ESC Core Curriculum for the General Cardiologist
... with the general practitioner and other care providers) in the global care of patients, beyond their primary responsibility for diseases of the heart and circulation. In many EU and ESC member countries, office-based general cardiologists work in isolation or in group practices outside hospitals, an ...
... with the general practitioner and other care providers) in the global care of patients, beyond their primary responsibility for diseases of the heart and circulation. In many EU and ESC member countries, office-based general cardiologists work in isolation or in group practices outside hospitals, an ...
Personality, Disease Severity, and the Risk of Long
... construct was designed to avoid association with global personality traits; in fact, type A reflects a “heterogeneous hodgepodge” of behavioral symptoms and signs26 without a conceptual basis in psychological theory.33 A more accurate approach would involve the delineation of more homogeneous subgro ...
... construct was designed to avoid association with global personality traits; in fact, type A reflects a “heterogeneous hodgepodge” of behavioral symptoms and signs26 without a conceptual basis in psychological theory.33 A more accurate approach would involve the delineation of more homogeneous subgro ...
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... In nine of the eleven patients studied the cardiac output definitely increased during each period of exercise. In these nine patients the increases expressed as increment of blood flow per each 100 cc. of increase in oxygen consumption ranged from 451 cc. per 100 cc. 02 to 3833 cc. per 100 cc. 02, w ...
... In nine of the eleven patients studied the cardiac output definitely increased during each period of exercise. In these nine patients the increases expressed as increment of blood flow per each 100 cc. of increase in oxygen consumption ranged from 451 cc. per 100 cc. 02 to 3833 cc. per 100 cc. 02, w ...
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... Any variable with a skewed distribution was natural logarithmically (ln) transformed. Linear regression models were constructed to examine the association between the GDF-15 and sST2 biomarkers and the following outcomes: (1) brain MRI measures (TCBV and WMHIV) and (2) neuropsychological test measur ...
... Any variable with a skewed distribution was natural logarithmically (ln) transformed. Linear regression models were constructed to examine the association between the GDF-15 and sST2 biomarkers and the following outcomes: (1) brain MRI measures (TCBV and WMHIV) and (2) neuropsychological test measur ...
Free-Breathing 3 T Magnetic Resonance T2
... TI ⴝ inversion time and healthy tissue after myocardial infarction has been demonstrated (7), and an TR ⴝ repetition time improved performance relative to conventional FSE imaging was reported in both patients with edema after myocardial infarction (8) and acute inflammatory cardiomyopathies (9). Th ...
... TI ⴝ inversion time and healthy tissue after myocardial infarction has been demonstrated (7), and an TR ⴝ repetition time improved performance relative to conventional FSE imaging was reported in both patients with edema after myocardial infarction (8) and acute inflammatory cardiomyopathies (9). Th ...
Heart Failure By Kimberly Napper
... Can show the pattern of blood flow through the septal openings & determine how large the openings are & how much blood is passing through them ***Ejection Fraction Percentage of blood that's pumped out of a filled ventricle with each heartbeat Usually measured in the left ventricle (LV) 55 % or high ...
... Can show the pattern of blood flow through the septal openings & determine how large the openings are & how much blood is passing through them ***Ejection Fraction Percentage of blood that's pumped out of a filled ventricle with each heartbeat Usually measured in the left ventricle (LV) 55 % or high ...
ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular
... aspirin should be continued if at all possible and the thienopyridine restarted as soon as possible after the procedure because of concerns about late stent thrombosis. ...
... aspirin should be continued if at all possible and the thienopyridine restarted as soon as possible after the procedure because of concerns about late stent thrombosis. ...
Outcome of Watchful Waiting in Asymptomatic Severe Mitral
... was to evaluate the outcome of a watchful waiting strategy in which patients are referred to surgery when symptoms occur or when asymptomatic patients develop left ventricular (LV) enlargement, LV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, or recurrent atrial fibrillation. Methods and Results—A total of 1 ...
... was to evaluate the outcome of a watchful waiting strategy in which patients are referred to surgery when symptoms occur or when asymptomatic patients develop left ventricular (LV) enlargement, LV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, or recurrent atrial fibrillation. Methods and Results—A total of 1 ...
1 - European Heart Journal
... thrombosis of the ascending aortic arch. From an epidemiological point of view,1,4 there is a history of AF in around one half of cases, of valvular heart disease in one-fourth, and of LV mural thrombus in almost a third. The presence of a potential cause of embolism or signs and symptoms of heart f ...
... thrombosis of the ascending aortic arch. From an epidemiological point of view,1,4 there is a history of AF in around one half of cases, of valvular heart disease in one-fourth, and of LV mural thrombus in almost a third. The presence of a potential cause of embolism or signs and symptoms of heart f ...
Community Hospital-Based Stroke Programs: North Carolina
... analysis, are presented in Table 1. Kaplan-Meier life table estimates and univariate tests (by Breslow's Generalized Wilcoxon test) are provided in Table 2 for comparison of the CHSP population to the survival of other populations reported in the literature. Proportional hazards modeling of the surv ...
... analysis, are presented in Table 1. Kaplan-Meier life table estimates and univariate tests (by Breslow's Generalized Wilcoxon test) are provided in Table 2 for comparison of the CHSP population to the survival of other populations reported in the literature. Proportional hazards modeling of the surv ...
Cardiorespiratory effects of breathing and relaxation instruction in
... which was on an average of 6 – 7 months after hospital discharge. Exercise tolerance improved among 57% of the patients (EG 61%, CG 51%), according to a previously described criterion derived from exercise testing (van Dixhoorn et al., 1989); among 26% there was no change, and 17% (EG 13%, CG 22%) w ...
... which was on an average of 6 – 7 months after hospital discharge. Exercise tolerance improved among 57% of the patients (EG 61%, CG 51%), according to a previously described criterion derived from exercise testing (van Dixhoorn et al., 1989); among 26% there was no change, and 17% (EG 13%, CG 22%) w ...
Value of an Exercise Workload ≥10 Metabolic Equivalents
... Peak imaging was performed with the patient still exercising, when signs of exhaustion were present or an end point was achieved. Feasibility of peak treadmill exercise imaging has been previously assessed by our group.11,12 In 1 study, the feasibility was 99% and the percentage of patients in whom ...
... Peak imaging was performed with the patient still exercising, when signs of exhaustion were present or an end point was achieved. Feasibility of peak treadmill exercise imaging has been previously assessed by our group.11,12 In 1 study, the feasibility was 99% and the percentage of patients in whom ...
Prognostic Significance of Baseline Heart Rate and Its
... demonstrated by Kaplan–Meier survival curves (Figure 1). A blunted nocturnal HR dipping was not a predictor of any of the endpoints. Table 3 shows the prognostic value of fast and slow HRs in patients stratified by beta-blocker use at baseline. The worse prognosis associated with fast HRs was observ ...
... demonstrated by Kaplan–Meier survival curves (Figure 1). A blunted nocturnal HR dipping was not a predictor of any of the endpoints. Table 3 shows the prognostic value of fast and slow HRs in patients stratified by beta-blocker use at baseline. The worse prognosis associated with fast HRs was observ ...
Avandia - GSK Source
... AVANDIA should be used with caution in patients with edema. In a clinical trial in healthy volunteers who received 8 mg of AVANDIA once daily for 8 weeks, there was a statistically significant increase in median plasma volume compared with placebo. Since thiazolidinediones, including rosiglitazone, ...
... AVANDIA should be used with caution in patients with edema. In a clinical trial in healthy volunteers who received 8 mg of AVANDIA once daily for 8 weeks, there was a statistically significant increase in median plasma volume compared with placebo. Since thiazolidinediones, including rosiglitazone, ...
Best Practices for Interventional Cardiovascular Medical Device Trials
... Novella Clinical counsels sponsors undertaking any cross-border trials to carefully account for the standards of care that will vary from country to country because these differences will impact data acceptance in both the FDA’s and subsequent regulatory reviews. These differences can include everyt ...
... Novella Clinical counsels sponsors undertaking any cross-border trials to carefully account for the standards of care that will vary from country to country because these differences will impact data acceptance in both the FDA’s and subsequent regulatory reviews. These differences can include everyt ...
Heart disease and depression: Don`t ignore the relationship
... angioplasty, or death in the 12 months following cardiac catheterization than was age, New York Heart Association class, cholesterol level, severity of coronary artery disease, left ventricular ejection fraction, smoking, sex, hypertension, ventricular arrhythmias, diabetes, or the use of beta-block ...
... angioplasty, or death in the 12 months following cardiac catheterization than was age, New York Heart Association class, cholesterol level, severity of coronary artery disease, left ventricular ejection fraction, smoking, sex, hypertension, ventricular arrhythmias, diabetes, or the use of beta-block ...
Influence of the Location of Left Anterior Descending
... stenosis was significant in only one patient. In the 13 patients in group 2, the significant stenosis was located distal to the first septal perforating branch but proximal to the second anterolateral branch in each patient. Three of these 13 patients also had insignificant stenoses in the proximal ...
... stenosis was significant in only one patient. In the 13 patients in group 2, the significant stenosis was located distal to the first septal perforating branch but proximal to the second anterolateral branch in each patient. Three of these 13 patients also had insignificant stenoses in the proximal ...
Ventricular Remodeling
... extent systolic strain are reduced. Global systolic function is typically normal or supra-normal until endstage disease, and diastolic dysfunction develops early in the process. LV remodeling seen in the setting of aortic stenosis or sub-aortic membrane (fixed outlet obstructions) is similar to that ...
... extent systolic strain are reduced. Global systolic function is typically normal or supra-normal until endstage disease, and diastolic dysfunction develops early in the process. LV remodeling seen in the setting of aortic stenosis or sub-aortic membrane (fixed outlet obstructions) is similar to that ...
Right Ventricular and Right Atrial Involvement Can Predict Atrial
... understood. It is known that LA size [12], LA volume [5, 13] and LA function [14] as well as advanced age [14] are independently associated with AF in patients with HCM. In line with these results, in the present study, patients with HCM who presented with AF at initial diagnosis showed the most pro ...
... understood. It is known that LA size [12], LA volume [5, 13] and LA function [14] as well as advanced age [14] are independently associated with AF in patients with HCM. In line with these results, in the present study, patients with HCM who presented with AF at initial diagnosis showed the most pro ...
Evaluation of Left Ventricle Systolic and Diastolic
... the group of Down syndrome with apparently normally structured heart are needed. Therefore, this study investigated the cardiac systolic and diastolic functions of 36 patients with Down syndrome who had no history of congenital heart disease using the tissue echocardiography technique. Our study rev ...
... the group of Down syndrome with apparently normally structured heart are needed. Therefore, this study investigated the cardiac systolic and diastolic functions of 36 patients with Down syndrome who had no history of congenital heart disease using the tissue echocardiography technique. Our study rev ...
Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
... In cases of successful reperfusion, the second peak of cardiac rupture is reported to decrease, while the possibility of increased cardiac rupture caused by thrombolytic therapy is pointed out. Therefore, for patients over the age of 70 complicated with hypertension, PTCA is often the reperfusion me ...
... In cases of successful reperfusion, the second peak of cardiac rupture is reported to decrease, while the possibility of increased cardiac rupture caused by thrombolytic therapy is pointed out. Therefore, for patients over the age of 70 complicated with hypertension, PTCA is often the reperfusion me ...
Cardiac function assessed by systolic time intervals
... All patients were studied one day before operation and again at one week after operation. Fifteen patients were restudied one to two months after operation. Most of the patients were studied in the fasting state in the early morning. Where this was not possible, pre- and postoperative studies were d ...
... All patients were studied one day before operation and again at one week after operation. Fifteen patients were restudied one to two months after operation. Most of the patients were studied in the fasting state in the early morning. Where this was not possible, pre- and postoperative studies were d ...
The clinical and etiological profile of atrial fibrillation after
... emergently if the person is unstable. Ablation may prevent recurrence in some people. Depending on the risk of stroke either aspirin or anti-clotting medications such as warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant may be recommended. While these medications reduce this risk, they increase rates of major ...
... emergently if the person is unstable. Ablation may prevent recurrence in some people. Depending on the risk of stroke either aspirin or anti-clotting medications such as warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant may be recommended. While these medications reduce this risk, they increase rates of major ...