Echocardiography Evaluation of Ventricular Septal Defect
... VSD’s persisting into adulthood • Usually perimembranous and small • Eisenmenger’s complex now rare • Endocarditis most serious complication. Closure of VSD reduces endocarditis risk by 50%. • May develop left heart dilation, aortic regurgitation, or PHTN as patients age • Need to be aware of doubl ...
... VSD’s persisting into adulthood • Usually perimembranous and small • Eisenmenger’s complex now rare • Endocarditis most serious complication. Closure of VSD reduces endocarditis risk by 50%. • May develop left heart dilation, aortic regurgitation, or PHTN as patients age • Need to be aware of doubl ...
Ventricular mass index using magnetic resonance imaging
... Calculated VMI measured with MRI is a new clinical tool that provides an accurate and practical means of estimating MPAP noninvasively in subjects with primary and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension with a wide range of pressures and diagnoses. VMI correlated well with MPAP at right heart cat ...
... Calculated VMI measured with MRI is a new clinical tool that provides an accurate and practical means of estimating MPAP noninvasively in subjects with primary and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension with a wide range of pressures and diagnoses. VMI correlated well with MPAP at right heart cat ...
The Failing Fontan Transplant and VAD Options
... 2. Share experiences, via a learning network, regarding VAD in the Fontan to further the understand which patients will benefit from VAD and best support strategy. 3. Advocate for alterations of the organ allocation system. 4. Earlier referral for late Fontan failures before they are ...
... 2. Share experiences, via a learning network, regarding VAD in the Fontan to further the understand which patients will benefit from VAD and best support strategy. 3. Advocate for alterations of the organ allocation system. 4. Earlier referral for late Fontan failures before they are ...
Inhalants: Not a Fad – a Deadly Fact
... How to Prevent Inhalant Abuse Inhalant abuse is a serious problem. It can lead to other forms of substance abuse and can be fatal. Education and prevention are the key elements in fighting inhalant abuse. Education must begin at home while children are still young because inhalant use often starts i ...
... How to Prevent Inhalant Abuse Inhalant abuse is a serious problem. It can lead to other forms of substance abuse and can be fatal. Education and prevention are the key elements in fighting inhalant abuse. Education must begin at home while children are still young because inhalant use often starts i ...
The Right Ventricular Function After Left Ventricular Assist Device
... Health status and QoL are assessed with KCCQ, which has been established as a valid, reliable, and responsive health status tool in HF, including LVAD recipients.1,35 KCCQ scales are summarized into a single score (0–100), with higher scores reflecting better status. A KCCQ , 45 at 90 days will be c ...
... Health status and QoL are assessed with KCCQ, which has been established as a valid, reliable, and responsive health status tool in HF, including LVAD recipients.1,35 KCCQ scales are summarized into a single score (0–100), with higher scores reflecting better status. A KCCQ , 45 at 90 days will be c ...
Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
... The left atrium receives blood that has been oxygenated by the lungs. This blood enters the relaxed left atrium from the four pulmonary veins. The left atrium contracts and blood flows through the mitral valve into the relaxed left ventricle. When the left ventricle contracts, the blood is pumped th ...
... The left atrium receives blood that has been oxygenated by the lungs. This blood enters the relaxed left atrium from the four pulmonary veins. The left atrium contracts and blood flows through the mitral valve into the relaxed left ventricle. When the left ventricle contracts, the blood is pumped th ...
Constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis
... colleagues'(' rheumatoid arthritis was not even sclerosis, and granulomata in the aortic and mitral recognised as a cause, and the recent leader in the valve rings, and juxtaendocardial myocarditis.15 Lancet7 made the same omission. In modern times Coincidental coronary artery disease may be prethe ...
... colleagues'(' rheumatoid arthritis was not even sclerosis, and granulomata in the aortic and mitral recognised as a cause, and the recent leader in the valve rings, and juxtaendocardial myocarditis.15 Lancet7 made the same omission. In modern times Coincidental coronary artery disease may be prethe ...
Diagnosing primary diastolic heart failure
... rate, extent and pattern[4]. Abnormalities of these various aspects of ventricular relaxation, for example inappropriate shifts in timing, rate, extent or pattern, are, in view of the above, a first sign of systolic dysfunction or failure. In the early phases of various cardiac diseases, such as for ...
... rate, extent and pattern[4]. Abnormalities of these various aspects of ventricular relaxation, for example inappropriate shifts in timing, rate, extent or pattern, are, in view of the above, a first sign of systolic dysfunction or failure. In the early phases of various cardiac diseases, such as for ...
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... patients (72±7 ml, range 43–121, p<0.001) compared to controls (116±6 ml, range 77–152), Fig. 5. The SV indexed to body surface area was also higher in athletes (74±2 ml/m², range 65–83, p<0.001), and lower in patients (36±3 ml/m², range 21–61, p<0.001) compared to controls (60±2 ml/m², range 48–73) ...
... patients (72±7 ml, range 43–121, p<0.001) compared to controls (116±6 ml, range 77–152), Fig. 5. The SV indexed to body surface area was also higher in athletes (74±2 ml/m², range 65–83, p<0.001), and lower in patients (36±3 ml/m², range 21–61, p<0.001) compared to controls (60±2 ml/m², range 48–73) ...
Adenosine-Provoked Atrial Fibrillation Originating From€Non
... cording to the Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart ...
... cording to the Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart ...
Septal myocardial protection during cardiac surgery
... quantifies a functional abnormality that progresses from mild hypokinesia, to severe hypokinesia, akinesia and then dyskinesia or septum paradox. (7) Septal dysfunction exists without ischemia, since Thallium scans are normal in the most advanced abnormality of a paradoxical septum (5), and 20% of p ...
... quantifies a functional abnormality that progresses from mild hypokinesia, to severe hypokinesia, akinesia and then dyskinesia or septum paradox. (7) Septal dysfunction exists without ischemia, since Thallium scans are normal in the most advanced abnormality of a paradoxical septum (5), and 20% of p ...
Cardiac Arrhythmias - CarolinaSleepSociety
... – Should be at isoelectric line – Elevation or depression may be important ...
... – Should be at isoelectric line – Elevation or depression may be important ...
Evaluation of the Pulmonary Vasculature and Dynamics
... one patient. In all patients the positioning of the long sheath in the proximal pulmonary artery and guiding of the ultrasound catheter through this sheath along the pulmonary branch could be achieved easily. Once the catheter was placed in a stable, nonbranching position, the obtained images were o ...
... one patient. In all patients the positioning of the long sheath in the proximal pulmonary artery and guiding of the ultrasound catheter through this sheath along the pulmonary branch could be achieved easily. Once the catheter was placed in a stable, nonbranching position, the obtained images were o ...
Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
... • It importantly reduces complexcity of the atrial baffle procedure • It eliminates complications related to the superior limb of the atrial baffle • It reduces flow across an RV-pulmonary trunk conduit • It likely increases conduit longevity ...
... • It importantly reduces complexcity of the atrial baffle procedure • It eliminates complications related to the superior limb of the atrial baffle • It reduces flow across an RV-pulmonary trunk conduit • It likely increases conduit longevity ...
Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Guiding
... the percentage of patients with multivessel cor onary artery disease in whom percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed has increased.8,9 Because drug-eluting stents are expensive and are associated with potential late complications, their appropriate use is critical.10,11 However, in p ...
... the percentage of patients with multivessel cor onary artery disease in whom percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed has increased.8,9 Because drug-eluting stents are expensive and are associated with potential late complications, their appropriate use is critical.10,11 However, in p ...
Effects of Nesiritide and Predictors of Urine Output in Acute
... output were male sex, higher BMI, higher diastolic blood pressure, the presence of elevated jugular venous pressure, recent weight gain, and a lower BUN. The increased log urine output in men (12% more than in women) was associated with 7% higher log diuretic doses; however, male sex predicted incre ...
... output were male sex, higher BMI, higher diastolic blood pressure, the presence of elevated jugular venous pressure, recent weight gain, and a lower BUN. The increased log urine output in men (12% more than in women) was associated with 7% higher log diuretic doses; however, male sex predicted incre ...
Beyond the Mitral Inflow - Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
... alignment during interrogation can be very difficult in many patients, especially for the measurements of septal and/or lateral E’ values. Most often, the angle of acquisition is more than 15 to 20 degr ...
... alignment during interrogation can be very difficult in many patients, especially for the measurements of septal and/or lateral E’ values. Most often, the angle of acquisition is more than 15 to 20 degr ...
Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
... ischemia mimicking angina or formation of pulmonary infarct with pleuritic pain. Patients often have ECG changes of acute corpulmonale such as S1QIIITIII with T wave inversion in leads V1-V4. Other pulmonary cause hyperventilation is often seen in young individuals with dyspnoea more than pain. In p ...
... ischemia mimicking angina or formation of pulmonary infarct with pleuritic pain. Patients often have ECG changes of acute corpulmonale such as S1QIIITIII with T wave inversion in leads V1-V4. Other pulmonary cause hyperventilation is often seen in young individuals with dyspnoea more than pain. In p ...
Primary congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries: a coronary
... involved in coronary artery disease in 33.33% (13 of 39 patients). Coronary artery disease was restricted to anomalous vessel in only four (10.25%) patients — two of the anomalous left circumflex and one each of the anomalous right coronary artery and the anomalous left anterior descending coronary ...
... involved in coronary artery disease in 33.33% (13 of 39 patients). Coronary artery disease was restricted to anomalous vessel in only four (10.25%) patients — two of the anomalous left circumflex and one each of the anomalous right coronary artery and the anomalous left anterior descending coronary ...
Delayed Systolic Blood Pressure Recovery After Graded Exercise
... Study population samples. Between September 1990 and December 1993, 9,608 consecutive adults underwent symptom-limited treadmill testing at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Ruling out CAD, following up patients with known CAD and preoperative evaluation were the most common indications for exercise ...
... Study population samples. Between September 1990 and December 1993, 9,608 consecutive adults underwent symptom-limited treadmill testing at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Ruling out CAD, following up patients with known CAD and preoperative evaluation were the most common indications for exercise ...
Supraventricular Arrhythmias - Aultman Cardiology Fellowship
... Antidromic AV reentrant tachycardia Atrial tachycardia/flutter with pre-excitation AVNRT with pre-excitation Atrial fibrillation with pre-excitation (most life threatening due to rapid ventricular response) ...
... Antidromic AV reentrant tachycardia Atrial tachycardia/flutter with pre-excitation AVNRT with pre-excitation Atrial fibrillation with pre-excitation (most life threatening due to rapid ventricular response) ...
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.