Bradycardia - Arrhythmia Alliance
... In Syncope there are many causes of syncope, some common and some rare. Most cases of syncope are due to the ‘common’ faint. However other important causes include defects of the ‘wiring’ of the heart. Syncope can occur when the heart slows or momentarily stops (asystole). Therefore oxygenated blood ...
... In Syncope there are many causes of syncope, some common and some rare. Most cases of syncope are due to the ‘common’ faint. However other important causes include defects of the ‘wiring’ of the heart. Syncope can occur when the heart slows or momentarily stops (asystole). Therefore oxygenated blood ...
Changes in exercise haemodynamics during treatment in pulmonary arterial hypertension ´
... each exercise level for all patients, either for technical reasons (i.e. not possible to obtain reliable Ppao) or because the operator considered that the manoeuvre involved undue risk to the patient. Consequently, the P̄pa–CI relationship was studied instead of the (P̄pa-Ppao)/CI relationship. Char ...
... each exercise level for all patients, either for technical reasons (i.e. not possible to obtain reliable Ppao) or because the operator considered that the manoeuvre involved undue risk to the patient. Consequently, the P̄pa–CI relationship was studied instead of the (P̄pa-Ppao)/CI relationship. Char ...
Potential role of nutritional factors
... results suggest that PGE1, formed from dihomo-gammalinolenic acid (DGLA) that is the precursor of AA, has markedly beneficial effects of myocardial energetics and on cardiac function in patients with severe ischemic congestive cardiac failure. It is likely that PGI2 (prostacyclin), a product from AA ...
... results suggest that PGE1, formed from dihomo-gammalinolenic acid (DGLA) that is the precursor of AA, has markedly beneficial effects of myocardial energetics and on cardiac function in patients with severe ischemic congestive cardiac failure. It is likely that PGI2 (prostacyclin), a product from AA ...
Early glycoprotein IIb–IIIa inhibitors in primary - Heart
... Eligibility and search strategy We identified all randomised trials comparing pharmacological facilitation by the early administration of Gp IIb–IIIa inhibitors versus its periprocedural administration in STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty. The literature was scanned by formal searches of ...
... Eligibility and search strategy We identified all randomised trials comparing pharmacological facilitation by the early administration of Gp IIb–IIIa inhibitors versus its periprocedural administration in STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty. The literature was scanned by formal searches of ...
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
... Cerebral Arteries: Middle Cerebral Artery The middle cerebral artery (MCA), which branches off the carotid artery, supplies approximately 80% of brain's blood supply and is the most common occlusion site (Albertson & Sharma, 2014 &Tocco, 2011). A patient with an MCA stroke may exhibit neurological d ...
... Cerebral Arteries: Middle Cerebral Artery The middle cerebral artery (MCA), which branches off the carotid artery, supplies approximately 80% of brain's blood supply and is the most common occlusion site (Albertson & Sharma, 2014 &Tocco, 2011). A patient with an MCA stroke may exhibit neurological d ...
Pathophysiology of Coronary Blood Flow in Congenital Heart
... increased coronary perfusion pressure on coronary flow (CF) in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. Background: The effects of CHD on CF are poorly mapped. Methods: A total of 65 patients with acyanotic CHD and 49 age-matched healthy controls were examined by transthoracic Doppler echocardiograp ...
... increased coronary perfusion pressure on coronary flow (CF) in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. Background: The effects of CHD on CF are poorly mapped. Methods: A total of 65 patients with acyanotic CHD and 49 age-matched healthy controls were examined by transthoracic Doppler echocardiograp ...
II. Method
... For this reason, recent guidelines [5], report that the diagnostic test, which seems to be most useful in the evaluation of patients with HF is the comprehensive 2dimensional echocardiogram coupled with Doppler flow studies to determine whether abnormalities of myocardium, heart valves, or pericardi ...
... For this reason, recent guidelines [5], report that the diagnostic test, which seems to be most useful in the evaluation of patients with HF is the comprehensive 2dimensional echocardiogram coupled with Doppler flow studies to determine whether abnormalities of myocardium, heart valves, or pericardi ...
Background: Multiple-gated acquisition scanning (MUGA) has
... function in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy with potentially cardiotoxic therapy. In recent years, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has emerged as the preferred modality for the noninvasive assessment of left ventricular mass, volumes and systolic function, and is currently cons ...
... function in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy with potentially cardiotoxic therapy. In recent years, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has emerged as the preferred modality for the noninvasive assessment of left ventricular mass, volumes and systolic function, and is currently cons ...
Atrial Septal Defect
... The heart starts out as a simple tube. It needs to change a lot as your baby develops within the womb (uterus). By the time you are eight weeks pregnant your baby should have four chambers in their heart. The development of the atrial septum is complicated and includes contribution from veins bringi ...
... The heart starts out as a simple tube. It needs to change a lot as your baby develops within the womb (uterus). By the time you are eight weeks pregnant your baby should have four chambers in their heart. The development of the atrial septum is complicated and includes contribution from veins bringi ...
Department of Neurology, The 2nd affiliated hospital, Harbin
... is the sudden onset of an unusually severe generalized headache, patients often describe it as “the worst headache I ever had in my life”. The absence of the headache essentially precludes the diagnosis. Loss of consciousness is frequent, as are vomiting and neck stiffness. Symptoms may begin at any ...
... is the sudden onset of an unusually severe generalized headache, patients often describe it as “the worst headache I ever had in my life”. The absence of the headache essentially precludes the diagnosis. Loss of consciousness is frequent, as are vomiting and neck stiffness. Symptoms may begin at any ...
Full paper
... effectiveness of myocardial reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Impaired MBG has been found to be an independent predictor of outcome after reperfusion therapy. Objectives. To assess the impact of myocardial blush grade on left ventricular remodeling in patients undergoing succ ...
... effectiveness of myocardial reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Impaired MBG has been found to be an independent predictor of outcome after reperfusion therapy. Objectives. To assess the impact of myocardial blush grade on left ventricular remodeling in patients undergoing succ ...
Early predictors of adverse left ventricular remodelling after
... function. LV dilatation following MI precedes deterioration of exercise performance and plays a role in the development of chronic heart failure [1–3]. From a clinical viewpoint LV remodelling is a dynamic process starting in the acute phase with an infarct expansion, leading to myocardial thinning ...
... function. LV dilatation following MI precedes deterioration of exercise performance and plays a role in the development of chronic heart failure [1–3]. From a clinical viewpoint LV remodelling is a dynamic process starting in the acute phase with an infarct expansion, leading to myocardial thinning ...
2.02.507 Coronary Angiography for Known or Suspected Coronary
... death/MI/stroke; hospitalization for acute coronary syndromes [ACSs]) during a median 4.6-year follow-up in 2,287 patients with stable coronary artery disease randomized to optimal medical therapy (OMT) with or without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). There were no significant differences b ...
... death/MI/stroke; hospitalization for acute coronary syndromes [ACSs]) during a median 4.6-year follow-up in 2,287 patients with stable coronary artery disease randomized to optimal medical therapy (OMT) with or without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). There were no significant differences b ...
Heart Failure in Non-Caucasians, Women, and Older Adults: A
... regularly.38 Hispanics with HF are more likely to be younger and underinsured than non-Hispanic Caucasians.39 Data from epidemiologic studies suggest that Hispanics have higher rates of diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome, all of which may contribute to an increased risk of HF.39 ...
... regularly.38 Hispanics with HF are more likely to be younger and underinsured than non-Hispanic Caucasians.39 Data from epidemiologic studies suggest that Hispanics have higher rates of diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome, all of which may contribute to an increased risk of HF.39 ...
1 - LSU School of Medicine
... recommend incision and drainage (I&D) alone, without antibiotics, for most patients with a simple cutaneous abscess, and use of an antibiotic effective against MRSA only of the abscess is persistent or recurrent. METHODS: The authors, from the University of Pennsylvania, reviewed five research studi ...
... recommend incision and drainage (I&D) alone, without antibiotics, for most patients with a simple cutaneous abscess, and use of an antibiotic effective against MRSA only of the abscess is persistent or recurrent. METHODS: The authors, from the University of Pennsylvania, reviewed five research studi ...
... related to the acute rise in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure during exercise [2–5]. Respiratory muscle weakness and abnormal ventilatory responses to exercise have been proposed as possible causes of breathlessness and exercise intolerance in this group [6–9]. Patients with chronic heart failure ...
Abnormal Left Ventricular Relaxation in Hypertensive Patients
... with heart rate, stroke volume or ejection fraction. As regards blood pressure, the alteration in ventricular filling did not correlate with either mean arterial pressure or systolic blood pressure within the hypertensive and the normotensive groups. For all subjects considered as a group, there was ...
... with heart rate, stroke volume or ejection fraction. As regards blood pressure, the alteration in ventricular filling did not correlate with either mean arterial pressure or systolic blood pressure within the hypertensive and the normotensive groups. For all subjects considered as a group, there was ...
Current Status of Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death With
... defibrillator (ICD) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction remains to be fully elucidated in Japan. Methods and Results: In the chronic heart failure (CHF) cohort study, the CHART-2 Study, we enrolled 2,778 consecutive patients with NYHA class II–III. According to the Japanes ...
... defibrillator (ICD) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction remains to be fully elucidated in Japan. Methods and Results: In the chronic heart failure (CHF) cohort study, the CHART-2 Study, we enrolled 2,778 consecutive patients with NYHA class II–III. According to the Japanes ...
Long-term prognostic value of resting heart rate in
... 24 959). From this pool of patients, those meeting specific selection criteria were randomized into medical and surgical treatment groups. This study focuses on all patients included in the registry. A detailed description of CASS has been published elsewhere.30 The registry at each participating cen ...
... 24 959). From this pool of patients, those meeting specific selection criteria were randomized into medical and surgical treatment groups. This study focuses on all patients included in the registry. A detailed description of CASS has been published elsewhere.30 The registry at each participating cen ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF - e
... left atrium (LA), or into an unroofed CS (such that there anomalous connection with the LA), a hemodynamically significant right-to left shunt may form. Such a shunt may cause significant systemic desaturation and place the patient at risk for a paradoxical embolic stroke. Surgical repair of the PLS ...
... left atrium (LA), or into an unroofed CS (such that there anomalous connection with the LA), a hemodynamically significant right-to left shunt may form. Such a shunt may cause significant systemic desaturation and place the patient at risk for a paradoxical embolic stroke. Surgical repair of the PLS ...
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
... The ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death recommend a range of ejection fractions below which an ICD might be indicated. The Class I recommendations for primary-prevention ICDs in heart failure support their use ...
... The ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death recommend a range of ejection fractions below which an ICD might be indicated. The Class I recommendations for primary-prevention ICDs in heart failure support their use ...
Pdf version - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
... While patients with nonvalvular AF and 1 additional stroke risk factor (ie, the vast majority of AF population) clearly benefit from oral anticoagulation (OAC),16-20 notwithstanding a sufficient protective effect of OAC in stable CAD,21 those with ACS or stable CAD but undergoing stent implantation ...
... While patients with nonvalvular AF and 1 additional stroke risk factor (ie, the vast majority of AF population) clearly benefit from oral anticoagulation (OAC),16-20 notwithstanding a sufficient protective effect of OAC in stable CAD,21 those with ACS or stable CAD but undergoing stent implantation ...
MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
... BMV can be performed safely in pregnancy after 20th week with radiation protection shield. Mitral regurgitation grade 2 or less, unicommissural calcium and LAA thrombus5 are not contraindication for BMV. In some patients MR may reduce after successful BMV. Indications for MVR in severe mitral stenos ...
... BMV can be performed safely in pregnancy after 20th week with radiation protection shield. Mitral regurgitation grade 2 or less, unicommissural calcium and LAA thrombus5 are not contraindication for BMV. In some patients MR may reduce after successful BMV. Indications for MVR in severe mitral stenos ...
PDF file - Via Medica Journals
... Schering AG, Berlin, Germany) was used as a contrast agent in all study participants. The patients were evaluated for the presence of CSF during coronary angiography. Coronary blood flow rates were measured quantitatively, using the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count method (TF ...
... Schering AG, Berlin, Germany) was used as a contrast agent in all study participants. The patients were evaluated for the presence of CSF during coronary angiography. Coronary blood flow rates were measured quantitatively, using the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count method (TF ...
atrial fibrillation
... number and duration of AF episodes, the severity of other disease processes, the types of treatment that have been used and which further treatment options are available. 4.2. A recent large scale study 28 has shown that factors associated with an increased risk of death in AF are: ...
... number and duration of AF episodes, the severity of other disease processes, the types of treatment that have been used and which further treatment options are available. 4.2. A recent large scale study 28 has shown that factors associated with an increased risk of death in AF are: ...