EKG Interpretation
... The purpose of this continuing education module is to give the clinician a review of EKG interpretation and the recognition of life threatening cardiac arrhythmias. The basic premise of EKG interpretation lies in the ability to recognize patterns. This is a skill that is developed through practice a ...
... The purpose of this continuing education module is to give the clinician a review of EKG interpretation and the recognition of life threatening cardiac arrhythmias. The basic premise of EKG interpretation lies in the ability to recognize patterns. This is a skill that is developed through practice a ...
The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete`s heart
... cardiomyopathy (HCM). LV end-diastolic diameter becomes larger (.55 mm) than the normal limits only in end-stage HCM patients when the LV ejection fraction is ,50%. Patients with HCM also show early impairment of LV diastolic function, whereas athletes have normal diastolic function. When echocardio ...
... cardiomyopathy (HCM). LV end-diastolic diameter becomes larger (.55 mm) than the normal limits only in end-stage HCM patients when the LV ejection fraction is ,50%. Patients with HCM also show early impairment of LV diastolic function, whereas athletes have normal diastolic function. When echocardio ...
Electrophysiological Characteristics of Canine Atrial Plateau Fibers
... moved by small increments progressively later in the cycle. Six to eight drive stimuli were allowed in succession before application of a single test pulse. Two methods were used to determine if the test response was propagated. When the earliest test response was of relatively large magnitude and d ...
... moved by small increments progressively later in the cycle. Six to eight drive stimuli were allowed in succession before application of a single test pulse. Two methods were used to determine if the test response was propagated. When the earliest test response was of relatively large magnitude and d ...
Arrythmia 411
... Complete AV block • No atrial activity conducts to the ventricles • AV dissociation is present. The atria and ventricles are controlled by independent pacemakers. • Ventricular focus is usually located just below the site of block. • Higher sites are more stable with a more faster escape rate. Tehr ...
... Complete AV block • No atrial activity conducts to the ventricles • AV dissociation is present. The atria and ventricles are controlled by independent pacemakers. • Ventricular focus is usually located just below the site of block. • Higher sites are more stable with a more faster escape rate. Tehr ...
HRO_Europace_revisionV4 - Spiral
... continuous arterial pressure waveform. In order to obtain a reliable assessment we used the following protocol. We compared each tested AV delay to a reference AV delay of 120ms and calculated the relative change in SBP. This was calculated as the difference between the mean of 8 beats immediately b ...
... continuous arterial pressure waveform. In order to obtain a reliable assessment we used the following protocol. We compared each tested AV delay to a reference AV delay of 120ms and calculated the relative change in SBP. This was calculated as the difference between the mean of 8 beats immediately b ...
HeartNews - Philippine Heart Association
... cold sweats, and nausea. Sometimes, CAD may present initially as a heart attack, which is due to sudden complete blockage of the coronary vessel brought about by rupture of the cholesterol plaque which leads to a blood clot that occludes the artery. The obstruction causes the specific heart muscle s ...
... cold sweats, and nausea. Sometimes, CAD may present initially as a heart attack, which is due to sudden complete blockage of the coronary vessel brought about by rupture of the cholesterol plaque which leads to a blood clot that occludes the artery. The obstruction causes the specific heart muscle s ...
Print - Circulation
... imaging/Doppler transducer was maintained at the cardiac apex throughout the study. Immediately after the acquisition of the mitral Doppler data, another operator recorded the aortic systolic velocities by placing the continuous-wave transducer at the suprasternal notch. Angling the transducer with ...
... imaging/Doppler transducer was maintained at the cardiac apex throughout the study. Immediately after the acquisition of the mitral Doppler data, another operator recorded the aortic systolic velocities by placing the continuous-wave transducer at the suprasternal notch. Angling the transducer with ...
- Carolina Digital Repository
... blood pumped from one ventricle of the heart with each beat) at arterial pressures (Wang & Nagueh, 2009). In addition, the stroke volume (SV) must accommodate to meet the metabolic needs of the body, as with exercise without much increase in left atrial (LA) pressure (Brutsaert et al., 1993). The pr ...
... blood pumped from one ventricle of the heart with each beat) at arterial pressures (Wang & Nagueh, 2009). In addition, the stroke volume (SV) must accommodate to meet the metabolic needs of the body, as with exercise without much increase in left atrial (LA) pressure (Brutsaert et al., 1993). The pr ...
Current burden of sudden cardiac death: Multiple source
... or within 24 h of having been observed alive and symptom free (unwitnessed). Subjects with non-cardiac chronic and terminal illness (e.g., terminal cancer) were excluded on the basis that such deaths were not unexpected. Additionally, all patients with an identifiable non-cardiac etiology of sudden ...
... or within 24 h of having been observed alive and symptom free (unwitnessed). Subjects with non-cardiac chronic and terminal illness (e.g., terminal cancer) were excluded on the basis that such deaths were not unexpected. Additionally, all patients with an identifiable non-cardiac etiology of sudden ...
Echocardiographic recognition and implications of
... ventricular bands and pathologic trabeculations (hypertrophic, fibrotic, or both) was assessed in 35 patients who underwent cardiac transplantation and pathologic examination. At pathologic study the prevalence of specific intracavitary structures ranged from 28% to 43%. Left ventricular thrombi wer ...
... ventricular bands and pathologic trabeculations (hypertrophic, fibrotic, or both) was assessed in 35 patients who underwent cardiac transplantation and pathologic examination. At pathologic study the prevalence of specific intracavitary structures ranged from 28% to 43%. Left ventricular thrombi wer ...
Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
A Randomized Comparison of Atrial and Dual
... right atrial wall. Among patients randomized to AAIR pacing, 19 patients had unipolar leads, and 35 patients had bipolar leads. Among patients randomized to DDDR pacing, 37 patients had unipolar leads, and 86 patients had bipolar leads in the right atrium. All patients randomized to DDDR pacing had ...
... right atrial wall. Among patients randomized to AAIR pacing, 19 patients had unipolar leads, and 35 patients had bipolar leads. Among patients randomized to DDDR pacing, 37 patients had unipolar leads, and 86 patients had bipolar leads in the right atrium. All patients randomized to DDDR pacing had ...
time course of isovolumetric relaxation
... dissipates to its lowest value. Despite variations in preload (at constant total load), isometric force decline records are superimposable. Dog right ventricular trabecular muscle; cross-sectional area 0.85 mm2; stimulation rate 12/min; temperature 330 C. Shortening record set to zero before each co ...
... dissipates to its lowest value. Despite variations in preload (at constant total load), isometric force decline records are superimposable. Dog right ventricular trabecular muscle; cross-sectional area 0.85 mm2; stimulation rate 12/min; temperature 330 C. Shortening record set to zero before each co ...
Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with persistent ST-segment elevation
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtaine ...
Sinus reaction during carotid stenting according to the carotid lesion
... 3. Apical lesion type had higher event rate than body lesion type ① Associated with more common periprocedural hypertension → Needs more careful management of blood pressure control for apical lesion type after carotid stenting ...
... 3. Apical lesion type had higher event rate than body lesion type ① Associated with more common periprocedural hypertension → Needs more careful management of blood pressure control for apical lesion type after carotid stenting ...
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
... Documents have been issued in recent years by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as well as by other societies and organizations. Because of the impact on clinical practice, quality criteria for development of guidelines have been established in order to make all decisions transparent to the u ...
... Documents have been issued in recent years by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as well as by other societies and organizations. Because of the impact on clinical practice, quality criteria for development of guidelines have been established in order to make all decisions transparent to the u ...
Biochemical markers of myocardial injury
... The early appearance of a marker released into the bloodstream soon after an injury may facilitate early diagnosis. When developing assays it is important that they are sensitive, speci®c and have a short turnaround time, to allow results to be available within a clinically useful timeframe.10 These ...
... The early appearance of a marker released into the bloodstream soon after an injury may facilitate early diagnosis. When developing assays it is important that they are sensitive, speci®c and have a short turnaround time, to allow results to be available within a clinically useful timeframe.10 These ...
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
... European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), endorsed by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Authors/Task Force Members: Nazzareno Galie (Chairperson) (Italy) ; Marius M. Hoeper (Germany); Marc Humbert (France); Adam Torbicki (Polan ...
... European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), endorsed by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Authors/Task Force Members: Nazzareno Galie (Chairperson) (Italy) ; Marius M. Hoeper (Germany); Marc Humbert (France); Adam Torbicki (Polan ...
Learning Objectives - Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
... 6. List the anatomic relationship of the coronary circulation and conduction system to the cardiac valve structure ...
... 6. List the anatomic relationship of the coronary circulation and conduction system to the cardiac valve structure ...
Cardiac αVβ3 integrin expression following acute - Heart
... Repair following MI is triggered by a complex interaction of neurohormonal activation and upregulation of angiogenic and pro-fibrotic transcription factors that initiate the restoration of a capillary network through angiogenesis and re-endothelialisation, as well as extracellular matrix (ECM) remode ...
... Repair following MI is triggered by a complex interaction of neurohormonal activation and upregulation of angiogenic and pro-fibrotic transcription factors that initiate the restoration of a capillary network through angiogenesis and re-endothelialisation, as well as extracellular matrix (ECM) remode ...
ASNC Review of the ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for
... (ACCF) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) have published criteria for the appropriate use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with regard to a variety of clinical indications and scenarios.1,2 In determining the appropriate use ...
... (ACCF) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) have published criteria for the appropriate use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with regard to a variety of clinical indications and scenarios.1,2 In determining the appropriate use ...
- SlideBoom
... The pattern is called "twisting" because when the peaks are at their smallest in one lead, they are generally at their largest in another, as if a vibrating string were having its plane of vibration slowly rotated about the long axis of the string. ...
... The pattern is called "twisting" because when the peaks are at their smallest in one lead, they are generally at their largest in another, as if a vibrating string were having its plane of vibration slowly rotated about the long axis of the string. ...
Comparative histological structure of the sinus node in mammals
... Sinus node artery One distinguishing feature of the sinus node of human (2), dog (9), horse (7), and camel (11) is the characteristic presence of a centrally located artery. In fact, the entire node appears to be organized about its central artery, a feature that prompted Söderström (22) aptly to de ...
... Sinus node artery One distinguishing feature of the sinus node of human (2), dog (9), horse (7), and camel (11) is the characteristic presence of a centrally located artery. In fact, the entire node appears to be organized about its central artery, a feature that prompted Söderström (22) aptly to de ...
Circulation and Immunity
... the left atrium. (These are the only veins in the circulatory system that contain oxygenated blood.) The left atrium pumps blood into the left ventricle, where all the blood going to the body tissues leaves through a large vessel—the largest in the body—called the aorta. You will examine the route o ...
... the left atrium. (These are the only veins in the circulatory system that contain oxygenated blood.) The left atrium pumps blood into the left ventricle, where all the blood going to the body tissues leaves through a large vessel—the largest in the body—called the aorta. You will examine the route o ...