Effects of Allicin on Hypertension and Cardiac Function in Chronic
... This work was performed to study the effect of allicin on hypertension and cardiac function in a rat model of CKD. The groups were control, CKD (5/6 nephrectomy), and CKD-allicin treated (CKDA) (40 mg/kg day/p.o.). Blood pressure was monitored (weekly/6 weeks). The cardiac function, vascular respons ...
... This work was performed to study the effect of allicin on hypertension and cardiac function in a rat model of CKD. The groups were control, CKD (5/6 nephrectomy), and CKD-allicin treated (CKDA) (40 mg/kg day/p.o.). Blood pressure was monitored (weekly/6 weeks). The cardiac function, vascular respons ...
Diagnostic Characteristics of Clozapine
... the case definition. Three patients died, and the diagnosis for these was confirmed on cardiac histology. Nearly all of the remaining patients had persistent tachycardia and elevated troponin level. The time to onset was 14–22 days in all except 2 patients. Of the patients who survived, 66% (23 case ...
... the case definition. Three patients died, and the diagnosis for these was confirmed on cardiac histology. Nearly all of the remaining patients had persistent tachycardia and elevated troponin level. The time to onset was 14–22 days in all except 2 patients. Of the patients who survived, 66% (23 case ...
Hypertensive heart disease. A complex syndrome or a hypertensive
... increase in fibroblastic activity that occurs in hypertensive heart disease may be an important factor in pathological rather than physiological left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac myocytes of the left ventricle are enlarged in hypertensive heart disease[46] and fibrosis is another feature of the ...
... increase in fibroblastic activity that occurs in hypertensive heart disease may be an important factor in pathological rather than physiological left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac myocytes of the left ventricle are enlarged in hypertensive heart disease[46] and fibrosis is another feature of the ...
Prognostic value of electrocardiographic criteria for left ventricular
... Background Many electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) exist, but few studies have compared their relative prognostic value for predicting cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Methods We analyzed the first ECG on 46 950 consecutive veterans. We targeted male outpatients ...
... Background Many electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) exist, but few studies have compared their relative prognostic value for predicting cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Methods We analyzed the first ECG on 46 950 consecutive veterans. We targeted male outpatients ...
Blood Pressure
... right heart pumping blood to the lungs and back to the left heart. The left heart then pumps blood through the rest of the body and back to the right heart. Blood leaving the left heart enters systemic arteries, shown here as an expandable, elastic region. Pressure produced by contraction of the lef ...
... right heart pumping blood to the lungs and back to the left heart. The left heart then pumps blood through the rest of the body and back to the right heart. Blood leaving the left heart enters systemic arteries, shown here as an expandable, elastic region. Pressure produced by contraction of the lef ...
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... interactions with changes in ventricular function [36–38]. Following LVAD insertion, potential alterations of right ventricular blood flow, compliance and anatomy can unmask an otherwise occult mild right ventricular dysfunction accounting for up to 30% incidence of right sided heart failure [39,40] ...
... interactions with changes in ventricular function [36–38]. Following LVAD insertion, potential alterations of right ventricular blood flow, compliance and anatomy can unmask an otherwise occult mild right ventricular dysfunction accounting for up to 30% incidence of right sided heart failure [39,40] ...
PART IV LABORATORY EXAMINATION
... Thus this QRS complex contains a Q wave, an R wave, and an S wave. If the entire QRS complex is positive, it is simply called an R wave. However, if the entire complex is negative, it is termed a QS wave (not just a Q wave as you might expect). Occasionally the QRS complex will contain more than two ...
... Thus this QRS complex contains a Q wave, an R wave, and an S wave. If the entire QRS complex is positive, it is simply called an R wave. However, if the entire complex is negative, it is termed a QS wave (not just a Q wave as you might expect). Occasionally the QRS complex will contain more than two ...
PART IV LABORATORY EXAMINATION
... Thus this QRS complex contains a Q wave, an R wave, and an S wave. If the entire QRS complex is positive, it is simply called an R wave. However, if the entire complex is negative, it is termed a QS wave (not just a Q wave as you might expect). Occasionally the QRS complex will contain more than two ...
... Thus this QRS complex contains a Q wave, an R wave, and an S wave. If the entire QRS complex is positive, it is simply called an R wave. However, if the entire complex is negative, it is termed a QS wave (not just a Q wave as you might expect). Occasionally the QRS complex will contain more than two ...
Accuracy of the Electrocardiograph in Detecting Cardiac Left
... ECG with respect to LVH and LVD detection in pediatric patients with AVD. Combining ECG criteria has been shown to increase the sensitivity of LVH detection [16], but this approach has not been characterized in our cohort of interest. Augmenting the sensitivity of ECGs, which are already highly spec ...
... ECG with respect to LVH and LVD detection in pediatric patients with AVD. Combining ECG criteria has been shown to increase the sensitivity of LVH detection [16], but this approach has not been characterized in our cohort of interest. Augmenting the sensitivity of ECGs, which are already highly spec ...
Factors Associated With Pericardial Effusion in Acute Q Wave
... the left ventricle from more extensive myocardial damage, is associated with the occurrence of pericardial effusion in the absence of a pericardial rub. Patients with pericardial effusion in the presence of a pericardial rub (group 2) had a higher alveolar arterial oxygen difference that was associa ...
... the left ventricle from more extensive myocardial damage, is associated with the occurrence of pericardial effusion in the absence of a pericardial rub. Patients with pericardial effusion in the presence of a pericardial rub (group 2) had a higher alveolar arterial oxygen difference that was associa ...
Electrical Activity During the PR Interval
... ceded the local ventricular electrogram while the component due to atrial depolarization followed ventricular activity after an appropriate V-A (vcntriculo-atrial) delay (see figs. 4 and 6). The records shown in figure 4 are of interest, not only with respect to the question of identification of the ...
... ceded the local ventricular electrogram while the component due to atrial depolarization followed ventricular activity after an appropriate V-A (vcntriculo-atrial) delay (see figs. 4 and 6). The records shown in figure 4 are of interest, not only with respect to the question of identification of the ...
Heart Children - Heart Kids NZ
... with a major congenital heart defect. Robert was born at home, transferred to National Women’s Hospital and then to Green Lane Hospital, where Linda met Michelle and Jessica. Linda’s experience in La Leche League, where information on breastfeeding children with special needs was available, led her ...
... with a major congenital heart defect. Robert was born at home, transferred to National Women’s Hospital and then to Green Lane Hospital, where Linda met Michelle and Jessica. Linda’s experience in La Leche League, where information on breastfeeding children with special needs was available, led her ...
rv_systolic_dysfunction
... Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy in children; it is characterized by left ventricular dysfunction and dilatation with progressive heart failure that may lead to death.[1],[2].In routine echocardiographic examination of these patients ,most of the studies focus mainly ...
... Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy in children; it is characterized by left ventricular dysfunction and dilatation with progressive heart failure that may lead to death.[1],[2].In routine echocardiographic examination of these patients ,most of the studies focus mainly ...
cardiology grand rounds - Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
... At the completion of this activity, the participants should be able to: 1. Review the role of MDCT for structural heart disease and transcatheter valvular assessment. 2. Review the current data for the use of MDCT for mitral valvular assessment and annular sizing for TMVI. 3. Discuss the unans ...
... At the completion of this activity, the participants should be able to: 1. Review the role of MDCT for structural heart disease and transcatheter valvular assessment. 2. Review the current data for the use of MDCT for mitral valvular assessment and annular sizing for TMVI. 3. Discuss the unans ...
Corticosteroid-Associated Congestive Heart Failure in 12 Cats
... median (range). Variables that were measVol. 2, No. 3, 2004 • Intern J Appl Res Vet Med ...
... median (range). Variables that were measVol. 2, No. 3, 2004 • Intern J Appl Res Vet Med ...
U.S. Hospital Use of Echocardiography
... 0.86; p < 0.001), cardiac dysrhythmia (adjusted OR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.55 to 0.94; p ¼ 0.02), acute cerebrovascular disease (adjusted OR: 0.36; 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.42; p < 0.001), congestive heart failure (adjusted OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.72 to 0.94; p ¼ 0.005), and sepsis (adjusted OR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.70 to ...
... 0.86; p < 0.001), cardiac dysrhythmia (adjusted OR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.55 to 0.94; p ¼ 0.02), acute cerebrovascular disease (adjusted OR: 0.36; 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.42; p < 0.001), congestive heart failure (adjusted OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.72 to 0.94; p ¼ 0.005), and sepsis (adjusted OR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.70 to ...
Effects of Respiratory Center Activity on the Heart
... nervated, isovolumetric left ventricles were prepared were anesthetized with morphine sulfate, followed by chloralose and urethane, as described previously.1' 2 The hili of both lungs were securely ligated. The coronary and cephalic perfusion pressures were maintained constant by means of overflow r ...
... nervated, isovolumetric left ventricles were prepared were anesthetized with morphine sulfate, followed by chloralose and urethane, as described previously.1' 2 The hili of both lungs were securely ligated. The coronary and cephalic perfusion pressures were maintained constant by means of overflow r ...
wide qrs tachycardia
... Give 12 mg rapid IV bolus. May be repeated once. If unavailable , Verapamil 10 mg IV over 3 minutes, reduce to 5 mg if the patient is on beta blocker or hypotensive. If unsuccessful, Procainamide 10 mg/kg IV over 5 minutes. If unsuccessful, Cardiovert ...
... Give 12 mg rapid IV bolus. May be repeated once. If unavailable , Verapamil 10 mg IV over 3 minutes, reduce to 5 mg if the patient is on beta blocker or hypotensive. If unsuccessful, Procainamide 10 mg/kg IV over 5 minutes. If unsuccessful, Cardiovert ...
Chapter 4 - Understanding the Normal ECG
... event, whether depolarization of the atria or ventricles, produces very different looking waveforms in different leads because the spatial orientation of the leads is different. What happens between leads V1 and V6? The answer is that as you move across the chest (in the direction of the electricall ...
... event, whether depolarization of the atria or ventricles, produces very different looking waveforms in different leads because the spatial orientation of the leads is different. What happens between leads V1 and V6? The answer is that as you move across the chest (in the direction of the electricall ...
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Induced by Monomorphic Ventricular
... initially reported in association with incessant supraventricular tachycardia in children and adolescents,1 and later with atrial fibrillation.2 Less commonly ...
... initially reported in association with incessant supraventricular tachycardia in children and adolescents,1 and later with atrial fibrillation.2 Less commonly ...
Junctional Rhythms
... It is usually inverted in Lead II due to backwards (retrograde) depolarization of the atria but does not have to be. If present: There will be a short PR interval of < 0.12 seconds because the impulse was generated so close to the HIS-Purkinje network. It takes less time to conduct to the ventricles ...
... It is usually inverted in Lead II due to backwards (retrograde) depolarization of the atria but does not have to be. If present: There will be a short PR interval of < 0.12 seconds because the impulse was generated so close to the HIS-Purkinje network. It takes less time to conduct to the ventricles ...
Measurement of Left Ventricular Diameter In the Dog by Cardiac
... each 1000 microseconds. Ultrasonic energy reflected back to tlie transducer produces electricity which is amplified and displayed on an oscilloscope. The horizontal sweep of the oscilloscope is triggered by each electrical input to the crystal; the ultrasonic transit time is then represented by dist ...
... each 1000 microseconds. Ultrasonic energy reflected back to tlie transducer produces electricity which is amplified and displayed on an oscilloscope. The horizontal sweep of the oscilloscope is triggered by each electrical input to the crystal; the ultrasonic transit time is then represented by dist ...
Systemic vascular resistance: an unreliable index of left
... wall thicknesses and dimensions were measured from two-dimensionally targeted M mode echocardiograms. Aortic, right atrial, and left ventricular end-systolic pressures as well as cardiac output were recorded. SVR and aes were determined under control conditions as well as during infusions of nitropr ...
... wall thicknesses and dimensions were measured from two-dimensionally targeted M mode echocardiograms. Aortic, right atrial, and left ventricular end-systolic pressures as well as cardiac output were recorded. SVR and aes were determined under control conditions as well as during infusions of nitropr ...
Effects of mitral valve replacement concomitant with tricuspid
... improvement of cardiac function and proportion of degree of TVI in two groups of patients. Results: After 2 years’ follow-up, the TVAEDD and TVAESD indexes of patients in MVR+TAP group were significantly less than those of MVR group, while RVFAC and RVEF were significantly higher than those of MVR g ...
... improvement of cardiac function and proportion of degree of TVI in two groups of patients. Results: After 2 years’ follow-up, the TVAEDD and TVAESD indexes of patients in MVR+TAP group were significantly less than those of MVR group, while RVFAC and RVEF were significantly higher than those of MVR g ...
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... CMV: Common virus in the herpes virus family that affects 5085% of adults in the US by age 40. Found in saliva, urine, and other body fluids and can be spread through sexual contact or other more casual forms of physical ...
... CMV: Common virus in the herpes virus family that affects 5085% of adults in the US by age 40. Found in saliva, urine, and other body fluids and can be spread through sexual contact or other more casual forms of physical ...