Specialty Training Curriculum Paediatric Cardiology
... the skills in general paediatric cardiology required to be able to practise independently as a consultant in general paediatric cardiology. It does not indicate that adequate skills have been acquired to practise independently as a consultant in one of the subspecialties of paediatric cardiology. T ...
... the skills in general paediatric cardiology required to be able to practise independently as a consultant in general paediatric cardiology. It does not indicate that adequate skills have been acquired to practise independently as a consultant in one of the subspecialties of paediatric cardiology. T ...
ESC Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization
... period must be notified to the ESC. The Task Force report was entirely supported financially by the ESC and was developed without any involvement of the industry. The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) supervises and coordinates the preparation of new Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documen ...
... period must be notified to the ESC. The Task Force report was entirely supported financially by the ESC and was developed without any involvement of the industry. The ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) supervises and coordinates the preparation of new Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documen ...
Interventional Cardiology
... ventricular looping seen in L-transposition of the great arteries may also result in congenital or postnatal AV block, accessory AV node tissue and abnormal course of the bundle branches [10] . The location of the AV node and bundle of His are determined by the position of the right and left ventric ...
... ventricular looping seen in L-transposition of the great arteries may also result in congenital or postnatal AV block, accessory AV node tissue and abnormal course of the bundle branches [10] . The location of the AV node and bundle of His are determined by the position of the right and left ventric ...
2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permiss ...
... The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permiss ...
Committee papers
... randomised into the study. The main purpose of the first amendment was to modify the LVEF entry criterion from ≤40% to ≤35%. This modification was essential to ensure an adequate event rate in the study population where use of evidencebased, disease-modifying agents was increasing. This change was m ...
... randomised into the study. The main purpose of the first amendment was to modify the LVEF entry criterion from ≤40% to ≤35%. This modification was essential to ensure an adequate event rate in the study population where use of evidencebased, disease-modifying agents was increasing. This change was m ...
BNP and NT-proBNP levels in patients with sepsis
... BNP secretion in sepsis. Because inflammation can induce increased secretion and decreased degradation of BNP, the BNP level is increased in severe sepsis and septic shock. 6.3. The clinical application of BNP and NT- proBNP in sepsis Sepsis is common in clinics with a high mortality and poor progno ...
... BNP secretion in sepsis. Because inflammation can induce increased secretion and decreased degradation of BNP, the BNP level is increased in severe sepsis and septic shock. 6.3. The clinical application of BNP and NT- proBNP in sepsis Sepsis is common in clinics with a high mortality and poor progno ...
This gene encodes an alpha-1 subunit of a voltage
... metastasis of solid tumors. Evidence indicates that many malignant cells may release local osteoclastic activating factors. (2.1-b) Increased calcium levels resulting from malignancy caused by a PTHrelated protein is a second mechanism. This protein is a humeral factor that acts on the skeleton to i ...
... metastasis of solid tumors. Evidence indicates that many malignant cells may release local osteoclastic activating factors. (2.1-b) Increased calcium levels resulting from malignancy caused by a PTHrelated protein is a second mechanism. This protein is a humeral factor that acts on the skeleton to i ...
Pacemakers and ICDs-2012 - UCSF Department of Anesthesia and
... Emergency surgery, especially when there is not enough time to gather device information, or if the patient is unable to provide information about a pacemaker or ICD, could very well result in device malfunction from hyperkalemia, hypoxia, or an unknown antiarrhythmic agent the patient may be chroni ...
... Emergency surgery, especially when there is not enough time to gather device information, or if the patient is unable to provide information about a pacemaker or ICD, could very well result in device malfunction from hyperkalemia, hypoxia, or an unknown antiarrhythmic agent the patient may be chroni ...
The Association of Postoperative Right Ventricular Restrictive
... diastolic flow reversal. We classified the subjects as having restrictive or nonrestrictive physiology depending on the echocardiographic findings. The mean of 3 measurements was obtained. We reviewed the charts to check the operative procedure of the patients. Determination of RV Systolic dysfunc ...
... diastolic flow reversal. We classified the subjects as having restrictive or nonrestrictive physiology depending on the echocardiographic findings. The mean of 3 measurements was obtained. We reviewed the charts to check the operative procedure of the patients. Determination of RV Systolic dysfunc ...
Diagnosis and Management of Common Types of
... Supraventricular tachycardia refers to rapid rhythms that originate and are sustained in atrial or atrioventricular node tissue above the bundle of His. The condition is caused by reentry phenomena or automaticity at or above the atrioventricular node, and includes atrioventricular nodal reentrant t ...
... Supraventricular tachycardia refers to rapid rhythms that originate and are sustained in atrial or atrioventricular node tissue above the bundle of His. The condition is caused by reentry phenomena or automaticity at or above the atrioventricular node, and includes atrioventricular nodal reentrant t ...
2011 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
... Revascularization to Improve Survival: NonLeft Main CAD Revascularization (cont.) CABG I IIa IIb III ...
... Revascularization to Improve Survival: NonLeft Main CAD Revascularization (cont.) CABG I IIa IIb III ...
Revascularization to Improve Survival: Non
... Revascularization to Improve Survival: NonLeft Main CAD Revascularization (cont.) CABG I IIa IIb III ...
... Revascularization to Improve Survival: NonLeft Main CAD Revascularization (cont.) CABG I IIa IIb III ...
Strain Rate Imaging: Real World Scenario? - e
... the regional motion as well as assessing the regional myocardial function is that it is a visual estimation of wall motion which is very subjective and thus highly operator dependent. It has high interobserver and intraobserver variability. It also makes limited appraisal of the radial displacement ...
... the regional motion as well as assessing the regional myocardial function is that it is a visual estimation of wall motion which is very subjective and thus highly operator dependent. It has high interobserver and intraobserver variability. It also makes limited appraisal of the radial displacement ...
Reflux of Contrast Medium into the Inferior Vena Cava on
... Three-hundred fifty-nine (37.1%) patients died during a median follow-up of 40 months (range 0-50 months) following the performance of the CTPA scan. Mortality analysis using Cox proportional hazard models revealed that a reflux grade of 4-6 was associated with increased mortality, with a crude HR ( ...
... Three-hundred fifty-nine (37.1%) patients died during a median follow-up of 40 months (range 0-50 months) following the performance of the CTPA scan. Mortality analysis using Cox proportional hazard models revealed that a reflux grade of 4-6 was associated with increased mortality, with a crude HR ( ...
Full Text - Journal of Preventive Cardiology
... SCD is unexpected death that occurs within one hour from the start of symptoms when death is witnessed, and within 24 hours of being seen alive and well when it is unwitnessed.13 The majority of SCD’s are not witnessed and if witnessed information is obtained, it is unreliable. Furthermore, in many ...
... SCD is unexpected death that occurs within one hour from the start of symptoms when death is witnessed, and within 24 hours of being seen alive and well when it is unwitnessed.13 The majority of SCD’s are not witnessed and if witnessed information is obtained, it is unreliable. Furthermore, in many ...
Left Atrial Size
... Demographic and anthropometric influences. Body size is a major determinant of LA size. To adjust for this influence, LA size should be indexed to a measure of body size, most commonly to body surface area (21,25). It remains to be clarified if this approach attenuates obesityrelated variations in L ...
... Demographic and anthropometric influences. Body size is a major determinant of LA size. To adjust for this influence, LA size should be indexed to a measure of body size, most commonly to body surface area (21,25). It remains to be clarified if this approach attenuates obesityrelated variations in L ...
Determination of diastolic dysfunction by - Tubitak Journals
... Diastolic dysfunction has been established as a component of heart failure that can predict adverse outcomes (2,20-22). It is questionable to assume that all patients with symptoms of heart failure and normal systolic function have diastolic heart failure (2). The non-invasive assessment of LV diast ...
... Diastolic dysfunction has been established as a component of heart failure that can predict adverse outcomes (2,20-22). It is questionable to assume that all patients with symptoms of heart failure and normal systolic function have diastolic heart failure (2). The non-invasive assessment of LV diast ...
Catheter Ablation in New Zealand
... it occurs at a younger age. AF is associated with a 2-fold increase an overall mortality, as well as increased risk of stroke, dementia, and heart failure. Standard treatment involves the use of medications to control symptoms and reduce the rates of long-term complications. Cardiac catheter ablatio ...
... it occurs at a younger age. AF is associated with a 2-fold increase an overall mortality, as well as increased risk of stroke, dementia, and heart failure. Standard treatment involves the use of medications to control symptoms and reduce the rates of long-term complications. Cardiac catheter ablatio ...
Assessment of Atrial Septal Defect Area Changes During Cardiac
... of the major factors for selection of the appropriate device. Therefore, the standard clinical technique for measurement of the maximal ASD diameter at present remains the stretched diameter measured by balloon catheterization18）. The practice of this technique is limited by its disadvantages which ...
... of the major factors for selection of the appropriate device. Therefore, the standard clinical technique for measurement of the maximal ASD diameter at present remains the stretched diameter measured by balloon catheterization18）. The practice of this technique is limited by its disadvantages which ...
cardiac rhythm and atrial transport function after surgical ablation of
... prevalence depends on the severity of heart failure, and rises approximately from 5% in the NYHA I functional class up to 50% in NYHA IV class7. Up to 50% of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery are diagnosed with AF prior to the surgery8–11. ...
... prevalence depends on the severity of heart failure, and rises approximately from 5% in the NYHA I functional class up to 50% in NYHA IV class7. Up to 50% of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery are diagnosed with AF prior to the surgery8–11. ...
ACC/AHA/ASNC Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Cardiac
... and cost effectiveness. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approaches for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of specific diseases or conditions. These ...
... and cost effectiveness. These practice guidelines are intended to assist physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals in clinical decision making by describing a range of generally acceptable approaches for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of specific diseases or conditions. These ...
EXPERT CONSENSUS DECISION PATHWAY 2017 ACC Expert
... Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease (1), but augmented with additional ...
... Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease (1), but augmented with additional ...
Coronary tortuosity and its role in myocardial ischemia in patients
... negatively related to the process of atherosclerosis.3 In Turkey, in 2013, 148 male patients that underwent coronariography in a period of three months were selected. Exclusion criteria included patients with a history of revascularization surgery or coronary angioplasty. These patients were divided ...
... negatively related to the process of atherosclerosis.3 In Turkey, in 2013, 148 male patients that underwent coronariography in a period of three months were selected. Exclusion criteria included patients with a history of revascularization surgery or coronary angioplasty. These patients were divided ...