Dronedarone for Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in Atrial Fibrillation
... common arrhythmia requiring hospitalization.1,2 Although arrhythmia-related symptoms and thromboembolic strokes are significantly reduced by anticoagulation therapy and rate control, sinus rhythm is often associated with improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life.3 Therefore, restoration a ...
... common arrhythmia requiring hospitalization.1,2 Although arrhythmia-related symptoms and thromboembolic strokes are significantly reduced by anticoagulation therapy and rate control, sinus rhythm is often associated with improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life.3 Therefore, restoration a ...
Acute and Chronic Heart Dilation Model
... [1]. Optimal medical treatment of patients with congestive heart failure improves the quality of life and survival rates, but mortality is still unacceptably high [9]. There are currently many medical and surgical modalities that aim to treat patients with heart failure, which implies the need for a ...
... [1]. Optimal medical treatment of patients with congestive heart failure improves the quality of life and survival rates, but mortality is still unacceptably high [9]. There are currently many medical and surgical modalities that aim to treat patients with heart failure, which implies the need for a ...
Mind the gap: difference between Framingham heart
... Design: Clinical Cohort Study. Setting: Bristol HIV clinic, Brecon Unit at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. Participants: 749 HIV-positive adults who attended for care between 2008 and 2011. Median age was 42 years (IQR 35–49), 67% were male and 82% were treated with antiretroviral therapy. Main out ...
... Design: Clinical Cohort Study. Setting: Bristol HIV clinic, Brecon Unit at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. Participants: 749 HIV-positive adults who attended for care between 2008 and 2011. Median age was 42 years (IQR 35–49), 67% were male and 82% were treated with antiretroviral therapy. Main out ...
Role of cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in the
... being significantly higher than in the pre-ascitic patients and the controls (Table 2). Keeping in mind that the EF is a ratio between stroke volume and the EDV, the higher EF in the ascitic cirrhotic patients was due to a lower stroke volume divided by a much reduced EDV. This was also associated w ...
... being significantly higher than in the pre-ascitic patients and the controls (Table 2). Keeping in mind that the EF is a ratio between stroke volume and the EDV, the higher EF in the ascitic cirrhotic patients was due to a lower stroke volume divided by a much reduced EDV. This was also associated w ...
The effect of 7 years of intense exercise training on patients
... test was terminated because of angina had a respiratory exchange ratio of 1.21. Plasma lipoprotein-lipid determinations. A 10 ml venous blood sample was obtained in the morning, after the subject had fasted for 12 hours, for determination of plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations according to t ...
... test was terminated because of angina had a respiratory exchange ratio of 1.21. Plasma lipoprotein-lipid determinations. A 10 ml venous blood sample was obtained in the morning, after the subject had fasted for 12 hours, for determination of plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations according to t ...
Coronary artery disease as the cause of incident heart failure in the
... Where the clinical situation allowed, cases with significant coronary artery disease underwent myocardial perfusion scintography. Single photon emission tomography (SPET) was performed using a dual-headed gamma camera (International General Electric, Optima), and conventional parameters for data acq ...
... Where the clinical situation allowed, cases with significant coronary artery disease underwent myocardial perfusion scintography. Single photon emission tomography (SPET) was performed using a dual-headed gamma camera (International General Electric, Optima), and conventional parameters for data acq ...
High-Frequency Modulation of Heart Rate
... autonomic response to exercise has not been wellcharacterized in patients with COPD. Such response could have significant clinical importance in these patients. Spectral analysis of HRV is a noninvasive method for assessing autonomic function that has been used extensively in the clinical setting.8 ...
... autonomic response to exercise has not been wellcharacterized in patients with COPD. Such response could have significant clinical importance in these patients. Spectral analysis of HRV is a noninvasive method for assessing autonomic function that has been used extensively in the clinical setting.8 ...
Angiotensin Receptor Blockades Effect on Peripheral Muscular and
... the arterial stiffness mechanism and provided the treatment target.12 The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) was the leading choice in anti-stiffness hypertensive treatment strategies.13 However, the adverse coughing effect and the modest blood pressure lowering effect limited the pres ...
... the arterial stiffness mechanism and provided the treatment target.12 The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) was the leading choice in anti-stiffness hypertensive treatment strategies.13 However, the adverse coughing effect and the modest blood pressure lowering effect limited the pres ...
Pharmacology Review - Madison County Emergency Medical District
... and increased myocardial oxygen demand – Higher doses have not improved outcome & may cause myocardial dysfunction ...
... and increased myocardial oxygen demand – Higher doses have not improved outcome & may cause myocardial dysfunction ...
Infórmese más acerca de TIKOSYN® (dofetilide)
... In hemodynamic studies, TIKOSYN had no effect on cardiac output, cardiac index, stroke volume index, or systemic vascular resistance in patients with ventricular tachycardia, mild to moderate congestive heart failure or angina, and either normal or low left ventricular ejection fraction. There was n ...
... In hemodynamic studies, TIKOSYN had no effect on cardiac output, cardiac index, stroke volume index, or systemic vascular resistance in patients with ventricular tachycardia, mild to moderate congestive heart failure or angina, and either normal or low left ventricular ejection fraction. There was n ...
ECG Findings in Active Patients
... blockers, digoxin, and, rarely, class 1A (quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) or 1C (flecainide, propafenone) antiarrhythmic agents. Rarely do physicians need to resort to therapy with class 1A antiarrhythmic or with class 1C antiarrhythmic agents, especially given these drugs' potential for stim ...
... blockers, digoxin, and, rarely, class 1A (quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) or 1C (flecainide, propafenone) antiarrhythmic agents. Rarely do physicians need to resort to therapy with class 1A antiarrhythmic or with class 1C antiarrhythmic agents, especially given these drugs' potential for stim ...
function in uraemia: echocardiographic evidence ofa specific
... sinus rhythm with neither physical nor labora- group by using the data from the 48 hours of tory signs of congestive heart failure. Medical continuous ambulatory monitoring, which history was negative for other disorders such was carried out in the short time between dialas diabetes and haemochromat ...
... sinus rhythm with neither physical nor labora- group by using the data from the 48 hours of tory signs of congestive heart failure. Medical continuous ambulatory monitoring, which history was negative for other disorders such was carried out in the short time between dialas diabetes and haemochromat ...
Changes in Left Ventricular Filling in Patients with Persistent Atrial
... with AF recurrence rate in same group of patients (19). Unfortunately we weren't able to perform additional measurements that would give us further insight in arrhythmia induced left atrial tissue derangement. Our study has several limitations. The studied group was small; however, there was a highl ...
... with AF recurrence rate in same group of patients (19). Unfortunately we weren't able to perform additional measurements that would give us further insight in arrhythmia induced left atrial tissue derangement. Our study has several limitations. The studied group was small; however, there was a highl ...
Application of Coronary OCT in Clinical Practice
... al.7 performed a direct comparison of IVUS and OCT in the setting of PCI for coronary artery disease. The procedural success rates of OCT and IVUS, defined as successful acquisition of a pullback image, were not statistically different for the two techniques. There were no major complications with e ...
... al.7 performed a direct comparison of IVUS and OCT in the setting of PCI for coronary artery disease. The procedural success rates of OCT and IVUS, defined as successful acquisition of a pullback image, were not statistically different for the two techniques. There were no major complications with e ...
Clinical approach to determination of the need for prophylaxis in
... • Prophylaxis at the time of cardiac surgery should be directed primarily against staphylococci and should be of short duration • First-generation cephalosporins are most often used • Prophylaxis is most effective when given perioperatively in doses that are sufficient to assure adequate antibiotic ...
... • Prophylaxis at the time of cardiac surgery should be directed primarily against staphylococci and should be of short duration • First-generation cephalosporins are most often used • Prophylaxis is most effective when given perioperatively in doses that are sufficient to assure adequate antibiotic ...
Diastolic Heart Failure:Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment (Am
... patients with systolic heart failure, they have a higher rate than the general population. They ...
... patients with systolic heart failure, they have a higher rate than the general population. They ...
Pulmonary Function Testing and Outcomes in
... failure were reported to have more severe abnormalities than those with milder presentations.12,17 Impaired pulmonary function has also been proposed as a cardiovascular risk factor18 and has been associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.19,20 Specifically to heart failure, spirometric ...
... failure were reported to have more severe abnormalities than those with milder presentations.12,17 Impaired pulmonary function has also been proposed as a cardiovascular risk factor18 and has been associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.19,20 Specifically to heart failure, spirometric ...
Mechanisms of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI)
... • The release of reactive oxygen species and proteolytic enzymes from these activated leukocytes can contribute to the damage of myocytes and vascular cells • Vascular plugging by adherent leukocytes and aggregated platelets can also promote a slow- or no-reflow phenomenon, already favored by tissu ...
... • The release of reactive oxygen species and proteolytic enzymes from these activated leukocytes can contribute to the damage of myocytes and vascular cells • Vascular plugging by adherent leukocytes and aggregated platelets can also promote a slow- or no-reflow phenomenon, already favored by tissu ...
Extubation in the operating room after congenital heart surgery in
... early extubation. Initial analyses failed to reveal a linear association; rather, failure to extubate in the OR remained low for CPB times less than 150 minutes (28/192 5 15%) and increased markedly thereafter (18/32 5 56% for CPB times $ 150 minutes). Figure 1 shows the percentage of patients extub ...
... early extubation. Initial analyses failed to reveal a linear association; rather, failure to extubate in the OR remained low for CPB times less than 150 minutes (28/192 5 15%) and increased markedly thereafter (18/32 5 56% for CPB times $ 150 minutes). Figure 1 shows the percentage of patients extub ...
ConsensusRehab second revision 03.01.16 clean
... CBIS reduced patient distress due to breathlessness (primary outcome: −1.29; 95% CI −2.57 to −0.005; P = 0.049) significantly more than standard care, with 94% of respondents reporting a positive impact.23 The complex intervention reduced fear and worry, increased confidence in managing breathlessn ...
... CBIS reduced patient distress due to breathlessness (primary outcome: −1.29; 95% CI −2.57 to −0.005; P = 0.049) significantly more than standard care, with 94% of respondents reporting a positive impact.23 The complex intervention reduced fear and worry, increased confidence in managing breathlessn ...
Brain natriuretic peptide: is it a predictor of
... hormones have been reported to be sensitive markers of early cardiac disease. We postulate that plasma levels of N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide could be used as markers of cardiac dysfunction in cirrhosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the levels of N- ...
... hormones have been reported to be sensitive markers of early cardiac disease. We postulate that plasma levels of N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide could be used as markers of cardiac dysfunction in cirrhosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the levels of N- ...
Anatomy Lab Heart Dissection Name: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
... If time allows, you can imitate blood flow through the heart and observe valve action be doing the following activity: 1. Obtain an intact heart and locate the superior vena cava (SVC). Use your scissors to cut along the walls of the SVC in order to open up the right atrium. Do not cut through the e ...
... If time allows, you can imitate blood flow through the heart and observe valve action be doing the following activity: 1. Obtain an intact heart and locate the superior vena cava (SVC). Use your scissors to cut along the walls of the SVC in order to open up the right atrium. Do not cut through the e ...
Coronary Sinus Dissection during Left Ventricular Pacing Electrode
... classification, improving exercise tolerance and the left ventricular EF and increasing the average VO2 peak. The complications of left ventricular pacing electrode implantation include CS dissection, diaphragmatic pacing, and lead dislodgment, increasing the stimulation threshold and infection,3) b ...
... classification, improving exercise tolerance and the left ventricular EF and increasing the average VO2 peak. The complications of left ventricular pacing electrode implantation include CS dissection, diaphragmatic pacing, and lead dislodgment, increasing the stimulation threshold and infection,3) b ...
Arterial baroreflex regulation of blood pressure in patients
... baroreflex regulation of both blood pressure and heart rate . The pressor and chronotropic responses to arterial baroreceptor unloading were abnormal in the patients with heart failure . During arterial baroreceptor stimulation, however, there were discordant responses between heart rate and blood p ...
... baroreflex regulation of both blood pressure and heart rate . The pressor and chronotropic responses to arterial baroreceptor unloading were abnormal in the patients with heart failure . During arterial baroreceptor stimulation, however, there were discordant responses between heart rate and blood p ...