Acute Responses to Intermittent and Continuous Exercise in Heart
... blockers; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, internal cardioverter-defibrillator; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention. ...
... blockers; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, internal cardioverter-defibrillator; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention. ...
Association of heart failure severity with risk of diabetes
... This nationwide cohort of patients hospitalised for heart failure showed that increasing loop-diuretic dosage, as estimated at day 90 after discharge and used as a proxy for heart failure severity, was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in a severity-dependent manner. Furthermore, ...
... This nationwide cohort of patients hospitalised for heart failure showed that increasing loop-diuretic dosage, as estimated at day 90 after discharge and used as a proxy for heart failure severity, was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes in a severity-dependent manner. Furthermore, ...
Linköping University Post Print A metabolic protective strategy could improve
... It is generally accepted that case selection is vital for outcome in patients with poor LVfunction undergoing CABG and reviewing the literature one should first appreciate the inherent publication bias present both from authors and journals. Poor or even average results are less likely to be publish ...
... It is generally accepted that case selection is vital for outcome in patients with poor LVfunction undergoing CABG and reviewing the literature one should first appreciate the inherent publication bias present both from authors and journals. Poor or even average results are less likely to be publish ...
1. Coronary angioplasty
... A. hospital mortality is unrelated to age. B. late sudden death in survivers of ventricular fibrillation is more likely if acute myocardial infarction evolves than if no evidence for acute infarction is found C. survival up to one year after infarction is mainly dependent on the number of diseased c ...
... A. hospital mortality is unrelated to age. B. late sudden death in survivers of ventricular fibrillation is more likely if acute myocardial infarction evolves than if no evidence for acute infarction is found C. survival up to one year after infarction is mainly dependent on the number of diseased c ...
Chapter 13 The Heart and Heart Disease
... – Bradycardia—slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/min) – Tachycardia—rapid heart rate (more than 100 beats/min) – Sinus dysrhythmia—variation in heart rate during breathing cycle – Premature contraction (extrasystole)—contraction that occurs sooner than expected in a normal rhythm – Fibrillation—con ...
... – Bradycardia—slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/min) – Tachycardia—rapid heart rate (more than 100 beats/min) – Sinus dysrhythmia—variation in heart rate during breathing cycle – Premature contraction (extrasystole)—contraction that occurs sooner than expected in a normal rhythm – Fibrillation—con ...
Aalborg Universitet
... which an acoustic recording was obtained, (2) CACS, and (3) CCTA or ICA. In the event of an abnormal CCTA, patents were referred for myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography (99mTc-sestamibi) or positron emission tomography (82Rb) and subsequently to ICA if myocar ...
... which an acoustic recording was obtained, (2) CACS, and (3) CCTA or ICA. In the event of an abnormal CCTA, patents were referred for myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography (99mTc-sestamibi) or positron emission tomography (82Rb) and subsequently to ICA if myocar ...
chemokine rantes is increased at early stages of coronary artery
... and the severity of atherosclerosis. Furthermore, no significant correlations with chemokine RANTES level have been found. However, data on chemokine RANTES serum level and the correlations are equivocal. Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 role in atherosclerosis is confirmed, and recent research focuses on its ...
... and the severity of atherosclerosis. Furthermore, no significant correlations with chemokine RANTES level have been found. However, data on chemokine RANTES serum level and the correlations are equivocal. Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 role in atherosclerosis is confirmed, and recent research focuses on its ...
Review of the 2013 Heart Failure Guidelines
... that efficacious therapies have been demonstrated to date. ...
... that efficacious therapies have been demonstrated to date. ...
Heart Rate Variability and Atrial Fibrillation
... important measure of heart rate variability[2]. Significance of Heart Rate Variability Not surprisingly, heart rate variability analysis was first used as a measure of heart health. In 1996 researchers involved in the Framingham Heart Study concluded that a lower than normal heart rate variability ( ...
... important measure of heart rate variability[2]. Significance of Heart Rate Variability Not surprisingly, heart rate variability analysis was first used as a measure of heart health. In 1996 researchers involved in the Framingham Heart Study concluded that a lower than normal heart rate variability ( ...
If chronic process – congestive heart failure
... Diastolic (regurgitation) through common valve. Systolic if stenotic pulmonary artery. Cyanosis rather than palor. ...
... Diastolic (regurgitation) through common valve. Systolic if stenotic pulmonary artery. Cyanosis rather than palor. ...
Patient Selection in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
... imaging, or cardiac catheterization to distinguish HF with preserved LVEF and other cardiac ...
... imaging, or cardiac catheterization to distinguish HF with preserved LVEF and other cardiac ...
Relationship of Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion
... Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by enlargement of one or both ventricles associated with systolic and diastolic contractile impairment [1], or according to newer definitions dilated cardiomyopathy refers to a large group of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventric ...
... Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by enlargement of one or both ventricles associated with systolic and diastolic contractile impairment [1], or according to newer definitions dilated cardiomyopathy refers to a large group of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventric ...
Treatment with beta-adrenergic blocking agents after
... these patients, we considered effective a dosage of 100 rag/day, a regimen that has been found (17) to have effects on the 1-year survival of infarct survivors comparable to those of 160 mg/day of propranolol. However, those data come from a small study with a high withdrawal rate (17). Also, 100 ra ...
... these patients, we considered effective a dosage of 100 rag/day, a regimen that has been found (17) to have effects on the 1-year survival of infarct survivors comparable to those of 160 mg/day of propranolol. However, those data come from a small study with a high withdrawal rate (17). Also, 100 ra ...
Predictors of Cardiac Events After Major Vascular Surgery
... Main Outcome Measure Cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction within 30 days after surgery, compared by clinical characteristics, DSE results, and b-blocker use. Results Forty-five patients (3.3%) had perioperative cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction. In multivariable analysis, im ...
... Main Outcome Measure Cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction within 30 days after surgery, compared by clinical characteristics, DSE results, and b-blocker use. Results Forty-five patients (3.3%) had perioperative cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction. In multivariable analysis, im ...
Making A Heart Behave
... instruments were attached only temporarily, and these patients are not to be confused with the 100 or more around the world with chronic heart block who are wearing them for extended periods. As a matter of fact, 60 per cent of the Minnesota surgery patients who were given the electronic assist rega ...
... instruments were attached only temporarily, and these patients are not to be confused with the 100 or more around the world with chronic heart block who are wearing them for extended periods. As a matter of fact, 60 per cent of the Minnesota surgery patients who were given the electronic assist rega ...
A Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing the Efficacy
... A vasodilator agent that also possesses positive inotropic activity might offer a more rational approach to the treatment of heart failure than a pure vasodilator. Milrinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, possesses both positive inotropic and vasodilator activity (9,10). In short-term clinical ...
... A vasodilator agent that also possesses positive inotropic activity might offer a more rational approach to the treatment of heart failure than a pure vasodilator. Milrinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, possesses both positive inotropic and vasodilator activity (9,10). In short-term clinical ...
Cumulative risk of cardiovascular events after orthotopic liver
... years old or older (Table 1). Any stress-induced ischemia on the stress test warranted a referral to cardiology and left heart catheterization. When dobutamine stress echocardiography findings were nondiagnostic because of an inability to achieve >85% of the maximum predicted heart rate, patients wer ...
... years old or older (Table 1). Any stress-induced ischemia on the stress test warranted a referral to cardiology and left heart catheterization. When dobutamine stress echocardiography findings were nondiagnostic because of an inability to achieve >85% of the maximum predicted heart rate, patients wer ...
Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: from
... the American College of Cardiology in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) [3–5]. Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event [6] and chronic heart failure (CHF) [7], as it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health ...
... the American College of Cardiology in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) [3–5]. Moreover, it is a cost-effective intervention following an acute coronary event [6] and chronic heart failure (CHF) [7], as it improves prognosis by reducing recurrent hospitalization and health ...
Diagnosis and Management of CPVT
... Up to now there are insufficient data for satisfactory risk stratification. Patients who have had an episode of VF and those who have sustained or haemodynamically unstable VT while receiving beta blockers are considered at highest risk. Younger age at CPVT diagnosis is a predictor of future cardiac ...
... Up to now there are insufficient data for satisfactory risk stratification. Patients who have had an episode of VF and those who have sustained or haemodynamically unstable VT while receiving beta blockers are considered at highest risk. Younger age at CPVT diagnosis is a predictor of future cardiac ...
Successful Treatment of a Left Main Thrombus by Intracoronary
... the use of platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor blockers as an adjunct to thrombolytic therapy in acute MI.3, 4 Several trials in the field of non-ST-segment elevation ACS have demonstrated the benefits of GP IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors used as an anticoagulant.24 Several large trials involving patients w ...
... the use of platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor blockers as an adjunct to thrombolytic therapy in acute MI.3, 4 Several trials in the field of non-ST-segment elevation ACS have demonstrated the benefits of GP IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors used as an anticoagulant.24 Several large trials involving patients w ...
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... The evaluation may be performed qualitatively if there are clearly visible high–signal intensity areas indicating regional edema; yet, milder forms of myocarditis, which can be observed in women, may be accompanied by global edema and, therefore, a quantitative analysis is recommended, using the ...
... The evaluation may be performed qualitatively if there are clearly visible high–signal intensity areas indicating regional edema; yet, milder forms of myocarditis, which can be observed in women, may be accompanied by global edema and, therefore, a quantitative analysis is recommended, using the ...
Reduced Inhospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial
... PCI. Although on-site cardiac surgery is still not provided, the availability of the primary PCI service has benefited our patients by reducing the time delay between symptoms and revascularization.10,11 The objective of this study was to determine the rates and predictors of in-hospital mortality a ...
... PCI. Although on-site cardiac surgery is still not provided, the availability of the primary PCI service has benefited our patients by reducing the time delay between symptoms and revascularization.10,11 The objective of this study was to determine the rates and predictors of in-hospital mortality a ...
Evaluation of Global and Regional Strain in Patients with Acute
... Moaref AR et al. Table 5. Percentage of the Patients with Significant and non-Significant Stenosis ...
... Moaref AR et al. Table 5. Percentage of the Patients with Significant and non-Significant Stenosis ...