Werner`s A Massage Therapist`s Guide to Pathology (Fourth Edition)
... Cognitive: Students will be able to understand the general functionality of the circulatory system, as well as the circulatory system conditions and blood disorders. ...
... Cognitive: Students will be able to understand the general functionality of the circulatory system, as well as the circulatory system conditions and blood disorders. ...
Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Heart
... • Recording details of people who require follow-up • Generating regular reports to enable timely recall and review • Ensuring that people with ARF/RHD are not lost to follow-up • Facilitating health education of healthcare staff, people with ARF/RHD, their families and the community ...
... • Recording details of people who require follow-up • Generating regular reports to enable timely recall and review • Ensuring that people with ARF/RHD are not lost to follow-up • Facilitating health education of healthcare staff, people with ARF/RHD, their families and the community ...
pressure and volume relationships in the ventricle
... have closed. The pressure in the conus then decreased slowly until the muscle of the conus itself relaxed and the pressure fell rapidly towards zero. In a heart that was beating at a normal rate (30-50/min.) the pressure level in the conus never fell as low as that measured in the relaxed ventricle. ...
... have closed. The pressure in the conus then decreased slowly until the muscle of the conus itself relaxed and the pressure fell rapidly towards zero. In a heart that was beating at a normal rate (30-50/min.) the pressure level in the conus never fell as low as that measured in the relaxed ventricle. ...
Lenient vs. strict rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation and
... This post-hoc analysis of the RACE II trial included patients with an LVEF ≤ 40% at baseline or a previous hospitalization and results for heart failure or signs and symptoms of heart failure. Primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Secondary endpoints were AF-rela ...
... This post-hoc analysis of the RACE II trial included patients with an LVEF ≤ 40% at baseline or a previous hospitalization and results for heart failure or signs and symptoms of heart failure. Primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Secondary endpoints were AF-rela ...
Pacemakers - Houston Electrophysiology Associates
... The Pacemaker and Its Implantation The pacemaker system includes the pacemaker itself and wires that connect the pacemaker to the heart. The pacemaker unit is slightly larger than a man’s wristwatch and contains a battery and computer circuits (Figure 1). The computer circuits perform the functions ...
... The Pacemaker and Its Implantation The pacemaker system includes the pacemaker itself and wires that connect the pacemaker to the heart. The pacemaker unit is slightly larger than a man’s wristwatch and contains a battery and computer circuits (Figure 1). The computer circuits perform the functions ...
The Clinical Value of Total Isovolumic Time
... contraction and filling. The mechanical activity of the heart is designed on repeated cycles throughout life. The single cycle of cardiac activity is divided broadly into two phases; diastole and systole (1). The heart mechanical cycle, conventionally begins at ventricular end diastole (ED), the ins ...
... contraction and filling. The mechanical activity of the heart is designed on repeated cycles throughout life. The single cycle of cardiac activity is divided broadly into two phases; diastole and systole (1). The heart mechanical cycle, conventionally begins at ventricular end diastole (ED), the ins ...
d Vessels
... Venous sinuses – specialized, flattened veins with extremely thin walls (e.g., coronary sinus of the heart and dural sinuses of the brain) ...
... Venous sinuses – specialized, flattened veins with extremely thin walls (e.g., coronary sinus of the heart and dural sinuses of the brain) ...
cardio i - jan 2015
... • Consider if ventricular rate > 150 and symptomatic. • Synchronized cardioversion starting at 100J. ...
... • Consider if ventricular rate > 150 and symptomatic. • Synchronized cardioversion starting at 100J. ...
an account of a seven year experience with
... At this time the dose of carvedilol was increased for 20-30%. Not a single unwanted effect was found then. Thus, in stabilized congestive heart failure patients withdrawal of amiodarone was safe in the presence of carvedilol. This is in part due to long elimination time of amiodarone. Individual reh ...
... At this time the dose of carvedilol was increased for 20-30%. Not a single unwanted effect was found then. Thus, in stabilized congestive heart failure patients withdrawal of amiodarone was safe in the presence of carvedilol. This is in part due to long elimination time of amiodarone. Individual reh ...
PDF - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
... patient was from the abandonment or explantation group, and the independent variables were baseline variables regarded as potentially clinically important. Independent variables included those listed in 1 and 2. Of note, because we could not differentiate implant duration for the lead being revised ...
... patient was from the abandonment or explantation group, and the independent variables were baseline variables regarded as potentially clinically important. Independent variables included those listed in 1 and 2. Of note, because we could not differentiate implant duration for the lead being revised ...
Cardiogenic shock
... more severe hypotension. These drugs increase heart rate and systemic vascular resistance and thus increase myocardial oxygen demand, and they may aggravate ischemia and lead to cardiac arrhythmias. Doses should be adjusted to the lowest levels that improve tissue perfusion (1, 18, 20). Dobutamine, ...
... more severe hypotension. These drugs increase heart rate and systemic vascular resistance and thus increase myocardial oxygen demand, and they may aggravate ischemia and lead to cardiac arrhythmias. Doses should be adjusted to the lowest levels that improve tissue perfusion (1, 18, 20). Dobutamine, ...
Hypertension - clinical features and investigations
... widely accepted because the condition is not benign. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Resistant hypertension is used to describe cases of hypertension that are refractory to standard medical therapy (three different classes of anti-hypertensive drugs). “White coat” hyperten ...
... widely accepted because the condition is not benign. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Resistant hypertension is used to describe cases of hypertension that are refractory to standard medical therapy (three different classes of anti-hypertensive drugs). “White coat” hyperten ...
Update on resuscitation: The 2015 AHA Resuscitation guidelines
... 1966 and since then the American Heart Association (AHA) has revised the guidelines every 4- 6 years. The 2015 guidelines marked 49 years since the first publication, a reminder that this is a relatively young aspect of modern medicine.[1] Earlier descriptions of succesful resuscitation efforts incl ...
... 1966 and since then the American Heart Association (AHA) has revised the guidelines every 4- 6 years. The 2015 guidelines marked 49 years since the first publication, a reminder that this is a relatively young aspect of modern medicine.[1] Earlier descriptions of succesful resuscitation efforts incl ...
Increased Myocardial Oxygen Consumption and Contractile State
... ventricle; plastic discs were placed in the mitral annulus and in the left ventricular outflow tract to keep the balloon within the left ventricular cavity. The ventricle contracted isovolumically, and ventricular volume and pressure were regulated by introducing known amounts of saline into the bal ...
... ventricle; plastic discs were placed in the mitral annulus and in the left ventricular outflow tract to keep the balloon within the left ventricular cavity. The ventricle contracted isovolumically, and ventricular volume and pressure were regulated by introducing known amounts of saline into the bal ...
molecular cloning and reduced expression in experimental heart
... Whereas baseline secretion of ANP was not different between both groups, ANP release after LA stretch was significantly reduced in animals with shunt. Because the pressure was subphysiological at baseline compared with intact animals and thereby the stimulus for ANP release was minimal under these c ...
... Whereas baseline secretion of ANP was not different between both groups, ANP release after LA stretch was significantly reduced in animals with shunt. Because the pressure was subphysiological at baseline compared with intact animals and thereby the stimulus for ANP release was minimal under these c ...
... to a listing of recommendations that has been written in full sentences to express a complete thought, such that a recommendation, even if separated and presented apart from the rest of the document, would still convey the full intent of the recommendation. It is hoped that this will increase the re ...
Echo-Doppler assessment of diastole: flow, function and
... time constant is associated with a delayed myocardial relaxation, and possibly also with a relaxation that is incomplete and still ongoing at end-diastole. Both decreased compliance and delayed relaxation may induce increased filling pressures, hence heart failure. The measurement of relaxation, comp ...
... time constant is associated with a delayed myocardial relaxation, and possibly also with a relaxation that is incomplete and still ongoing at end-diastole. Both decreased compliance and delayed relaxation may induce increased filling pressures, hence heart failure. The measurement of relaxation, comp ...
Peptidergic innervation of the excurrent ostia of two Orthopteroid
... about the morphology of the excurrent ostia of the locust, L. migratoria, and the stick insect, B. extradentatum. Seven pairs of excurrent ostia lie on the dorsal vessel of the migratory locust. One pair of these excurrent ostia is located on the mesothoracic ampullae and another pair on the metatho ...
... about the morphology of the excurrent ostia of the locust, L. migratoria, and the stick insect, B. extradentatum. Seven pairs of excurrent ostia lie on the dorsal vessel of the migratory locust. One pair of these excurrent ostia is located on the mesothoracic ampullae and another pair on the metatho ...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sick Sinus Syndrome -
... when they are having symptoms. For this procedure to be successful, the arrhythmia must last for at least one minute. Another approach is to have patients activate a recording device to monitor the events of cardiac dysrhythmias when they are having symptoms.2 There are several other methods of diag ...
... when they are having symptoms. For this procedure to be successful, the arrhythmia must last for at least one minute. Another approach is to have patients activate a recording device to monitor the events of cardiac dysrhythmias when they are having symptoms.2 There are several other methods of diag ...
Hypertension, hypertensive heart disease and perioperative cardiac
... Sprague ®rst identi®ed an association between hypertension and perioperative cardiac risk in 1929. He described a series of 75 hypertensive patients of whom one-third died in the perioperative period; 12 of these had cardiovascular complications.71 The introduction of antihypertensive drugs led to c ...
... Sprague ®rst identi®ed an association between hypertension and perioperative cardiac risk in 1929. He described a series of 75 hypertensive patients of whom one-third died in the perioperative period; 12 of these had cardiovascular complications.71 The introduction of antihypertensive drugs led to c ...
Basic ECG Interpretation
... information has been read properly. If you are not confident in your ECG knowledge and / or it has been a long time since you learned how to do an ECG, do not be overwhelmed by the Learning Package. If there are any aspects you do not understand or are not sure of, bring your questions to the Study ...
... information has been read properly. If you are not confident in your ECG knowledge and / or it has been a long time since you learned how to do an ECG, do not be overwhelmed by the Learning Package. If there are any aspects you do not understand or are not sure of, bring your questions to the Study ...
Paediatric ECG Interpretation
... and recovery rates. A circular rhythm down one path and up the other begins when an atrial or ventricular contraction finds one pathway able to conduct while the other is temporarily refractory. If the second path is able to conduct by the time the impulse has passed through the AV node, it may condu ...
... and recovery rates. A circular rhythm down one path and up the other begins when an atrial or ventricular contraction finds one pathway able to conduct while the other is temporarily refractory. If the second path is able to conduct by the time the impulse has passed through the AV node, it may condu ...
Xiphoid horn in pectus excavatum
... cartilaginous, these deformities will not show on radiographs. Two such cases are reported: the first had an actual horn on the inner surface of the xiphoid cartilage, and the second patient had the tip of the xiphoid turned inward so that it also was rubbing on the heart. OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE ...
... cartilaginous, these deformities will not show on radiographs. Two such cases are reported: the first had an actual horn on the inner surface of the xiphoid cartilage, and the second patient had the tip of the xiphoid turned inward so that it also was rubbing on the heart. OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE ...
Electroanatomical Mapping Systems and Cardiac Arrhythmias
... electroanatomical mapping system. The right atrium was reconstructed in its tridimensional shape and is showed in anteroposterior view (panel A), right anterior oblique (RAO) view (panel B) and left anterior oblique (LAO) view (panel C). During the procedure the image of the chamber of interest can ...
... electroanatomical mapping system. The right atrium was reconstructed in its tridimensional shape and is showed in anteroposterior view (panel A), right anterior oblique (RAO) view (panel B) and left anterior oblique (LAO) view (panel C). During the procedure the image of the chamber of interest can ...
Experimental Demonstration of Concealed AV
... concealed conduction"3); (2) disturb the regular action of a subsidiary pacemaker ("by concealed discharge"1); (3) enhance, rather than inhibit, subsequent conduction by creation of a supernormal phase.5 These after effects of partially penetrating impulses-with the exception of the last one-have be ...
... concealed conduction"3); (2) disturb the regular action of a subsidiary pacemaker ("by concealed discharge"1); (3) enhance, rather than inhibit, subsequent conduction by creation of a supernormal phase.5 These after effects of partially penetrating impulses-with the exception of the last one-have be ...