causes blood vessels to constrict with some rise in pressure (15 to 20 seconds). This compensation can be quite marked with pressure returning to ...
... blood pressure reflexively causes blood vessels to constrict with some rise in pressure (15 to 20 seconds). This compensation can be quite marked with pressure returning to ...
Regulation of Cardiac Output Effects of Autonomic Antagonists on
... mixed efferent cardiac plexus • SNS nerves approach along the vessels and spread out over epicardium of atria and ventricles, penetrating the myocardium along the intramural coronaries, which they also innervate. ...
... mixed efferent cardiac plexus • SNS nerves approach along the vessels and spread out over epicardium of atria and ventricles, penetrating the myocardium along the intramural coronaries, which they also innervate. ...
Retrospective analysis of co-occurrence of congenital aortic stenosis
... Schnauzer, Pug, Rottweiler, Samoyed, West Highland White Terrier and Yorkshire Terrier. In all the dogs, the murmurs could be heard, graded from 2 to 5 (on a scale of 1-6). Besides, in 9 cases other congenital defects were diagnosed: patent ductus arteriosus, mitral valve dysplasia, pulmonary or aor ...
... Schnauzer, Pug, Rottweiler, Samoyed, West Highland White Terrier and Yorkshire Terrier. In all the dogs, the murmurs could be heard, graded from 2 to 5 (on a scale of 1-6). Besides, in 9 cases other congenital defects were diagnosed: patent ductus arteriosus, mitral valve dysplasia, pulmonary or aor ...
Heart Sounds
... CLINICAL PEARL: A RBBB causes a widened split S1 while a LBBB results in the absence of a split S1.2 Three factors affect the intensity of the first heart sound. Since the M1 portion of S1 is much louder than T1, it is only important to discuss what affects the intensity of M1. The greater the dist ...
... CLINICAL PEARL: A RBBB causes a widened split S1 while a LBBB results in the absence of a split S1.2 Three factors affect the intensity of the first heart sound. Since the M1 portion of S1 is much louder than T1, it is only important to discuss what affects the intensity of M1. The greater the dist ...
The decrease of cardiac chamber volumes and output during
... interplay has not been determined (25). With heart and lung interactions during PPV, volume displacements have been inferred from measurements of intrathoracic pressures and transmural chamber pressures, but such can be misleading estimates of chamber filling and myocyte stretch (12, 19, 25). Myocar ...
... interplay has not been determined (25). With heart and lung interactions during PPV, volume displacements have been inferred from measurements of intrathoracic pressures and transmural chamber pressures, but such can be misleading estimates of chamber filling and myocyte stretch (12, 19, 25). Myocar ...
Cardiac Cycle - Sonoma Valley High School
... • Describe the rhythm that must be created. • Why is this rhythm needed? • How does each cell f the heart receive the impulse? • What is the name of the nerve that leads to the SA node? ...
... • Describe the rhythm that must be created. • Why is this rhythm needed? • How does each cell f the heart receive the impulse? • What is the name of the nerve that leads to the SA node? ...
Variables related to increased mortality following out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation
... and increased number of medications. Of note, other than for a weak association between increased CRDQ dyspnoea and respiratory mortality, quality of life was unrelated to long-term survival. Furthermore, although significant improvement was documented both in the 12-MW and quality of life following ...
... and increased number of medications. Of note, other than for a weak association between increased CRDQ dyspnoea and respiratory mortality, quality of life was unrelated to long-term survival. Furthermore, although significant improvement was documented both in the 12-MW and quality of life following ...
6 Heart physiology flashcards
... peripheral resistance: Is blood pressure high or low? 48. The patient presents with high blood pressure, normal peripheral resistance: Is cardiac output high or low? 49. The patient presents with normal blood pressure, low peripheral resistance: Is cardiac output high or low? 50. The patient present ...
... peripheral resistance: Is blood pressure high or low? 48. The patient presents with high blood pressure, normal peripheral resistance: Is cardiac output high or low? 49. The patient presents with normal blood pressure, low peripheral resistance: Is cardiac output high or low? 50. The patient present ...
Unit 4 Antidysrhythmic and Antihypertensive Agents
... ataxia, confusion, exertional dyspnea, nonproductive cough, pleuritic chest pain, photosensitivity ◦ s/e often cause clients to d/c use ◦ > 400mg/day cause problems ◦ Given oral or IV ...
... ataxia, confusion, exertional dyspnea, nonproductive cough, pleuritic chest pain, photosensitivity ◦ s/e often cause clients to d/c use ◦ > 400mg/day cause problems ◦ Given oral or IV ...
4 - Regulation of the Heartbeat
... Control of the heartbeat How does the Bainbridge reflex work? Atria have receptors that influence heart rate located in the venoatrial junction. Distention of these receptors send impulses centrally in the vagus nerve. The efferent impulses are carried by fibers from both autonomic divisio ...
... Control of the heartbeat How does the Bainbridge reflex work? Atria have receptors that influence heart rate located in the venoatrial junction. Distention of these receptors send impulses centrally in the vagus nerve. The efferent impulses are carried by fibers from both autonomic divisio ...
Acute Cardiology Cardiac Emergencies
... Presyncope (“near- syncope): Condition in which patients feel as syncope imminent ...
... Presyncope (“near- syncope): Condition in which patients feel as syncope imminent ...
INFILTRATIVE FORM OF A TUMOUR IN CARDIAC BASE IN A DOG
... tumour (7, 21). Pathogenesis of the tumour development is thought to involve chronic hypoxia, reflecting architecture of upper respiratory pathways in brachycephalic dogs, which leads to hypertrophy and finally neoplastic transformation of the chemoreceptor cells (1, 28). Similarly, enhanced predisp ...
... tumour (7, 21). Pathogenesis of the tumour development is thought to involve chronic hypoxia, reflecting architecture of upper respiratory pathways in brachycephalic dogs, which leads to hypertrophy and finally neoplastic transformation of the chemoreceptor cells (1, 28). Similarly, enhanced predisp ...
English
... study by Castleman and Towne 3 in an adult, reporting alterations in the right ventricle, such as myocardial loss resulting in thin walls with rare muscle fibers. Both cases had no antecedents of inflammatory processes, such as myocarditis or obstructive lesions in the coronary arteries, which could ...
... study by Castleman and Towne 3 in an adult, reporting alterations in the right ventricle, such as myocardial loss resulting in thin walls with rare muscle fibers. Both cases had no antecedents of inflammatory processes, such as myocarditis or obstructive lesions in the coronary arteries, which could ...
Cardiogenic Shock + Critical Aortic Stenosis = Run the Other Way?!!!
... AS indicates aortic stenosis; Vmax, maximal velocity; ∆P, pressure gradient; and AVA, aortic valve area. *P<.0001 compared with baseline and 6-month follow-up. tP<.0001 compared with baseline and after valvuloplasty. tP=.009 compared with baseline. §P=.003 compared with baseline. ...
... AS indicates aortic stenosis; Vmax, maximal velocity; ∆P, pressure gradient; and AVA, aortic valve area. *P<.0001 compared with baseline and 6-month follow-up. tP<.0001 compared with baseline and after valvuloplasty. tP=.009 compared with baseline. §P=.003 compared with baseline. ...
PPT - The Citadel
... risk factor for MI and stroke due to hemostasis. A high level of fibrinogen in blood plasma doubles the risk of developing CVD, and increases recurrent MI and ischemic stroke by 8%, independently of overall CVD risk status, smoking, and age o Fibrinogen levels increase with age, smoking, waist to hi ...
... risk factor for MI and stroke due to hemostasis. A high level of fibrinogen in blood plasma doubles the risk of developing CVD, and increases recurrent MI and ischemic stroke by 8%, independently of overall CVD risk status, smoking, and age o Fibrinogen levels increase with age, smoking, waist to hi ...
Electrical Activity of Heart
... • Small, terminal fibers that extend from bundle of His and spread throughout ventricular myocardium ...
... • Small, terminal fibers that extend from bundle of His and spread throughout ventricular myocardium ...
PDF - Circulation: Heart Failure
... 63-year-old white man with a 6-month history of progressive exertional dyspnea was referred for evaluation. In 1997, he presented an episode of unconsciousness as first symptom of a cardiac disease. In 2003, arterial hypertension, as well as atrioventricular block Mobitz type I, was diagnosed. A wor ...
... 63-year-old white man with a 6-month history of progressive exertional dyspnea was referred for evaluation. In 1997, he presented an episode of unconsciousness as first symptom of a cardiac disease. In 2003, arterial hypertension, as well as atrioventricular block Mobitz type I, was diagnosed. A wor ...