Mechanisms of Acute Mitral Regurgitation in Patients
... takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC); however, the mechanism of acute MR in TTC remains unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms of acute MR in patients with TTC. Methods and Results—Echocardiography was used to assess the mitral valve and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pressu ...
... takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC); however, the mechanism of acute MR in TTC remains unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms of acute MR in patients with TTC. Methods and Results—Echocardiography was used to assess the mitral valve and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pressu ...
Lenient vs. strict rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation and
... functional class II or III), or previous hospitalization for heart failure. The study design, patient characteristics, and results of the RACE II study have been published previously.12,13 In brief, the RACE II study was a Dutch randomized multicentre study comparing long-term effects of lenient vs. ...
... functional class II or III), or previous hospitalization for heart failure. The study design, patient characteristics, and results of the RACE II study have been published previously.12,13 In brief, the RACE II study was a Dutch randomized multicentre study comparing long-term effects of lenient vs. ...
Comments, Opinions, and Reviews Stroke in the People`s Republic
... The causes of ischemic stroke in the PRC include a variety of illnesses. Autopsy studies are biased by case selection, especially by including young patients, but such studies suggest that cardioembolic stroke due to rheumatic heart disease, marantic endocarditis, and ischemic cardiomyopathy is more ...
... The causes of ischemic stroke in the PRC include a variety of illnesses. Autopsy studies are biased by case selection, especially by including young patients, but such studies suggest that cardioembolic stroke due to rheumatic heart disease, marantic endocarditis, and ischemic cardiomyopathy is more ...
Relationship between Myocardial Performance Index and Severity
... In this work, there is a higher incidence of abnormal MPI (≥41) in patients compared to control group (85% vs. 15%, P-value <0.001), this mean that most patients with obstructive CAD had abnormal MPI and vice versa, most of those who had normal coronary angiogram had normal MPI. There are many repor ...
... In this work, there is a higher incidence of abnormal MPI (≥41) in patients compared to control group (85% vs. 15%, P-value <0.001), this mean that most patients with obstructive CAD had abnormal MPI and vice versa, most of those who had normal coronary angiogram had normal MPI. There are many repor ...
Deaths in long-term paced patients
... serial sectioning of the conducting tissue. The pathology underlying the atrioventricular block was ischaemic disease in 20 per cent, and in 8 of the 62 necropsies there was evidence of a terminal ischaemic incident. Full analysis of the incidence of sudden unexplained death shows it to be no more c ...
... serial sectioning of the conducting tissue. The pathology underlying the atrioventricular block was ischaemic disease in 20 per cent, and in 8 of the 62 necropsies there was evidence of a terminal ischaemic incident. Full analysis of the incidence of sudden unexplained death shows it to be no more c ...
Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: physical
... Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event and heart failure, since it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health care expenditures, while prolonging life.10,11 Despite its well-documented benefits, CR is vastly underutilized. Only about ...
... Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event and heart failure, since it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health care expenditures, while prolonging life.10,11 Despite its well-documented benefits, CR is vastly underutilized. Only about ...
Congestive heart failure: the case for decreased variability as a
... heart failure syndrome. With so much information about the various yet interrelated aspects of this complex syndrome, it would be useful to our conceptualization of this entity if much Decreased haemodynamic variability of this knowledge could be tied together under one unifying concept. This paper ...
... heart failure syndrome. With so much information about the various yet interrelated aspects of this complex syndrome, it would be useful to our conceptualization of this entity if much Decreased haemodynamic variability of this knowledge could be tied together under one unifying concept. This paper ...
Association of Cardiac Pro-Β-Type Natriuretic Peptide
... confirm these results in our survey. Conversely, we found higher pro-BNP concentrations in our obese patients. Our findings align with the results from a different study in which equivalent concentrations of increased A-type natriuretic peptide and BNP were found in obese normoand hypertensive indiv ...
... confirm these results in our survey. Conversely, we found higher pro-BNP concentrations in our obese patients. Our findings align with the results from a different study in which equivalent concentrations of increased A-type natriuretic peptide and BNP were found in obese normoand hypertensive indiv ...
Giant left anterior descending artery aneurysm resulting in sudden
... imbalance between its beneficial and detrimental effects on coronary dilatation.2 Although CAAs are most commonly atherosclerotic in origin, they may also be congenital6 or secondary to: mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome ...
... imbalance between its beneficial and detrimental effects on coronary dilatation.2 Although CAAs are most commonly atherosclerotic in origin, they may also be congenital6 or secondary to: mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome ...
C-reactive protein - Professional Co-op
... Measurement of CRP by high sensitivity CRP assays may add to the predictive value of other markers used to assess the risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. Increases in CRP values are nonspecific. CRP is an indicator for a wide range of disease processes and should not be interpret ...
... Measurement of CRP by high sensitivity CRP assays may add to the predictive value of other markers used to assess the risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. Increases in CRP values are nonspecific. CRP is an indicator for a wide range of disease processes and should not be interpret ...
On the Underutilization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
... From 2002 to 2012, O500,000 patients received a CRTdefibrillator (CRT-D) and O75,000 received a CRTpacemaker (CRT-P) in the United States (US). Randomized controlled clinical trials involving O5,000 patients have shown that CRT improves symptoms, exercise capacity, functional status, ventricular siz ...
... From 2002 to 2012, O500,000 patients received a CRTdefibrillator (CRT-D) and O75,000 received a CRTpacemaker (CRT-P) in the United States (US). Randomized controlled clinical trials involving O5,000 patients have shown that CRT improves symptoms, exercise capacity, functional status, ventricular siz ...
Case Report Coronary Artery Fistula To Pulmonary Artery
... Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital coronary abnormalities. They are observed in 0.002% of the general population. Its prevalence is around 0.08-0.4% among all congenital heart diseases and 0.3-0.8% in catheterization laboratories. This abnormal communication seems to be consecutive to an ...
... Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital coronary abnormalities. They are observed in 0.002% of the general population. Its prevalence is around 0.08-0.4% among all congenital heart diseases and 0.3-0.8% in catheterization laboratories. This abnormal communication seems to be consecutive to an ...
Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: physical
... Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event and heart failure, since it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health care expenditures, while prolonging life.10,11 Despite its well-documented benefits, CR is vastly underutilized. Only about ...
... Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event and heart failure, since it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health care expenditures, while prolonging life.10,11 Despite its well-documented benefits, CR is vastly underutilized. Only about ...
Lecture 15
... some patients will have a stent implanted within the coronary artery to open up the lumen and restore blood flow. Other patients may undergo coronary artery bypass grafts in which the diseased segment is bypassed using an artery or vein harvested from elsewhere in their body (i.e., internal mammary ...
... some patients will have a stent implanted within the coronary artery to open up the lumen and restore blood flow. Other patients may undergo coronary artery bypass grafts in which the diseased segment is bypassed using an artery or vein harvested from elsewhere in their body (i.e., internal mammary ...
Clinical significance of matrix metalloproteinases activity in acute
... infarction (MI) patients. Their activity is tightly controlled in normal myocardium by a family of closely related tissue inhibitors known as TIMP. An imbalance in their activity might contribute to post-MI remodeling. Plasma levels of MMP-1, TIMP-1 and MMP-1/TIMP-1 complex were measured, using rele ...
... infarction (MI) patients. Their activity is tightly controlled in normal myocardium by a family of closely related tissue inhibitors known as TIMP. An imbalance in their activity might contribute to post-MI remodeling. Plasma levels of MMP-1, TIMP-1 and MMP-1/TIMP-1 complex were measured, using rele ...
Microalbuminuria in systolic and diastolic chronic heart failure patients
... The main finding of this study was the relation between volume overload by BIVA and the presence of microalbuminuria in patients with systolic dysfunction, but not in those with diastolic dysfunction. In our population, microalbuminuria was found in 30.6%; however, in those with diastolic heart fail ...
... The main finding of this study was the relation between volume overload by BIVA and the presence of microalbuminuria in patients with systolic dysfunction, but not in those with diastolic dysfunction. In our population, microalbuminuria was found in 30.6%; however, in those with diastolic heart fail ...
Favorable Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement Compared to the
... Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valvular heart diseases globally (1,2) and, if untreated, it can significantly reduce patient survival, even when it is asymptomatic (3-6). During the past three decades surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to be an effective treatment for ...
... Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valvular heart diseases globally (1,2) and, if untreated, it can significantly reduce patient survival, even when it is asymptomatic (3-6). During the past three decades surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to be an effective treatment for ...
The Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Heart Disease
... risk and mortality (Fox et al. 2007, Gesta et al. 2007). Additionally, increased amount of gluteofemoral fat has been negatively associated with levels of proinflammatory cytokines and positively associated with elevated concentrations of adipokines leading to decreased cardiometabolic risk (Manolop ...
... risk and mortality (Fox et al. 2007, Gesta et al. 2007). Additionally, increased amount of gluteofemoral fat has been negatively associated with levels of proinflammatory cytokines and positively associated with elevated concentrations of adipokines leading to decreased cardiometabolic risk (Manolop ...
Long-term outcome of the atrioventricular node ablation and
... (HF) in patients with atrioventricular (AV) node ablation and permanent right ventricular pacing because of symptomatic refractory atrial fibrillation (AF). Background Atrioventricular node ablation and subsequent permanent pacing is a well-established therapy for patients with AF. Long-term right ve ...
... (HF) in patients with atrioventricular (AV) node ablation and permanent right ventricular pacing because of symptomatic refractory atrial fibrillation (AF). Background Atrioventricular node ablation and subsequent permanent pacing is a well-established therapy for patients with AF. Long-term right ve ...
20-ischemic-heart-disease
... 2. Myocardial infarction [MI] – NSTEMI 3. Myocardial infarction [MI] – STEMI Unstable Angina occurs at rest or minimal exertion in absence of myocardial damage. MI symptoms occur at rest and there is evidence of myocardial damage, demonstrated by increased level of cardiac Troponin or creatinine ...
... 2. Myocardial infarction [MI] – NSTEMI 3. Myocardial infarction [MI] – STEMI Unstable Angina occurs at rest or minimal exertion in absence of myocardial damage. MI symptoms occur at rest and there is evidence of myocardial damage, demonstrated by increased level of cardiac Troponin or creatinine ...
Factors Affecting the Cardiac Cycle
... heart movements. The thread should be adjusted so that there is no slack in it, but at the same time, it should not be so taut that it pulls the heart out of its normal position (fig. 63.3). ...
... heart movements. The thread should be adjusted so that there is no slack in it, but at the same time, it should not be so taut that it pulls the heart out of its normal position (fig. 63.3). ...
Surgical and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair for Severe Chronic
... common disorder affecting nearly 10% of the US population aged >75 years and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the setting of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and heart failure symptoms. Mitral valve repair or replacement improves morbidity and mortality in appropriate clinica ...
... common disorder affecting nearly 10% of the US population aged >75 years and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the setting of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and heart failure symptoms. Mitral valve repair or replacement improves morbidity and mortality in appropriate clinica ...
Exercise Training in Patients With Advanced Chronic Heart Failure
... participation within the first weeks after enrollment. The medication and baseline characteristics of those patients did not differ from those who successfully participated in the entire study. One patient in the control group died of sudden cardiac death. Within the 12 weeks of the study period, th ...
... participation within the first weeks after enrollment. The medication and baseline characteristics of those patients did not differ from those who successfully participated in the entire study. One patient in the control group died of sudden cardiac death. Within the 12 weeks of the study period, th ...
Long-term risk of stroke after a first
... The main cause of ischemic heart disease is processes of atherosclerosis in the vessels wall. Because atherosclerosis is a generalized process that involves the heart, brain, and peripheral arteries, it is related with many other clinical manifestations and syndromes. A substantial proportion of AMI ...
... The main cause of ischemic heart disease is processes of atherosclerosis in the vessels wall. Because atherosclerosis is a generalized process that involves the heart, brain, and peripheral arteries, it is related with many other clinical manifestations and syndromes. A substantial proportion of AMI ...