Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiopulmonary
... been in existence since the 1970s as a means of supporting respiratory or cardiac function, early application of this technology was plagued by high complication rates, with no proven survival advantage over conventional management (1,2). Major recent advances in extracorporeal technology have favor ...
... been in existence since the 1970s as a means of supporting respiratory or cardiac function, early application of this technology was plagued by high complication rates, with no proven survival advantage over conventional management (1,2). Major recent advances in extracorporeal technology have favor ...
Table Of Contents ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application
... diagnosing mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in a patient with chest pain or premature ventricular contractions in the absence of clinical findings consistent with MVP. Because there is no evidence that such patients have an increased risk of endocarditis beyond the general population which does not have ...
... diagnosing mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in a patient with chest pain or premature ventricular contractions in the absence of clinical findings consistent with MVP. Because there is no evidence that such patients have an increased risk of endocarditis beyond the general population which does not have ...
Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Absence of Structural Heart Disease
... Patients with ventricular arrhythmia (VA) require an evaluation to determine if structural heart disease is present (1). In addition to a complete history and physical examination, all patients should receive a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), 2-dimensional echocardiogram, and exercise testing if th ...
... Patients with ventricular arrhythmia (VA) require an evaluation to determine if structural heart disease is present (1). In addition to a complete history and physical examination, all patients should receive a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), 2-dimensional echocardiogram, and exercise testing if th ...
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Congenital Heart
... to date, Lin et al estimate the frequency of infants with non-syndromic CDH with associated congenital heart disease to vary from between 10–15% (Lin, Pober et al. 2007) The frequency of CDH and congenital heart disease rises to between 25-40% if infants with underlying syndromes and chromosomal abn ...
... to date, Lin et al estimate the frequency of infants with non-syndromic CDH with associated congenital heart disease to vary from between 10–15% (Lin, Pober et al. 2007) The frequency of CDH and congenital heart disease rises to between 25-40% if infants with underlying syndromes and chromosomal abn ...
American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations for
... termination. The most common cardiovascular side effects are angina, hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmias. Severe, symptomatic hypotension necessitating test termination occurs only rarely. Frequent premature atrial or ventricular contractions occur in about 10% of patients and supraventricular or v ...
... termination. The most common cardiovascular side effects are angina, hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmias. Severe, symptomatic hypotension necessitating test termination occurs only rarely. Frequent premature atrial or ventricular contractions occur in about 10% of patients and supraventricular or v ...
Patient Selection for subcutaneous ICD
... A proposal for an application requesting Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) listing for the insertion of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) electrode1 was received from Boston Scientific by the Department of Health and Ageing in September 2013. Conventional (transvenous) ICD t ...
... A proposal for an application requesting Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) listing for the insertion of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) electrode1 was received from Boston Scientific by the Department of Health and Ageing in September 2013. Conventional (transvenous) ICD t ...
Percutaneous closure of a post-traumatic ventricular septal defect
... complication of penetrating heart injuries. There are reports of delayed VSD presentation in which initial echocardiography was normal, but subsequent echocardiograms revealed a defect (8). The most common location of a post-traumatic VSD is at the apex (9). Surgical repair of a traumatic VSD can in ...
... complication of penetrating heart injuries. There are reports of delayed VSD presentation in which initial echocardiography was normal, but subsequent echocardiograms revealed a defect (8). The most common location of a post-traumatic VSD is at the apex (9). Surgical repair of a traumatic VSD can in ...
2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for
... These focused updates are prompted following a thorough review of late-breaking clinical trials presented at national and international meetings, in addition to other new published data deemed to have an impact on patient care (Section 1.1, “Methodology and Evidence Review”). Through a broadbased ve ...
... These focused updates are prompted following a thorough review of late-breaking clinical trials presented at national and international meetings, in addition to other new published data deemed to have an impact on patient care (Section 1.1, “Methodology and Evidence Review”). Through a broadbased ve ...
Difference In The Localisation Of Coronary Artery Disease
... which may not produce marked symptoms for a long time. Epidemiology of atherosclerosis in the LCA versus RCA A classic autopsy study of 600 women hearts revealed a higher prevalence of atherosclerosis in the LCA as opposed to the RCA. Notably this discrepancy was more pronounced with the progression ...
... which may not produce marked symptoms for a long time. Epidemiology of atherosclerosis in the LCA versus RCA A classic autopsy study of 600 women hearts revealed a higher prevalence of atherosclerosis in the LCA as opposed to the RCA. Notably this discrepancy was more pronounced with the progression ...
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE
... Palpitations due to functional cardiac disorders: 95 mg metoprolol succinate (equivalent to 100 mg metoprolol tartrate) once daily. If necessary, the dose may be increased to 190 mg metoprolol succinate (equivalent to 200 mg metoprolol tartrate). Prophylaxis of migraine: 95-190 mg metoprolol succina ...
... Palpitations due to functional cardiac disorders: 95 mg metoprolol succinate (equivalent to 100 mg metoprolol tartrate) once daily. If necessary, the dose may be increased to 190 mg metoprolol succinate (equivalent to 200 mg metoprolol tartrate). Prophylaxis of migraine: 95-190 mg metoprolol succina ...
04-Joao Marcelo EN.p65
... mechanism of this insufficiency is elongation or rupture of cords [2] a disease that today is treated by valvuloplasty [3]. In several countries, this is the most frequent cause of mitral insufficiency [4-6]. In our 12 years of experience, myxomatous degeneration is the etiology in 25.9% of patients ...
... mechanism of this insufficiency is elongation or rupture of cords [2] a disease that today is treated by valvuloplasty [3]. In several countries, this is the most frequent cause of mitral insufficiency [4-6]. In our 12 years of experience, myxomatous degeneration is the etiology in 25.9% of patients ...
ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM Guidelines for the Management
... There is no question that ischemic heart disease remains a major public health problem. Chronic stable angina is the initial manifestation of ischemic heart disease in approximately one half of patients (3,4). It is difficult to estimate the number of patients with chronic chest pain syndromes in th ...
... There is no question that ischemic heart disease remains a major public health problem. Chronic stable angina is the initial manifestation of ischemic heart disease in approximately one half of patients (3,4). It is difficult to estimate the number of patients with chronic chest pain syndromes in th ...
Cardiac Remodeling in Obesity
... Abel ED, Litwin SE, Sweeney G. Cardiac Remodeling in Obesity. Physiol Rev 88: 389 – 419, 2008; doi:10.1152/physrev.00017.2007.—The dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity and its strong association with cardiovascular disease have resulted in unprecedented interest in understanding the effect ...
... Abel ED, Litwin SE, Sweeney G. Cardiac Remodeling in Obesity. Physiol Rev 88: 389 – 419, 2008; doi:10.1152/physrev.00017.2007.—The dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity and its strong association with cardiovascular disease have resulted in unprecedented interest in understanding the effect ...
The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete`s heart
... cardiomyopathy (HCM). LV end-diastolic diameter becomes larger (.55 mm) than the normal limits only in end-stage HCM patients when the LV ejection fraction is ,50%. Patients with HCM also show early impairment of LV diastolic function, whereas athletes have normal diastolic function. When echocardio ...
... cardiomyopathy (HCM). LV end-diastolic diameter becomes larger (.55 mm) than the normal limits only in end-stage HCM patients when the LV ejection fraction is ,50%. Patients with HCM also show early impairment of LV diastolic function, whereas athletes have normal diastolic function. When echocardio ...
THE CARDIAC IMPULSE AND THE MOTION OF THE HEART
... beat was recorded in the angiocardiogram, the marker being placed in position while the patient was lying flat on the angiocardiogram table. Studies were carried out on 26 patients, who were being investigated before possible cardiac surgery; impulse cardiograms and timed left ventricular angiocardi ...
... beat was recorded in the angiocardiogram, the marker being placed in position while the patient was lying flat on the angiocardiogram table. Studies were carried out on 26 patients, who were being investigated before possible cardiac surgery; impulse cardiograms and timed left ventricular angiocardi ...
Surgical Treatment for Innominate Artery Aneurysm with a Coronary
... in maximal diameter, at the innominate artery. Aortography demonstrated an isolated saccular aneurysm of an innominate artery (Fig. 1). Coronary arteriography showed a coronary pulmonary artery fistula originating from the left anterior descending artery (Fig. 2). We planned prosthetic bypass grafti ...
... in maximal diameter, at the innominate artery. Aortography demonstrated an isolated saccular aneurysm of an innominate artery (Fig. 1). Coronary arteriography showed a coronary pulmonary artery fistula originating from the left anterior descending artery (Fig. 2). We planned prosthetic bypass grafti ...
Alternate Sites of Permanent Cardiac Pacing: A Randomized Study
... positions in the right ventricular outflow tract for ventricular pacing. Methods and Results: During our participation in an international multicenter study, we randomized 30 patients with standard indications for permanent dual-chamber pacing to alternate site pacing with the use of a new, thin and ...
... positions in the right ventricular outflow tract for ventricular pacing. Methods and Results: During our participation in an international multicenter study, we randomized 30 patients with standard indications for permanent dual-chamber pacing to alternate site pacing with the use of a new, thin and ...
Doppler Echocardiography in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Diastolic
... dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and systolic and diastolic dysfunctions generally coexist during the clinical course of DCM, left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF) as an entirely systolic parameter is commonly used to assess LVfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Traditional parameter ...
... dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and systolic and diastolic dysfunctions generally coexist during the clinical course of DCM, left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF) as an entirely systolic parameter is commonly used to assess LVfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Traditional parameter ...
TITLE: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY OF CORONARY ARTERY
... Coronary artery disease, with its potential sequelae of angina pectoris and myocardial ischemia is the most common form of acquired heart disease in developed countries but has now gained same importance in developing country like India. It ranks third in relation of burden of diseases. In India, co ...
... Coronary artery disease, with its potential sequelae of angina pectoris and myocardial ischemia is the most common form of acquired heart disease in developed countries but has now gained same importance in developing country like India. It ranks third in relation of burden of diseases. In India, co ...
Water and sodium regulation in chronic heart failure: the role of
... reflect regional wall stress within the ventricle or perhaps result from differences in gene regulation or metabolic clearance for ANP and BNP [73]. Whether this is influenced by the enhanced expression of atrial BNP, as demonstrated by Luchner et al. in early canine heart failure, remains uncertain ...
... reflect regional wall stress within the ventricle or perhaps result from differences in gene regulation or metabolic clearance for ANP and BNP [73]. Whether this is influenced by the enhanced expression of atrial BNP, as demonstrated by Luchner et al. in early canine heart failure, remains uncertain ...
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... scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health. These CPGs, based on systematic methods to evaluate and classify evidence, provide a cornerstone of quality cardiovascular care. In response to published reports from t ...
... scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health. These CPGs, based on systematic methods to evaluate and classify evidence, provide a cornerstone of quality cardiovascular care. In response to published reports from t ...
Coronary - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
... study by Kantarci et al. (1), this false diagnosis occurred in five patients whose coronary arteries were found to be normal using MDCT (Fig. 4c and 4d). Therefore, MDCT-CA is useful in preventing false diagnosis due to catheterinduced spasm in patients who have been diagnosed with an aorto-ostial l ...
... study by Kantarci et al. (1), this false diagnosis occurred in five patients whose coronary arteries were found to be normal using MDCT (Fig. 4c and 4d). Therefore, MDCT-CA is useful in preventing false diagnosis due to catheterinduced spasm in patients who have been diagnosed with an aorto-ostial l ...
Risk prediction and prognosis following cardiac surgery
... commenced in 1995. The objective of this construction was to establish an accurate 30-day mortality prediction model 31. The original EuroSCORE dataset included 19,030 adult patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery during a 3-month period in 1995. Moreover, 128 European cardiac centers across 8 c ...
... commenced in 1995. The objective of this construction was to establish an accurate 30-day mortality prediction model 31. The original EuroSCORE dataset included 19,030 adult patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery during a 3-month period in 1995. Moreover, 128 European cardiac centers across 8 c ...
Heart rhythms - British Heart Foundation
... The term ‘palpitations’ is often used to describe the sensation of feeling your own heart beating. Some people say that having palpitations feels like a fluttering in their chest, or their heart pounding. Others describe it as feeling like a thud or movement in their chest. Some say they feel their ...
... The term ‘palpitations’ is often used to describe the sensation of feeling your own heart beating. Some people say that having palpitations feels like a fluttering in their chest, or their heart pounding. Others describe it as feeling like a thud or movement in their chest. Some say they feel their ...