Patient Education: What are Arrhythmias
... Normally the heart beats in a regular way – like a clock. However, many people, especially those with heart failure, have heart rates that are too fast, too slow, or irregular. These abnormal heart rhythms are referred to as arrhythmias. Some arrhythmias are harmless; however, some arrhythmias can b ...
... Normally the heart beats in a regular way – like a clock. However, many people, especially those with heart failure, have heart rates that are too fast, too slow, or irregular. These abnormal heart rhythms are referred to as arrhythmias. Some arrhythmias are harmless; however, some arrhythmias can b ...
diagnosis and prognosis of anomalous origin of the left coronary
... the collateral coronary circulation and associated congenital heart malformations. Today, the surgical technique of choice to correct ALCAPA is direct aortic re-implantation, which is technically feasible in most children. Even in patients with a poor left ventricle function and significant MR, the ...
... the collateral coronary circulation and associated congenital heart malformations. Today, the surgical technique of choice to correct ALCAPA is direct aortic re-implantation, which is technically feasible in most children. Even in patients with a poor left ventricle function and significant MR, the ...
Ratio of Peak Early to Late Diastolic Filling Velocity of the Left
... is a close relationship between LAA thrombus formation and left atrial mechanical remodeling based on TEE findings, such as the presence of spontaneous echo contrast or a progressive reduction in LAA emptying flow velocity.6,10,12,17） In the present study, useful parameters in emergency TTE were ide ...
... is a close relationship between LAA thrombus formation and left atrial mechanical remodeling based on TEE findings, such as the presence of spontaneous echo contrast or a progressive reduction in LAA emptying flow velocity.6,10,12,17） In the present study, useful parameters in emergency TTE were ide ...
Product Messaging Guide
... Primary Product Message: • The WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device is a first-of-its-kind, proven alternative to longterm warfarin therapy for stroke risk reduction in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Product Category Message: • The WATCHMAN™ LAAC Device offers a new stroke ...
... Primary Product Message: • The WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device is a first-of-its-kind, proven alternative to longterm warfarin therapy for stroke risk reduction in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Product Category Message: • The WATCHMAN™ LAAC Device offers a new stroke ...
Catheter Ablation - Heart Rhythm Society
... Rather, ablation is a relatively noninvasive procedure that involves inserting catheters – narrow, flexible wires – into a blood vessel in the groin or neck, and advancing the wire into the heart. The journey from entry point to heart muscle is navigated by images created by a fluoroscope, an x-ray-li ...
... Rather, ablation is a relatively noninvasive procedure that involves inserting catheters – narrow, flexible wires – into a blood vessel in the groin or neck, and advancing the wire into the heart. The journey from entry point to heart muscle is navigated by images created by a fluoroscope, an x-ray-li ...
Sleep apnoea in heart failure
... heart failure (CHF), with Cheyne–Stokes respiration (CSR) being the most frequent type of sleepdisordered breathing (SDB) in these patients. Within the present study, the authors sought to assess the prevalence and type of SDB among CHF patients in Germany. A total of 203 CHF patients participated i ...
... heart failure (CHF), with Cheyne–Stokes respiration (CSR) being the most frequent type of sleepdisordered breathing (SDB) in these patients. Within the present study, the authors sought to assess the prevalence and type of SDB among CHF patients in Germany. A total of 203 CHF patients participated i ...
Role of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in cardiac disease, hypertension
... Normal blood levels range from 0.7 to 1.0 µg/mL (Redalieu et al., 1968). Doses of 30–60 mg/day (~ 1 kg of body weight) are generally recommended to prevent CoQ10 deficiency and to maintain normal serum concentrations. However optimum clinical benefit requires above normal CoQ10 blood levels which may ...
... Normal blood levels range from 0.7 to 1.0 µg/mL (Redalieu et al., 1968). Doses of 30–60 mg/day (~ 1 kg of body weight) are generally recommended to prevent CoQ10 deficiency and to maintain normal serum concentrations. However optimum clinical benefit requires above normal CoQ10 blood levels which may ...
Quality of Care for Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients
... were white, were anemic, and had a lower prevalence of diabetes and renal insufficiency. Patients admitted with AF were more likely to have HF with preserved systolic function because they had a higher median LVEF (40% vs. 35%) and a lower incidence of significant left ventricular dysfunction (40% v ...
... were white, were anemic, and had a lower prevalence of diabetes and renal insufficiency. Patients admitted with AF were more likely to have HF with preserved systolic function because they had a higher median LVEF (40% vs. 35%) and a lower incidence of significant left ventricular dysfunction (40% v ...
Bisoprolol dose–response relationship in patients with congestive
... bisoprolol group (relative hazard (RH)=2.13, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.43–3.17, p⫽0.0002). After adjustment, all-cause mortality was significantly reduced in the bisoprolol group compared to placebo regardless of the dose level considered: LD (RH=0.66, 95% CI=0.48–0.92), MD (RH=0.33, 95% CI=0.2 ...
... bisoprolol group (relative hazard (RH)=2.13, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.43–3.17, p⫽0.0002). After adjustment, all-cause mortality was significantly reduced in the bisoprolol group compared to placebo regardless of the dose level considered: LD (RH=0.66, 95% CI=0.48–0.92), MD (RH=0.33, 95% CI=0.2 ...
Simply stated, a stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is
... According to McCance & Huether (2006) cerebrovascular disease is any abnormality of the brain caused by a pathological process in the blood vessels. The disease is marked by a stroke, also called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) as it interrupts the blood supply to tissue. Stroke, or CVA outcomes ca ...
... According to McCance & Huether (2006) cerebrovascular disease is any abnormality of the brain caused by a pathological process in the blood vessels. The disease is marked by a stroke, also called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) as it interrupts the blood supply to tissue. Stroke, or CVA outcomes ca ...
Depression in Heart Failure patients
... mortality. Counseling by health care professionals including accurate and elaborate information is highly beneficial. 13 Faller et al.,30 showed that major (but not minor) depression was associated with an increased mortality risk and this relation remained significant after adjustment for other pro ...
... mortality. Counseling by health care professionals including accurate and elaborate information is highly beneficial. 13 Faller et al.,30 showed that major (but not minor) depression was associated with an increased mortality risk and this relation remained significant after adjustment for other pro ...
Sympathetic and reflex abnormalities in heart failure secondary to
... IDC. It was thought that this might provide information of clinical interest because : first, adrenergic activation and baroreflex dysfunction are likely to have an independent prognostic influence [1–6,17] ; and secondly, drugs interfering with the adrenergic cardiovascular drive have been reported ...
... IDC. It was thought that this might provide information of clinical interest because : first, adrenergic activation and baroreflex dysfunction are likely to have an independent prognostic influence [1–6,17] ; and secondly, drugs interfering with the adrenergic cardiovascular drive have been reported ...
Heart Failure workshop
... minimize breathlessness due to congestion. Loop diuretics such as furosemide or bumetanide are the main agents used. Thiazide diuretics are not used as often in chronic heart failure as they tend to be less effective when glomerular filtration rates are below 30ml/min. Metazolone (a thiazide) may be ...
... minimize breathlessness due to congestion. Loop diuretics such as furosemide or bumetanide are the main agents used. Thiazide diuretics are not used as often in chronic heart failure as they tend to be less effective when glomerular filtration rates are below 30ml/min. Metazolone (a thiazide) may be ...
Clinical Practice Guideline for Anticoagulation
... Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five times in people 65 years and older. Risk varies depending upon the patient’s CHADS2 VASc score. Treatment of atrial fibrillation with anticoagulant therapy is known to reduce the incid ...
... Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five times in people 65 years and older. Risk varies depending upon the patient’s CHADS2 VASc score. Treatment of atrial fibrillation with anticoagulant therapy is known to reduce the incid ...
Drugs for Cardiac Arrhythmias
... next page; some drugs are recommended for indications for which they have not been approved by the US FDA. The dosages and adverse effects of each drug are listed in the table that begins on page 80. Antiarrhythmic drugs may themselves cause arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Some of these drugs may i ...
... next page; some drugs are recommended for indications for which they have not been approved by the US FDA. The dosages and adverse effects of each drug are listed in the table that begins on page 80. Antiarrhythmic drugs may themselves cause arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Some of these drugs may i ...
Cardiac Systolic Mechanics in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection
... nosis but also may help to evaluate cardiac function.42 Recently, hemodynamic assessment of transmitral flow velocity and mitral annulus tracking techniques by CT enables myocardial functional descriptions close to 2D echocardiography.43 So far, CMR remains the “gold standard” for assessing both lef ...
... nosis but also may help to evaluate cardiac function.42 Recently, hemodynamic assessment of transmitral flow velocity and mitral annulus tracking techniques by CT enables myocardial functional descriptions close to 2D echocardiography.43 So far, CMR remains the “gold standard” for assessing both lef ...
quantification of regional myocardial function following acute
... and revascularization using either fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed. Twenty five patients (mean age 68 ± 9.5, 12 females) were studied during the first myocardial infarction (MI). The infarct location was assessed from the 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (EC ...
... and revascularization using either fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed. Twenty five patients (mean age 68 ± 9.5, 12 females) were studied during the first myocardial infarction (MI). The infarct location was assessed from the 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (EC ...
ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction due to
... ejection fraction of 30% with extensive anterior, anteroseptal, and apical wall motion abnormalities. Laboratory results (Table 1) were normal with the exception of an elevated Creactive protein level. The patient was started on dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin 81 mg daily and prasugrel 10 mg ...
... ejection fraction of 30% with extensive anterior, anteroseptal, and apical wall motion abnormalities. Laboratory results (Table 1) were normal with the exception of an elevated Creactive protein level. The patient was started on dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin 81 mg daily and prasugrel 10 mg ...
The Relationship between Tpeak-end Interval
... significantly higher in the patients with CSF compared to those with NCA. The patients with CSF also had more cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes, smoking, and positive family history. These factors might have also caused VES via development of atherosclerosis. However, all the patients un ...
... significantly higher in the patients with CSF compared to those with NCA. The patients with CSF also had more cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes, smoking, and positive family history. These factors might have also caused VES via development of atherosclerosis. However, all the patients un ...
The Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of
... A 67-year-old woman presented to her family physician with a five month history of progressing shortness of breath and fatigue. The patient was referred to cardiology who saw her two weeks later. An echocardiogram revealed normal biventricular systolic function, pulmonary hypertension, and mild tric ...
... A 67-year-old woman presented to her family physician with a five month history of progressing shortness of breath and fatigue. The patient was referred to cardiology who saw her two weeks later. An echocardiogram revealed normal biventricular systolic function, pulmonary hypertension, and mild tric ...
- Annals of Gastroenterology
... progressive with a median survival time of approximately 1 month, whereas type 2 HRS is a chronic form with less progressive renal failure and median survival of approximately 3 months [23].” It is not the purpose to discuss on HRS. b. Page 10, line 2: Please, specify what is a “low” cardiac index a ...
... progressive with a median survival time of approximately 1 month, whereas type 2 HRS is a chronic form with less progressive renal failure and median survival of approximately 3 months [23].” It is not the purpose to discuss on HRS. b. Page 10, line 2: Please, specify what is a “low” cardiac index a ...
Cardiomyopathies
... with mutations of genes encoding cytoskeletal,contractile, or other proteins present in myocardial cells. • The disease is genetically heterogeneous, but the most common form of its transmission is an autosomal dominant pattern. • Autosomal recessive, as found, for example, in Alstrom syndrome, • X- ...
... with mutations of genes encoding cytoskeletal,contractile, or other proteins present in myocardial cells. • The disease is genetically heterogeneous, but the most common form of its transmission is an autosomal dominant pattern. • Autosomal recessive, as found, for example, in Alstrom syndrome, • X- ...
Exercise training improves conduit vessel function in patients with
... such as lipid-lowering and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy, which improve cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, are also associated with improved NO-mediated vascular function (17, 25, 26). The clinical relevance of endothelial dysfunction has been further highlighted by rece ...
... such as lipid-lowering and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy, which improve cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, are also associated with improved NO-mediated vascular function (17, 25, 26). The clinical relevance of endothelial dysfunction has been further highlighted by rece ...
GETTING TO KNOW SIRS
... • Long-term antibiotics, when clinically indicated, should be as narrow spectrum as possible to limit the potential for superinfection – This is suggested by a new fever, a change in the white blood cell [WBC] count, or clinical deterioration ...
... • Long-term antibiotics, when clinically indicated, should be as narrow spectrum as possible to limit the potential for superinfection – This is suggested by a new fever, a change in the white blood cell [WBC] count, or clinical deterioration ...