Diastolic Heart Failure - Ether
... have diastolic dysfunction. If effort intolerance and dyspnea developed in such a patient, especially in combination with venous congestion and pulmonary edema, it would be appropriate to use the term “diastolic heart failure.”1-4 Cross-sectional and population-based studies indicate that at least o ...
... have diastolic dysfunction. If effort intolerance and dyspnea developed in such a patient, especially in combination with venous congestion and pulmonary edema, it would be appropriate to use the term “diastolic heart failure.”1-4 Cross-sectional and population-based studies indicate that at least o ...
PDF - NYU Langone Medical Center
... replacement surgery with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures in high-risk patients (those at greater than 10 percent mortality risk with surgical valve replacement). This pivotal trial, published in March 2014, found that patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR h ...
... replacement surgery with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures in high-risk patients (those at greater than 10 percent mortality risk with surgical valve replacement). This pivotal trial, published in March 2014, found that patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR h ...
T-Vector Direction Differentiates Postpacing From Ischemic T
... after implantation of a permanent dual-chamber pacemaker who had sinus rhythm with 1:1 AV conduction at physiological heart rates at baseline. CM was induced by 1 week of DDD pacing with a short AV delay to ensure ventricular activation from the endocardial pacemaker electrode positioned in the righ ...
... after implantation of a permanent dual-chamber pacemaker who had sinus rhythm with 1:1 AV conduction at physiological heart rates at baseline. CM was induced by 1 week of DDD pacing with a short AV delay to ensure ventricular activation from the endocardial pacemaker electrode positioned in the righ ...
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with idiopathic dilated
... Five patients (3.7%) had TAPSE > 30 mm. The mean disease duration for these patients was 8.0 ± 7.8 years; mean B-type natriuretic peptide concentration was 185.8 ± 81.6 pg/mL; mean systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) was 26.0 ± 17.0 mmHg; and only one had grade 2 TR. None of these patients had ...
... Five patients (3.7%) had TAPSE > 30 mm. The mean disease duration for these patients was 8.0 ± 7.8 years; mean B-type natriuretic peptide concentration was 185.8 ± 81.6 pg/mL; mean systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) was 26.0 ± 17.0 mmHg; and only one had grade 2 TR. None of these patients had ...
Ventricular Septal Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction
... VSR is a rare but serious complication of acute myocardial infarction that is, in almost all cases, fatal without early surgical intervention. It had an incidence of 1-3% in the era before reperfusion therapy, decreasing with the introduction of thrombolytic therapy.1,2 VSR is more infrequent than a ...
... VSR is a rare but serious complication of acute myocardial infarction that is, in almost all cases, fatal without early surgical intervention. It had an incidence of 1-3% in the era before reperfusion therapy, decreasing with the introduction of thrombolytic therapy.1,2 VSR is more infrequent than a ...
AHA Scientific Statement - CAMP-TUM
... The recommendation for the number of myocardial segments for echocardiography had originally been 20, but was subsequently reduced to 16 segments.6,9 Both the 20- and 16-segment systems were developed mainly for analysis of regional left ventricular wall motion and did not include a true apical myoc ...
... The recommendation for the number of myocardial segments for echocardiography had originally been 20, but was subsequently reduced to 16 segments.6,9 Both the 20- and 16-segment systems were developed mainly for analysis of regional left ventricular wall motion and did not include a true apical myoc ...
Both atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure are
... Findings from population-based studies suggest that age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, and serum glucose are significantly associated with large vessel PAD.24 Before matching patients with PAD in our study were older, with a significantly higher prevalence of current smokers and higher pack-year ...
... Findings from population-based studies suggest that age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, and serum glucose are significantly associated with large vessel PAD.24 Before matching patients with PAD in our study were older, with a significantly higher prevalence of current smokers and higher pack-year ...
2.02.506 Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillators as a Bridge to
... WCD Effectiveness Compared With ICD Effectiveness There are very few peer-reviewed studies have reported on clinical outcomes of WCDs and none has evaluated the efficacy of WCD in reducing mortality compared with alternatives. Despite the small amount of evidence, a 2010 TEC Assessment found conclu ...
... WCD Effectiveness Compared With ICD Effectiveness There are very few peer-reviewed studies have reported on clinical outcomes of WCDs and none has evaluated the efficacy of WCD in reducing mortality compared with alternatives. Despite the small amount of evidence, a 2010 TEC Assessment found conclu ...
Heart transplantation: Research that led to the first human transplant
... in 1882 showed that a rabbit’s heart could be sutured with success. In 1897, Rehn7 successfully sutured a stab wound to the heart of a man. The famous surgeon Stephen Paget asserted in 1896 that ‘the surgery of the heart has probably reached the limits set by nature to all surgery’. Brunton8 wrote i ...
... in 1882 showed that a rabbit’s heart could be sutured with success. In 1897, Rehn7 successfully sutured a stab wound to the heart of a man. The famous surgeon Stephen Paget asserted in 1896 that ‘the surgery of the heart has probably reached the limits set by nature to all surgery’. Brunton8 wrote i ...
Cardiac Pacemaker System
... – developments in the field of microprocessor technology will most likely lead to greater flexibility in the self-adjustment of rate, output, and the overall sensitivity of pacemakers. – The continued innovation of programmability and telemetry will increase the diagnostic capabilities of pacemakers ...
... – developments in the field of microprocessor technology will most likely lead to greater flexibility in the self-adjustment of rate, output, and the overall sensitivity of pacemakers. – The continued innovation of programmability and telemetry will increase the diagnostic capabilities of pacemakers ...
Use of quinine and mortality-risk in patients with heart failure—a
... if they had a discharge diagnosis available within a 10-year period prior to actual observational time, meaning that comorbidities were updated continuously. The diagnosis of diabetes was obtained from claimed prescriptions for glucose-lowering medications (anatomical therapeutic classification [ATC] ...
... if they had a discharge diagnosis available within a 10-year period prior to actual observational time, meaning that comorbidities were updated continuously. The diagnosis of diabetes was obtained from claimed prescriptions for glucose-lowering medications (anatomical therapeutic classification [ATC] ...
Correlation between P Wave Dispersion, QRS Duration and QT
... a subset of patients with rest unstable angina in whom CK-MB levels were normal but who had elevated troponin levels. These patients had higher adverse cardiac event rates [acute myocardial infarction, death] within the 30 days after the index admission and a natural history that closely resembled p ...
... a subset of patients with rest unstable angina in whom CK-MB levels were normal but who had elevated troponin levels. These patients had higher adverse cardiac event rates [acute myocardial infarction, death] within the 30 days after the index admission and a natural history that closely resembled p ...
Rhythm Control Versus Rate Control and€Clinical Outcomes in
... RESULTS The overall study population (N ¼ 6,988) had a median of 74 (65 to 81) years of age, 56% were males, 77% had first detected or paroxysmal AF, and 68% had CHADS2 score $2. In unadjusted analyses, rhythm control was associated with lower all-cause death, cardiovascular death, first stroke/non–ce ...
... RESULTS The overall study population (N ¼ 6,988) had a median of 74 (65 to 81) years of age, 56% were males, 77% had first detected or paroxysmal AF, and 68% had CHADS2 score $2. In unadjusted analyses, rhythm control was associated with lower all-cause death, cardiovascular death, first stroke/non–ce ...
New York Heart Association Classification
... drug therapy, including ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, ideally titrating doses up to the optimal target doses used in the large randomised controlled trials. There is good evidence that this goal can be achieved in the majority of patients if a determined and concerted effort is made in hospital, ...
... drug therapy, including ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, ideally titrating doses up to the optimal target doses used in the large randomised controlled trials. There is good evidence that this goal can be achieved in the majority of patients if a determined and concerted effort is made in hospital, ...
Diagnosis of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Summary of a Clinical
... diagnosis of stable known or suspected ischemic heart disease (IHD). This is the first of 2 guidelines addressing stable IHD; the second guideline addresses the management of patients with stable IHD (1). Internists and other primary care physicians are the target audiences for this guideline. The t ...
... diagnosis of stable known or suspected ischemic heart disease (IHD). This is the first of 2 guidelines addressing stable IHD; the second guideline addresses the management of patients with stable IHD (1). Internists and other primary care physicians are the target audiences for this guideline. The t ...
Prevalence of cough among patients treated with angiotensin
... Canada (10.1%) [15].This differences may be related to environmental, racial and genetic difference. East Asian ethnicity remained a risk factor for cough while African-American ethnicity was protective (negative risk). The higher prevalence of cough in this study as compared to study done in Nigeri ...
... Canada (10.1%) [15].This differences may be related to environmental, racial and genetic difference. East Asian ethnicity remained a risk factor for cough while African-American ethnicity was protective (negative risk). The higher prevalence of cough in this study as compared to study done in Nigeri ...
Current Cardiac Surgery in South Africa
... gentle cardiac massage is often needed to produce normal heart contractility once the procedure is complete ...
... gentle cardiac massage is often needed to produce normal heart contractility once the procedure is complete ...
Correlation of the Tei Index With Left Ventricular Dilatation - J
... index and both systolic and diastolic left ventricular diameters were higher in patients with myocardial infarction compared with the healthy control group. AMI is characterized by loss of contractile tissue and changes of ventricular geometry.8,9) The life expectancy of the AMI patient greatly depe ...
... index and both systolic and diastolic left ventricular diameters were higher in patients with myocardial infarction compared with the healthy control group. AMI is characterized by loss of contractile tissue and changes of ventricular geometry.8,9) The life expectancy of the AMI patient greatly depe ...
Heart Sound Segmentation of Pediatric Auscultations
... generate phonocardiograms (PCG), record and transmit the heart sound, allows further processing and analysis which led to the renaissance of the stethoscope as a first diagnosis tool [1]. Signal processing techniques applied over the phonocardiogram (PCG) allow for a more in-depth perspective on the ...
... generate phonocardiograms (PCG), record and transmit the heart sound, allows further processing and analysis which led to the renaissance of the stethoscope as a first diagnosis tool [1]. Signal processing techniques applied over the phonocardiogram (PCG) allow for a more in-depth perspective on the ...
Prediction of left heart filling pressure and its - Heart
... or serious angina). An elementary electrocardiographic measurement, the P terminal force in lead Vi was found to be well and inversely correlated to the level of mean left ventricular filling pressure, particularly in patients with acute left heart failure (P< ooI, r= -o82). Significant correlation ...
... or serious angina). An elementary electrocardiographic measurement, the P terminal force in lead Vi was found to be well and inversely correlated to the level of mean left ventricular filling pressure, particularly in patients with acute left heart failure (P< ooI, r= -o82). Significant correlation ...
