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... blood). BNP was measured with the Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide test (Biosite Diagnostics, San Diego, Calif). The Triage BNP Test is a fluorescence immunoassay for the quantitative determination of BNP in whole blood and plasma specimens. The concentration of BNP in the specimen is proportional ...
... blood). BNP was measured with the Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide test (Biosite Diagnostics, San Diego, Calif). The Triage BNP Test is a fluorescence immunoassay for the quantitative determination of BNP in whole blood and plasma specimens. The concentration of BNP in the specimen is proportional ...
Appropriate - CCC Symposium
... A patient without prior bypass surgery who has chronic total occlusion of 1 major epicardial coronary artery without other coronary stenoses, has CCS class III angina, high-risk criteria on noninvasive testing, and is receiving maximal anti-ischemic medical therapy ...
... A patient without prior bypass surgery who has chronic total occlusion of 1 major epicardial coronary artery without other coronary stenoses, has CCS class III angina, high-risk criteria on noninvasive testing, and is receiving maximal anti-ischemic medical therapy ...
Calibrated integrated backscatter and
... Prior DL, Somaratne JB, Jenkins AJ, et al. Open Heart 2015;2:e000278. doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000278 ...
... Prior DL, Somaratne JB, Jenkins AJ, et al. Open Heart 2015;2:e000278. doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000278 ...
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Open Cardiac Surgery
... bicaval cannulation, valve surgery, ASD surgery and cardiac venting technique. Cardiopulmonary bypass deprives the heart of blood flow and thus could result in atrial ischemia-reperfusion injury and POAF. Some studies have demonstrated that long procedure times can increase likelihood of POAF and th ...
... bicaval cannulation, valve surgery, ASD surgery and cardiac venting technique. Cardiopulmonary bypass deprives the heart of blood flow and thus could result in atrial ischemia-reperfusion injury and POAF. Some studies have demonstrated that long procedure times can increase likelihood of POAF and th ...
Metabolic aspects of cardiac arrhythmias
... The cell has a high intracellular concentration of potassium, but low concentrations of sodium and calcium. The opposite is true for the extracellular space. The depolarization of the cell starts by an inward sodium currents that is intense but short-lived. This depolarizes the cell from the normal ...
... The cell has a high intracellular concentration of potassium, but low concentrations of sodium and calcium. The opposite is true for the extracellular space. The depolarization of the cell starts by an inward sodium currents that is intense but short-lived. This depolarizes the cell from the normal ...
Heart disease does not just affect those in the later years
... light-headedness, alterations in or loss of vision, and sometimes extreme ringing in the ears or loss of hearing. Loss of muscle control will cause the person to fall to the ground, or slump if seated. There may be other symptoms, such as an irregular or rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sweating and ...
... light-headedness, alterations in or loss of vision, and sometimes extreme ringing in the ears or loss of hearing. Loss of muscle control will cause the person to fall to the ground, or slump if seated. There may be other symptoms, such as an irregular or rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sweating and ...
An Uncommon Presentation for Cardiac Melanoma
... pharmacologic suppression of arrhythmia salvos. However, there is no specific recommendation for the management of PMVT in the setting of intracardiac mass. The prognosis for patients with metastatic melanoma is poor. Treatment is generally palliative34,35 and not standardized. In select patients w ...
... pharmacologic suppression of arrhythmia salvos. However, there is no specific recommendation for the management of PMVT in the setting of intracardiac mass. The prognosis for patients with metastatic melanoma is poor. Treatment is generally palliative34,35 and not standardized. In select patients w ...
Italian multicenter, prospective study to evaluate the negative
... limitations: it is an invasive technique, involves high costs, requires hospitalization, and has low patient compliance. The risks associated with CA are related to its invasiveness and result in a morbidity rate of 1.5% and a mortality rate of 0.15% [2]. In addition, a considerable proportion of pa ...
... limitations: it is an invasive technique, involves high costs, requires hospitalization, and has low patient compliance. The risks associated with CA are related to its invasiveness and result in a morbidity rate of 1.5% and a mortality rate of 0.15% [2]. In addition, a considerable proportion of pa ...
Ferrari_ nature
... The clinical relevance to the coronary arteries of these experimental findings was subsequently evaluated in a single-blind study of 46 patients with CAD, who were randomly allocated to ivabradine or placebo25. The primary outcome was collateral flow index, measured invasively during a 1 min corona ...
... The clinical relevance to the coronary arteries of these experimental findings was subsequently evaluated in a single-blind study of 46 patients with CAD, who were randomly allocated to ivabradine or placebo25. The primary outcome was collateral flow index, measured invasively during a 1 min corona ...
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... 2. Yancy CW, Saltzberg MT，Berkowitz RL,et al. Safety and feasibility of using serial infusions of nesiritide for heart failure in an outpatient setting (from the FUSION I trial). Am J Cardiol,2004,94(5): ...
... 2. Yancy CW, Saltzberg MT，Berkowitz RL,et al. Safety and feasibility of using serial infusions of nesiritide for heart failure in an outpatient setting (from the FUSION I trial). Am J Cardiol,2004,94(5): ...
Prevalences of Anginal Symptoms and Myocardial Ischemia and
... measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction. At each visit, clinical outcomes occurring during the ...
... measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction. At each visit, clinical outcomes occurring during the ...
Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction
... was a difference in the number of people who died but we also looked at whether administering oxygen reduced pain. We found three randomised controlled trials that compared one group given oxygen to another group given air. These trials involved a total of 387 patients of whom 14 died. Of those who ...
... was a difference in the number of people who died but we also looked at whether administering oxygen reduced pain. We found three randomised controlled trials that compared one group given oxygen to another group given air. These trials involved a total of 387 patients of whom 14 died. Of those who ...
some aspects of left ventricular remodeling in patients with chronic
... patients, and NG was absent (Table 2). ...
... patients, and NG was absent (Table 2). ...
Evaluation of cardioprotective effect of silk cocoon (Abresham) on
... Bombyx mori (B. mori) on isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction. This study deals with the cocoons, which is called Abresham in the Unani system of medicine. It is one of the 64 drugs which Avicenna has mentioned in Avicenna’s tract on cardiac drugs and used in the treatment of cardiovascular di ...
... Bombyx mori (B. mori) on isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction. This study deals with the cocoons, which is called Abresham in the Unani system of medicine. It is one of the 64 drugs which Avicenna has mentioned in Avicenna’s tract on cardiac drugs and used in the treatment of cardiovascular di ...
atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis and its
... A total of 112 patients with echocardio-graphically proved predominant MS, who visited Mayo Hospital and Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, were studied. The age of these patients ranged from 7 to 73 years (mean age 28.88 ± 12.50). 42 (37.5%) of them were males and 70 (62.5%) were females. Out ...
... A total of 112 patients with echocardio-graphically proved predominant MS, who visited Mayo Hospital and Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, were studied. The age of these patients ranged from 7 to 73 years (mean age 28.88 ± 12.50). 42 (37.5%) of them were males and 70 (62.5%) were females. Out ...
- The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
... (ICDs) are now routinely prescribed for potential transplant patients. Many patients also have biventricular pacemakers implanted. These therapies improve survival for heart failure patients.5–9 However, with the exception of biventricular pacemakers, they do not appreciably change exercise capacity ...
... (ICDs) are now routinely prescribed for potential transplant patients. Many patients also have biventricular pacemakers implanted. These therapies improve survival for heart failure patients.5–9 However, with the exception of biventricular pacemakers, they do not appreciably change exercise capacity ...
Fluid build-up between the heart and the sac
... (ascites), but may lead to side effects and patient weakness Vitamin K—indicated for patients with rodenticide-anticoagulant (such as warfarin) poisoning Antibiotics are indicated in animals with infection/inflammation of the sac around the heart (infectious pericarditis) Chemotherapy—may be u ...
... (ascites), but may lead to side effects and patient weakness Vitamin K—indicated for patients with rodenticide-anticoagulant (such as warfarin) poisoning Antibiotics are indicated in animals with infection/inflammation of the sac around the heart (infectious pericarditis) Chemotherapy—may be u ...
THE HEART IN THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS OF COALMINERS
... from time to time, and its onset was not always related to exertion. The physical signs of the pulmonary phase were similar to those of emphysema and chronic bronchitis without heart disease. The symptoms of the cardiac phase were severe dyspncea, gross disability, oedema of the feet and ankles, and ...
... from time to time, and its onset was not always related to exertion. The physical signs of the pulmonary phase were similar to those of emphysema and chronic bronchitis without heart disease. The symptoms of the cardiac phase were severe dyspncea, gross disability, oedema of the feet and ankles, and ...
Jump up
... may be managed with medication, although angioplasty may be required if the person is considered to be at high risk.[8] People ...
... may be managed with medication, although angioplasty may be required if the person is considered to be at high risk.[8] People ...
profile and anaesthetic management following stabbed hearts
... with the trolley and patient across an open corridor to the theatre that is always prepared for such emergencies. We stitched the hole and left the patient in the care of nurses. He was discharged 10 days later remarkably well. The time was now 11:30 and the night was young. In summer on a warm nigh ...
... with the trolley and patient across an open corridor to the theatre that is always prepared for such emergencies. We stitched the hole and left the patient in the care of nurses. He was discharged 10 days later remarkably well. The time was now 11:30 and the night was young. In summer on a warm nigh ...
Echocardiography in heart failure – a guide for general practice
... Heart failure is the inability of the heart to provide sufficient cardiac output for the body’s needs without an increase in filling pressures. Heart failure can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms and signs can be nonspecific – it is important to confirm a clinical diagnosis by demonstrating c ...
... Heart failure is the inability of the heart to provide sufficient cardiac output for the body’s needs without an increase in filling pressures. Heart failure can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms and signs can be nonspecific – it is important to confirm a clinical diagnosis by demonstrating c ...
Dual-source cardiac computed tomography
... all data originating from the same cardiac cycle) in all cases. This allows use of larger pitch values CT with less overlap compared with single-source and reduced dose. Artifacts that may occur when data collected during more than one heart beat are “averaged” for image reconstruction are avoided. ...
... all data originating from the same cardiac cycle) in all cases. This allows use of larger pitch values CT with less overlap compared with single-source and reduced dose. Artifacts that may occur when data collected during more than one heart beat are “averaged” for image reconstruction are avoided. ...
Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter During Pregnancy in Patients With
... BACKGROUND The incidence, timing, and consequences of AF or AFL during pregnancy in patients with heart disease are not well known. METHODS Between January 2008 to June 2011, 60 hospitals in 28 countries prospectively enrolled 1,321 pregnant women with congenital heart disease, valvular heart diseas ...
... BACKGROUND The incidence, timing, and consequences of AF or AFL during pregnancy in patients with heart disease are not well known. METHODS Between January 2008 to June 2011, 60 hospitals in 28 countries prospectively enrolled 1,321 pregnant women with congenital heart disease, valvular heart diseas ...
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure ICD
... Left anterior fascicular block Left posterior fascicular block Unspecified fascicular block Other fascicular block Left bundle branch block, unspecified Right fascicular block Unspecified right bundle branch block Other right bundle branch block Nonspecific intraventricular block (BBB NOS) ...
... Left anterior fascicular block Left posterior fascicular block Unspecified fascicular block Other fascicular block Left bundle branch block, unspecified Right fascicular block Unspecified right bundle branch block Other right bundle branch block Nonspecific intraventricular block (BBB NOS) ...