Vernakalant Hydrochloride for the Rapid Conversion of Atrial
... trial arrhythmias occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valvular surgery in approximately 20% to 50% of patients, depending on definitions, types of surgery, and surveillance methods.1–3 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common atrial arrhythmia in this setting.4 – 6 Postoperative a ...
... trial arrhythmias occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valvular surgery in approximately 20% to 50% of patients, depending on definitions, types of surgery, and surveillance methods.1–3 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common atrial arrhythmia in this setting.4 – 6 Postoperative a ...
EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology
... were selected and all hospitals serving these populations were identified. A sample of one or more hospitals, or all hospitals, was taken so that any patient presenting within the area with acute symptoms of coronary disease, or requiring revascularization in the form of balloon angioplasty (PCI) or ...
... were selected and all hospitals serving these populations were identified. A sample of one or more hospitals, or all hospitals, was taken so that any patient presenting within the area with acute symptoms of coronary disease, or requiring revascularization in the form of balloon angioplasty (PCI) or ...
Welcome to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department
... the heart, this blocks the blood flow to the area of heart muscle supplied by that artery. This portion of the heart muscle, deprived of oxygen, is then damaged. The amount of permanent damage to the heart muscle depends on a number of factors: the size of the clot; the location of the clot; how lon ...
... the heart, this blocks the blood flow to the area of heart muscle supplied by that artery. This portion of the heart muscle, deprived of oxygen, is then damaged. The amount of permanent damage to the heart muscle depends on a number of factors: the size of the clot; the location of the clot; how lon ...
Benefit Definition: Unstable Angina/Non ST
... Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents a life-threatening manifestation of atherosclerosis. It is usually precipitated by acute thrombosis induced by a ruptured or eroded atherosclerotic coronary plaque, with or without concomitant vasoconstriction, causing a sudden and critical reduction in blood ...
... Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents a life-threatening manifestation of atherosclerosis. It is usually precipitated by acute thrombosis induced by a ruptured or eroded atherosclerotic coronary plaque, with or without concomitant vasoconstriction, causing a sudden and critical reduction in blood ...
Medtronic Coronary Stents
... ● Only physicians who have received adequate training should perform implantation of the stent. ● Stent placement should only be performed at hospitals where emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery can be readily performed. ● Subsequent stent restenosis or occlusion may require repeat cathete ...
... ● Only physicians who have received adequate training should perform implantation of the stent. ● Stent placement should only be performed at hospitals where emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery can be readily performed. ● Subsequent stent restenosis or occlusion may require repeat cathete ...
Lazarus A. Remote, wireless, ambulatory monitoring of implantable
... lower health care cost, and address regulatory and legal issues. In parallel with their increasing use, devices are also incorporating more refined and complex features, which, unless regularly interrogated and reset, lose their diagnostic or therapeutic usefulness and pertinence. In addition, a hig ...
... lower health care cost, and address regulatory and legal issues. In parallel with their increasing use, devices are also incorporating more refined and complex features, which, unless regularly interrogated and reset, lose their diagnostic or therapeutic usefulness and pertinence. In addition, a hig ...
Carmat - Edison Investment Research
... the feasibility study, which was limited to terminal stage patients (such as end-stage irreversible biventricular heart failure) and/or those in an immediate life-threatening situations. The target population in the pivotal study could potentially include patients with Stage IV chronic heart failure ...
... the feasibility study, which was limited to terminal stage patients (such as end-stage irreversible biventricular heart failure) and/or those in an immediate life-threatening situations. The target population in the pivotal study could potentially include patients with Stage IV chronic heart failure ...
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
... • Angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome of chest discomfort caused by reversible myocardial ischemia that produces disturbances in myocardial function without causing myocardial necrosis. ...
... • Angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome of chest discomfort caused by reversible myocardial ischemia that produces disturbances in myocardial function without causing myocardial necrosis. ...
Surrogate Measures of Atherosclerosis and Implications in
... intervene to prevent clinical events ...
... intervene to prevent clinical events ...
8 Conclusions & future directions
... In our recently published study on RV diastolic function in PAH and in the present thesis we demonstrate the clinical relevance of RV diastolic stiffness in PAH.6 Targeting RV diastolic stiffness may therefore be beneficial and may improve survival. In animal models of PAH, it has been shown that a ...
... In our recently published study on RV diastolic function in PAH and in the present thesis we demonstrate the clinical relevance of RV diastolic stiffness in PAH.6 Targeting RV diastolic stiffness may therefore be beneficial and may improve survival. In animal models of PAH, it has been shown that a ...
Author Contributions - HAL
... bleeding in our small cohort is particularly worrying. It may be explained by the studied population (very old patients with unstable clinical status) with VKA (fluindione) managed by hospital clinicians without algorithm. The high rate of HBT may also have contributed to these bleedings, at least i ...
... bleeding in our small cohort is particularly worrying. It may be explained by the studied population (very old patients with unstable clinical status) with VKA (fluindione) managed by hospital clinicians without algorithm. The high rate of HBT may also have contributed to these bleedings, at least i ...
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
... transplantation to survive and to improve their quality of life • However, fewer than 3,000 hearts are available for transplantation worldwide per year • Therefore, ventricular assist devices are indicated as a bridge to transplantation ...
... transplantation to survive and to improve their quality of life • However, fewer than 3,000 hearts are available for transplantation worldwide per year • Therefore, ventricular assist devices are indicated as a bridge to transplantation ...
Proposal for a Functional Classification System of Heart Failure in
... which the heart fails as a pump, resulting in stasis of blood in the lungs and venous system, fatigue, effort intolerance, and reduced longevity. From a purely mechanical perspective, heart failure is defined as a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder im ...
... which the heart fails as a pump, resulting in stasis of blood in the lungs and venous system, fatigue, effort intolerance, and reduced longevity. From a purely mechanical perspective, heart failure is defined as a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder im ...
PDF - Medical Journal of Australia
... Current estimates rely largely on information from largescale population cohort studies in the United States and Europe.1 While CHF is found in 1.5%–2.0% of Australians, the overall pattern of CHF shows that its incidence and prevalence rise markedly with age.2,3 The point prevalence of CHF has been ...
... Current estimates rely largely on information from largescale population cohort studies in the United States and Europe.1 While CHF is found in 1.5%–2.0% of Australians, the overall pattern of CHF shows that its incidence and prevalence rise markedly with age.2,3 The point prevalence of CHF has been ...
peripartum cardiomyopathy
... • An initial left ventricular end-diastolic dimension less than 5.5 cm, a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 30%, and a low cardiac troponin level may predict a better outcome • Subsequent pregnancies carry a high risk of relapse, even in women who have fully recovered left ventricular ...
... • An initial left ventricular end-diastolic dimension less than 5.5 cm, a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 30%, and a low cardiac troponin level may predict a better outcome • Subsequent pregnancies carry a high risk of relapse, even in women who have fully recovered left ventricular ...
Journal review
... volume • IFF of 10 ± 5% in typical CRT patients (NYHA class III or IV,LVEF < 35%, QRS > 150 ms) and of 1 ± 1% in the healthy controls (p < 0.001) • IFF cut-off of 4% discriminated b/w patients and controls with 90% sensitivity and 100% ...
... volume • IFF of 10 ± 5% in typical CRT patients (NYHA class III or IV,LVEF < 35%, QRS > 150 ms) and of 1 ± 1% in the healthy controls (p < 0.001) • IFF cut-off of 4% discriminated b/w patients and controls with 90% sensitivity and 100% ...
Pak Heart J - Pakistan Heart Journal
... evaluation and risk stratification in heart failure8. The Tei index is used as a reasonable index of global LV function because it simultaneously reflects systolic and diastolic LV function; and also allows prediction of prognosis of postmyocardial infarction in patients9. The conventional Tei index ...
... evaluation and risk stratification in heart failure8. The Tei index is used as a reasonable index of global LV function because it simultaneously reflects systolic and diastolic LV function; and also allows prediction of prognosis of postmyocardial infarction in patients9. The conventional Tei index ...
Irregular Heartbeat
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
... The heart beat is normally quite regular. Irregularity of the heart beat is called an arrhythmia. It can be felt by the individual as a palpitation or detected by checking the pulse. The irregularity may be constant or it may be intermittent or paroxysmal (comes and goes). If it is constant, it can ...
What is the mechanism of complete AV block in inferior MI
... reperfusion.Flushing of SA nodal or AV nodal branch of RCA might trigger this. This has a potential to bring the heart to asystole.The resultant extreme bradycardia often triggers VT/VF .The reported high incidence of primary VF in infero posterior MI is attributed to this sudden RCA perfusion. Medi ...
... reperfusion.Flushing of SA nodal or AV nodal branch of RCA might trigger this. This has a potential to bring the heart to asystole.The resultant extreme bradycardia often triggers VT/VF .The reported high incidence of primary VF in infero posterior MI is attributed to this sudden RCA perfusion. Medi ...
A low resting heart rate at diagnosis predicts favourable long
... sufficient myocardial perfusion to supply adequate oxygen to the diseased heart. Another reason might be that the augmented sympathetic activity leading to an increased HR is overshooting and, in turn, has adverse effects itself. The fact that not only sympathetic blockade by beta receptor blockers, ...
... sufficient myocardial perfusion to supply adequate oxygen to the diseased heart. Another reason might be that the augmented sympathetic activity leading to an increased HR is overshooting and, in turn, has adverse effects itself. The fact that not only sympathetic blockade by beta receptor blockers, ...
12 Lead ECG
... Infarct extends through the whole thickness of the heart muscle, usually resulting in complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply. Associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. Subclassified into anterior, posterior, inferior, lateral, or septal. ST elevation, and Q-waves ...
... Infarct extends through the whole thickness of the heart muscle, usually resulting in complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply. Associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. Subclassified into anterior, posterior, inferior, lateral, or septal. ST elevation, and Q-waves ...
Factors associated with excessive bleeding in cardiopulmonary
... such as leukocytes and platelets. Together these molecular pathways and activated cells mediate the frequently observed clinical sequelae such as edema, tissue and organ damage, and hyperfibrinolysis [1]. Among these potential complications, bleeding is the most frequent and important. Postoperative ...
... such as leukocytes and platelets. Together these molecular pathways and activated cells mediate the frequently observed clinical sequelae such as edema, tissue and organ damage, and hyperfibrinolysis [1]. Among these potential complications, bleeding is the most frequent and important. Postoperative ...
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography
... assessable segments and inclusion of more distal branches for analysis. However, current literature does not provide sufficient evidence to support a role for CTA in any other CAD population. The literature does not ...
... assessable segments and inclusion of more distal branches for analysis. However, current literature does not provide sufficient evidence to support a role for CTA in any other CAD population. The literature does not ...
Physical activity and exercise training in preventive cardiology
... cardiovascular (CV) health. Nowadays, multiple population-based trials have confirmed that there is an inverse correlation between PA and all-cause/CV mortality: even doses as low as 15 min of PA per day appear to reduce CV disease risk and all-cause mortality with the greatest health gains due to t ...
... cardiovascular (CV) health. Nowadays, multiple population-based trials have confirmed that there is an inverse correlation between PA and all-cause/CV mortality: even doses as low as 15 min of PA per day appear to reduce CV disease risk and all-cause mortality with the greatest health gains due to t ...