File - Heart Rhythm Society
... which demonstrated ICD discharge rates of ⬇7.5% of patients per year, the likelihood of an ICD discharge while driving may be predicted to be in the range of 0.15% of patients per year. Even if each patient treated by his or her ICD receives ⬎1 shock during any given year, and even if other nonshock ...
... which demonstrated ICD discharge rates of ⬇7.5% of patients per year, the likelihood of an ICD discharge while driving may be predicted to be in the range of 0.15% of patients per year. Even if each patient treated by his or her ICD receives ⬎1 shock during any given year, and even if other nonshock ...
cardilogy mcq - WordPress.com
... a. AMI’s secondary to cocaine only occur in chronic users due to accelerated atherosclerosis. b. The one year prognosis is more favourable in cocaine users who suffer AMI compared with the general population who suffer AMI. c. Thrombolysis is contraindicated. d. He does not require evaluation of his ...
... a. AMI’s secondary to cocaine only occur in chronic users due to accelerated atherosclerosis. b. The one year prognosis is more favourable in cocaine users who suffer AMI compared with the general population who suffer AMI. c. Thrombolysis is contraindicated. d. He does not require evaluation of his ...
Masterclass - PruProtect
... Postpone for 4 months then will require TGPR 2. 65 year old female. Heart attack in 2010 with single vessel bypass at the time. Has been well since but still smoking 10 cigarattes per day A loading in the region of 50-100% will be applied 3. 55 year old male. Had a heart attack in 2009 and then anot ...
... Postpone for 4 months then will require TGPR 2. 65 year old female. Heart attack in 2010 with single vessel bypass at the time. Has been well since but still smoking 10 cigarattes per day A loading in the region of 50-100% will be applied 3. 55 year old male. Had a heart attack in 2009 and then anot ...
The CopenHeartSF trial-comprehensive sexual rehabilitation programme for male patients
... and is often related to vascular disease such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.10 Studies including 33 451 males estimate that erectile dysfunction in varying degrees exists in 52% of all men, and that age is the most common variable associated with erectile dysfunction.3–5 The probabilit ...
... and is often related to vascular disease such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.10 Studies including 33 451 males estimate that erectile dysfunction in varying degrees exists in 52% of all men, and that age is the most common variable associated with erectile dysfunction.3–5 The probabilit ...
PEARLS IN CARDIOLOGY
... Localized >50% diameter increase involving all three layers of the wall. Risk factors: Age>60 years, smoking, HTN, dyslipidemia, family history. If younger, think of Marfan, Ehler-Danlos , syphilis, Takayasu’s, trauma, bicuspid valve, aortic coartation. Most common in men, 3:1; infrarenal, mostly as ...
... Localized >50% diameter increase involving all three layers of the wall. Risk factors: Age>60 years, smoking, HTN, dyslipidemia, family history. If younger, think of Marfan, Ehler-Danlos , syphilis, Takayasu’s, trauma, bicuspid valve, aortic coartation. Most common in men, 3:1; infrarenal, mostly as ...
Glossary - CardioNet
... ablation – a therapeutic method in which a form of energy is used to physically destroy a small section of damaged heart tissue that is a source of abnormal electrical activity causing or contributing to some types of tachycardia (fast heartbeat). American Heart Association (AHA) – an organization w ...
... ablation – a therapeutic method in which a form of energy is used to physically destroy a small section of damaged heart tissue that is a source of abnormal electrical activity causing or contributing to some types of tachycardia (fast heartbeat). American Heart Association (AHA) – an organization w ...
autonomic nervous system
... 1. Which chambers of the heart act as pumps? 2. Where does blood go after it leaves the right ventricle? Through what valve does it pass? 3. What are the substages of systole? Describe the relaxation/contraction of the chambers and the opening/closing of valves at each substage. 4. What are the subs ...
... 1. Which chambers of the heart act as pumps? 2. Where does blood go after it leaves the right ventricle? Through what valve does it pass? 3. What are the substages of systole? Describe the relaxation/contraction of the chambers and the opening/closing of valves at each substage. 4. What are the subs ...
Home Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
... performing CPR (n=3495). Participants were excluded if they were candidates for an implantable ICD or if they did not have a spouse of companion willing and able to call for assistance from emergency medical services (EMS), perform CPR, and use an AED. After a median follow-up of 37.3 months, the au ...
... performing CPR (n=3495). Participants were excluded if they were candidates for an implantable ICD or if they did not have a spouse of companion willing and able to call for assistance from emergency medical services (EMS), perform CPR, and use an AED. After a median follow-up of 37.3 months, the au ...
Valvular Heart Disease
... • Properly timed atrial contractions contribute as much as 40 % to left ventricular preload in patients with aortic stenosis (normal = 20%). Rhythms other than sinus may produce a critical reduction in cardiac output as impaired filling of the left ventricle causes a fall in stroke volume. • There i ...
... • Properly timed atrial contractions contribute as much as 40 % to left ventricular preload in patients with aortic stenosis (normal = 20%). Rhythms other than sinus may produce a critical reduction in cardiac output as impaired filling of the left ventricle causes a fall in stroke volume. • There i ...
Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
... Importance of Rapid Reperfusion in STEMI “…Expeditious restoration of flow in the obstructed infarct artery after the onset of symptoms in patients with STEMI is a key determinant of short- and long-term outcomes…” 30 minutes of delay = 8% increase in relative risk of 1-year mortality Antman EM, An ...
... Importance of Rapid Reperfusion in STEMI “…Expeditious restoration of flow in the obstructed infarct artery after the onset of symptoms in patients with STEMI is a key determinant of short- and long-term outcomes…” 30 minutes of delay = 8% increase in relative risk of 1-year mortality Antman EM, An ...
Congestive Heart Failure - Lancaster General Health
... My dad is 83 and had bypass surgery last year. He has pacemaker, defib, was in the hospital recently and had 650 ml drained from his lung. At that time he had no symptoms. Now he has chest congestion, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue. His lasix was increased to 80 mg twice a day. They had increa ...
... My dad is 83 and had bypass surgery last year. He has pacemaker, defib, was in the hospital recently and had 650 ml drained from his lung. At that time he had no symptoms. Now he has chest congestion, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue. His lasix was increased to 80 mg twice a day. They had increa ...
Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic
... n both European and U.S. guidelines, prophylactic implantation of an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is a class 1 recommendation for patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular systolic function.1,2 However, the evidence for a benefit is much stronger for patients with isch ...
... n both European and U.S. guidelines, prophylactic implantation of an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is a class 1 recommendation for patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular systolic function.1,2 However, the evidence for a benefit is much stronger for patients with isch ...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Form
... Additional screening using an electrocardiogram (ECG) and/or an echocardiogram (Echo) is readily available to all athletes from their personal physicians, but is not mandatory, and is generally not recommended by either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American College of Cardiolo ...
... Additional screening using an electrocardiogram (ECG) and/or an echocardiogram (Echo) is readily available to all athletes from their personal physicians, but is not mandatory, and is generally not recommended by either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American College of Cardiolo ...
acute myocardial infarction in an elderly patient with severe aortic
... fibrosis12 and reduced capillary ingrowth into the hypertrophied myocardium4. Additionally, the increased filling pressure needed to distend the thickened ventricular wall compresses the endocardium, further impairing blood flow to that layer of the myocardium. These abnormalities may contribute to ...
... fibrosis12 and reduced capillary ingrowth into the hypertrophied myocardium4. Additionally, the increased filling pressure needed to distend the thickened ventricular wall compresses the endocardium, further impairing blood flow to that layer of the myocardium. These abnormalities may contribute to ...
Effect of Atropine on Bradycardia and Hypotension in Acute
... (1963) found that of 29 patients whose electrocardiogram was recorded up to the time of death, 11 showed progressive slowing of the heart with the development of a "lower" pacemaker. Billings et al. (1949) had previously reported that a low heart rate in patients with acute myocardial infarction was ...
... (1963) found that of 29 patients whose electrocardiogram was recorded up to the time of death, 11 showed progressive slowing of the heart with the development of a "lower" pacemaker. Billings et al. (1949) had previously reported that a low heart rate in patients with acute myocardial infarction was ...
beta-blockers: Are they useful in arrhythmias?
... Only in specific settings, such as post-CABG, are they useful in this regard, especially when started preoperatively. The predominant role of beta-blockers in AF is for rate control, by virtue of their AV node-blocking action. For acute control of heart rate, especially in acute myocardial infarctio ...
... Only in specific settings, such as post-CABG, are they useful in this regard, especially when started preoperatively. The predominant role of beta-blockers in AF is for rate control, by virtue of their AV node-blocking action. For acute control of heart rate, especially in acute myocardial infarctio ...
How and Artificial Pacemaker Stimulates a Heart
... The pacemaker is essentially the most important part of the heart because its job is to send electrical impulses through the heart causing it to beat. The body’s natural pacemaker is called the sinoatrial (SA) node or the sinus node. If the natural pacemaker is somehow defective, causing irregular h ...
... The pacemaker is essentially the most important part of the heart because its job is to send electrical impulses through the heart causing it to beat. The body’s natural pacemaker is called the sinoatrial (SA) node or the sinus node. If the natural pacemaker is somehow defective, causing irregular h ...
Irregular Heart Beat - The Bollinger Group
... Sinus arrhythmia is the variation of heart rhythm with breathing. The heart beat quickens on breathing in and slows on breathing out. This variation may be quite pronounced in trained athletes. This is a normal response of the heart and is not rated. Premature supraventricular or atrial beats (PAC’s ...
... Sinus arrhythmia is the variation of heart rhythm with breathing. The heart beat quickens on breathing in and slows on breathing out. This variation may be quite pronounced in trained athletes. This is a normal response of the heart and is not rated. Premature supraventricular or atrial beats (PAC’s ...
Gene Expression Testing to Predict Coronary Artery Disease
... In an initial proof-of-principle study, Wingrove et al. evaluated 27 cases with and 14 controls without angiographically defined coronary artery disease (CAD) for expression of genes that differed significantly between the two groups, selecting 50 genes.[4] To that, the authors added 56 genes select ...
... In an initial proof-of-principle study, Wingrove et al. evaluated 27 cases with and 14 controls without angiographically defined coronary artery disease (CAD) for expression of genes that differed significantly between the two groups, selecting 50 genes.[4] To that, the authors added 56 genes select ...
Bedside ultrasound of the lung for the monitoring of acute
... reason to avoid the application of a more favorable and nonionizing technique in the follow-up of patients admitted for ADHF. Our sonographic score correlated well also with BNP levels, but the change between phases 1 and 2 (Δ score and Δ BNP) did not. This latter observation could be explained by t ...
... reason to avoid the application of a more favorable and nonionizing technique in the follow-up of patients admitted for ADHF. Our sonographic score correlated well also with BNP levels, but the change between phases 1 and 2 (Δ score and Δ BNP) did not. This latter observation could be explained by t ...
Congestive Heart Failure
... heart failure: systolic dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction. The most common causes of systolic dysfunction (defined by a left-ventricular ejection fraction of ⬍ 50%) are ischemic heart disease, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and valvular heart disease. Diastolic dysfunction (def ...
... heart failure: systolic dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction. The most common causes of systolic dysfunction (defined by a left-ventricular ejection fraction of ⬍ 50%) are ischemic heart disease, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and valvular heart disease. Diastolic dysfunction (def ...
8 Prescribing in cardiology Helen Williams •
... If blood pressure remains high on optimal first-line therapy, it is important to check that the patient is adhering to the prescribed medication in the first instance. If concordance is confirmed, then second-line therapy should be considered in line with the NICE algorithm. Most people with hyperte ...
... If blood pressure remains high on optimal first-line therapy, it is important to check that the patient is adhering to the prescribed medication in the first instance. If concordance is confirmed, then second-line therapy should be considered in line with the NICE algorithm. Most people with hyperte ...
34. Anatomy of heart
... • Heart valves ensure unidirectional blood flow through the heart • Atrioventricular (AV) valves lie between the atria and the ventricles • AV valves prevent backflow into the atria when ventricles contract • Chordae tendineae anchor AV valves to papillary muscles ...
... • Heart valves ensure unidirectional blood flow through the heart • Atrioventricular (AV) valves lie between the atria and the ventricles • AV valves prevent backflow into the atria when ventricles contract • Chordae tendineae anchor AV valves to papillary muscles ...