Competencies list
... 12. Explain the conduction system as it relates to the ECG 13. Discuss the electrical stimulation of the heart as it relates to the ECG waveform. 14. Identify each part of the ECG waveform. 15. Describe the heart activity that produces the ECG waveform. 16. Describe coronary circulation. 17. Explain ...
... 12. Explain the conduction system as it relates to the ECG 13. Discuss the electrical stimulation of the heart as it relates to the ECG waveform. 14. Identify each part of the ECG waveform. 15. Describe the heart activity that produces the ECG waveform. 16. Describe coronary circulation. 17. Explain ...
Randomized Trial Amiodarone for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation
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... ©2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. ...
Noninvasive epicardial and endocardial mapping of premature
... of 224 MRI or CT compatible electrodes) were placed onto the patient’s torso, followed by same-day contrast MRI (Magnetom Avanto, 1.5 T, Siemens, Germany) or EKG-gated CT (Somatom Definition Flash 128, Siemens, Germany) scanning of the heart and thorax. Computed tomography or MRI data imported in th ...
... of 224 MRI or CT compatible electrodes) were placed onto the patient’s torso, followed by same-day contrast MRI (Magnetom Avanto, 1.5 T, Siemens, Germany) or EKG-gated CT (Somatom Definition Flash 128, Siemens, Germany) scanning of the heart and thorax. Computed tomography or MRI data imported in th ...
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Basic
... remove all the signal from material that moves quickly (i.e. blood). This is usually performed using double inversion, which requires a delay prior to acquisition so is most compatible with FSE-based sequences. • Inversion recovery is a prepulse method that allows us to introduce T1 contrast into an ...
... remove all the signal from material that moves quickly (i.e. blood). This is usually performed using double inversion, which requires a delay prior to acquisition so is most compatible with FSE-based sequences. • Inversion recovery is a prepulse method that allows us to introduce T1 contrast into an ...
Bosentan does not improve pulmonary hypertension and lung remodeling in heart failure
... and MI+Bos200 groups (table 1) and remained similar 5 weeks after MI (table 2). Compared with the sham rats, the 24 h troponin-T values were significantly and similarly increased in the MI and MI+Bos100 groups (table 1). In the MI+Bos200 groups, troponin-T was not different compared to the MI+Bos100 ...
... and MI+Bos200 groups (table 1) and remained similar 5 weeks after MI (table 2). Compared with the sham rats, the 24 h troponin-T values were significantly and similarly increased in the MI and MI+Bos100 groups (table 1). In the MI+Bos200 groups, troponin-T was not different compared to the MI+Bos100 ...
030814 Acute Cardiac Tamponade - Ether
... ardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of the heart.1,2 Because the causes of pericardial disease1 and thus of tamponade are diverse, clinicians ...
... ardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of the heart.1,2 Because the causes of pericardial disease1 and thus of tamponade are diverse, clinicians ...
Chapter 1
... • An acute condition that results from inflammation of the vein walls and the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) • Usually develops in superficial veins, but deep vein thrombosis can affect small or large veins; the clot interrupts blood flow and can break off and become an embolus ...
... • An acute condition that results from inflammation of the vein walls and the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) • Usually develops in superficial veins, but deep vein thrombosis can affect small or large veins; the clot interrupts blood flow and can break off and become an embolus ...
Clinical Utility of Doppler Echocardiography and Tissue
... Background—Noninvasive assessment of diastolic filling by Doppler echocardiography provides important information about left ventricular (LV) status in selected subsets of patients. This study was designed to assess whether mitral annular velocities as assessed by tissue Doppler imaging are associat ...
... Background—Noninvasive assessment of diastolic filling by Doppler echocardiography provides important information about left ventricular (LV) status in selected subsets of patients. This study was designed to assess whether mitral annular velocities as assessed by tissue Doppler imaging are associat ...
Consumption of Caffeinated Products and Cardiac Ectopy
... PVCs via radiofrequency ablation among patients with idiopathic systolic heart failure can normalize ventricular function, suggesting that PVCs alone are sufficient to result in heart failure.9 Although a causal relationship between PACs and AF or PVCs and heart failure cannot be determined by these ...
... PVCs via radiofrequency ablation among patients with idiopathic systolic heart failure can normalize ventricular function, suggesting that PVCs alone are sufficient to result in heart failure.9 Although a causal relationship between PACs and AF or PVCs and heart failure cannot be determined by these ...
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of
... Abstract. Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in the tropics and has been underdiagnosed in the past. Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate EMF from other restrictive cardiomyopathies. Currently, echocardiography is used for the initial investigations t ...
... Abstract. Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in the tropics and has been underdiagnosed in the past. Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate EMF from other restrictive cardiomyopathies. Currently, echocardiography is used for the initial investigations t ...
Long-term remission of left posterior fascicular
... ablation sites differed. While Nakagawa’s4 ablation sites were at the apical-inferior septum, Tsuchiya’s5 ablation sites were at basal septal regions close to the main trunk of the left bundle branch. Results of these studies suggest the presence of a macroreentry circuit involving the normal Purkin ...
... ablation sites differed. While Nakagawa’s4 ablation sites were at the apical-inferior septum, Tsuchiya’s5 ablation sites were at basal septal regions close to the main trunk of the left bundle branch. Results of these studies suggest the presence of a macroreentry circuit involving the normal Purkin ...
Compression of interventricular septum during right - AJP
... remains essentially unchanged) (8). However, when the deformations become large, as occurs during abnormal loading (i.e., PA constriction), equilibrium equations must be written with respect to the deformed geometry. Residual stress. Earlier investigators (31) have ignored the residually stressed (R ...
... remains essentially unchanged) (8). However, when the deformations become large, as occurs during abnormal loading (i.e., PA constriction), equilibrium equations must be written with respect to the deformed geometry. Residual stress. Earlier investigators (31) have ignored the residually stressed (R ...
Birger Axelsson - Umeå universitet
... is an exulting blockhead and a tinkling cymbal. And he who believes without at the same time doubting is hardly less of an exulting blockhead and hardly less of a tinkling cymbal. Faith can remove mountains but doubt can put them back in place again. ...
... is an exulting blockhead and a tinkling cymbal. And he who believes without at the same time doubting is hardly less of an exulting blockhead and hardly less of a tinkling cymbal. Faith can remove mountains but doubt can put them back in place again. ...
Clinicopathologic characteristics of elderly patients with
... connective tissue predominantly in the subepicardial and middle layers. Fibrous lesions are grossly small and scattered in most cases but are extensively and circumferentially distributed in both ventricular walls. The fibrous lesions are located predominantly in the subepicardial and middle layers ...
... connective tissue predominantly in the subepicardial and middle layers. Fibrous lesions are grossly small and scattered in most cases but are extensively and circumferentially distributed in both ventricular walls. The fibrous lesions are located predominantly in the subepicardial and middle layers ...
Cardiac Screening With Electrocardiography, Stress
... cardiovascular risk factors, such as age, sex, lipid levels, blood pressure, smoking status, and presence of diabetes) and must outweigh any harms, all at an acceptable cost relative to the benefits (18). Costs of testing include both the direct costs of the procedure itself (Table 1) and downstream ...
... cardiovascular risk factors, such as age, sex, lipid levels, blood pressure, smoking status, and presence of diabetes) and must outweigh any harms, all at an acceptable cost relative to the benefits (18). Costs of testing include both the direct costs of the procedure itself (Table 1) and downstream ...
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of the aortic valve
... Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Linear regression analysis was performed to describe correlations between the different techniques. The mean AVA of the different techniques was compared by student's t-Test for paired samples. Intra- and interobserver variability (n = 8) were expressed a ...
... Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Linear regression analysis was performed to describe correlations between the different techniques. The mean AVA of the different techniques was compared by student's t-Test for paired samples. Intra- and interobserver variability (n = 8) were expressed a ...
Management of tricuspid valve regurgitation
... irreversible, right ventricular dilatation secondary to mitral valve or pulmonary vascular disease probably also predisposes to persistent TR. All these factors take part in the restrictiondilatation syndrome described above. Therefore, TR that does not disappear immediately after surgery with inten ...
... irreversible, right ventricular dilatation secondary to mitral valve or pulmonary vascular disease probably also predisposes to persistent TR. All these factors take part in the restrictiondilatation syndrome described above. Therefore, TR that does not disappear immediately after surgery with inten ...
Print - Circulation
... The clinical signs of mitral stenosis include a small pulse, a discrete apex impulse, a loud apical first heart sound and a rumbling mitral diastolic murmur. It should be emphasized that although the murmur is of great diagnostic value, it does not unequivocally indicate the presence of mitral steno ...
... The clinical signs of mitral stenosis include a small pulse, a discrete apex impulse, a loud apical first heart sound and a rumbling mitral diastolic murmur. It should be emphasized that although the murmur is of great diagnostic value, it does not unequivocally indicate the presence of mitral steno ...
I. Sinus rhythms and arrhythmias A. Records the impulse originating
... 4. P waves: absent, irregular fibrillation waves seen instead 5. PR interval: not measurable 6. Interpretation: Atrial Fibrillation a) If ventricular rate is >100, called uncontrolled A-fib b) If ventricular rate is < 100, called controlled A-fib G. Clinical presentation: if not tolerated will show ...
... 4. P waves: absent, irregular fibrillation waves seen instead 5. PR interval: not measurable 6. Interpretation: Atrial Fibrillation a) If ventricular rate is >100, called uncontrolled A-fib b) If ventricular rate is < 100, called controlled A-fib G. Clinical presentation: if not tolerated will show ...
Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in
... more. For the entire group of 166 patients for whom DE-estimated sPAP could be determined, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of estimated sPAP in diagnosing PH were 85% (95% CI, 73 to 93%), 55% (95% CI, 45 to 64%), 52% (95% CI, 41 to 62%), and 87% (95% CI, 76 ...
... more. For the entire group of 166 patients for whom DE-estimated sPAP could be determined, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of estimated sPAP in diagnosing PH were 85% (95% CI, 73 to 93%), 55% (95% CI, 45 to 64%), 52% (95% CI, 41 to 62%), and 87% (95% CI, 76 ...
ventricular weight in cardiac hypertrophy - Heart
... ventricular hypertrophy is suspected, this criterion alone is sufficiently accurate, for practically all cases of suspected left ventricular hypertrophy had a weight greater than 250 g., and the amount by which this weight was exceeded paralleled the degree of left ventricular hypertrophy present. I ...
... ventricular hypertrophy is suspected, this criterion alone is sufficiently accurate, for practically all cases of suspected left ventricular hypertrophy had a weight greater than 250 g., and the amount by which this weight was exceeded paralleled the degree of left ventricular hypertrophy present. I ...
Parameters Describing the Pulse Wave
... stiffen with age or disease processes, both PWV and amplitude of the reflected wave increase. The reflected wave then appears in the aorta during systole, augmenting central aortic pressure. The parameter of real spreading of pulse wave in the artery system is pulse wave velocity (PWV) or pulse tran ...
... stiffen with age or disease processes, both PWV and amplitude of the reflected wave increase. The reflected wave then appears in the aorta during systole, augmenting central aortic pressure. The parameter of real spreading of pulse wave in the artery system is pulse wave velocity (PWV) or pulse tran ...
LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD)
... left ventricular muscle which pushes a bolus of blood forward in the cardiovascular system with each contraction. This contraction is what we feel when checking a pulse, and what we hear when taking a blood pressure. If the heart is not contracting, blood is not moving forward in the system, and we ...
... left ventricular muscle which pushes a bolus of blood forward in the cardiovascular system with each contraction. This contraction is what we feel when checking a pulse, and what we hear when taking a blood pressure. If the heart is not contracting, blood is not moving forward in the system, and we ...
ICD-10-CM Coding Workbook for Cardiology
... Case Studies and Questions ...................................................................................................................... 5 Case Study #1—Pulmonary Embolism ....................................................................................................................... ...
... Case Studies and Questions ...................................................................................................................... 5 Case Study #1—Pulmonary Embolism ....................................................................................................................... ...