Exercise training increases oxygen uptake efficiency slope in
... being measured with treadmill as well as with cycle ergometry [7,8,10,11,15]. Baba et al. [26] have shown that there was excellent intraindividual agreement between OUES values measured with two different treadmill protocols. Hence, OUES seems to be relatively insensitive to the testing protocol, an ...
... being measured with treadmill as well as with cycle ergometry [7,8,10,11,15]. Baba et al. [26] have shown that there was excellent intraindividual agreement between OUES values measured with two different treadmill protocols. Hence, OUES seems to be relatively insensitive to the testing protocol, an ...
Stroke volume increase to exercise in chronic - VU-DARE
... have a reduced SV at rest.1 However, SV at rest was similar between controls and COPD patients when indexed for body surface area (41 (10) ml vs 34 (7) ml, p = 0.14, respectively). In addition, exercise leads to a rapid increase in pulmonary artery pressure even in patients with normal resting press ...
... have a reduced SV at rest.1 However, SV at rest was similar between controls and COPD patients when indexed for body surface area (41 (10) ml vs 34 (7) ml, p = 0.14, respectively). In addition, exercise leads to a rapid increase in pulmonary artery pressure even in patients with normal resting press ...
Prognostic benefits of heart rate reduction in cardiovascular disease
... of 80 years, humans are already an exception to the equation for heart rate and life expectancy in mammals. The explanation is provided by a fundamental metabolic theory based on heat loss and production, the ratio of which increases as body size decreases. However, it is true that in the general po ...
... of 80 years, humans are already an exception to the equation for heart rate and life expectancy in mammals. The explanation is provided by a fundamental metabolic theory based on heat loss and production, the ratio of which increases as body size decreases. However, it is true that in the general po ...
Autoregulation of cardiac output is overcome by adrenergic
... 5 kPa. Thereafter, three ‘Starling trials’ were conducted, where preload pressure was increased in steps of approximately 0.05 kPa. The first trial was carried out at the intrinsic heart rate. For the second trial, two silver electrodes were placed on either side of the right atrium for electrical p ...
... 5 kPa. Thereafter, three ‘Starling trials’ were conducted, where preload pressure was increased in steps of approximately 0.05 kPa. The first trial was carried out at the intrinsic heart rate. For the second trial, two silver electrodes were placed on either side of the right atrium for electrical p ...
successful rescue of sustained ventricular tachycardia/ventricular
... etiologies under emergency conditions and also provides a safe bridge to another treatment modality such as EPS-guided AA therapy, VAD, ICD, or heart transplantation [5, 8]. Under ECMO-stabilized hemodynamics, we had time to investigate the etiology of sustained VT/Vf that might have included periop ...
... etiologies under emergency conditions and also provides a safe bridge to another treatment modality such as EPS-guided AA therapy, VAD, ICD, or heart transplantation [5, 8]. Under ECMO-stabilized hemodynamics, we had time to investigate the etiology of sustained VT/Vf that might have included periop ...
Assessment of the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index
... Background: About 8% of patients experience prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery. Development of criteria for successful liberation of a patient from mechanical ventilation and extubation may be highly dependent on the clinical situation. Different criteria were used for ventilator ...
... Background: About 8% of patients experience prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery. Development of criteria for successful liberation of a patient from mechanical ventilation and extubation may be highly dependent on the clinical situation. Different criteria were used for ventilator ...
echocardiographic evaluation of diastolic dysfunction in
... majority (90%-95%) have type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is considered a metabolic cum vascular disease. The morbidity and mortality due to type 2 DM is due to its micro and macrovascular complications which affect nearly every organ system in the body – particularly heart. There is a marked increase ...
... majority (90%-95%) have type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is considered a metabolic cum vascular disease. The morbidity and mortality due to type 2 DM is due to its micro and macrovascular complications which affect nearly every organ system in the body – particularly heart. There is a marked increase ...
Evaluation of Right and Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic
... Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of type 1 diabetes on cardiac systolic and diastolic functions in both ventricles in patients without evidence of coronary artery disease or hypertension. Patients and Methods: The study included 30 patients with type 1 DM (18 females and 12 m ...
... Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of type 1 diabetes on cardiac systolic and diastolic functions in both ventricles in patients without evidence of coronary artery disease or hypertension. Patients and Methods: The study included 30 patients with type 1 DM (18 females and 12 m ...
Delivery for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
... arteries leading to the lung that ultimately results in right heart failure and premature death. Current external systems for parenteral administration of prostanoids (vasodilators) expose patients to risk of infection, catheter complications, and interference with activities of daily living. A full ...
... arteries leading to the lung that ultimately results in right heart failure and premature death. Current external systems for parenteral administration of prostanoids (vasodilators) expose patients to risk of infection, catheter complications, and interference with activities of daily living. A full ...
Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Juvenile Rheumatoid
... Almost all the left ventricular diastolic function parameters in patients of JRA were found to be impaired when compared to those of normal controls in the current study. Peak trans-mitral E velocity was lower and Peak A velocity was higher as well as significantly lower E/A velocity ratio amongst t ...
... Almost all the left ventricular diastolic function parameters in patients of JRA were found to be impaired when compared to those of normal controls in the current study. Peak trans-mitral E velocity was lower and Peak A velocity was higher as well as significantly lower E/A velocity ratio amongst t ...
Layer-Specific Quantification of Myocardial Deformation by Strain
... segment elevation-acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) were prospectively included. Coronary occlusion was found in 28, significant stenosis in 21, and no stenosis in 28 patients. Echocardiography was performed 1 to 2 h before angiography. Layer-specific longitudinal and circumferential strains were as ...
... segment elevation-acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) were prospectively included. Coronary occlusion was found in 28, significant stenosis in 21, and no stenosis in 28 patients. Echocardiography was performed 1 to 2 h before angiography. Layer-specific longitudinal and circumferential strains were as ...
of acute myocardial infarction. estimated infarct size in the early
... hours from the onset of chest pain. During the treatment period of 48 hours, a 10 mg capsule containing nifedipine or placebo was given sublingually every four hours for 24 hours, then orally every four hours for the next 24 hours. Acute myocardial infarction was confirmed in 295 patients (146 in th ...
... hours from the onset of chest pain. During the treatment period of 48 hours, a 10 mg capsule containing nifedipine or placebo was given sublingually every four hours for 24 hours, then orally every four hours for the next 24 hours. Acute myocardial infarction was confirmed in 295 patients (146 in th ...
Incidence of, predictors for, and mortality associated with malignant
... excluded to avoid including patients with non-acute coronary syndrome troponin elevations and those with NSTEMI not considered catheterization candidates due to significant comorbidities. Demographics, cardiac risk factors, vital signs on admission, Killip class on admission, blood cell counts, basi ...
... excluded to avoid including patients with non-acute coronary syndrome troponin elevations and those with NSTEMI not considered catheterization candidates due to significant comorbidities. Demographics, cardiac risk factors, vital signs on admission, Killip class on admission, blood cell counts, basi ...
Herz Significance of Late Gadolinium Enhancement in
... susceptibility for malignant arrhythmias. Infarct surface area and mass, as measured by CMR, were better identifiers of patients who had a substrate for inducible monomorphic ventricular tachycardia than left ventricular ejection fraction [6]. When core and periinfarct regions as depicted on LGE-CMR ...
... susceptibility for malignant arrhythmias. Infarct surface area and mass, as measured by CMR, were better identifiers of patients who had a substrate for inducible monomorphic ventricular tachycardia than left ventricular ejection fraction [6]. When core and periinfarct regions as depicted on LGE-CMR ...
Effects of garJ ic (Allium sativulIl) extract on the heart rate, rhythm
... Garlic j ui ce (dose equivalen t to 3.3 g to 33 g ga rlic) mainly cau sed bradycardia in frog Rellla tigerilla. The disturbance in ventri c ul ar rhythm was observed prior to than that of atria. ...
... Garlic j ui ce (dose equivalen t to 3.3 g to 33 g ga rlic) mainly cau sed bradycardia in frog Rellla tigerilla. The disturbance in ventri c ul ar rhythm was observed prior to than that of atria. ...
The Pulmonary Artery Catheter
... Richards used PACs not only to measure intracardiac pressures, but also to obtain true mixed venous blood samples from the PA. This permitted measurement of cardiac output by the direct Fick principle for the first time.13,14 Cournand and Richards also used PA catheterization for analysis of blood g ...
... Richards used PACs not only to measure intracardiac pressures, but also to obtain true mixed venous blood samples from the PA. This permitted measurement of cardiac output by the direct Fick principle for the first time.13,14 Cournand and Richards also used PA catheterization for analysis of blood g ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... have been described.7,8 These has shown that left ventricle and interventricular septum involvement has a poor prognosis. Clinically,it has been shown also that patients with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH) have significantly more premature contractions than normal individuals or those with hypert ...
... have been described.7,8 These has shown that left ventricle and interventricular septum involvement has a poor prognosis. Clinically,it has been shown also that patients with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH) have significantly more premature contractions than normal individuals or those with hypert ...
Serum Cortisol as a Useful Predictor of Cardiac Events in Patients
... to that of aldosterone (ALD), may be influenced by oxidative stress in patients with chronic heart failure. We evaluated cardiac event prediction using cortisol levels in chronic heart failure, in comparison with ALD, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and the impact o ...
... to that of aldosterone (ALD), may be influenced by oxidative stress in patients with chronic heart failure. We evaluated cardiac event prediction using cortisol levels in chronic heart failure, in comparison with ALD, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and the impact o ...
Delivery Planning for the Fetus with Congenital Heart Disease
... ♥ The risk of foramen ovale restriction/closure is greater in fetuses with CHD ♥ Foramen ovale restriction/closure in fetuses with CHD can result in distress in-utero or at birth ♥ Fetuses with HRHS and obligate right to left atrial shunting are more likely to develop hydrops fetalis ♥ Serial evalua ...
... ♥ The risk of foramen ovale restriction/closure is greater in fetuses with CHD ♥ Foramen ovale restriction/closure in fetuses with CHD can result in distress in-utero or at birth ♥ Fetuses with HRHS and obligate right to left atrial shunting are more likely to develop hydrops fetalis ♥ Serial evalua ...
AAST Organ Injury Scale Cardiac
... Ben Taub hospital in Houston with 539 cardiac injuries ( 18 / year) Asensio et al: two series with a total of 165 cardiac injuries in 3 years at LAC ...
... Ben Taub hospital in Houston with 539 cardiac injuries ( 18 / year) Asensio et al: two series with a total of 165 cardiac injuries in 3 years at LAC ...
Adenosine-Provoked Atrial Fibrillation Originating From€Non
... right and left atria) patients, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, being female was the sole independent predictor of ATP-provoked AF originating from non-PV foci (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.52 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.069 to 5.929]; p ¼ 0.034). After additional ablation targeting non-PV ...
... right and left atria) patients, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, being female was the sole independent predictor of ATP-provoked AF originating from non-PV foci (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.52 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.069 to 5.929]; p ¼ 0.034). After additional ablation targeting non-PV ...
Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with Critical Left Subclavian Artery Stenosis
... Copyright © 2016 Ahmet Yuksel. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
... Copyright © 2016 Ahmet Yuksel. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment
... health care expenditure in European countries,8,9 with around 75% relating to inpatient care. Advanced heart failure and related acute decompensation have become the single most costly medical syndrome in cardiology.10,11 Patients with AHF have a very poor prognosis. Mortality is particularly high i ...
... health care expenditure in European countries,8,9 with around 75% relating to inpatient care. Advanced heart failure and related acute decompensation have become the single most costly medical syndrome in cardiology.10,11 Patients with AHF have a very poor prognosis. Mortality is particularly high i ...
Sustained ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease
... Ventricular arrhythmias are responsible for the majority of sudden cardiac deaths (SCD), particularly in patients with structural heart disease. Coronary artery disease, essentially previous myocardial infarction, is the most common heart disease upon which sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) occ ...
... Ventricular arrhythmias are responsible for the majority of sudden cardiac deaths (SCD), particularly in patients with structural heart disease. Coronary artery disease, essentially previous myocardial infarction, is the most common heart disease upon which sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) occ ...