The Pathophysiology of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
... continued adverse remodeling after therapeutic intervention (such as annuloplasty) should theoretically prevent most recurrences of MR postrepair. Annuloplasty, the hallmark of current treatment strategies, is an effective therapy for ischemic MR but does not directly address the primary cause of is ...
... continued adverse remodeling after therapeutic intervention (such as annuloplasty) should theoretically prevent most recurrences of MR postrepair. Annuloplasty, the hallmark of current treatment strategies, is an effective therapy for ischemic MR but does not directly address the primary cause of is ...
Antianginal Drugs
... allowing a more efficient ventricular contraction). They are not used routinely in heart failure but can be used when: ① symptoms of pulmonary congestion predominate (redistribution of blood volume away from the chest relieves the congestion. This improves exercise tolerance even when cardiac output ...
... allowing a more efficient ventricular contraction). They are not used routinely in heart failure but can be used when: ① symptoms of pulmonary congestion predominate (redistribution of blood volume away from the chest relieves the congestion. This improves exercise tolerance even when cardiac output ...
Treatment Or Cure Of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
... frequency of ectopic activity decreased from 1065 ± 631 beats/h to 0 in 7 patients.5 In 1999 the Bordeaux group described 12 patients who suffered from frequent and symptomatic OT PVC6 Nine did not present any evidence of structural heart disease, and all of them had been administered multiple antia ...
... frequency of ectopic activity decreased from 1065 ± 631 beats/h to 0 in 7 patients.5 In 1999 the Bordeaux group described 12 patients who suffered from frequent and symptomatic OT PVC6 Nine did not present any evidence of structural heart disease, and all of them had been administered multiple antia ...
Cardiopulmonary Performance in Lone
... structural heart disease and the effects of oral sotalol on these parameters. Patients and methods: Twenty consecutive patients (mean age, 56 ±8 years) with chronic AF were recruited. The protocol design was a randomized, single-blinded, and placebo-controlled trial. Patients received either sotalol ...
... structural heart disease and the effects of oral sotalol on these parameters. Patients and methods: Twenty consecutive patients (mean age, 56 ±8 years) with chronic AF were recruited. The protocol design was a randomized, single-blinded, and placebo-controlled trial. Patients received either sotalol ...
The circulatory system
... ADL scores of each resident to come up with the final ADL codes, which ultimately determine reimbursement. The DVD includes a set of valuable tools that you can download and distribute to your staff, including: ➤➤ A 10-question comprehensive quiz to test your nursing staff’s retention and understan ...
... ADL scores of each resident to come up with the final ADL codes, which ultimately determine reimbursement. The DVD includes a set of valuable tools that you can download and distribute to your staff, including: ➤➤ A 10-question comprehensive quiz to test your nursing staff’s retention and understan ...
Preoperative Supervised Exercise Improves
... undergoing elective AAA repair, guided by a national quality improvement program, have reduced postoperative mortality rates to below 3% over the past 5 years.2 –5 Importantly, however, postoperative complications, which are directly related to early recovery, long-term survival, and overall costs o ...
... undergoing elective AAA repair, guided by a national quality improvement program, have reduced postoperative mortality rates to below 3% over the past 5 years.2 –5 Importantly, however, postoperative complications, which are directly related to early recovery, long-term survival, and overall costs o ...
Is Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography the Most Accurate
... visualize CAD and to accurately detect significant stenosis. Moreover, this test extends the spectrum of disease by visualizing nonobstructive coronary atherosclerotic plaque. Recent AHA/ACC guidelines for the first time recommend coronary CT as an alternative to conventional stress testing (class I ...
... visualize CAD and to accurately detect significant stenosis. Moreover, this test extends the spectrum of disease by visualizing nonobstructive coronary atherosclerotic plaque. Recent AHA/ACC guidelines for the first time recommend coronary CT as an alternative to conventional stress testing (class I ...
818-2787-1-RV
... 3 Nitric oxide (NO) has been known to play various functional and pathological roles as an intracellular or intercellular messenger in the heart. In one study, was investigated whether NO produced during ischemia was involved in the coordination of ATP supply and demand, and also in protection from ...
... 3 Nitric oxide (NO) has been known to play various functional and pathological roles as an intracellular or intercellular messenger in the heart. In one study, was investigated whether NO produced during ischemia was involved in the coordination of ATP supply and demand, and also in protection from ...
Intraprocedural left ventricular free wall rupture diagnosed by left
... Background: Left ventricular wall rupture remains a major lethal complication of acute myocardial infarction and hypertension is a well-known predisposing factor of cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction. Case presentation: An 87-year-old man was admitted to our hospital, diagnosed as acute myo ...
... Background: Left ventricular wall rupture remains a major lethal complication of acute myocardial infarction and hypertension is a well-known predisposing factor of cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction. Case presentation: An 87-year-old man was admitted to our hospital, diagnosed as acute myo ...
Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death after Acute Myocardial
... ICD at the time of coronary artery bypass surgery or to a control group. The investigators found no significant difference in survival between the 2 groups during an average follow-up of 32 ± 16 months. One explanation for this negative finding is that patients recruited in this study (on the basis ...
... ICD at the time of coronary artery bypass surgery or to a control group. The investigators found no significant difference in survival between the 2 groups during an average follow-up of 32 ± 16 months. One explanation for this negative finding is that patients recruited in this study (on the basis ...
818-2787-2-RV
... 4 Combined use of controlled reperfusion, cariporide, and diazoxide decreases myocyte necrosis and loss of systolic function compared with an untreated control group. Combination treatment has the potential to improve the results of cardiac surgery, however further improvements are needed before cli ...
... 4 Combined use of controlled reperfusion, cariporide, and diazoxide decreases myocyte necrosis and loss of systolic function compared with an untreated control group. Combination treatment has the potential to improve the results of cardiac surgery, however further improvements are needed before cli ...
of heart failure - Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
... This initiates a complex pathophysiological process which includes haemodynamic alterations and structural changes within the myocardium and vasculature. Activation of neuro hormones such as catecholamines and the reninangiotensin system play a pivotal role in this process. 3.2 Heart Failure with Pr ...
... This initiates a complex pathophysiological process which includes haemodynamic alterations and structural changes within the myocardium and vasculature. Activation of neuro hormones such as catecholamines and the reninangiotensin system play a pivotal role in this process. 3.2 Heart Failure with Pr ...
S1936878X14005592_mmc1 - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... not be suitable for revascularisation. Based on findings from the Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot study (15) we expected a 50% difference between treatment groups in these high risk patients. Thus, 366 evaluable high-risk patients were needed to reach a significant difference in the combined end ...
... not be suitable for revascularisation. Based on findings from the Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot study (15) we expected a 50% difference between treatment groups in these high risk patients. Thus, 366 evaluable high-risk patients were needed to reach a significant difference in the combined end ...
A Novel Technique for Analysis of Heart Sound Signal
... complex as compared to the murmurs, which are less complex as compared to the background noise. Complexity is invariant to envelope amplitude variations, and hence measuring complexity alleviates many of the problems of traditional segmentation algorithms. In this paper we propose a method that util ...
... complex as compared to the murmurs, which are less complex as compared to the background noise. Complexity is invariant to envelope amplitude variations, and hence measuring complexity alleviates many of the problems of traditional segmentation algorithms. In this paper we propose a method that util ...
High concentrations of B−type natriuretic peptide and left ventricular
... dosterone itself. It has anti-proliferative and anti-fibrotic properties in the cardiac muscle [2]. To exclude the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF), the cut-off BNP concentration was set at 75 pg/mL or less and to confirm the diagnosis, the cut-off was 500 pg/mL or more (sensitivity 88%, ...
... dosterone itself. It has anti-proliferative and anti-fibrotic properties in the cardiac muscle [2]. To exclude the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF), the cut-off BNP concentration was set at 75 pg/mL or less and to confirm the diagnosis, the cut-off was 500 pg/mL or more (sensitivity 88%, ...
Past and future aspects of clinical electrophysiology
... The diagnosis and treatment of clinical electrophysiology has a long and fascinating history. From the earliest time, no clinical symptom impressed the patient (and the physician) more than an irregular heart beat. Although ancient Chinese pulse theory laid the foundation for the study of arrhythmia ...
... The diagnosis and treatment of clinical electrophysiology has a long and fascinating history. From the earliest time, no clinical symptom impressed the patient (and the physician) more than an irregular heart beat. Although ancient Chinese pulse theory laid the foundation for the study of arrhythmia ...
N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a haemodynamic marker in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
... (BNP) [7]. Specifically for BNP, mortality was related to the increase in the BNP levels during treatment. Pro-BNP is a pro-hormone, secreted mainly by the ventricles, which is cleaved into N-terminal fragment (NT)-pro-BNP and active BNP. Elevated BNP plasma levels have been found in many clinical s ...
... (BNP) [7]. Specifically for BNP, mortality was related to the increase in the BNP levels during treatment. Pro-BNP is a pro-hormone, secreted mainly by the ventricles, which is cleaved into N-terminal fragment (NT)-pro-BNP and active BNP. Elevated BNP plasma levels have been found in many clinical s ...
Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, C. oxyacantha, C. monogyna, C
... Additive inotropic effects when used with cardiac glycoside drugs such as digoxin have been noted in animals without added toxicity. In humans, hawthorn has been used with the intention of decreasing digoxin doses, although data on safe and efficacious dosing in this setting is still limited. Hawtho ...
... Additive inotropic effects when used with cardiac glycoside drugs such as digoxin have been noted in animals without added toxicity. In humans, hawthorn has been used with the intention of decreasing digoxin doses, although data on safe and efficacious dosing in this setting is still limited. Hawtho ...
Pharmacological treatment of ischaemic heart disease
... successful coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), however, may be followed by the recurrence of angina due to graft occlusion, restenosis post angioplasty or the progression of CAD. Recommendations regarding surgical as compared with medical manage ...
... successful coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), however, may be followed by the recurrence of angina due to graft occlusion, restenosis post angioplasty or the progression of CAD. Recommendations regarding surgical as compared with medical manage ...
Symptoms, Adverse Effects, and Complications
... Methods and Results. A consecutive series of 1118 patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography for evaluation of known or suspected coronary artery disease form the basis of this report. Dobutamine stress testing was performed for evaluation of chest pain, risk assessment before noncardiac ...
... Methods and Results. A consecutive series of 1118 patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography for evaluation of known or suspected coronary artery disease form the basis of this report. Dobutamine stress testing was performed for evaluation of chest pain, risk assessment before noncardiac ...
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in 2015
... patients with AF, CRT appears to be less effective than in patients in sinus rhythm, which may be due to competition between ventricular depolarization generated by the CRT device and intrinsic ventricular depolarization from the heart’s own electrical conduction system. RAFT [48] included more pati ...
... patients with AF, CRT appears to be less effective than in patients in sinus rhythm, which may be due to competition between ventricular depolarization generated by the CRT device and intrinsic ventricular depolarization from the heart’s own electrical conduction system. RAFT [48] included more pati ...
Reply to “Letter to the editor: `The role of short QT - AJP
... swine with hibernating myocardium (5). This is an extremely interesting alternative interpretation of our results, but there are some observations that, at the same time, are somewhat difficult to completely reconcile with this hypothesis. These all center upon whether cytosolic ATP levels, which wo ...
... swine with hibernating myocardium (5). This is an extremely interesting alternative interpretation of our results, but there are some observations that, at the same time, are somewhat difficult to completely reconcile with this hypothesis. These all center upon whether cytosolic ATP levels, which wo ...
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... 2. Aortic regurgitation requires medical treatment for early signs of CHF with: A. Beta blockers B. ACE inhibitors C. Surgery D. Hospitalization ...
... 2. Aortic regurgitation requires medical treatment for early signs of CHF with: A. Beta blockers B. ACE inhibitors C. Surgery D. Hospitalization ...
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... • Weigh the risks versus benefits for a given mediation, in terms of indication for use, route of administration, side effects, and longterm study data. ...
... • Weigh the risks versus benefits for a given mediation, in terms of indication for use, route of administration, side effects, and longterm study data. ...
Are Diabetic Patients at Increased Risk of Arrhythmias?
... in autonomic nervous system activity, metabolic disturbances, electrolyte abnormalities, acute volume and/or pressure overload, and ion channel abnormalities may all contribute to creating the substrate for ventricular arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death.29 Moreover, as mentioned above, prolon ...
... in autonomic nervous system activity, metabolic disturbances, electrolyte abnormalities, acute volume and/or pressure overload, and ion channel abnormalities may all contribute to creating the substrate for ventricular arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death.29 Moreover, as mentioned above, prolon ...