International Cardiovascular Research Journal
... Pharmacological treatment. The primary treatment of mitral stenosis consists of measurements to reduce heart rate in order to allow improved ventricular filling. For this purpose patients should be advised to take bedrest. Beta-blockers are indicated to optimize diastolic filling and in general, are ...
... Pharmacological treatment. The primary treatment of mitral stenosis consists of measurements to reduce heart rate in order to allow improved ventricular filling. For this purpose patients should be advised to take bedrest. Beta-blockers are indicated to optimize diastolic filling and in general, are ...
Epicardial cyst- a case report
... Benign cysts inside the pericardial cavity show the same structures as those outside. On rare occasions a teratomatous cyst can be diagnosed radiographically by the presence of teeth. At operation, hair in the cyst is diagnostic. Usually a teratoma is indistinguishable from a bronchogenic cyst until ...
... Benign cysts inside the pericardial cavity show the same structures as those outside. On rare occasions a teratomatous cyst can be diagnosed radiographically by the presence of teeth. At operation, hair in the cyst is diagnostic. Usually a teratoma is indistinguishable from a bronchogenic cyst until ...
Experimental Models of Heart Failure
... of infarction with a sharp but irregular transition to unaffected myocardium. A border zone of intermediately injured myocardium or hibernating myocardium around the acutely infarcted area does not exist. In order to mimic a more chronic course of cardiac ischemia avoiding an acute infarct, repetiti ...
... of infarction with a sharp but irregular transition to unaffected myocardium. A border zone of intermediately injured myocardium or hibernating myocardium around the acutely infarcted area does not exist. In order to mimic a more chronic course of cardiac ischemia avoiding an acute infarct, repetiti ...
Peer-Reviewed Case Report - UKnowledge
... ultimately requiring heart transplantation. As the rate of heart failure continues to increase and surpass the number of available donor hearts, the need for cardiac assist devices is rapidly rising. The total artificial heart has emerged as an effective therapeutic option in patients with end-stage ...
... ultimately requiring heart transplantation. As the rate of heart failure continues to increase and surpass the number of available donor hearts, the need for cardiac assist devices is rapidly rising. The total artificial heart has emerged as an effective therapeutic option in patients with end-stage ...
Total Artificial Heart Imaging and Complications: a
... ultimately requiring heart transplantation. As the rate of heart failure continues to increase and surpass the number of available donor hearts, the need for cardiac assist devices is rapidly rising. The total artificial heart has emerged as an effective therapeutic option in patients with end-stage ...
... ultimately requiring heart transplantation. As the rate of heart failure continues to increase and surpass the number of available donor hearts, the need for cardiac assist devices is rapidly rising. The total artificial heart has emerged as an effective therapeutic option in patients with end-stage ...
Rotary Blood Pump Interactions
... (CVS) may be partially explored through in vivo animal studies. However, such studies are inconclusive at present due to limitations in animal models of heart failure and complexity of the experimental procedures [1]. Numerical models, able to simulate the response of the human CVS in the presence o ...
... (CVS) may be partially explored through in vivo animal studies. However, such studies are inconclusive at present due to limitations in animal models of heart failure and complexity of the experimental procedures [1]. Numerical models, able to simulate the response of the human CVS in the presence o ...
Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum
... with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum have a high body mass index level (>30).8 Our case also occurred in a non-obese middle-aged man. Although it is an asymtomatic benign tumor in most cases, the case may be associated with atrial arrythmias, congestive heart failure, recurrent peri ...
... with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum have a high body mass index level (>30).8 Our case also occurred in a non-obese middle-aged man. Although it is an asymtomatic benign tumor in most cases, the case may be associated with atrial arrythmias, congestive heart failure, recurrent peri ...
LV Dssynchrony and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart
... CRT did not have a clinically relevant impact on improving response rates Echocardiographic parameters assessing dyssynchrony do not have enough predictive value to be recommended as selection criteria for CRT beyond current indications ...
... CRT did not have a clinically relevant impact on improving response rates Echocardiographic parameters assessing dyssynchrony do not have enough predictive value to be recommended as selection criteria for CRT beyond current indications ...
Left ventricular filling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Heart
... size on chest radiography, the degree of left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, the degree of outflow tract obstruction, and the presence or absence of significant mitral regurgitation. Only 1 patient had been taking propranolol, which was stopped ...
... size on chest radiography, the degree of left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, the degree of outflow tract obstruction, and the presence or absence of significant mitral regurgitation. Only 1 patient had been taking propranolol, which was stopped ...
Investigation in the Simulation of the Human`s Heart Structure
... aspects of the heart function [17, 20], and can help the researchers to consider mechanical-electricalchemical reactions of the heart function. But, consequently, simulation of such a coupled systems by the mathematical approaches results in a complicated mathematical problem with a system of diffe ...
... aspects of the heart function [17, 20], and can help the researchers to consider mechanical-electricalchemical reactions of the heart function. But, consequently, simulation of such a coupled systems by the mathematical approaches results in a complicated mathematical problem with a system of diffe ...
33592-Review - F6 Publishing Home
... catecholamine excess, its diagnostic role is uncertain. TC is suspected based on typical wall motion abnormalities in ventriculogram or echocardiogram. Several additional electrocardiographic, laboratory and imaging parameters have been studied with the goal of clinical diagnosis of TC. While severa ...
... catecholamine excess, its diagnostic role is uncertain. TC is suspected based on typical wall motion abnormalities in ventriculogram or echocardiogram. Several additional electrocardiographic, laboratory and imaging parameters have been studied with the goal of clinical diagnosis of TC. While severa ...
1 - Open Heart (BMJ)
... where LVOT stands for left ventricular outflow tract. The EOA was then indexed per BSA. Cross-sectional area was calculated with Πr2 formula. The diameter of the LVOT was measured independently using the left parasternal long axis views. Operative information All procedures were performed through me ...
... where LVOT stands for left ventricular outflow tract. The EOA was then indexed per BSA. Cross-sectional area was calculated with Πr2 formula. The diameter of the LVOT was measured independently using the left parasternal long axis views. Operative information All procedures were performed through me ...
High sugar intake exacerbates cardiac reperfusion injury in perinatal
... chow with 3% beta-alanine (taurine depletion, TD), 3% taurine (taurine supplementation, TS) or water alone (control, C) from conception to weaning. Male offspring were fed normal rat chow and water containing 5% glucose (G) or water alone (W) throughout the experiment. At 7-8 weeks of age, all rats ...
... chow with 3% beta-alanine (taurine depletion, TD), 3% taurine (taurine supplementation, TS) or water alone (control, C) from conception to weaning. Male offspring were fed normal rat chow and water containing 5% glucose (G) or water alone (W) throughout the experiment. At 7-8 weeks of age, all rats ...
TEMPORARY PACEMAKER
... 6- Discharge Instruction:- Avoid get the incision wet until the sutures have been removed (1 week ) you may shower if you cover the incision with plastic wrap. - Allow steri-strips to peel off on their own. If they haven’t peeled off on their own within 2 weeks, peel them off carefully (beginning at ...
... 6- Discharge Instruction:- Avoid get the incision wet until the sutures have been removed (1 week ) you may shower if you cover the incision with plastic wrap. - Allow steri-strips to peel off on their own. If they haven’t peeled off on their own within 2 weeks, peel them off carefully (beginning at ...
PDF file - Via Medica Journals
... was performed in all patients using circumferential applications of radiofrequency energy and verified with a circular mapping catheter (Lasso Catheter, Biosense Webster, Inc, Diamond Bar, Calif). The ablation catheter used was an 8-mm nonirrigated tip (Navistar, Biosense Webster) in 8 of the elderl ...
... was performed in all patients using circumferential applications of radiofrequency energy and verified with a circular mapping catheter (Lasso Catheter, Biosense Webster, Inc, Diamond Bar, Calif). The ablation catheter used was an 8-mm nonirrigated tip (Navistar, Biosense Webster) in 8 of the elderl ...
Haemodynamic evaluation of the first trimester fetus with special
... fetuses as early as 11 weeks gestation); (v) peripheral resistance or afterload (in the fetus the placental circulation is located between the arterial and the venous system); and (vi) vein physical properties (the large cross-sectional area and the significant compliance of veins yield a low resist ...
... fetuses as early as 11 weeks gestation); (v) peripheral resistance or afterload (in the fetus the placental circulation is located between the arterial and the venous system); and (vi) vein physical properties (the large cross-sectional area and the significant compliance of veins yield a low resist ...
Print - Circulation
... dealing with the tissue catechol amine concentration of animal hearts.20-24 The only multiple case studies of the tissue catechol amine concentration in human hearts are reported in the papers by Holtz, Kroneberg and Schumannll25; Raab and Gigee,26 and Raab.27 Direct quantitative comparisons between ...
... dealing with the tissue catechol amine concentration of animal hearts.20-24 The only multiple case studies of the tissue catechol amine concentration in human hearts are reported in the papers by Holtz, Kroneberg and Schumannll25; Raab and Gigee,26 and Raab.27 Direct quantitative comparisons between ...
Case Report Study on the distribution characteristics of affected
... be used as an evaluation reference of the lesion degree of the affected segment. The ratio of the compact myocardium thickness in the lesion area to the left ventricular wall thickness in the basal segment can reflect the extent of decrease of the compact myocardium. In addition to the ratio of non- ...
... be used as an evaluation reference of the lesion degree of the affected segment. The ratio of the compact myocardium thickness in the lesion area to the left ventricular wall thickness in the basal segment can reflect the extent of decrease of the compact myocardium. In addition to the ratio of non- ...
Section 3 ：Physiology Experiments Experiment 1 Recording of the
... A resting nerve is typically polarized with a resting potential of approximately -70 mV. If both leads of a voltmeter, separated by a distance (d), are placed on the surface of the nerve trunk, no difference in potential between these two locations will be recorded while the nerve is at rest(Fig.3-3 ...
... A resting nerve is typically polarized with a resting potential of approximately -70 mV. If both leads of a voltmeter, separated by a distance (d), are placed on the surface of the nerve trunk, no difference in potential between these two locations will be recorded while the nerve is at rest(Fig.3-3 ...
Study Guide - Redlands Community Hospital
... arrest from heart attack most often develops within the first 4 hours after onset ol symptoms. For this reason it is extremely important to activate the emergency response system when symptoms of new or prolonged angina (unrelieved by rest and nitroglycerin) or nocturnal angina develop. ...
... arrest from heart attack most often develops within the first 4 hours after onset ol symptoms. For this reason it is extremely important to activate the emergency response system when symptoms of new or prolonged angina (unrelieved by rest and nitroglycerin) or nocturnal angina develop. ...
PCI IN LATECOMERS WITH STEMI
... Death from any cause, nonfatal reinfarction or NYHA class IV heart failure - 17.2% of PCI group and in 15.6% of the medical therapy group - Higher reinfarction rates in the PCI group - No difference in event free survival between groups, median f/u of 3.2 yr - Equal LV systolic function at 1 yr ...
... Death from any cause, nonfatal reinfarction or NYHA class IV heart failure - 17.2% of PCI group and in 15.6% of the medical therapy group - Higher reinfarction rates in the PCI group - No difference in event free survival between groups, median f/u of 3.2 yr - Equal LV systolic function at 1 yr ...
Diastolic Heart Failure - American Academy of Family Physicians
... Diastole is the process by which the heart returns to its relaxed state; it is also the time for cardiac perfusion. During diastole, drastic changes in cardiac pressure-volume relationships occur. The relaxation process has four identifiable phases: isovolumetric relaxation from the time of aortic v ...
... Diastole is the process by which the heart returns to its relaxed state; it is also the time for cardiac perfusion. During diastole, drastic changes in cardiac pressure-volume relationships occur. The relaxation process has four identifiable phases: isovolumetric relaxation from the time of aortic v ...
Fetal cardiac abnormalities identified prior to 14 weeks` gestation
... Mountain View, CA, USA) with a 7-MHz convex transducer (C7). The four-chamber view and outflow tracts were identified on cross-sectional imaging with color flow mapping used as an adjunct to confirm identification. Pulsed wave Doppler traces of both atrioventricular and arterial valves were obtained ...
... Mountain View, CA, USA) with a 7-MHz convex transducer (C7). The four-chamber view and outflow tracts were identified on cross-sectional imaging with color flow mapping used as an adjunct to confirm identification. Pulsed wave Doppler traces of both atrioventricular and arterial valves were obtained ...
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in children and
... DCM. Medical treatment included digoxin, furosemide, spironolactone, enalapril, propranolol and amiodarone. Subsequently, treatment was indicated with prednisone and azathioprine for presumptive diagnosis of viral myocarditis and the patient was proposed for possible heart transplant. At 14 years of ...
... DCM. Medical treatment included digoxin, furosemide, spironolactone, enalapril, propranolol and amiodarone. Subsequently, treatment was indicated with prednisone and azathioprine for presumptive diagnosis of viral myocarditis and the patient was proposed for possible heart transplant. At 14 years of ...
Heart Rate Variability from Short Electrocardiographic Recordings
... men (44 percent of the eligible population) were invited for a dietary interview and a general physical examination, including a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. Thirty-two men declined to participate, while 179 of the remaining 1,056 men took part only in the dietary interview or had their physi ...
... men (44 percent of the eligible population) were invited for a dietary interview and a general physical examination, including a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. Thirty-two men declined to participate, while 179 of the remaining 1,056 men took part only in the dietary interview or had their physi ...