ACC/AHA Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...
Reduced-order statistical models of cardiac growth, motion and
... and blood flow to enable predictive patient-specific models to be built from a populationbased model. The first axis of this work is to simulate bi-ventricular growth through aging. A previously proposed single surface model computed using statistical methods was extended to a bi-ventricular model a ...
... and blood flow to enable predictive patient-specific models to be built from a populationbased model. The first axis of this work is to simulate bi-ventricular growth through aging. A previously proposed single surface model computed using statistical methods was extended to a bi-ventricular model a ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
Heart rate variability in young adults
... 2.1. Physiological cardiovascular control mechanisms and heart rate The cardiovascular system is regulated by multiple mechanisms, including e.g. the nervous and hormonal pathways. The two divisions of the ANS, the parasympathetic, via vagus nerves, and the sympathetic system, including the adrenal ...
... 2.1. Physiological cardiovascular control mechanisms and heart rate The cardiovascular system is regulated by multiple mechanisms, including e.g. the nervous and hormonal pathways. The two divisions of the ANS, the parasympathetic, via vagus nerves, and the sympathetic system, including the adrenal ...
Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia
... is known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and it is an important cause of premature mortality. Almost all cases of RHD and associated deaths are preventable. The burden of ARF in industrialised countries declined dramatically during the 20th century, due mainly to reduced transmission and be�er avai ...
... is known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and it is an important cause of premature mortality. Almost all cases of RHD and associated deaths are preventable. The burden of ARF in industrialised countries declined dramatically during the 20th century, due mainly to reduced transmission and be�er avai ...
Impaired right and left ventricular diastolic
... Diastolic dysfunction in TOF may stem from impaired myocardial relaxation, decreased recoil attributable to a stiffer ventricle and dyssynchronous ventricular relaxation.3 – 6 However, assessment of RV diastolic dysfunction is difficult using Doppler flow parameters.7 Consequently, RV and LV diastol ...
... Diastolic dysfunction in TOF may stem from impaired myocardial relaxation, decreased recoil attributable to a stiffer ventricle and dyssynchronous ventricular relaxation.3 – 6 However, assessment of RV diastolic dysfunction is difficult using Doppler flow parameters.7 Consequently, RV and LV diastol ...
Exercise Testing: ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
... therapies are considered, as well as frequency of follow-up and cost-effectiveness. The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the ...
Chapter 4 Atrial Mechanisms
... similar in shape to those of the underlying rhythm unless the PAC is abnormally conducted ...
... similar in shape to those of the underlying rhythm unless the PAC is abnormally conducted ...
Dr Boris Orlov
... will go on to develop moderate or severe regurgitation. In one series, 43% of patients had severe tricuspid regurgitation at a mean follow-up of 11 years after isolated mitral valve replacement Porter A, Shapira Y, Wurzel M, et al.: J Heart Valve Dis 1999, 8:57–62. ...
... will go on to develop moderate or severe regurgitation. In one series, 43% of patients had severe tricuspid regurgitation at a mean follow-up of 11 years after isolated mitral valve replacement Porter A, Shapira Y, Wurzel M, et al.: J Heart Valve Dis 1999, 8:57–62. ...
To Close or Not to Close: The Very Small Patent Ductus Arteriosus
... heart disease, especially small PDAs, can be difficult to detect clinically. Very small PDAs in particular may be associated with an innocentsounding murmur or have no murmur at all, and are often termed “clinically silent” or “silent” because patients are symptom free and without other clinical findi ...
... heart disease, especially small PDAs, can be difficult to detect clinically. Very small PDAs in particular may be associated with an innocentsounding murmur or have no murmur at all, and are often termed “clinically silent” or “silent” because patients are symptom free and without other clinical findi ...
Pacing Therapies for Heart Failure (PDF Available)
... Cardiac muscle cells, like other excitable cells, have a resting electrical gradient across the cell membrane. In the quiescent state (during diastole), the inside of the cell (cytoplasm) is electrically negative relative to the outside of the cell. That is to say, the cell membrane separates positi ...
... Cardiac muscle cells, like other excitable cells, have a resting electrical gradient across the cell membrane. In the quiescent state (during diastole), the inside of the cell (cytoplasm) is electrically negative relative to the outside of the cell. That is to say, the cell membrane separates positi ...
2015 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline for the
... The term guideline-directed medical therapy refers to care defined mainly by ACC/AHA Class I recommendations. For these and all recommended drug treatment regimens, the reader should confirm dosage with product insert material and carefully evaluate for contraindications and interactions. Recommendati ...
... The term guideline-directed medical therapy refers to care defined mainly by ACC/AHA Class I recommendations. For these and all recommended drug treatment regimens, the reader should confirm dosage with product insert material and carefully evaluate for contraindications and interactions. Recommendati ...
cardiac pacing: alternative pacing sites
... procedure or arrhythmias recurrence, local puncture complications, symptomatic pericardial effusion, venous or arterial thromboembolic events, and arrhythmias on Holter-ECG were prospectively collected. Results The procedure was successful in all cases. None death occurred. Two patients had a clinic ...
... procedure or arrhythmias recurrence, local puncture complications, symptomatic pericardial effusion, venous or arterial thromboembolic events, and arrhythmias on Holter-ECG were prospectively collected. Results The procedure was successful in all cases. None death occurred. Two patients had a clinic ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...
Myofiber prestretch magnitude determines regional systolic function
... of Health “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.” Experimental protocols were submitted to and approved by the Animal Subjects Committee of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), which is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Tachyca ...
... of Health “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.” Experimental protocols were submitted to and approved by the Animal Subjects Committee of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), which is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Tachyca ...
PEDMEANS Physicians Manual
... This part deals with the analysis of the various waveforms. First of all the QRS complexes must be detected. No other waves or artifacts should be labeled as such. The intervals between QRS complexes are measured and stored. After all QRS complexes have been detected, they are typified, i.e., a comp ...
... This part deals with the analysis of the various waveforms. First of all the QRS complexes must be detected. No other waves or artifacts should be labeled as such. The intervals between QRS complexes are measured and stored. After all QRS complexes have been detected, they are typified, i.e., a comp ...
Full Text
... Annuloplasty. Direct vision mitral annuloplasty was reported by Lillehei et al. in 1958 (2). Many studies have shown that mitral repairs employing some form of ring mitral annuloplasty have better durability than do ringless repairs (Fig. 1A) (23). This observation may result from the fact that near ...
... Annuloplasty. Direct vision mitral annuloplasty was reported by Lillehei et al. in 1958 (2). Many studies have shown that mitral repairs employing some form of ring mitral annuloplasty have better durability than do ringless repairs (Fig. 1A) (23). This observation may result from the fact that near ...
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... A summary of the haemodynamic parameters is also presented in Table 1. Compared to RAA-paced intrinsic LV activation, RVA-BiV pacing was the only intervention that demonstrated a significant reduction in the maximum generated LV pressure and LV max þdP/dt, both indicators of systolic function (P , 0. ...
... A summary of the haemodynamic parameters is also presented in Table 1. Compared to RAA-paced intrinsic LV activation, RVA-BiV pacing was the only intervention that demonstrated a significant reduction in the maximum generated LV pressure and LV max þdP/dt, both indicators of systolic function (P , 0. ...
Single-site ventricular and biventricular pacing
... Methods Endocardial single-site pacing was performed in anesthetized swine (n ¼ 7) from the RV septum and RV apex. Biventricular pacing was performed using an epicardial left ventricular (LV) lead and a RV lead. High-resolution, non-contact mapping was employed to record LV activation sequences simu ...
... Methods Endocardial single-site pacing was performed in anesthetized swine (n ¼ 7) from the RV septum and RV apex. Biventricular pacing was performed using an epicardial left ventricular (LV) lead and a RV lead. High-resolution, non-contact mapping was employed to record LV activation sequences simu ...
Cardiac Endothelial-Myocardial Signaling
... endothelium (EE), in contrast, are in close proximity to adjacent cardiomyocytes, allowing for direct cellular communication and signaling between both cell types. Crucially important for endothelial cell-to-cardiomyocyte interactions at these two sites is their intercellular distance and their cell ...
... endothelium (EE), in contrast, are in close proximity to adjacent cardiomyocytes, allowing for direct cellular communication and signaling between both cell types. Crucially important for endothelial cell-to-cardiomyocyte interactions at these two sites is their intercellular distance and their cell ...
The Influence of Cardiac Trabeculae on Ventricular
... Focusing on the trabeculated layer, it is important to point out that the myocyte arrangement doesn’t follow the spiral orientation just described for the compact myocardium; indeed, in the trabeculae, the cardiac fibres are parallel to the trabecular axis direction. This feature, together with the ...
... Focusing on the trabeculated layer, it is important to point out that the myocyte arrangement doesn’t follow the spiral orientation just described for the compact myocardium; indeed, in the trabeculae, the cardiac fibres are parallel to the trabecular axis direction. This feature, together with the ...
PLASMA ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES IN THE HORSE AND
... 5. Review of the literature 5.1 Atrial natriuretic peptide 5.1.1 Cardiac peptide hormones and their function Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP, also called A-type natriuretic peptide, ANF, atrial natriuretic factor, atriopeptin, auriculin, cardiodilatin, and cardionatrin) and brain natriuretic peptid ...
... 5. Review of the literature 5.1 Atrial natriuretic peptide 5.1.1 Cardiac peptide hormones and their function Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP, also called A-type natriuretic peptide, ANF, atrial natriuretic factor, atriopeptin, auriculin, cardiodilatin, and cardionatrin) and brain natriuretic peptid ...
ACCF/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2013
... Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate. All modalities of fol ...
... Testing in asymptomatic patients was generally found to be Rarely Appropriate, except for calcium scoring and exercise testing in intermediate and high-risk individuals and either stress or anatomic imaging in higher-risk individuals, which were all rated as May Be Appropriate. All modalities of fol ...
ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management Elevation Myocardial Infarction
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...
... These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approa ...