Severe left anterior descending artery stenosis
... would afford equivalent outcomes compared to more “conventional” stents remain to be seen and should be the subject of further trials. ...
... would afford equivalent outcomes compared to more “conventional” stents remain to be seen and should be the subject of further trials. ...
Plasma Urocortin 1 in Human Heart Failure
... investigated plasma urocortin 1 as a potential diagnostic marker of heart failure and documented its relationships to symptoms, measures of cardiac function, and concurrent levels of other circulating neurohormones. Methods and Results—In 299 patients with recent onset dyspnea or peripheral edema pr ...
... investigated plasma urocortin 1 as a potential diagnostic marker of heart failure and documented its relationships to symptoms, measures of cardiac function, and concurrent levels of other circulating neurohormones. Methods and Results—In 299 patients with recent onset dyspnea or peripheral edema pr ...
Continuous heart murmur: a sign of inestimable value
... vascular abnormalities associated, which are very important data for surgery21,26,27. The angiographic study, considered the baseline examination, is rarely necessary for diagnosis. CT scan and MRI offer high sensitivity and specificity, but their use for the diagnosis of this type of condition is v ...
... vascular abnormalities associated, which are very important data for surgery21,26,27. The angiographic study, considered the baseline examination, is rarely necessary for diagnosis. CT scan and MRI offer high sensitivity and specificity, but their use for the diagnosis of this type of condition is v ...
Reduction of Canine Myocardial Infarct Size by a Diffusible Reactive
... of a superoxide anion scavenger, superoxide dismutase, has generally resulted in short-term myocardial salvage,11,12 but when reperfusion is carried out for longer periods (24 hours to 7 days), myocardial salvage has not been consistently observed.17-19 This discrepancy between short- and long-term ...
... of a superoxide anion scavenger, superoxide dismutase, has generally resulted in short-term myocardial salvage,11,12 but when reperfusion is carried out for longer periods (24 hours to 7 days), myocardial salvage has not been consistently observed.17-19 This discrepancy between short- and long-term ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - UM Anesthesiology
... fairly accurately using advanced monitoring • MET/RRT intervention does not change mortality risk • Risk periods for desaturation and unplanned intubation are not congruent • Postoperative monitoring is associated with increased technological intensification, alarm fatigue and risk of harm in CURREN ...
... fairly accurately using advanced monitoring • MET/RRT intervention does not change mortality risk • Risk periods for desaturation and unplanned intubation are not congruent • Postoperative monitoring is associated with increased technological intensification, alarm fatigue and risk of harm in CURREN ...
chapter 5 sudden and unexpected death
... Most commonly found in old person, who have a soft, senile myocardium, but can occur in anyone. Tends to take place two or three days after the onset of the infarction when the necrotic muscle is becoming ...
... Most commonly found in old person, who have a soft, senile myocardium, but can occur in anyone. Tends to take place two or three days after the onset of the infarction when the necrotic muscle is becoming ...
Vital Capacity and Congestive Heart Failure
... reasonable to attempt to detect impaired left ventricular function while some myocardial reserve still exists and there are compensatory mechanisms on which the heart can call. Assistance by judiciously administered inotropic agents and diuretics at this point may be more effective. Whether this wil ...
... reasonable to attempt to detect impaired left ventricular function while some myocardial reserve still exists and there are compensatory mechanisms on which the heart can call. Assistance by judiciously administered inotropic agents and diuretics at this point may be more effective. Whether this wil ...
Diastolic Heart Failure - American Academy of Family Physicians
... 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 ...
Core Curriculum SCAI Expert Consensus Statement
... Anticancer therapies can cause significant injury to the vasculature, resulting in angina, acute coronary syndromes (ACS), stroke, critical limb ischemia, arrhythmias, and heart failure (HF), independently from the direct myocardial or pericardial damage that might occur. Moreover, cancer is general ...
... Anticancer therapies can cause significant injury to the vasculature, resulting in angina, acute coronary syndromes (ACS), stroke, critical limb ischemia, arrhythmias, and heart failure (HF), independently from the direct myocardial or pericardial damage that might occur. Moreover, cancer is general ...
De novo sirolimus with low-dose tacrolimus versus full
... RESULTS: Freedom from treatment switch was less in the lowTAC/SIR group than in the TAC/MMF group (51.7% vs 73.0%, p ¼ 0.038) 8 years after HTX. Freedom from acute rejection was 90.6% in the lowTAC/SIR group vs 80.3% in the TAC/MMF group (p ¼ 0.100). There was no difference in freedom from Internati ...
... RESULTS: Freedom from treatment switch was less in the lowTAC/SIR group than in the TAC/MMF group (51.7% vs 73.0%, p ¼ 0.038) 8 years after HTX. Freedom from acute rejection was 90.6% in the lowTAC/SIR group vs 80.3% in the TAC/MMF group (p ¼ 0.100). There was no difference in freedom from Internati ...
Pericardial Effusion After Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries: A Single
... The prevalence of pericardial effusion after corrective cardiac surgeries has been reported 53 – 85 % in earlier studies (4-6). However, recent studies in both adults and children suggest a decrease in prevalence. Yip et al. (7) reported a 16 % prevalence in 339 adults undergoing surgical repair of ...
... The prevalence of pericardial effusion after corrective cardiac surgeries has been reported 53 – 85 % in earlier studies (4-6). However, recent studies in both adults and children suggest a decrease in prevalence. Yip et al. (7) reported a 16 % prevalence in 339 adults undergoing surgical repair of ...
Prognostic impact of loop diuretics in patients with chronic heart failure
... Background: It remains to be elucidated whether addition of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors and/or β-blockers to loop diuretics has a beneficial prognostic impact on chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. Methods and Results: From the Chronic Heart failure Analysis and Regist ...
... Background: It remains to be elucidated whether addition of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors and/or β-blockers to loop diuretics has a beneficial prognostic impact on chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. Methods and Results: From the Chronic Heart failure Analysis and Regist ...
Welcome to the Cardiology Department - Dr Mark Dayer
... The Risks – see consent form in Appendix Consequences Long term follow up in technician-led pacing clinic Generator will need replacement after 5-10 years depending on how much it is used/needed. Complications of the procedure. The Alternatives For a patient with cardiac syncope/ pre-syncope due to ...
... The Risks – see consent form in Appendix Consequences Long term follow up in technician-led pacing clinic Generator will need replacement after 5-10 years depending on how much it is used/needed. Complications of the procedure. The Alternatives For a patient with cardiac syncope/ pre-syncope due to ...
Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in the Athens Stroke
... Registry was approved by the local Ethics Committee. Detailed data were prospectively recorded, including demographics, medical history and associated cardiovascular risk factors, current medication, time of stroke onset and hospital admission, duration of hospitalization, stroke characteristics, cl ...
... Registry was approved by the local Ethics Committee. Detailed data were prospectively recorded, including demographics, medical history and associated cardiovascular risk factors, current medication, time of stroke onset and hospital admission, duration of hospitalization, stroke characteristics, cl ...
Atrial fibrillation in the acute, hypercapnic exacerbations of COPD
... pulmonary disease (COPD) has been associated with a high frequency of arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias and causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Emerging risk factors for the development of AF include a variety of breathing disorders like COPD. Few st ...
... pulmonary disease (COPD) has been associated with a high frequency of arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias and causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Emerging risk factors for the development of AF include a variety of breathing disorders like COPD. Few st ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO SIGNAL AVERAGED
... reperfusion by angioplasty of the infarct related artery has been associated with a decrease in the incidence of late potential. After successful coronary artery bypass grafting, late potentials are rarely found in patients without a previous myocardial infarction. In patients with prior Infarction, ...
... reperfusion by angioplasty of the infarct related artery has been associated with a decrease in the incidence of late potential. After successful coronary artery bypass grafting, late potentials are rarely found in patients without a previous myocardial infarction. In patients with prior Infarction, ...
Assessing left ventricular systolic function in shock
... Methods: Fifty patients with shock and mechanical ventilation were included. TTE examinations were performed daily for a total of 7 days. Methods used to assess LV systolic function were visually estimated, “eyeball” ejection fraction (EBEF), the Simpson single-plane method, mean atrioventricular pl ...
... Methods: Fifty patients with shock and mechanical ventilation were included. TTE examinations were performed daily for a total of 7 days. Methods used to assess LV systolic function were visually estimated, “eyeball” ejection fraction (EBEF), the Simpson single-plane method, mean atrioventricular pl ...
Things to Know About Your Congestive Heart Failure Therapy System
... How the Heart Works The heart is a fist-sized hollow muscle consisting of four chambers. The two atrial chambers (atria) make up the top half of the heart, the two main chambers (ventricles) the bottom half. The heart muscle (called the myocardium) regularly contracts and relaxes in sequence. This ...
... How the Heart Works The heart is a fist-sized hollow muscle consisting of four chambers. The two atrial chambers (atria) make up the top half of the heart, the two main chambers (ventricles) the bottom half. The heart muscle (called the myocardium) regularly contracts and relaxes in sequence. This ...
Risk for Incident Heart Failure: A Subject‐Level Meta‐Analysis From
... Methods and Results-—Three studies with elderly persons (Health Aging and Body Composition [Health ABC], Valutazione della PREvalenza di DIsfunzione Cardiaca asinTOmatica e di scompenso cardiaco [PREDICTOR], and Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk [PROSPER]) were included to deve ...
... Methods and Results-—Three studies with elderly persons (Health Aging and Body Composition [Health ABC], Valutazione della PREvalenza di DIsfunzione Cardiaca asinTOmatica e di scompenso cardiaco [PREDICTOR], and Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk [PROSPER]) were included to deve ...
Prognostic value of Holter monitoring in congestive heart failure
... years, however the question whether tachycardia itself or heart rate irregularity related to AF are responsible for the worsening of heart failure remains open [22]. On the other hand, data exists indicating that lower, and not higher rates in AF patients, may be associated with worse prognosis [23] ...
... years, however the question whether tachycardia itself or heart rate irregularity related to AF are responsible for the worsening of heart failure remains open [22]. On the other hand, data exists indicating that lower, and not higher rates in AF patients, may be associated with worse prognosis [23] ...
Data from a study of 54 healthy subjects administered a... dasatinib 30 minutes following consumption of a high-fat meal indicated...
... resistance. Median duration of treatment on SPRYCEL® was 24 months with 51% of patients treated for > 24 months to date. Efficacy results are reported in Table 1. MCyR was achieved in 55% of imatinib-resistant patients and 82% of imatinib-intolerant patients. With a minimum of 24 months’ follow-up, ...
... resistance. Median duration of treatment on SPRYCEL® was 24 months with 51% of patients treated for > 24 months to date. Efficacy results are reported in Table 1. MCyR was achieved in 55% of imatinib-resistant patients and 82% of imatinib-intolerant patients. With a minimum of 24 months’ follow-up, ...
Sudden cardiac death: role of heart rate
... variability in predicting arrhythmic deaths [9,17,19,22– 29]. Information obtained by this type of studies may have practical importance, but the study designs are also confounded by some biases, which prevent generalisation of the results. A major limitation is the problem of defining the occurrenc ...
... variability in predicting arrhythmic deaths [9,17,19,22– 29]. Information obtained by this type of studies may have practical importance, but the study designs are also confounded by some biases, which prevent generalisation of the results. A major limitation is the problem of defining the occurrenc ...
Determinants of Arterial Stiffness progression in Peritoneal Dialysis
... progression of 44±209 cm/s from the baseline value of 1022±276 cm/s, approximately 4.3% change over a 1 year period was observed. They also reported that “some” patients had a progression rate of more than 15%, which was the median of annual increasing change in cf-PWV. The reason for this differenc ...
... progression of 44±209 cm/s from the baseline value of 1022±276 cm/s, approximately 4.3% change over a 1 year period was observed. They also reported that “some” patients had a progression rate of more than 15%, which was the median of annual increasing change in cf-PWV. The reason for this differenc ...
HF Patients - Circulation: Heart Failure
... undergoes complex proteolithic processing, changing from a larger form to the mature active form of SPB (8-kDa).18 Physiologically the mature form of surfactant protein B plays a critical role in formation and stabilization of pulmonary surfactant films and, indeed, the deficiency of SPB leads to a ...
... undergoes complex proteolithic processing, changing from a larger form to the mature active form of SPB (8-kDa).18 Physiologically the mature form of surfactant protein B plays a critical role in formation and stabilization of pulmonary surfactant films and, indeed, the deficiency of SPB leads to a ...