ECG Monitoring of Myocardial Ischemia for Perioperative
... population of 5.7%, with 1.4% of these patients dying from cardiovascular complications3. Therefore, it is likely that more than one million surgical patients worldwide suffer from perioperative cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal cardiac arrest each year. This number is lik ...
... population of 5.7%, with 1.4% of these patients dying from cardiovascular complications3. Therefore, it is likely that more than one million surgical patients worldwide suffer from perioperative cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal cardiac arrest each year. This number is lik ...
BVS stent (Abbott Vascular)
... – 1 in-hospital stent thrombosis and Q-wave MI – 1 non-cardiac death ...
... – 1 in-hospital stent thrombosis and Q-wave MI – 1 non-cardiac death ...
Coronary Sinus Atresia with Cardiac Veins Draining into Both the
... into the right atrium.1 Roa et al. reported a case of complete absence of the coronary sinus, with multiple small fistulae draining into the left ventricle.2 Both cases had no persistent LSVC. For the case presented, all coronary flow drained into the right pulmonary artery with persistent LSVC via ...
... into the right atrium.1 Roa et al. reported a case of complete absence of the coronary sinus, with multiple small fistulae draining into the left ventricle.2 Both cases had no persistent LSVC. For the case presented, all coronary flow drained into the right pulmonary artery with persistent LSVC via ...
ACC/AHA/ESC Practice Guidelines
... Failure to discriminate among AF, atrial flutter, and other supraventricular arrhythmias has complicated the precise definition of this arrhythmia in the general population. The estimated prevalence of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) in a 3.5% sample of medical records in the Marshfie ...
... Failure to discriminate among AF, atrial flutter, and other supraventricular arrhythmias has complicated the precise definition of this arrhythmia in the general population. The estimated prevalence of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) in a 3.5% sample of medical records in the Marshfie ...
Exercise Training, Genetics And Heart Failure
... structure and exercise tolerance in heart failure patients. Heart failure patients with preserved, mild and moderate to severe reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were randomly assigned to exercise training plus usual care or usual care alone in a planned randomization ratio of 2: ...
... structure and exercise tolerance in heart failure patients. Heart failure patients with preserved, mild and moderate to severe reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were randomly assigned to exercise training plus usual care or usual care alone in a planned randomization ratio of 2: ...
Consensus statement on the management of pulmonary
... of small pulmonary arteries. This process of vascular remodelling involves proliferation of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts and endothelial cells in the vessel wall.16–18 In severe forms of PH, the formation of a neointima is observed forming concentric intimal lesions. Abnormal endothelial cell pr ...
... of small pulmonary arteries. This process of vascular remodelling involves proliferation of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts and endothelial cells in the vessel wall.16–18 In severe forms of PH, the formation of a neointima is observed forming concentric intimal lesions. Abnormal endothelial cell pr ...
Congential Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries
... Pulmonary artery : 15-20% Coronary sinus : 7% SVC ...
... Pulmonary artery : 15-20% Coronary sinus : 7% SVC ...
Review Article Epicardial Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
... reported in the literature [3]. One [4] of these occurred in our center two years ago and was discovered 3 days after the procedure because of the presence of progressive anemia in the absence of pericardial effusion and without any other significant abdominal symptoms. In both cases abdominal surge ...
... reported in the literature [3]. One [4] of these occurred in our center two years ago and was discovered 3 days after the procedure because of the presence of progressive anemia in the absence of pericardial effusion and without any other significant abdominal symptoms. In both cases abdominal surge ...
QT dispersion: time for an obituary?
... increased QT dispersion was observed to be associated with QT interval prolongation due to drugs with known proarrhythmic properties and to be less increased on drugs with a low incidence of proarrhythmia[2,3]; to predict mortality in general epidemiological studies[4,5]; and to identify patients wh ...
... increased QT dispersion was observed to be associated with QT interval prolongation due to drugs with known proarrhythmic properties and to be less increased on drugs with a low incidence of proarrhythmia[2,3]; to predict mortality in general epidemiological studies[4,5]; and to identify patients wh ...
Aberrant Intracellular Calcium Cycling in the Heart
... of a genetic arrhythmia disease named catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which is characterized by stress-induced ventricular tachycardia in a structurally normal heart. Study IV investigates cardiac function in a model of another genetic disease, autosomal dominant polycy ...
... of a genetic arrhythmia disease named catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which is characterized by stress-induced ventricular tachycardia in a structurally normal heart. Study IV investigates cardiac function in a model of another genetic disease, autosomal dominant polycy ...
nt-pro brain natriuretic peptide: new diagnostic tool for heart failure
... exudates who are treated with diuretics. Han et al (2) reported that 26 of the 28 misclassified heart-failure patients received diuretics before thoracentesis and had pleural fluid NT-proBNP levels of higher than 1,714 ...
... exudates who are treated with diuretics. Han et al (2) reported that 26 of the 28 misclassified heart-failure patients received diuretics before thoracentesis and had pleural fluid NT-proBNP levels of higher than 1,714 ...
The Anatomical Study of Third Coronary Artery in Cadaveric Human
... were present. Incidence percentage of the present study is lesser than the study of Kalpana R, Ivan & Milica and Olabu et al but greater than Gajbe U L & Gosavi S et al. There are comparatively more incidences of TCA in subjects older than two years. Edwards BS and group (1981) 9,10 have given three ...
... were present. Incidence percentage of the present study is lesser than the study of Kalpana R, Ivan & Milica and Olabu et al but greater than Gajbe U L & Gosavi S et al. There are comparatively more incidences of TCA in subjects older than two years. Edwards BS and group (1981) 9,10 have given three ...
Haemodynamic and structural correlates of the first and
... echocardiography. To normalise for differences in body habitus, acoustic variables were also expressed as a ratio (S2/S1). 130 participants (55 also had haemodynamic and/or echocardiographic assessment) without clinical or haemodynamic evidence of PAH or congestive heart failure acted as controls. R ...
... echocardiography. To normalise for differences in body habitus, acoustic variables were also expressed as a ratio (S2/S1). 130 participants (55 also had haemodynamic and/or echocardiographic assessment) without clinical or haemodynamic evidence of PAH or congestive heart failure acted as controls. R ...
The Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
... restores a normal heart rhythm, but does nothing to prevent 2. 8 Electrophysiology Service The Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation 3. the atrial fibrillation from returning. Therefore, it should not be considered a “cure” for atrial fibrillation. 4. “Atrial fibrillation begets atrial fibrillation.” In ...
... restores a normal heart rhythm, but does nothing to prevent 2. 8 Electrophysiology Service The Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation 3. the atrial fibrillation from returning. Therefore, it should not be considered a “cure” for atrial fibrillation. 4. “Atrial fibrillation begets atrial fibrillation.” In ...
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Oncology
... Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as an important diagnostic modality in the management of cardiovascular-related dysfunction in oncological diseases. Advances in imaging techniques have enhanced the detection and evaluation of cardiac masses; meanwhile, innovative app ...
... Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as an important diagnostic modality in the management of cardiovascular-related dysfunction in oncological diseases. Advances in imaging techniques have enhanced the detection and evaluation of cardiac masses; meanwhile, innovative app ...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review
... Context Throughout the past 40 years, a vast and sometimes contradictory literature has accumulated regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiac disease caused by a variety of mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins and characterized by a broad and expanding clinical spectr ...
... Context Throughout the past 40 years, a vast and sometimes contradictory literature has accumulated regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiac disease caused by a variety of mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins and characterized by a broad and expanding clinical spectr ...
ACC/AHA/ESC Practice Guideline
... PSVT patients were younger (mean age equals 37 versus 69 years), had faster heart rates (186 versus 155 beats per minute [bpm]), and were more likely to present first to an emergency room (69% versus 30%).3 The age of tachycardia onset is higher for AVNRT (32 plus or minus 18 years) than for AVRT (2 ...
... PSVT patients were younger (mean age equals 37 versus 69 years), had faster heart rates (186 versus 155 beats per minute [bpm]), and were more likely to present first to an emergency room (69% versus 30%).3 The age of tachycardia onset is higher for AVNRT (32 plus or minus 18 years) than for AVRT (2 ...
In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
... minimal interruptions can maintain adequate coronary perfusion and slow the incremental increase in mortality with delayed defibrillation. Provision of high-quality CPR can improve outcome and save lives. Because pediatric cardiac arrests are commonly the result of progressive asphyxia or shock, the ...
... minimal interruptions can maintain adequate coronary perfusion and slow the incremental increase in mortality with delayed defibrillation. Provision of high-quality CPR can improve outcome and save lives. Because pediatric cardiac arrests are commonly the result of progressive asphyxia or shock, the ...
Correlation of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and Cyclic
... in patients suffering from a variety of cardiac diseases. There was a correlation between plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide and its "second messenger" cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in all of the cases examined. We investigated the relationship between atrial natriuretic pep ...
... in patients suffering from a variety of cardiac diseases. There was a correlation between plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide and its "second messenger" cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in all of the cases examined. We investigated the relationship between atrial natriuretic pep ...
Electron beam computed tomography
... In six studies, coronary calcification (as determined using EBCT) and mortality were analyzed in order to calculate the ...
... In six studies, coronary calcification (as determined using EBCT) and mortality were analyzed in order to calculate the ...
Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques
... the sample volume size and position so that it remains within the region of interest inside the myocardium throughout the cardiac cycle. Scale and baseline should be adjusted in a way that the signal fills most of the display. Sweep speed must be adjusted according to the application for measuring s ...
... the sample volume size and position so that it remains within the region of interest inside the myocardium throughout the cardiac cycle. Scale and baseline should be adjusted in a way that the signal fills most of the display. Sweep speed must be adjusted according to the application for measuring s ...
2013 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for
... Be Appropriate only for patients who had poor functional capacity and were undergoing vascular or intermediate risk surgery with 1 or more clinical risk factors or an organ transplant. The exercise ECG was suggested as an Appropriate test for cardiac rehabilitation clearance or for exercise prescrip ...
... Be Appropriate only for patients who had poor functional capacity and were undergoing vascular or intermediate risk surgery with 1 or more clinical risk factors or an organ transplant. The exercise ECG was suggested as an Appropriate test for cardiac rehabilitation clearance or for exercise prescrip ...
an anatomical study on the coronary arteries and their
... in the coronary heart disease in India has led to a rapid transition in health status.The present study is conducted to observe the origin, branching pattern and termination of the coronary arteries in human cadaveric hearts. Preponderance of right coronary dominance or left coronary dominance is al ...
... in the coronary heart disease in India has led to a rapid transition in health status.The present study is conducted to observe the origin, branching pattern and termination of the coronary arteries in human cadaveric hearts. Preponderance of right coronary dominance or left coronary dominance is al ...
ACCF/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2013
... Be Appropriate only for patients who had poor functional capacity and were undergoing vascular or intermediate risk surgery with 1 or more clinical risk factors or an organ transplant. The exercise ECG was suggested as an Appropriate test for cardiac rehabilitation clearance or for exercise prescrip ...
... Be Appropriate only for patients who had poor functional capacity and were undergoing vascular or intermediate risk surgery with 1 or more clinical risk factors or an organ transplant. The exercise ECG was suggested as an Appropriate test for cardiac rehabilitation clearance or for exercise prescrip ...