... studied in all these patients to assess the number and the type of the vessels which were involved. Significant CAD (obstructive CAD) is defined as 70% reduction in luminal diameter of major epicardial coronary arteries (left anterior descending, left circumflex or right coronary artery) or > 50 % n ...
Quick links - Cambridge Cardiovascular
... 3. How can arteries become blocked? What can a artery blockage cause? When plaque or a clot forms, this can cause a heart attack. 4. How much exercise do you need to do each day to keep heart-healthy? What kind of exercise should you do? An hour a day! Any kind of exercise that makes me a bit breath ...
... 3. How can arteries become blocked? What can a artery blockage cause? When plaque or a clot forms, this can cause a heart attack. 4. How much exercise do you need to do each day to keep heart-healthy? What kind of exercise should you do? An hour a day! Any kind of exercise that makes me a bit breath ...
ecg-arryhthmias
... QRS complex • The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization. Ventricular rate can be calculated by determining the time interval between QRS complexes. • The duration of the QRS complex is normally 0.06 to 0.1 seconds. This relatively short duration indicates that ventricular depolarization ...
... QRS complex • The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization. Ventricular rate can be calculated by determining the time interval between QRS complexes. • The duration of the QRS complex is normally 0.06 to 0.1 seconds. This relatively short duration indicates that ventricular depolarization ...
Toxicology cases
... immediate charcoal therapy for this life threatening overdose. The women has been brought to A&E by a friend. The patient has no history of deliberate self-harm, is not intoxicated and is fully alert. She states her friend convinced her to come and she still wishes to die. The patient refuses any in ...
... immediate charcoal therapy for this life threatening overdose. The women has been brought to A&E by a friend. The patient has no history of deliberate self-harm, is not intoxicated and is fully alert. She states her friend convinced her to come and she still wishes to die. The patient refuses any in ...
The Body`s Transport System
... opposite direction—from the body’s cells into the blood. Answer the following question. Use your textbook and the ideas above. 12. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about capillary walls. a. The walls are very thick. b. The walls are one cell thick. c. The walls allow many materials to ...
... opposite direction—from the body’s cells into the blood. Answer the following question. Use your textbook and the ideas above. 12. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about capillary walls. a. The walls are very thick. b. The walls are one cell thick. c. The walls allow many materials to ...
Remote Hemodynamic Pressure Monitoring in the
... those pressures frequently or continuously using implantable devices and managing those pressures may be a superior management strategy. Can reduce overall pressures and ultimately lead to a reduction in HF events. ...
... those pressures frequently or continuously using implantable devices and managing those pressures may be a superior management strategy. Can reduce overall pressures and ultimately lead to a reduction in HF events. ...
`J` Curve and Blood Pressure: Recent Insight?
... significantly less incidence of stroke than the standard arm. So the relation of BP reduction and risk of stroke is linear and not a J curve. e. J curve and isolated systolic hypertension: It has been suggested that low diastolic BP (BP) while receiving antihypertensive treatment is harmful in older ...
... significantly less incidence of stroke than the standard arm. So the relation of BP reduction and risk of stroke is linear and not a J curve. e. J curve and isolated systolic hypertension: It has been suggested that low diastolic BP (BP) while receiving antihypertensive treatment is harmful in older ...
Acute Coronary Syndrome STEMI
... These cases should be discussed with the interventionist cardiologist. Choice of Reperfusion Strategy The ideal treatment for all STEMIs is acute PCI or in some cases emergency CABGs When this interventional treatment is not available or not feasible within an appropriate time frame, thrombolysis is ...
... These cases should be discussed with the interventionist cardiologist. Choice of Reperfusion Strategy The ideal treatment for all STEMIs is acute PCI or in some cases emergency CABGs When this interventional treatment is not available or not feasible within an appropriate time frame, thrombolysis is ...
Lecture 19 EKG – Electrocardiogram
... Heart rate greater than 100 BPM Otherwise all other findings of normal sinus rhythm ...
... Heart rate greater than 100 BPM Otherwise all other findings of normal sinus rhythm ...
Endo-Myocardial Biopsy
... be quite safe and without any serious complications. The most marked changes occurred in case 2 where two premature contractions were observed during excision of the cardiac tissue. Additional EGG changes or other complications did not occur in case 5 where frequent premature contractions were prese ...
... be quite safe and without any serious complications. The most marked changes occurred in case 2 where two premature contractions were observed during excision of the cardiac tissue. Additional EGG changes or other complications did not occur in case 5 where frequent premature contractions were prese ...
UnIt 1 - Assets - Cambridge University Press
... How does your heart work? The blood enters the right atrium, one of the upper receiving chambers of the heart. Blood is pumped through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. aorta The right and left ventricles are larger than the right and left atria because they pulmonary artery are responsi ...
... How does your heart work? The blood enters the right atrium, one of the upper receiving chambers of the heart. Blood is pumped through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. aorta The right and left ventricles are larger than the right and left atria because they pulmonary artery are responsi ...
The Successful Management of a Penetrating Cardiac Injury in a
... injuries in our case. After opening the pericardium, a urinary catheter was inserted via the LV penetrating wound and fill with adequate fluid. The patient’s vital signs began to improve after the bleeding was controlled and we were able to repair the heart without any problems. ...
... injuries in our case. After opening the pericardium, a urinary catheter was inserted via the LV penetrating wound and fill with adequate fluid. The patient’s vital signs began to improve after the bleeding was controlled and we were able to repair the heart without any problems. ...
CATHETER ABLATION for SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
... anxious, a general anesthetic is used. Generally though, light sedation with local anesthesia is more than sufficient, (i.e., you will be awake but sleepy). Local anesthetic is placed in the skin using a small needle in the right groin. Other than a slight sting from the freezing needle (similar to ...
... anxious, a general anesthetic is used. Generally though, light sedation with local anesthesia is more than sufficient, (i.e., you will be awake but sleepy). Local anesthetic is placed in the skin using a small needle in the right groin. Other than a slight sting from the freezing needle (similar to ...
427 - 430, rosca_i, on mechanical valve, r
... Abstract: Cardiovascular illness treatment demand extremely various solutions from simple drugs till supporting circulation temporary devices for implanted artificial hearts. The problem of valve prosthesis quality parameters is a very sensitive one, because it must ensure not only functional but al ...
... Abstract: Cardiovascular illness treatment demand extremely various solutions from simple drugs till supporting circulation temporary devices for implanted artificial hearts. The problem of valve prosthesis quality parameters is a very sensitive one, because it must ensure not only functional but al ...
The Link Between Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors, Serum sIL
... contributed in vascular remodeling (6). In heart failure of whatever cause, serum sIL-2R level is high before treatment, and then reduced after using therapeutic agents with pleiotropic effects like statins (7). Recent study shows that sIL-2R level is high in patients with acute coronary syndrome in ...
... contributed in vascular remodeling (6). In heart failure of whatever cause, serum sIL-2R level is high before treatment, and then reduced after using therapeutic agents with pleiotropic effects like statins (7). Recent study shows that sIL-2R level is high in patients with acute coronary syndrome in ...
Distensibility and pulse wave velocity of the thoracic aorta in patients
... passive mechanical properties of arteries (4-11). Previous studies have demonstrated that either an acute or a chronic decrease in the aortic distensibility can affect coronary blood flow, leading to compromised myocardial perfusion even in the absence of coronary artery stenosis (6, 12). Phase cont ...
... passive mechanical properties of arteries (4-11). Previous studies have demonstrated that either an acute or a chronic decrease in the aortic distensibility can affect coronary blood flow, leading to compromised myocardial perfusion even in the absence of coronary artery stenosis (6, 12). Phase cont ...
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Real
... the oxyhemoglobin fraction. At the heart of the NIRS system are light emitting diodes (LEDs) that send near-infrared light through skin and bone to the underlying tissues, and at least two photodetectors spaced 3-4 cm from the LEDs. When applied to the scalp, these two detectors allow the selective ...
... the oxyhemoglobin fraction. At the heart of the NIRS system are light emitting diodes (LEDs) that send near-infrared light through skin and bone to the underlying tissues, and at least two photodetectors spaced 3-4 cm from the LEDs. When applied to the scalp, these two detectors allow the selective ...
EKG no audio
... • represents depolarization of the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) • If the first deflection from the isoelectric line is negative it is a Q wave (not always present) • The first positive deflection from the isoelectric line is an R wave • The negative deflection following an R wave is an ...
... • represents depolarization of the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) • If the first deflection from the isoelectric line is negative it is a Q wave (not always present) • The first positive deflection from the isoelectric line is an R wave • The negative deflection following an R wave is an ...
Left Ventricular Function - St. Luke`s Roosevelt Ultrasound Division
... Adjust depth to fit on screen Image in 2 views ...
... Adjust depth to fit on screen Image in 2 views ...
Pacemaker Malfunction
... The appropriate chambers are captured. b. If no pacing stimulus can be seen, native depolarisation should be adequate. c. Evaluate whether native beats are appropriately sensed in relation to paced complexes. FOLLOW-UP Patients with permanent pacemakers require follow-up by a pacemaker clinic (CTC) ...
... The appropriate chambers are captured. b. If no pacing stimulus can be seen, native depolarisation should be adequate. c. Evaluate whether native beats are appropriately sensed in relation to paced complexes. FOLLOW-UP Patients with permanent pacemakers require follow-up by a pacemaker clinic (CTC) ...
1 Mechanisms of chronic heart failure development
... associated with increasing pulse pressure (= the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure), there is a possibility that an increment in pulse pressure may be culpable for these findings (Berl and Henrich 2006). The ill effects of hypertension are usually attributed to the reduction in the ...
... associated with increasing pulse pressure (= the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure), there is a possibility that an increment in pulse pressure may be culpable for these findings (Berl and Henrich 2006). The ill effects of hypertension are usually attributed to the reduction in the ...
Unit 8
... • CO is the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute • CO = HR x SV • HR is the number of heart beats per minute • SV is the amount of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each beat • Cardiac reserve is the difference between resting and maximal CO ...
... • CO is the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute • CO = HR x SV • HR is the number of heart beats per minute • SV is the amount of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each beat • Cardiac reserve is the difference between resting and maximal CO ...
brain scan
... What is the role of systemic circulation? Arteries get become smaller until they become capillaries. What are the blood vessels called that are found between these two stages. What is special about capillary walls & why are they like this? Why do veins have valves in them that open & shut? The heart ...
... What is the role of systemic circulation? Arteries get become smaller until they become capillaries. What are the blood vessels called that are found between these two stages. What is special about capillary walls & why are they like this? Why do veins have valves in them that open & shut? The heart ...