Screening for Lipid Disorders in Adults
... marker for these non-traditional risk factors, a triglyceride level may identify individuals at high cardiovascular risk who might otherwise be missed. Specifically, elevated triglycerides (and the metabolic syndrome) might identify individuals at high long-term risk of developing cardiovascular dis ...
... marker for these non-traditional risk factors, a triglyceride level may identify individuals at high cardiovascular risk who might otherwise be missed. Specifically, elevated triglycerides (and the metabolic syndrome) might identify individuals at high long-term risk of developing cardiovascular dis ...
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEART FAILURE
... afterload: due to - elevation of arterial resistance - ventricular size - myocardial hypotrophy afterload: due to - arterial resistance - myocardial hypertrophy - ventricular size ...
... afterload: due to - elevation of arterial resistance - ventricular size - myocardial hypotrophy afterload: due to - arterial resistance - myocardial hypertrophy - ventricular size ...
030403 Eplerenone, a Selective Aldosterone Blocker, in Patients
... was measured 48 hours after the initiation of treatment, at one, four, and five weeks, at all scheduled study visits, and within one week after any change of dose. Information about adverse events and concurrent medications was recorded at every visit. All patients who underwent randomization were f ...
... was measured 48 hours after the initiation of treatment, at one, four, and five weeks, at all scheduled study visits, and within one week after any change of dose. Information about adverse events and concurrent medications was recorded at every visit. All patients who underwent randomization were f ...
Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important goal of
... heart surgery for other reasons. Percutaneous LAA closure devices have been developed as a nonpharmacologic alternative to anticoagulation for stroke prevention in AF. The devices may prevent stroke by occluding the LAA, thus preventing thrombus formation. The evidence for the use of the Watchman de ...
... heart surgery for other reasons. Percutaneous LAA closure devices have been developed as a nonpharmacologic alternative to anticoagulation for stroke prevention in AF. The devices may prevent stroke by occluding the LAA, thus preventing thrombus formation. The evidence for the use of the Watchman de ...
Bendopnea - JACC: Heart Failure
... Changes in hemodynamics with position. Of the 46 patients who underwent repeat hemodynamic assessment when bending, 16 (35%) had bendopnea and 30 (65%) did not (Online Table 1). Median RAP in subjects with bendopnea (compared to those without bendopnea) when sitting was ...
... Changes in hemodynamics with position. Of the 46 patients who underwent repeat hemodynamic assessment when bending, 16 (35%) had bendopnea and 30 (65%) did not (Online Table 1). Median RAP in subjects with bendopnea (compared to those without bendopnea) when sitting was ...
Syncope
... American Autonomic Society as a sustained decrease in blood pressure exceeding 20 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic occurring within 3 minutes of upright tilt. ...
... American Autonomic Society as a sustained decrease in blood pressure exceeding 20 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic occurring within 3 minutes of upright tilt. ...
Cardiovascular abnormalities accompanying acute spinal cord
... groups for further analysis (Fig. I): group I comprised patients with cervical injuries with complete loss of motor function (cervical A and B), hereafter called severe cervical injury group (31 patients); group 2 comprised those with cervical injuries with partial motor function (cervical C and D) ...
... groups for further analysis (Fig. I): group I comprised patients with cervical injuries with complete loss of motor function (cervical A and B), hereafter called severe cervical injury group (31 patients); group 2 comprised those with cervical injuries with partial motor function (cervical C and D) ...
Sudden cardiac death
... victims with ischemic heart disease belong to these two groups. In these patients sudden death is usually produced by a complex interaction between several trigger-types – autonomic nervous system dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance, or drug toxicity among others – and the presence of different inter ...
... victims with ischemic heart disease belong to these two groups. In these patients sudden death is usually produced by a complex interaction between several trigger-types – autonomic nervous system dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance, or drug toxicity among others – and the presence of different inter ...
The Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Heart
... protective effects to ischemic reperfusion and also functional cardiomyocyte alterations due to augmented fatty acid metabolism and hypertriglyceridemia and ROS in type 2 diabetes (Isfort et al. 2014). Endocrine function of EAT and heart disease Adipose tissue is well recognized as a dynamic endocri ...
... protective effects to ischemic reperfusion and also functional cardiomyocyte alterations due to augmented fatty acid metabolism and hypertriglyceridemia and ROS in type 2 diabetes (Isfort et al. 2014). Endocrine function of EAT and heart disease Adipose tissue is well recognized as a dynamic endocri ...
Visualization of blood flow with echocardiography: the future for
... The pattern of flow in the human heart changes dramatically during one cardiac cycle. However, flow is redirected within the cardiac chambers through vortex formation, which avoids excessive dissipation of energy and facilitates the efficient passage of blood [11] . Inside the ventricle, just after ...
... The pattern of flow in the human heart changes dramatically during one cardiac cycle. However, flow is redirected within the cardiac chambers through vortex formation, which avoids excessive dissipation of energy and facilitates the efficient passage of blood [11] . Inside the ventricle, just after ...
State of the Art Heart - 2012 - UK HealthCare
... Dr. Ralph Shabetai, who directed the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Shabetai’s work formed the basis for the understanding of pericardial tamponade and constriction. He left UK to become Chief of the VA Hospital at the University of California-San Diego. Dr. Leonard Gettes, who was the founding ...
... Dr. Ralph Shabetai, who directed the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Shabetai’s work formed the basis for the understanding of pericardial tamponade and constriction. He left UK to become Chief of the VA Hospital at the University of California-San Diego. Dr. Leonard Gettes, who was the founding ...
A-A Bradycardia Booklet.indd
... a result of underlying disease or due to medications. In the absence of any electrical impulses from the atria, the ventricles produce impulses on their own; these are called ventricular escape rhythms and can arise from the different bundles or the ventricular muscle itself. However, these escape rh ...
... a result of underlying disease or due to medications. In the absence of any electrical impulses from the atria, the ventricles produce impulses on their own; these are called ventricular escape rhythms and can arise from the different bundles or the ventricular muscle itself. However, these escape rh ...
Effects of simultaneous or elective percutaneous coronary
... myocardial infarction (STEMI) combined with multi-vessel lesions. Methods: A total of 70 patients aged over 70 yeas that had acute STEMI combined with multi-vessel lesions and received PCI between January 2010 and January 2015, were enrolled in this study. According to simultaneous emergency PCI or ...
... myocardial infarction (STEMI) combined with multi-vessel lesions. Methods: A total of 70 patients aged over 70 yeas that had acute STEMI combined with multi-vessel lesions and received PCI between January 2010 and January 2015, were enrolled in this study. According to simultaneous emergency PCI or ...
AHA/ASA Guideline - Professional Heart Daily
... when the diameter of the lumen of the ICA is reduced by more than 70% by noninvasive imaging or more than 50% by catheter-based imaging or non-invasive imaging with corroboration, and the anticipated rate of periprocedural stroke or death is less than 6%. (Class IIa, LOE B) It is reasonable to consi ...
... when the diameter of the lumen of the ICA is reduced by more than 70% by noninvasive imaging or more than 50% by catheter-based imaging or non-invasive imaging with corroboration, and the anticipated rate of periprocedural stroke or death is less than 6%. (Class IIa, LOE B) It is reasonable to consi ...
"False Negative" Treadmill Exercise Test
... the multistage protocols, improved sensitivity over single stage methods was expected. Recent studies, however, have continued to demonstrate a high percentage of false negative responses in symptomatic patients.'"4 These reports attributed such responses to less extensive vascular disease. Others h ...
... the multistage protocols, improved sensitivity over single stage methods was expected. Recent studies, however, have continued to demonstrate a high percentage of false negative responses in symptomatic patients.'"4 These reports attributed such responses to less extensive vascular disease. Others h ...
Factors Influencing the Rate of Flow Through Continuous
... tensity of muscle contraction (22). That is the likely explanation for why blood pressure was elevated by nearly 10 mm Hg when toe raises were performed at 80 compared with 30 , which may well have influenced the flow outcomes. Although these results do shed some light on the mechanism by which exe ...
... tensity of muscle contraction (22). That is the likely explanation for why blood pressure was elevated by nearly 10 mm Hg when toe raises were performed at 80 compared with 30 , which may well have influenced the flow outcomes. Although these results do shed some light on the mechanism by which exe ...
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
... failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has declined over the past few years, that of patients with HFpEF is on the rise and requires longer lengths of stay.3 ...
... failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has declined over the past few years, that of patients with HFpEF is on the rise and requires longer lengths of stay.3 ...
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... 1. The right side of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit; the left side of the heart pumps blood into the systemic circuit. 2. Equal volumes of blood are pumped to the pulmonary and systemic circuits at the same time, but the two sides have different workloads. a. The right ventricle is ...
... 1. The right side of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit; the left side of the heart pumps blood into the systemic circuit. 2. Equal volumes of blood are pumped to the pulmonary and systemic circuits at the same time, but the two sides have different workloads. a. The right ventricle is ...
Atrial Fibrillation: Newer Strategies in Treatment and Anticoagulation
... • The number of patients requiring hospitalization during ...
... • The number of patients requiring hospitalization during ...
Value of dual-source computed tomography in evaluating left
... MSCT did not obtain clear systolic and diastolic images from patients with a fast heart rate because of its low time resolution. This limited its application in the assessment of left ventricular function. The introduction of DSCT represented a leap forward for CT, shortening its time resolution to ...
... MSCT did not obtain clear systolic and diastolic images from patients with a fast heart rate because of its low time resolution. This limited its application in the assessment of left ventricular function. The introduction of DSCT represented a leap forward for CT, shortening its time resolution to ...
Pediatric cardiac surgery without homologous blood transfusion
... cardiopulmonary bypass time were compared between patients with and without transfusion. Bypass time and Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery risk category in patients with transfusion were significantly greater than those in patients without (P ⬍ .0001, and P ⬍ .05, respectively). Body weigh ...
... cardiopulmonary bypass time were compared between patients with and without transfusion. Bypass time and Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery risk category in patients with transfusion were significantly greater than those in patients without (P ⬍ .0001, and P ⬍ .05, respectively). Body weigh ...
Abnormal left ventricular diastolic function during
... end-diastolic pressure in the left ventricle deceler~tion ti~e of the E-wave can decrease, 'together With an increased peak E-velocity and a reduced atrial contribution to left ventricular filling (restrictive filling pattern) [15]. This study has shown that in young patients with insulin-dependent ...
... end-diastolic pressure in the left ventricle deceler~tion ti~e of the E-wave can decrease, 'together With an increased peak E-velocity and a reduced atrial contribution to left ventricular filling (restrictive filling pattern) [15]. This study has shown that in young patients with insulin-dependent ...
Use of Right Ventricular Support with a Centrifugal Pump in Post
... pressure reduced from 40 mmHg to 15 mmHg. Cardiac enzymes were normal, and the patient was weaned from the respirator on the seventh post-RVAD insertion day. The patient’s renal failure necessitated continuous ...
... pressure reduced from 40 mmHg to 15 mmHg. Cardiac enzymes were normal, and the patient was weaned from the respirator on the seventh post-RVAD insertion day. The patient’s renal failure necessitated continuous ...