Outcomes Related to First-Degree Atrioventricular Block and
... PR interval 2 min after the end of an exercise test, but not baseline PR, was a predictor of cardiovascular death during a 4-year follow-up in 1,979 patients undergoing exercise stress testing. The indication in 61% was suspected or known coronary heart disease (38). This ...
... PR interval 2 min after the end of an exercise test, but not baseline PR, was a predictor of cardiovascular death during a 4-year follow-up in 1,979 patients undergoing exercise stress testing. The indication in 61% was suspected or known coronary heart disease (38). This ...
Angina Pectoris - Louisiana Heart Center
... necessary to determine whether a patient's symptoms are caused by the blockage of one or more coronary vessels. Unstable angina pectoris People with unstable angina pectoris experience chest pain unexpectedly and unpredictably. The first time that someone has angina pectoris it is usually considered ...
... necessary to determine whether a patient's symptoms are caused by the blockage of one or more coronary vessels. Unstable angina pectoris People with unstable angina pectoris experience chest pain unexpectedly and unpredictably. The first time that someone has angina pectoris it is usually considered ...
Evaluation and Management of Patients with Acute Decompensated
... of practice patterns in the United States, making generalizability problematic, they do not suggest that triage using BNP resulted in the under-treatment of patients truly at risk. The readmission rate for HF was similar in the 2 study groups and the mortality rate, while not reduced statistically, ...
... of practice patterns in the United States, making generalizability problematic, they do not suggest that triage using BNP resulted in the under-treatment of patients truly at risk. The readmission rate for HF was similar in the 2 study groups and the mortality rate, while not reduced statistically, ...
Long-term effects of non-excitatory cardiac contractility modulation
... control dogs. Contractile dysfunction of the failing heart can be attributed, in part, to defects in intracellular calcium handling due to abnormalities of sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins 13,14 . In isolated cardiomyocytes from dogs with HF, application of CCM signals, in-vitro, elicited a 27% incre ...
... control dogs. Contractile dysfunction of the failing heart can be attributed, in part, to defects in intracellular calcium handling due to abnormalities of sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins 13,14 . In isolated cardiomyocytes from dogs with HF, application of CCM signals, in-vitro, elicited a 27% incre ...
... left ventricle starts to contract. At a normal resting heart rate, diastole occupies about two thirds of the entire cardiac cycle, but as the heart rate increases, diastole shortens proportionally more than systole. This explains why preventing tachycardia is an important therapeutic goal. Several f ...
Anesthesia for Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
... not had any intervention because the magnitude of their hemodynamic disturbance is insufficient to warrant one, yet others with their native anatomy suffer from such extreme physiologic derangement that they are no longer candidates for reconstructive cardiac repair. “Corrective” interventions, even ...
... not had any intervention because the magnitude of their hemodynamic disturbance is insufficient to warrant one, yet others with their native anatomy suffer from such extreme physiologic derangement that they are no longer candidates for reconstructive cardiac repair. “Corrective” interventions, even ...
Working Group Report - Besancon.cardio.com
... heart failure patients, and has been linked to underperfusion, malnutrition, direct action of cytokines, and genetics (reduction in myosin-I heavy chain)[14], but does not appear to be a major determinant of peak VO2 per se. Clinical consequences of skeletal myopathy are decreases in strength and mu ...
... heart failure patients, and has been linked to underperfusion, malnutrition, direct action of cytokines, and genetics (reduction in myosin-I heavy chain)[14], but does not appear to be a major determinant of peak VO2 per se. Clinical consequences of skeletal myopathy are decreases in strength and mu ...
Exercise–based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure
... A review to determine the efficacy of exercise training and its effects on outcomes in patients with heart failure. A total of 81 studies were identified: 30 randomized controlled trials, five nonrandomized controlled trials, nine randomized crossover trials, and 37 longitudinal cohort studies. Exer ...
... A review to determine the efficacy of exercise training and its effects on outcomes in patients with heart failure. A total of 81 studies were identified: 30 randomized controlled trials, five nonrandomized controlled trials, nine randomized crossover trials, and 37 longitudinal cohort studies. Exer ...
Ventricular Assist Devices in Heart Failure: How to Support the Heart
... (beta1-antagonist) treatment, both alone and in combination, led to decreased apoptosis levels in the ischemic heart failure rat model. Remarkably, effects of the combined treatment with clenbuterol and metoprolol were additive (Xydas et al. 2006). Nevertheless, the usefulness of clenbuterol adminis ...
... (beta1-antagonist) treatment, both alone and in combination, led to decreased apoptosis levels in the ischemic heart failure rat model. Remarkably, effects of the combined treatment with clenbuterol and metoprolol were additive (Xydas et al. 2006). Nevertheless, the usefulness of clenbuterol adminis ...
What is a heart attack
... deliver enough blood to maintain normal function of the parts of the body they supply. For example, atherosclerosis of the arteries in the legs causes reduced blood flow to the legs. Reduced blood flow to the legs can lead to pain in the legs while walking or exercising, leg ulcers, or a delay in th ...
... deliver enough blood to maintain normal function of the parts of the body they supply. For example, atherosclerosis of the arteries in the legs causes reduced blood flow to the legs. Reduced blood flow to the legs can lead to pain in the legs while walking or exercising, leg ulcers, or a delay in th ...
Biosensors Biofreedom Release
... months than those treated with the industry standard DES. Uncovered stent struts may disrupt blood flow within the vessel and could be a contributing factor towards stent thrombosis. The results of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) sub-set analysis, comparing postimplantation tissue coverage be ...
... months than those treated with the industry standard DES. Uncovered stent struts may disrupt blood flow within the vessel and could be a contributing factor towards stent thrombosis. The results of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) sub-set analysis, comparing postimplantation tissue coverage be ...
Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: A Review of the
... role (Figure 1). These changes result in decreased atrial refractory period, slowed atrial conduction, or increased heterogeneity of atrial repolarization, creating a substrate for the initiation and maintenance of AF.18 Atrial stretch, as a consequence of increased atrial volume and pressure, activ ...
... role (Figure 1). These changes result in decreased atrial refractory period, slowed atrial conduction, or increased heterogeneity of atrial repolarization, creating a substrate for the initiation and maintenance of AF.18 Atrial stretch, as a consequence of increased atrial volume and pressure, activ ...
Effect of Hyperoxia on Left Ventricular Function and Filling
... consequences in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease or acute respiratory failure, as gas exchange may be worsened by denitrogenation atelectasis and increased intrapulmonary shunting.1,2 Over the last 50 years, it has also been demonstrated3,4 that hyperoxia results in hemodynamic alterat ...
... consequences in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease or acute respiratory failure, as gas exchange may be worsened by denitrogenation atelectasis and increased intrapulmonary shunting.1,2 Over the last 50 years, it has also been demonstrated3,4 that hyperoxia results in hemodynamic alterat ...
Beta Blocker Therapy for Long QT Syndrome and
... breakthrough cardiac arrhythmic events often occur in patients who are compliant on beta blockers. CPVT patients often require additional therapies such as left cardiac sympathetic denervation, flecainide, or ICD therapy.(14-16) In this context, the relatively small study by Hayashi provides observa ...
... breakthrough cardiac arrhythmic events often occur in patients who are compliant on beta blockers. CPVT patients often require additional therapies such as left cardiac sympathetic denervation, flecainide, or ICD therapy.(14-16) In this context, the relatively small study by Hayashi provides observa ...
Table 1 - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... to variability in translating the severity of ischemia across stress imaging modalities. We identified the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) death or myocardial infarction (MI) associated with $10% ischemic myocardium on stress nuclear imaging as the risk threshold for stress echocardiography and ...
... to variability in translating the severity of ischemia across stress imaging modalities. We identified the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) death or myocardial infarction (MI) associated with $10% ischemic myocardium on stress nuclear imaging as the risk threshold for stress echocardiography and ...
Impact of Longitudinal Myocardial Deformation on the Prognosis of
... ncreatic i patient from pancreatic cancer]. After the first episode of recurrent heart fai failure ...
... ncreatic i patient from pancreatic cancer]. After the first episode of recurrent heart fai failure ...
Outcomes of Women and Men With Acute Coronary Syndrome
... Methods and Results-—A population-based cohort of hospitalized ACS patients who received prompt cardiac catheterization from 2008 to 2011 in Ontario, Canada and followed for up to 2 years was studied. Clinical outcomes were compared between men and women, stratified by the use of coronary revasculari ...
... Methods and Results-—A population-based cohort of hospitalized ACS patients who received prompt cardiac catheterization from 2008 to 2011 in Ontario, Canada and followed for up to 2 years was studied. Clinical outcomes were compared between men and women, stratified by the use of coronary revasculari ...
Coronary Artery Ectasia - ANNALS Academy of Medicine Singapore
... one of the deaths in the “intended surgery” group actually occurred in a patient who refused the surgery. Also, the figures are likely to be an underestimate of the true mortality rate as they only represent the hospital-recorded deaths. The sub-analysis suggests that patients with the more severe f ...
... one of the deaths in the “intended surgery” group actually occurred in a patient who refused the surgery. Also, the figures are likely to be an underestimate of the true mortality rate as they only represent the hospital-recorded deaths. The sub-analysis suggests that patients with the more severe f ...
Atrial Fibrillation: Beyond Primary Care
... • Level A: Data is derived from multiple clinical trials • Level B: Data derived from a limited # of trials • Level C: Expert consensus was the basis of ...
... • Level A: Data is derived from multiple clinical trials • Level B: Data derived from a limited # of trials • Level C: Expert consensus was the basis of ...
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
... improved early survival and improved early postoperative course in the intensive care unit (ICU).13 The main advantage of this modification is improved coronary and systemic perfusion due to the absence of diastolic run-off down a BlalockeTaussig shunt. However, further analysis and comparison of det ...
... improved early survival and improved early postoperative course in the intensive care unit (ICU).13 The main advantage of this modification is improved coronary and systemic perfusion due to the absence of diastolic run-off down a BlalockeTaussig shunt. However, further analysis and comparison of det ...
Coronary anatomy and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients
... diabetes mellitus (DM) has been observed in the United States and most of the Western countries over the last decade [1,2]. Diabetes is associated with a two- to fourfold higher risk for myocardial infarction and death [3]. The higher mortality rate observed in patients with DM cannot only be explai ...
... diabetes mellitus (DM) has been observed in the United States and most of the Western countries over the last decade [1,2]. Diabetes is associated with a two- to fourfold higher risk for myocardial infarction and death [3]. The higher mortality rate observed in patients with DM cannot only be explai ...
Impact of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Wall
... HF is one of the leading causes of death in patients with CKD and ESRD (7 ). There may be some interaction between heart disease and kidney disease, and HF patients who have CKD and ESRD show a worse prognosis (9, 10 ). In our study population with HF, only 37% ...
... HF is one of the leading causes of death in patients with CKD and ESRD (7 ). There may be some interaction between heart disease and kidney disease, and HF patients who have CKD and ESRD show a worse prognosis (9, 10 ). In our study population with HF, only 37% ...
Long-Term Outcome and Impact of Surgery on Adults
... 1970s to 2006. The number of referrals over the last 6 years nearly equals that of the prior 3 decades. In addition, the frequency of surgical intervention has grown exponentially over this same time period (P⫽0.004). ...
... 1970s to 2006. The number of referrals over the last 6 years nearly equals that of the prior 3 decades. In addition, the frequency of surgical intervention has grown exponentially over this same time period (P⫽0.004). ...
The inoperable valvular heart disease patient
... echocardiography after myocardial infarction, 50% were found to have MR, of which 24% had moderate to severe regurgitation (Figure 3)27; many cases had not been noted on clinical examination. Over a five-year follow-up, there was a significant association between severity of MR and development of he ...
... echocardiography after myocardial infarction, 50% were found to have MR, of which 24% had moderate to severe regurgitation (Figure 3)27; many cases had not been noted on clinical examination. Over a five-year follow-up, there was a significant association between severity of MR and development of he ...