Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Current management
... dapagliflozin, and canagliflozin. The EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial investigated the effects of empagliflocin in patients with type 2 diabetes and found an unexpected but strikingly consistent relative risk reduction in cardiovascular mortality (38%), hospitalization for heart failure (35%), and death from ...
... dapagliflozin, and canagliflozin. The EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial investigated the effects of empagliflocin in patients with type 2 diabetes and found an unexpected but strikingly consistent relative risk reduction in cardiovascular mortality (38%), hospitalization for heart failure (35%), and death from ...
The Word on Heart Murmurs
... examinations for causes of other symptoms, such as shortness of breath or chest pain. When a physician listens to a heart murmur, she can often diagnose its cause by carefully assessing the loudness, location, and timing of the murmur. The physician will usually be able to distinguish an innocent mu ...
... examinations for causes of other symptoms, such as shortness of breath or chest pain. When a physician listens to a heart murmur, she can often diagnose its cause by carefully assessing the loudness, location, and timing of the murmur. The physician will usually be able to distinguish an innocent mu ...
Print - Circulation
... Recent clinical studies have focused on the introduction of early therapy in asymptomatic patients with reduced LV performance in an attempt to prevent this "autoinduction" of LV dysfunction and therefore avoid or, at the very least, retard the progression toward overt heart failure.'2 In the preven ...
... Recent clinical studies have focused on the introduction of early therapy in asymptomatic patients with reduced LV performance in an attempt to prevent this "autoinduction" of LV dysfunction and therefore avoid or, at the very least, retard the progression toward overt heart failure.'2 In the preven ...
Atrial Fibrillation and ACE Inhibitors
... Angiotensin II is the most potent vasoconstrictor in the body. It causes the blood vessels to constrict and potentiates the sympathetic nervous system resulting in an increase in blood pressure. Angiotensin II also acts on the adrenal glands to produce aldosterone. Aldosterone causes sodium and wate ...
... Angiotensin II is the most potent vasoconstrictor in the body. It causes the blood vessels to constrict and potentiates the sympathetic nervous system resulting in an increase in blood pressure. Angiotensin II also acts on the adrenal glands to produce aldosterone. Aldosterone causes sodium and wate ...
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Holter-Detected ST
... written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All study participants underwent continuous 24-h ambulatory ECG monitoring within 72 h after the coronary angiography. Coronary Angiography: Coronary angiography was performed using the Judkin’s approach. Multiple coronary angiograms were ...
... written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All study participants underwent continuous 24-h ambulatory ECG monitoring within 72 h after the coronary angiography. Coronary Angiography: Coronary angiography was performed using the Judkin’s approach. Multiple coronary angiograms were ...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
... •Reduced systolic function with or without heart failure •Characterized by myocyte damage •Multiple etiologies with similar resultant pathophysiology •Majority of cases are idiopathic •incidence of idiopathic dilated CM 5-8/100,000 •incidence likely higher due to mild, asymptomatic cases ...
... •Reduced systolic function with or without heart failure •Characterized by myocyte damage •Multiple etiologies with similar resultant pathophysiology •Majority of cases are idiopathic •incidence of idiopathic dilated CM 5-8/100,000 •incidence likely higher due to mild, asymptomatic cases ...
Abstract
... (Mercado, 2005). Approximately 43% of coronary heart disease deaths are related to coronary artery disease (Mercado, 2005). Coronary artery disease has become the most important cause of death and disability particularly in developed world; approximately 60% of them have multivessel coronary disease ...
... (Mercado, 2005). Approximately 43% of coronary heart disease deaths are related to coronary artery disease (Mercado, 2005). Coronary artery disease has become the most important cause of death and disability particularly in developed world; approximately 60% of them have multivessel coronary disease ...
Impact of atrial fibrillation on long-term survival after cardiac valve
... of diabetes, 79.1% had a history of hypertension and 7.7% had a history of stroke. In addition to the valve surgery, 44.4% underwent CABG. Mitral valve surgery was performed in 29.7% of patients; 74.1% underwent aortic valve surgery. Medications, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, a ...
... of diabetes, 79.1% had a history of hypertension and 7.7% had a history of stroke. In addition to the valve surgery, 44.4% underwent CABG. Mitral valve surgery was performed in 29.7% of patients; 74.1% underwent aortic valve surgery. Medications, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, a ...
2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with
... The 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of VA and prevention of SCD • To describe and explain the epidemiology and pathophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias and SCD • To provide an up-to-date summary on current knowledge but also – and even more important – of current knowledge gaps • To come up ...
... The 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of VA and prevention of SCD • To describe and explain the epidemiology and pathophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias and SCD • To provide an up-to-date summary on current knowledge but also – and even more important – of current knowledge gaps • To come up ...
Advances in Environmental Biology
... Based on the latest statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO), coronary artery diseases (CAD) was introduced as the most common cause of death worldwide in 2004 [1]. The prevalence of CAD has also been reported to be high in Iran [2]. Like patients with other heart conditions, those ...
... Based on the latest statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO), coronary artery diseases (CAD) was introduced as the most common cause of death worldwide in 2004 [1]. The prevalence of CAD has also been reported to be high in Iran [2]. Like patients with other heart conditions, those ...
Cardiac Knowledge Notes - Rainier Health Network
... you as a quarterly educational resource. Each edition will provide a variety of short articles on a particular clinical topic. This Spring Edition, we are looking at Cardiac topics, with a focus on Heart Failure clinical terminology, Ejection Fraction,, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, and Pacers ...
... you as a quarterly educational resource. Each edition will provide a variety of short articles on a particular clinical topic. This Spring Edition, we are looking at Cardiac topics, with a focus on Heart Failure clinical terminology, Ejection Fraction,, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, and Pacers ...
Radiation-induced valvular heart disease
... or neovascularisation changes have been identified.27 28 The mechanism of radiation-induced damage to heart valves is not clearly understood with sparse data. However, radiation is known to activate fibrogenic growth factors including tissue growth factor β1, myofibroblasts and stimulate collagen synth ...
... or neovascularisation changes have been identified.27 28 The mechanism of radiation-induced damage to heart valves is not clearly understood with sparse data. However, radiation is known to activate fibrogenic growth factors including tissue growth factor β1, myofibroblasts and stimulate collagen synth ...
ADVANCE Study
... asymptotic 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and group comparisons are based on logistic regression models. Continuous variables are reported as means and standard deviations with 95% CI and group comparisons based on general linear models. The logistic EuroSCORE and STS mortality are summarized using ...
... asymptotic 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and group comparisons are based on logistic regression models. Continuous variables are reported as means and standard deviations with 95% CI and group comparisons based on general linear models. The logistic EuroSCORE and STS mortality are summarized using ...
Cardiac function in diabetic and non
... Left ventricular abnormalities are common in type 2 diabetic patients, especially left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic filling abnormalities.6,16 High diastolic LV stiffness is recognised as the earliest manifestation of diabetes-induced LV dysfunction6,17-23 and frequently becomes the main fu ...
... Left ventricular abnormalities are common in type 2 diabetic patients, especially left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic filling abnormalities.6,16 High diastolic LV stiffness is recognised as the earliest manifestation of diabetes-induced LV dysfunction6,17-23 and frequently becomes the main fu ...
pet health bulletin - The Animal Medical Center
... heart (pulmonic and aortic stenosis) or because a closing between two vessels has failed to occur ( Patent Ductus Arteriosis). It is not uncommon for young puppies or kittens before 16 weeks to have a murmur. Murmurs that resolve with age are generally harmless. The latter, an acquired murmur, is on ...
... heart (pulmonic and aortic stenosis) or because a closing between two vessels has failed to occur ( Patent Ductus Arteriosis). It is not uncommon for young puppies or kittens before 16 weeks to have a murmur. Murmurs that resolve with age are generally harmless. The latter, an acquired murmur, is on ...
Cardiac Anatomy
... repolarization, and extends from the end of the QRS interval to the beginning of the T wave • Elevation or depression may indicate heart damage such as myocardial infarction (MI) • QT interval represents the total time required for depolarization and repolarization of the ventricles, and extends fro ...
... repolarization, and extends from the end of the QRS interval to the beginning of the T wave • Elevation or depression may indicate heart damage such as myocardial infarction (MI) • QT interval represents the total time required for depolarization and repolarization of the ventricles, and extends fro ...
Mitral Valve Repair in Patients With Low Left Ventricular
... chronic, severe, nonischemic cases12 as well as in cases of ischemic cardiomyopathy.13 The study of Gangemi et al13 demonstrated improved survival and symptomatic status following MVP compared to cardiac transplantation or CABG alone. Bolling14 has advocated a combined approach of MVP and optimal me ...
... chronic, severe, nonischemic cases12 as well as in cases of ischemic cardiomyopathy.13 The study of Gangemi et al13 demonstrated improved survival and symptomatic status following MVP compared to cardiac transplantation or CABG alone. Bolling14 has advocated a combined approach of MVP and optimal me ...
The T wave: physiology and pathophysiology Meijborg, VMF
... the ECG will be considered. These inferolateral J-waves are also known as the early repolarization pattern and their presence have been associated with an increased risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.21 There is, however, an ongoing debate as to its underlying mechanism. It was proposed that J-wa ...
... the ECG will be considered. These inferolateral J-waves are also known as the early repolarization pattern and their presence have been associated with an increased risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.21 There is, however, an ongoing debate as to its underlying mechanism. It was proposed that J-wa ...
The Electric Heart Center for the QRS Complex in Cardiac Patients
... This method of electric heart center determination (for QRS complex) depends upon the validity of single fixed location dipole representation of ventricular depolarization. The validity of this assumption is indicated by examining the cancellation coefficients in this study. The average coefficient ...
... This method of electric heart center determination (for QRS complex) depends upon the validity of single fixed location dipole representation of ventricular depolarization. The validity of this assumption is indicated by examining the cancellation coefficients in this study. The average coefficient ...
“Diastolic heart failure” or heart failure caused by - Heart
... limit of normal) have a 25% mortality rate at one year. This may be one explanation for the hitherto surprising observation that patients with heart failure and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction, around 25% of whom we would suggest have reduced systolic AV plane displacement, have a poor o ...
... limit of normal) have a 25% mortality rate at one year. This may be one explanation for the hitherto surprising observation that patients with heart failure and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction, around 25% of whom we would suggest have reduced systolic AV plane displacement, have a poor o ...
Introduction
... these cases may be relatively few compared with the large mass of true coronary artery disease, they certainly occur and in any event on a scientific basis are inspired guesswork. Another group numerically much smaller but medico-legally more important, are those cases in which some unnatural event, ...
... these cases may be relatively few compared with the large mass of true coronary artery disease, they certainly occur and in any event on a scientific basis are inspired guesswork. Another group numerically much smaller but medico-legally more important, are those cases in which some unnatural event, ...
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
... by using a median sternotomy incision. The left internal mammary artery is taken down, and dissection is carried out to optimize exposure. Deep pericardial retraction sutures are placed so the heart may later be positioned for placement of the distal anastomoses. Heparin is administered to keep the ...
... by using a median sternotomy incision. The left internal mammary artery is taken down, and dissection is carried out to optimize exposure. Deep pericardial retraction sutures are placed so the heart may later be positioned for placement of the distal anastomoses. Heparin is administered to keep the ...
Copyright Information of the Article Published Online TITLE Role of
... expected risk based on the high extent and incidence of coronary artery disease. Conversely, there is clinical data that claims DM has a protector effect for VA at least in certain group of patients. Unfortunately, there is not enough randomized large-scale data in the literature to suggest a defini ...
... expected risk based on the high extent and incidence of coronary artery disease. Conversely, there is clinical data that claims DM has a protector effect for VA at least in certain group of patients. Unfortunately, there is not enough randomized large-scale data in the literature to suggest a defini ...
15-Lead ECG
... Posterior myocardial infarction is commonly missed because it is not usually visible in the standard leads ST depression is absent in anterior leads of some patients who had ST elevation in posterior leads; slowing diagnosis and implementation of thrombolytic therapy In the US alone, data shows that ...
... Posterior myocardial infarction is commonly missed because it is not usually visible in the standard leads ST depression is absent in anterior leads of some patients who had ST elevation in posterior leads; slowing diagnosis and implementation of thrombolytic therapy In the US alone, data shows that ...