Medroxyprogesterone acetate prevents the cardioprotective and anti
... risk of endometrial hyperplasia (40). The published trials focused on the ability of the treatment regimen to prevent primary or secondary coronary events; however, the extent of myocardial damage after an event was not addressed. Several studies suggest that 17-estradiol (E2) can protect against i ...
... risk of endometrial hyperplasia (40). The published trials focused on the ability of the treatment regimen to prevent primary or secondary coronary events; however, the extent of myocardial damage after an event was not addressed. Several studies suggest that 17-estradiol (E2) can protect against i ...
Left Ventricular Assist Device as Permanent Support in Patients with
... Conclusions: Pulsatile LVAD as destination therapy probably increases survival (GRADE ), and may improve the functional capacity (GRADE ) in patients with terminal left ventricular heart failure in comparison with OMT. It is uncertain whether the treatment has any effect on quality of life ( ...
... Conclusions: Pulsatile LVAD as destination therapy probably increases survival (GRADE ), and may improve the functional capacity (GRADE ) in patients with terminal left ventricular heart failure in comparison with OMT. It is uncertain whether the treatment has any effect on quality of life ( ...
Continuous, non-invasive measurement of the - Heart
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MI in KAWASAKI`S DISEASE
... Exercise - Bodily exertion for the purpose of restoring the the and functions to a healthy state or keeping them healthy 1.Dynamic:changes in muscle length and joint movement with small force. 2.Static: large force with little or no change in muscle length or joint move. E.J.Lovett, Jr. MD WRAMC ...
... Exercise - Bodily exertion for the purpose of restoring the the and functions to a healthy state or keeping them healthy 1.Dynamic:changes in muscle length and joint movement with small force. 2.Static: large force with little or no change in muscle length or joint move. E.J.Lovett, Jr. MD WRAMC ...
Cardiac MRI evaluation of myocardial disease
... predictor of viability—the potential for functional recovery11 and had sufficient resolution to permit microinfarct detection.12 However, it was quickly realised that almost all cardiac diseases may be associated with focal myocardial scar and that the early pattern of scarring (figure 3) identifies di ...
... predictor of viability—the potential for functional recovery11 and had sufficient resolution to permit microinfarct detection.12 However, it was quickly realised that almost all cardiac diseases may be associated with focal myocardial scar and that the early pattern of scarring (figure 3) identifies di ...
Continuous positive airway pressure decreases myocardial oxygen
... blood flow to respiratory muscles. Our present study also documented a rise in PCWP. This finding has also been made previously in CHF and control subjects [10]. It should be noted that the measurement of the PCWP in the context of CPAP is confounded by the direct effect of CPAP on intrathoracic pre ...
... blood flow to respiratory muscles. Our present study also documented a rise in PCWP. This finding has also been made previously in CHF and control subjects [10]. It should be noted that the measurement of the PCWP in the context of CPAP is confounded by the direct effect of CPAP on intrathoracic pre ...
Bacterial Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve with Dual Location
... consists of an amorphous mass of platelets and fibroids of varying size, within which are trapped large numbers of micro-organisms and rather few inflammatory cells. The heart valves are more often affected than are other intracardiac structures, with the predominant location being the mitral valve ...
... consists of an amorphous mass of platelets and fibroids of varying size, within which are trapped large numbers of micro-organisms and rather few inflammatory cells. The heart valves are more often affected than are other intracardiac structures, with the predominant location being the mitral valve ...
Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: an
... Cardiogenic shock occurs in 5 - 10% of the patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and its mortality is reported to be 40 - 50% (1-3). ...
... Cardiogenic shock occurs in 5 - 10% of the patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and its mortality is reported to be 40 - 50% (1-3). ...
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... judging the probability of these diagnoses. Likewise, age can be used to assess the probability of atherosclerotic disease; clinically significant coronary artery disease is rare in patients under the age of 30. Acute cocaine use has been associated with acute myocardial infarction, and chronic coca ...
... judging the probability of these diagnoses. Likewise, age can be used to assess the probability of atherosclerotic disease; clinically significant coronary artery disease is rare in patients under the age of 30. Acute cocaine use has been associated with acute myocardial infarction, and chronic coca ...
Isolated ventricular septal defect caused by
... produce local endocardial proliferation (“jet lesions”), and this fibrous thickening in itself may at times close defects of the muscular type. Of the 5 patients who survived nonpenetrating rupture of the ventricular septum as proved by cardiac catheterization and did not undergo operation, 4 were a ...
... produce local endocardial proliferation (“jet lesions”), and this fibrous thickening in itself may at times close defects of the muscular type. Of the 5 patients who survived nonpenetrating rupture of the ventricular septum as proved by cardiac catheterization and did not undergo operation, 4 were a ...
Sudden Death From Cardiac Causes in Children and Young Adults
... symptoms, a family history of sudden death at a young age, clinical or electrocardiographic abnormalities, or high-risk behavior. Among older adults, sudden deaths are often due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and terminal ventricular fibrillation. Each year there are 300,000 such deaths i ...
... symptoms, a family history of sudden death at a young age, clinical or electrocardiographic abnormalities, or high-risk behavior. Among older adults, sudden deaths are often due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and terminal ventricular fibrillation. Each year there are 300,000 such deaths i ...
Bilateral Coronary Artery-Pulmonary Artery Fistulas
... Because of the small lumen diameter of the distal LAD and mild shunt ratio (Qp/Qs:1.1) calculated with second echocardiographic examination after angiography, medical therapy was the final choice of treatment. Key words: Acute coronary syndrome, coronary angiography, fistula ...
... Because of the small lumen diameter of the distal LAD and mild shunt ratio (Qp/Qs:1.1) calculated with second echocardiographic examination after angiography, medical therapy was the final choice of treatment. Key words: Acute coronary syndrome, coronary angiography, fistula ...
Manuscript - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
... is particularly so in patients with additional cardiac abnormalities that are concomitantly corrected with ruptured aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva. Therefore, better myocardial protection strategies are very important in patients with congestive heart failure or coexistent lesions. On-pump beat ...
... is particularly so in patients with additional cardiac abnormalities that are concomitantly corrected with ruptured aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva. Therefore, better myocardial protection strategies are very important in patients with congestive heart failure or coexistent lesions. On-pump beat ...
Acute Heart Failure slide-set - European Society of Cardiology
... IIa Weight of evidence /opinion is in favour of usefulness / efficacy IIb Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence / opinion III ...
... IIa Weight of evidence /opinion is in favour of usefulness / efficacy IIb Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence / opinion III ...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
... had $75%TRM (high %TRM) and 59,786 (47%) <75%TRM (low %TRM); 141,765 (53%) never used RM (RM None). RM use was not affected by age or sex, but demonstrated wide geographic and socioeconomic variability. Survival was better in high %TRM versus RM None (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.10; p < 0.001), in high %TR ...
... had $75%TRM (high %TRM) and 59,786 (47%) <75%TRM (low %TRM); 141,765 (53%) never used RM (RM None). RM use was not affected by age or sex, but demonstrated wide geographic and socioeconomic variability. Survival was better in high %TRM versus RM None (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.10; p < 0.001), in high %TR ...
Effects of Flecainide and Propafenone on Systolic
... the left ventricle’ that becomes in patients with compromised ...
... the left ventricle’ that becomes in patients with compromised ...
Cardiorespiratory Function of Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
... heart transplant recipients, two of whom are with dilated cardiomyopathy, whereas one is with cyanotic heart disease, in early postoperative period. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed using an incremental cycling at 1 mo after surgery. The results revealed that our study subjects had obv ...
... heart transplant recipients, two of whom are with dilated cardiomyopathy, whereas one is with cyanotic heart disease, in early postoperative period. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed using an incremental cycling at 1 mo after surgery. The results revealed that our study subjects had obv ...
Comparative Hemodynamic Effects of Inotropic and
... heart failure was thought to be on the basis of nonischemic myocardial disease due in some cases to excessive alcohol ingestion and in others to unknown cause. The absence of significant coronary artery disease was documented by angiography in nine of these patients. The other ten patients had sever ...
... heart failure was thought to be on the basis of nonischemic myocardial disease due in some cases to excessive alcohol ingestion and in others to unknown cause. The absence of significant coronary artery disease was documented by angiography in nine of these patients. The other ten patients had sever ...
Myocardial function by echocardiography for risk stratification
... Troponin is a protein complex, and the cardiac isoforms troponin T (cTnT) and troponin I (cTnI) are mostly bound to the contractile apparatus in myocardial cells. In the case of myocardial infarction and subsequent necrosis, troponins are quickly released into the bloodstream, and can stay elevated ...
... Troponin is a protein complex, and the cardiac isoforms troponin T (cTnT) and troponin I (cTnI) are mostly bound to the contractile apparatus in myocardial cells. In the case of myocardial infarction and subsequent necrosis, troponins are quickly released into the bloodstream, and can stay elevated ...
Changes in left ventricular filling dynamics with treadmill exercise in
... ulsed wave Doppler transmitral flow velocities are the most extensively studied noninvasive methods for examining diastolic resting filling abnormalities of the left ventricle in a variety of cardiac diseases [1]. In patients with arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy an “impaired r ...
... ulsed wave Doppler transmitral flow velocities are the most extensively studied noninvasive methods for examining diastolic resting filling abnormalities of the left ventricle in a variety of cardiac diseases [1]. In patients with arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy an “impaired r ...
Lead Burden as a Factor for Higher Complication Rate in Patients
... upgrade or through a lead extraction procedure for a sterile redundant lead, leaving no superfluous leads, were excluded. Patients with implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD) leads and/or pacemaker leads were included. Patients were placed in one of three cohorts based on total number of functi ...
... upgrade or through a lead extraction procedure for a sterile redundant lead, leaving no superfluous leads, were excluded. Patients with implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD) leads and/or pacemaker leads were included. Patients were placed in one of three cohorts based on total number of functi ...
Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS)
... Bernard O’Brien, PhD; for the CIDS Investigators Background—Patients surviving ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) are at a high risk of death due to a recurrence of arrhythmia. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) terminates VT or VF, but it is not kn ...
... Bernard O’Brien, PhD; for the CIDS Investigators Background—Patients surviving ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) are at a high risk of death due to a recurrence of arrhythmia. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) terminates VT or VF, but it is not kn ...
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... the heart rate through the recording period. In the experiment group various concentrations of OA solution were microinjected to test the effects of OA on the stroke volume and the heart rate of American cockroach. The heart rate increased 12.47 ± 3.70% in two minutes when 10-4 M OA solution was inj ...
... the heart rate through the recording period. In the experiment group various concentrations of OA solution were microinjected to test the effects of OA on the stroke volume and the heart rate of American cockroach. The heart rate increased 12.47 ± 3.70% in two minutes when 10-4 M OA solution was inj ...