short term clinical outcome of percutaneous balloon mitral
... Immediately after balloon mitral valvuloplasty, mean left atrial pressure was 11.38±3.54 mmHg, transmitral valve gradient was 1.8±2 mmHg, and mitral valve area was 204± 004 cm2 (allp< 0.0001). At one week follow up after surgical mitral commissurotomy, transmitral valve gradient was 604±2o4 mmHg and ...
... Immediately after balloon mitral valvuloplasty, mean left atrial pressure was 11.38±3.54 mmHg, transmitral valve gradient was 1.8±2 mmHg, and mitral valve area was 204± 004 cm2 (allp< 0.0001). At one week follow up after surgical mitral commissurotomy, transmitral valve gradient was 604±2o4 mmHg and ...
Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate
... for the HeartMate II Clinical Investigators Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes of right ventricular failure in a large population of patients implanted with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Methods: Patients (n ¼ 484) ...
... for the HeartMate II Clinical Investigators Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes of right ventricular failure in a large population of patients implanted with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Methods: Patients (n ¼ 484) ...
Bronchial collateral circulation in experimental stenosis
... pulmonary stenosis while growing up. In another two dogs the right pulmonary artery alone was encircled from a left-sided incision and mildly stenosed in order to get more severe stenosis with time. Finally, in two dogs the pulmonary artery of the right lower lobe was stenosed by suturing a 1 mm. di ...
... pulmonary stenosis while growing up. In another two dogs the right pulmonary artery alone was encircled from a left-sided incision and mildly stenosed in order to get more severe stenosis with time. Finally, in two dogs the pulmonary artery of the right lower lobe was stenosed by suturing a 1 mm. di ...
Pharmacology Objectives 9
... 11) List the clinical indications for the use of digoxin and describe the benefits of its use in the treatment of chronic heat failure. Therapeutic indications for digoxin use are atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. In congestive heart failure the role of digoxin has been controversial ...
... 11) List the clinical indications for the use of digoxin and describe the benefits of its use in the treatment of chronic heat failure. Therapeutic indications for digoxin use are atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. In congestive heart failure the role of digoxin has been controversial ...
ACCF/AHA Practice Guideline: Focused Update
... affect treatment outcomes, healthcare providers should make every effort to engage the patient in active participation with prescribed treatment. The ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that may arise as a result ...
... affect treatment outcomes, healthcare providers should make every effort to engage the patient in active participation with prescribed treatment. The ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that may arise as a result ...
Targeted ablation of cardiac sympathetic neurons - AJP
... stain. TTC staining differentiates viable tissue by reacting with myocardial dehydrogenase enzymes to form a red brick stain. Necrotic tissue, which has lost its dehydrogenase enzymes, does not form a red stain and shows up as pale yellow. This stain has been shown to be a reliable indicator of myoc ...
... stain. TTC staining differentiates viable tissue by reacting with myocardial dehydrogenase enzymes to form a red brick stain. Necrotic tissue, which has lost its dehydrogenase enzymes, does not form a red stain and shows up as pale yellow. This stain has been shown to be a reliable indicator of myoc ...
Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using ADO Device
... the descending aorta immediately after release, while in the other seven years old patient with large PDA (14/12) device embolized to the pulmonary artery on the next day of closure. In both patients the device was successfully retrieved by snaring under fluoroscopic control. The second five years o ...
... the descending aorta immediately after release, while in the other seven years old patient with large PDA (14/12) device embolized to the pulmonary artery on the next day of closure. In both patients the device was successfully retrieved by snaring under fluoroscopic control. The second five years o ...
and Post-Operative Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Valvular
... useful assessment of left ventricular filling pressures using a comprehensive approach. When needed, cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac catheterization can be obtained. Medical therapy can be of value for the treatment of diastolic dysfunction, but there is a paucity of data evaluating its clinic ...
... useful assessment of left ventricular filling pressures using a comprehensive approach. When needed, cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac catheterization can be obtained. Medical therapy can be of value for the treatment of diastolic dysfunction, but there is a paucity of data evaluating its clinic ...
Vitamin D signaling pathway plays an important role in the
... prepared as described (14, 22). Twenty-four hours after PC pretreatment (20 M), cardiomyocytes were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at 0.1 mM for 24 h to induce apoptosis. Animal surgery and treatment. Male VDR KO mice (Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME) and their littermates in a C57BL/6 back ...
... prepared as described (14, 22). Twenty-four hours after PC pretreatment (20 M), cardiomyocytes were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at 0.1 mM for 24 h to induce apoptosis. Animal surgery and treatment. Male VDR KO mice (Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME) and their littermates in a C57BL/6 back ...
electrocardiography
... electrocardiography, regardless of his/her medical specialty. As in the case of physical examination, it is desirable to follow a standardized sequence of steps in order to avoid missing subtle abnormalities in the ECG tracing, some of which may have major clinical relevance. This chapter presents a ...
... electrocardiography, regardless of his/her medical specialty. As in the case of physical examination, it is desirable to follow a standardized sequence of steps in order to avoid missing subtle abnormalities in the ECG tracing, some of which may have major clinical relevance. This chapter presents a ...
Mechanisms With Clinical Implications for Atrial Fibrillation
... related research has focused on vascular disease (including coronary artery diseases and aortic aneurysm).13,14 To date, no studies have examined atrial Cat expression and plasma levels as potential biomarkers for atrial remodeling in atrial disease. Journal of the American Heart Association ...
... related research has focused on vascular disease (including coronary artery diseases and aortic aneurysm).13,14 To date, no studies have examined atrial Cat expression and plasma levels as potential biomarkers for atrial remodeling in atrial disease. Journal of the American Heart Association ...
Biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in
... Previous studies have demonstrated that biventricular pacing may be beneficial for the symptomatic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. However, these patients are also at high risk of sudden death, mediated in part by malignant ventricular arrhythmia and to date no studies have demo ...
... Previous studies have demonstrated that biventricular pacing may be beneficial for the symptomatic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. However, these patients are also at high risk of sudden death, mediated in part by malignant ventricular arrhythmia and to date no studies have demo ...
International - Congenital Cardiology Today
... Downtown, Chicago, IL, USA By Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD and Damien Kenny, MD This year’s Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposia – PICS & AICS 2012 returns to downtown Chicago (Downtown Marriott Hotel) following an exceptional and emotional 15th anniversary meeting in Boston last year. Many of ...
... Downtown, Chicago, IL, USA By Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD and Damien Kenny, MD This year’s Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposia – PICS & AICS 2012 returns to downtown Chicago (Downtown Marriott Hotel) following an exceptional and emotional 15th anniversary meeting in Boston last year. Many of ...
The Mechanics of Left Ventricular Contraction in Acute
... * Abbreviations as in Table I. In addition, P = maximal auxotonic ventricular tension; VCF at iso P = VCF compared at the same wall tensions during control and failing auxotonic beats. SE = series elastic component; SE work = work done in stretching the SE component; net SE work = work done in stret ...
... * Abbreviations as in Table I. In addition, P = maximal auxotonic ventricular tension; VCF at iso P = VCF compared at the same wall tensions during control and failing auxotonic beats. SE = series elastic component; SE work = work done in stretching the SE component; net SE work = work done in stret ...
pathology of inflammatory native valvular heart disease
... The chronically scarred, inflamed and neovascularized valve is most commonly encountered by the pathologist. Chronically, rheumatic fever leads to neovascularization, chronic inflammation, commissural fusion, valve thickening and calcification. Scarring, important in the progression of valvular dise ...
... The chronically scarred, inflamed and neovascularized valve is most commonly encountered by the pathologist. Chronically, rheumatic fever leads to neovascularization, chronic inflammation, commissural fusion, valve thickening and calcification. Scarring, important in the progression of valvular dise ...
Participate in Work
... b. Ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib or VF) is an abnormal and potentially life threatening cardiac rhythm that occurs when no blood is pumped from the heart and all parts of the heartbeat are out of sync. c. Ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach or VT) is another abnormal, potentially life-threatening ...
... b. Ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib or VF) is an abnormal and potentially life threatening cardiac rhythm that occurs when no blood is pumped from the heart and all parts of the heartbeat are out of sync. c. Ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach or VT) is another abnormal, potentially life-threatening ...
risks of exercise
... confers an 8% to 17% reduction in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (Franklin 2007). One possible mechanism by which regular physical activity, improved aerobic fitness, or both, may provide cardioprotective benefits might be through adaptations in autonomic control, specifically reduced sympat ...
... confers an 8% to 17% reduction in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (Franklin 2007). One possible mechanism by which regular physical activity, improved aerobic fitness, or both, may provide cardioprotective benefits might be through adaptations in autonomic control, specifically reduced sympat ...
AED
... • Size, age & location of the populations to be served • The number of trained responders • The response times of first responders and more advanced personnel • The number of AEDs available • Where the AEDs should be placed within the community or facility ...
... • Size, age & location of the populations to be served • The number of trained responders • The response times of first responders and more advanced personnel • The number of AEDs available • Where the AEDs should be placed within the community or facility ...
Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathies
... nomic influences and resultant slower rates during sleep are likely to be the reasons that AIC is rare or nonexistent with inappropriate sinus tachycardia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), although the average heart rate can be >100 beats/ min. There is no specific heart rate cutof ...
... nomic influences and resultant slower rates during sleep are likely to be the reasons that AIC is rare or nonexistent with inappropriate sinus tachycardia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), although the average heart rate can be >100 beats/ min. There is no specific heart rate cutof ...
Automated pericardial fat quantification from coronary magnetic
... decision fusion16 on water-fat fused images [Fig. 2(a)]. The heart region includes the heart as well as the pericardial fat. Voxels are segmented into components on fat-only images using an efficient graph-based segmentation method17 [Figs. 2(b) and 2(c)], which we generalized from two-dimensional ( ...
... decision fusion16 on water-fat fused images [Fig. 2(a)]. The heart region includes the heart as well as the pericardial fat. Voxels are segmented into components on fat-only images using an efficient graph-based segmentation method17 [Figs. 2(b) and 2(c)], which we generalized from two-dimensional ( ...
Advantages and Concerns of Aquatic Exercise for Cardiovascular
... 40% or lower, and VO2 peaks at 20 ml min kg or less, CAD and CHF patients both had improvements in their cardiorespiratory efficiency. An increase in resting LVEF and exercise HR are a result from aquatic gymnastic exercise was similar to the land gymnastic exercise group. A concern is for CHF patie ...
... 40% or lower, and VO2 peaks at 20 ml min kg or less, CAD and CHF patients both had improvements in their cardiorespiratory efficiency. An increase in resting LVEF and exercise HR are a result from aquatic gymnastic exercise was similar to the land gymnastic exercise group. A concern is for CHF patie ...
Frequent Premature Ventricular Contractions
... to downplay the obvious risk of a cardiomyopathy that was discovered, we found that the proposed insured had a significant cardiomyopathy of unknown cause, and his case ...
... to downplay the obvious risk of a cardiomyopathy that was discovered, we found that the proposed insured had a significant cardiomyopathy of unknown cause, and his case ...
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Basic
... purely on the concentration of that nucleus at that location in the body. However, several additional mechanisms affect this simple picture, which make MRI a considerably more powerful technique. • Spin-lattice relaxation (T1) relates to the time it takes for the signal to recover after an excitatio ...
... purely on the concentration of that nucleus at that location in the body. However, several additional mechanisms affect this simple picture, which make MRI a considerably more powerful technique. • Spin-lattice relaxation (T1) relates to the time it takes for the signal to recover after an excitatio ...
Cardiac surgery
Cardiovascular (heart) surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation.