ACR-NASCI-SPR Practice Parameter for the Performance and
... Cardiac MRI also presents potential patient safety issues. These issues pertain primarily to the strong magnetic field and its potential impact on implanted devices. It should be noted that many devices, including several cardiac pacemakers, are now MRI conditional, permitting safe MR imaging in the ...
... Cardiac MRI also presents potential patient safety issues. These issues pertain primarily to the strong magnetic field and its potential impact on implanted devices. It should be noted that many devices, including several cardiac pacemakers, are now MRI conditional, permitting safe MR imaging in the ...
2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative
... methodology is the development of recommendations on the basis of all available evidence. Literature searches focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) but also include registries, nonrandomized comparative and descriptive studies, case series, cohort studies, systematic reviews, and expert opini ...
... methodology is the development of recommendations on the basis of all available evidence. Literature searches focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) but also include registries, nonrandomized comparative and descriptive studies, case series, cohort studies, systematic reviews, and expert opini ...
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Predicting Recurrence
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder. It is characterized by disorganized electrical impulses in the upper chamber of the heart, resulting in an irregular and rapid heartbeat that can occur in episodes or last continuously. An electrocardiogram (ECG) or rhythm ...
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder. It is characterized by disorganized electrical impulses in the upper chamber of the heart, resulting in an irregular and rapid heartbeat that can occur in episodes or last continuously. An electrocardiogram (ECG) or rhythm ...
To LWW--Periop Full Text
... References ............................................................................................................................................................. 85 ...
... References ............................................................................................................................................................. 85 ...
Cost-Effectiveness of the Use of Implantable Cardioverter
... prevented from SCD with antiarrhythmic agents or with an implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD). Primary prevention is focussed on preventing a cardiac arrest before a life threatening situation happen. Implanting a cardioverter-defibrillator is effective when patients have a reduced ventricula ...
... prevented from SCD with antiarrhythmic agents or with an implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD). Primary prevention is focussed on preventing a cardiac arrest before a life threatening situation happen. Implanting a cardioverter-defibrillator is effective when patients have a reduced ventricula ...
Right Heart Adaptation to Pulmonary Arterial€Hypertension
... also been associated with worse outcomes after acute RHF (28). Although congestive hepatopathy is often observed in patients with RHF and PAH, cirrhosis is a late complication of severe RHF. In patients with worsening hypoxemia and PAH, right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale must be c ...
... also been associated with worse outcomes after acute RHF (28). Although congestive hepatopathy is often observed in patients with RHF and PAH, cirrhosis is a late complication of severe RHF. In patients with worsening hypoxemia and PAH, right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale must be c ...
Reimplantation of Anomalous Single Coronary Artery From
... that revealed improved biventricular function with resolution of tricuspid regurgitation, but with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation and papillary muscle hyperdensity. She had a cardiac catheterization that revealed the presence of an anomalous single coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, ...
... that revealed improved biventricular function with resolution of tricuspid regurgitation, but with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation and papillary muscle hyperdensity. She had a cardiac catheterization that revealed the presence of an anomalous single coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, ...
Early repolarization in the inferolateral leads of the
... this ECG pattern. Several strong associations between ER pattern and clinical factors were observed in all populations. The ER patterns with horizontal or descending ST-segments were associated with significantly increased arrhythmic mortality during a follow-up of 30±11 years, and high amplitude (> ...
... this ECG pattern. Several strong associations between ER pattern and clinical factors were observed in all populations. The ER patterns with horizontal or descending ST-segments were associated with significantly increased arrhythmic mortality during a follow-up of 30±11 years, and high amplitude (> ...
Scientific Evidence Underlying the ACC/AHA Clinical Practice
... efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that the procedure/treatment is ...
... efficacy of a procedure or treatment • Class IIa: weight of evidence/ opinion is in favor of usefulness/ efficacy • Class IIb: usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion • Class III: conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that the procedure/treatment is ...
Aortic Valve Replacement
... regression of myocardial hypertrophy, recovery of left ventricular performance, and remission of symptoms. However, the best valve substitute in terms of hemodynamic performance, durability, incidence of complications, and survival remains the subject of much debate. It has been suggested that valve ...
... regression of myocardial hypertrophy, recovery of left ventricular performance, and remission of symptoms. However, the best valve substitute in terms of hemodynamic performance, durability, incidence of complications, and survival remains the subject of much debate. It has been suggested that valve ...
36th Bethesda Conference - American College of Cardiology
... Orleans, Louisiana. Consensus conferences are designed to facilitate consideration of significant and timely issues regarding the practice of cardiovascular medicine and matters affecting patient care, research, and training for which absolute or hard data are incomplete. Appropriate organizations o ...
... Orleans, Louisiana. Consensus conferences are designed to facilitate consideration of significant and timely issues regarding the practice of cardiovascular medicine and matters affecting patient care, research, and training for which absolute or hard data are incomplete. Appropriate organizations o ...
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
... Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ...
... Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ...
are there deleterious cardiac effects of acute and chronic endurance
... vigorous exercise was also associated with a decreased longterm overall risk of SCD when most biological variables were not included (P ⫽ 0.006), but this was close to, but not statistically significant, when multiple anthropometric and historical parameters were included in the statistical adjustme ...
... vigorous exercise was also associated with a decreased longterm overall risk of SCD when most biological variables were not included (P ⫽ 0.006), but this was close to, but not statistically significant, when multiple anthropometric and historical parameters were included in the statistical adjustme ...
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318212bb8b published online Mar 28
... This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, and the sections that have been updated are indicated with hyperlinks to the focused update where applicable. When citing t ...
... This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, and the sections that have been updated are indicated with hyperlinks to the focused update where applicable. When citing t ...
Complications of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure
... sure in 2555 adult patients, showed that hospital procedure volume was correlated with in-hospital adverse events. Higher hospital annual procedure volume was associated with a shorter length of stay and a lower risk of minor and major adverse events [8] . The overall rate of adverse events as well ...
... sure in 2555 adult patients, showed that hospital procedure volume was correlated with in-hospital adverse events. Higher hospital annual procedure volume was associated with a shorter length of stay and a lower risk of minor and major adverse events [8] . The overall rate of adverse events as well ...
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
... 7.4.4 Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension .................................................................................................................... 28 Diagnosis ................................................................................................ ...
... 7.4.4 Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension .................................................................................................................... 28 Diagnosis ................................................................................................ ...
Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke
... atrial fibrillation by 3 months. The population attributable risk of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism associated with subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmia was 13%. There was no association between subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias and any of the other clinical outcomes (Table 2). In the time-dep ...
... atrial fibrillation by 3 months. The population attributable risk of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism associated with subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmia was 13%. There was no association between subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias and any of the other clinical outcomes (Table 2). In the time-dep ...
Risk scores: a guide in clinical practice? Application of risk scores in
... ‘In NST-ACS, quantitative assessment of ischemic risk by means of scores is superior to the clinical assessment alone’ – European Society of Cardiology, 2015. Evidence-based risk assessment is critical for selection of the optimal management strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NST- ...
... ‘In NST-ACS, quantitative assessment of ischemic risk by means of scores is superior to the clinical assessment alone’ – European Society of Cardiology, 2015. Evidence-based risk assessment is critical for selection of the optimal management strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NST- ...
FAMILY STUDY Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians (Phase IV)
... The general approach to surveillance at each center is to divide the total number of participants into twelfths from a listing of surviving Phase I participants, ordered by calendar time from least to most recent exam date. This would result in an approximately equal distribution of participants acr ...
... The general approach to surveillance at each center is to divide the total number of participants into twelfths from a listing of surviving Phase I participants, ordered by calendar time from least to most recent exam date. This would result in an approximately equal distribution of participants acr ...
THE EFFECT OF EXERCISE TRAINING ON THE AUTONOMIC
... variability), disease activity and functional capacity. Methods: The study was conducted at the University of Pretoria during 2009 and 2010. In the first phase of the study female RA patients were recruited from all rheumatology practices in Pretoria and healthy controls were recruited from family a ...
... variability), disease activity and functional capacity. Methods: The study was conducted at the University of Pretoria during 2009 and 2010. In the first phase of the study female RA patients were recruited from all rheumatology practices in Pretoria and healthy controls were recruited from family a ...
1 - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
... of Cardiology Working group for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. All other authors report that they have no relationships to disclose. Manuscript received August 31, 2010; revised manuscript received September 28, 2010, accepted October 4, 2010. ...
... of Cardiology Working group for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. All other authors report that they have no relationships to disclose. Manuscript received August 31, 2010; revised manuscript received September 28, 2010, accepted October 4, 2010. ...
Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to Cardiac Computed
... LAD = left anterior In the FAME 2 trial, FFR-guided descending therapy reduced the need for urLCx = left circumflex gent revascularization in patients MACE = major adverse with stable CAD and hemodycardiac event(s) namically significant lesions (10). MBF = myocardial blood flow Coronary computed tomogM ...
... LAD = left anterior In the FAME 2 trial, FFR-guided descending therapy reduced the need for urLCx = left circumflex gent revascularization in patients MACE = major adverse with stable CAD and hemodycardiac event(s) namically significant lesions (10). MBF = myocardial blood flow Coronary computed tomogM ...
Atrial systole: its role in normal and diseased hearts
... play a much larger supportive role. ATRIAL SYSTOLE IN VENTRICULAR DISEASE When the left ventricle is damaged, for example after myocardial infarction, it has been shown that atrial systole can support cardiac output, contributing up to 50% [30, 3 11, although as previously mentioned this is dependen ...
... play a much larger supportive role. ATRIAL SYSTOLE IN VENTRICULAR DISEASE When the left ventricle is damaged, for example after myocardial infarction, it has been shown that atrial systole can support cardiac output, contributing up to 50% [30, 3 11, although as previously mentioned this is dependen ...
Pulmonary Hypertension in Mitral Regurgitation
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... Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. ...