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... Intrinsic cardiomyopathies are generally classified into four types,[2][3] but additional types are also recognized: ...
... Intrinsic cardiomyopathies are generally classified into four types,[2][3] but additional types are also recognized: ...
Biology
... An immunoassay uses monoclonal antibodies to detect specific antigens. The monoclonal antibodies could be labelled so that if it binds to its specific antigen this can be detected. Labelling could be radioactive and detected later in further tests or fluorescent molecules which are visible under a m ...
... An immunoassay uses monoclonal antibodies to detect specific antigens. The monoclonal antibodies could be labelled so that if it binds to its specific antigen this can be detected. Labelling could be radioactive and detected later in further tests or fluorescent molecules which are visible under a m ...
Understanding your child`s heart Common arterial trunk (Truncus
... child has to have or how well he or she is recovering. You might also be worrying about being away from home, or about your other children and who’s looking after them, or about your work or your finances. Hospital staff recognise the stress that you and your family might be under. Ask the nurse who ...
... child has to have or how well he or she is recovering. You might also be worrying about being away from home, or about your other children and who’s looking after them, or about your work or your finances. Hospital staff recognise the stress that you and your family might be under. Ask the nurse who ...
ATRIAL PREMATURE BEATS
... arrhythmia. It occurs most frequently in rheumatic heart disease, especially mitral stenosis, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. It may appear paroxysmally before becoming the established rhythm in thyrotoxicosis and other disorders. Infection, trauma, surgery, poisoning, or excessive alcohol intak ...
... arrhythmia. It occurs most frequently in rheumatic heart disease, especially mitral stenosis, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. It may appear paroxysmally before becoming the established rhythm in thyrotoxicosis and other disorders. Infection, trauma, surgery, poisoning, or excessive alcohol intak ...
PDF - Academic Forensic Pathology
... societies, limiting the use of body weight to calculate normal heart weight. For example, in a 400 lb obese individual, 0.45% of body weight would equal 810 gm. This would not be a normal sized heart. In obesity, the heart is enlarged pathologically for a number of reasons. First, adipose tissue is ...
... societies, limiting the use of body weight to calculate normal heart weight. For example, in a 400 lb obese individual, 0.45% of body weight would equal 810 gm. This would not be a normal sized heart. In obesity, the heart is enlarged pathologically for a number of reasons. First, adipose tissue is ...
Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Adults
... in persons 25 to 54 years of age, 3.7 percent in persons 55 to 64 years, and 4.5 percent in persons 65 to 74 years).3 Heart failure is becoming increasingly common as the U.S. population ages and survival rates after acute myocardial infarction increase. The annual direct medical cost of caring for ...
... in persons 25 to 54 years of age, 3.7 percent in persons 55 to 64 years, and 4.5 percent in persons 65 to 74 years).3 Heart failure is becoming increasingly common as the U.S. population ages and survival rates after acute myocardial infarction increase. The annual direct medical cost of caring for ...
Chagas disease: a role for autoimmunity?
... There seems little doubt that anti-self responses exist in T. cruzi infection. This should not be surprising, considering that all individuals have autoreactive T cells and B cells that can be activated under the appropriate set of circumstances. All chronic infections provide these circumstances, f ...
... There seems little doubt that anti-self responses exist in T. cruzi infection. This should not be surprising, considering that all individuals have autoreactive T cells and B cells that can be activated under the appropriate set of circumstances. All chronic infections provide these circumstances, f ...
Management of tricuspid valve regurgitation
... that appropriate correction of the left-sided valve disease would most probably result in a decrease or even abolition of the so-called functional TR. However, experience has shown that TR does not always disappear, and may increase, especially when the mitral and/or aortic valve disease is not comp ...
... that appropriate correction of the left-sided valve disease would most probably result in a decrease or even abolition of the so-called functional TR. However, experience has shown that TR does not always disappear, and may increase, especially when the mitral and/or aortic valve disease is not comp ...
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – Persistent
... to define the presence of the syndrome. After the initial description [35], the debate in the early 1980s and 1990s centered on whether or not the clinical syndrome even existed and had a cardiac basis. After multiple studies delineated that the syndrome indeed was common and increasing in prevalenc ...
... to define the presence of the syndrome. After the initial description [35], the debate in the early 1980s and 1990s centered on whether or not the clinical syndrome even existed and had a cardiac basis. After multiple studies delineated that the syndrome indeed was common and increasing in prevalenc ...
1/2014 - Repatriation Medical Authority
... operational service under the VEA; peacekeeping service under the VEA; hazardous service under the VEA; British nuclear test defence service under the VEA; warlike service under the MRCA; or non-warlike service under the MRCA; ...
... operational service under the VEA; peacekeeping service under the VEA; hazardous service under the VEA; British nuclear test defence service under the VEA; warlike service under the MRCA; or non-warlike service under the MRCA; ...
Full Text in English - Health Science Journals: Indonesia
... and sometimes constipation.11 In contrast, weight loss, diarrhoea and anaemia are still the common features in adulthood.10 Some other symptoms that have been reported are osteoporosis, infertility, a variety of neurological disorders, dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.3,10,12 CD is also associ ...
... and sometimes constipation.11 In contrast, weight loss, diarrhoea and anaemia are still the common features in adulthood.10 Some other symptoms that have been reported are osteoporosis, infertility, a variety of neurological disorders, dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.3,10,12 CD is also associ ...
Serotonin, and probably not Angiotensin II, mediates cyclic strain
... signaling pathways that mediate strain-induced elevations of TGFβ1 are yet to be discovered. The heart valve consists of VICs. VICs are located within the matrix and endothelial cells. Characterization of the cellular composition of valve leaflets show a heterogeneity of VICs. There are at least thr ...
... signaling pathways that mediate strain-induced elevations of TGFβ1 are yet to be discovered. The heart valve consists of VICs. VICs are located within the matrix and endothelial cells. Characterization of the cellular composition of valve leaflets show a heterogeneity of VICs. There are at least thr ...
Ouchterlony Procedure
... attach to mast cells and basophils. When antigens bind, they signal release of histamine. IgA - A dimer - Produced by cells in the mucus membranes to prevent attachment of pathogens. IgA is also found in many body secretions including milk. IgM - A pentamer - First antibody to appear following expos ...
... attach to mast cells and basophils. When antigens bind, they signal release of histamine. IgA - A dimer - Produced by cells in the mucus membranes to prevent attachment of pathogens. IgA is also found in many body secretions including milk. IgM - A pentamer - First antibody to appear following expos ...
Pacemakers and Implanted Defibrillators
... An electrode is placed next to the heart wall, and small electrical charges travel through the wire to the heart (usually the right side), causing it to contract. Most modern pacemakers have a sensing device that turns the pacemaker off when the natural heartbeat is above a certain level ...
... An electrode is placed next to the heart wall, and small electrical charges travel through the wire to the heart (usually the right side), causing it to contract. Most modern pacemakers have a sensing device that turns the pacemaker off when the natural heartbeat is above a certain level ...
Cutaneous Signs of Systemic Disease (1)
... Case 4: Differential Diagnosis Unlikely EN given the atypical location on the posterior ...
... Case 4: Differential Diagnosis Unlikely EN given the atypical location on the posterior ...
CARDIAC PHARMACOLOGY OF THE CLADOCERAN, DAPHNIA
... show a beat of ten per second. The large culture jars were aerated continuously. It was found that while in the depression slide addi tional aeration was not necessary and that the beat would maintain itself for four to five hours without it. ...
... show a beat of ten per second. The large culture jars were aerated continuously. It was found that while in the depression slide addi tional aeration was not necessary and that the beat would maintain itself for four to five hours without it. ...
Point Prevalence Survey of Healthcare associated
... 3. To disseminate results to those who need to know at local, regional, national and EU level ...
... 3. To disseminate results to those who need to know at local, regional, national and EU level ...
Alveolar macrophages (AMs)
... • may not be for natural responses: - wide range protein antigens - acquired immunity seems independent of capsule serotype - anti-protein response to colonisation often dominant • protein antigens maybe crossprotective ...
... • may not be for natural responses: - wide range protein antigens - acquired immunity seems independent of capsule serotype - anti-protein response to colonisation often dominant • protein antigens maybe crossprotective ...
Defining Diastolic Dysfunction
... therefore, Vasan and Levy propose criteria for probable diastolic heart failure that will include definitive clinical evidence of heart failure and objective evidence of normal LV systolic function within 72 hours of the heart failure event but no conclusive information on LV diastolic function. Fin ...
... therefore, Vasan and Levy propose criteria for probable diastolic heart failure that will include definitive clinical evidence of heart failure and objective evidence of normal LV systolic function within 72 hours of the heart failure event but no conclusive information on LV diastolic function. Fin ...
M. tuberculosis - Yeditepe University
... By 2050: Reduce the global incidence of active TB cases to <1 case per 1 million population per year ...
... By 2050: Reduce the global incidence of active TB cases to <1 case per 1 million population per year ...
Frequently Asked Questions - Sydenham`s Chorea Association
... Each child varies in the long-term effects of Sydenham’s Chorea. Many children go on to make a full recovery, whilst others may experience relapses in their symptoms, particularly the movement disorder. As with all serious illnesses, it is important to accept that recovery may take some time and a c ...
... Each child varies in the long-term effects of Sydenham’s Chorea. Many children go on to make a full recovery, whilst others may experience relapses in their symptoms, particularly the movement disorder. As with all serious illnesses, it is important to accept that recovery may take some time and a c ...
Unusual increase in reported cases of paratyphoid A fever
... (either directly or via food or water contamination). After an incubation period of one to two weeks, a disease characterised by high fever, malaise, cough, rash and enlarged spleen can develop. Diarrhoea may be present during the course of the illness [1]. Patients may continue shedding the bacteri ...
... (either directly or via food or water contamination). After an incubation period of one to two weeks, a disease characterised by high fever, malaise, cough, rash and enlarged spleen can develop. Diarrhoea may be present during the course of the illness [1]. Patients may continue shedding the bacteri ...
management and follow up of prosthetic heart valves - Heart
... undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis, in whom survival relative to an age and sex matched population is normalised following the first postoperative year. It is similarly well known that late mortality is greater in patients undergoing replacement of the mitral than the aortic val ...
... undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis, in whom survival relative to an age and sex matched population is normalised following the first postoperative year. It is similarly well known that late mortality is greater in patients undergoing replacement of the mitral than the aortic val ...
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever, also known as acute rheumatic fever (ARF), is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a throat infection. Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and a characteristic but uncommon non itchy rash known as erythema marginatum. The heart is involved in about half of cases. Permanent damage to the heart valves, known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD), usually only occurs after multiple attacks but may occasionally occur after a single case of ARF. The damaged valves may result in heart failure. The abnormal valves also increase the risk of the person developing atrial fibrillation and infection of the valves.Acute rheumatic fever may occur following an infection of the throat by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. If it is untreated ARF occurs in up to three percent of people. The underlying mechanism is believed to involve the production of antibodies against a person's own tissues. Some people due to their genetics are more likely to get the disease when exposed to the bacteria than others. Other risk factors include malnutrition and poverty. Diagnosis of ARF is often based on the presence of signs and symptoms in combination with evidence of a recent streptococcal infection.Treating people who have strep throat with antibiotics, such as penicillin, decreases their risk of getting ARF. This often involves testing people with sore throats for the infection, which may not be available in the developing world. Other preventative measures include improved sanitation. In those with ARF and RHD prolonged periods of antibiotics are sometimes recommended. Gradual return to normal activities may occur following an attack. Once RHD develops, treatment is more difficult. Occasionally valve replacement surgery or repair is required. Otherwise complications are treated as per normal.Acute rheumatic fever occurs in about 325,000 children each year and about 18 million people currently have rheumatic heart disease. Those who get ARF are most often between the ages of 5 and 14, with 20% of first-time attacks occurring in adults. The disease is most common in the developing world and among indigenous peoples in the developed world. In 2013 it resulted in 275,000 deaths down from 374,000 deaths in 1990. Most deaths occur in the developing world where as many as 12.5% of people affected may die each year. Descriptions of the condition are believed to date back to at least the 5th century BCE in the writings of Hippocrates. The disease is so named because its symptoms are similar to those of some rheumatic disorders.