Extreme Left Atrial Enlargement
... and the diagnosis can be suspected from the presence of a number of characteristic symptoms and signs. Although Hewett in 18491 is generally credited with the original description of aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrium in rheumatic mitral disease, the chamber in the case which he reported was a ...
... and the diagnosis can be suspected from the presence of a number of characteristic symptoms and signs. Although Hewett in 18491 is generally credited with the original description of aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrium in rheumatic mitral disease, the chamber in the case which he reported was a ...
Complications Related to Cardiac Rhythm Management Device
... Introduction: Cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMDs) have proven their clinical effectiveness for patients with heart rhythm disorders. Little is known about safety and complication rates during the implantation of these devices. This study demonstrated the complication rates related to CRMD impl ...
... Introduction: Cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMDs) have proven their clinical effectiveness for patients with heart rhythm disorders. Little is known about safety and complication rates during the implantation of these devices. This study demonstrated the complication rates related to CRMD impl ...
Perioperative Challenges in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
... endocarditis [20], impaired pulmonary function [21], pulmonary hypertension [22], neurological impairment, cerebrovascular accidents [23] and thromboembolic events. Some patients (for example, those palliated with the Fontan procedure) are prone to other organ injury such as liver, gut or kidney ...
... endocarditis [20], impaired pulmonary function [21], pulmonary hypertension [22], neurological impairment, cerebrovascular accidents [23] and thromboembolic events. Some patients (for example, those palliated with the Fontan procedure) are prone to other organ injury such as liver, gut or kidney ...
Which is Important for Patients with ST
... D2B time. Therefore, D2B time should be examined by severity. Based in animal experiments and clinical studies using various modality, it is known that myocardial salvage is successfully performed by reperfusion within several hours after onset. As described by Kimura et al. [16], in-hospital mortal ...
... D2B time. Therefore, D2B time should be examined by severity. Based in animal experiments and clinical studies using various modality, it is known that myocardial salvage is successfully performed by reperfusion within several hours after onset. As described by Kimura et al. [16], in-hospital mortal ...
Is Your Community Aware of SCA?
... use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) are essential for any chance of recovery. The AED analyzes the heart rhythm of the victim, and if necessary, a computerized command will instruct the user to press a button to deliver an appropriate shock to restore the normal operation of the heart. ...
... use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) are essential for any chance of recovery. The AED analyzes the heart rhythm of the victim, and if necessary, a computerized command will instruct the user to press a button to deliver an appropriate shock to restore the normal operation of the heart. ...
Viability - Al-Sharqia Echo Club (AEC)
... survival , is an active adaptive process of the myocardium to conditions of low energy supply , • The gold standard is improved contractile performance after revascularization. ...
... survival , is an active adaptive process of the myocardium to conditions of low energy supply , • The gold standard is improved contractile performance after revascularization. ...
A novel clinical risk prediction model for sudden cardiac death in
... ║University of Athens, Heart Center of the Young and Athletes, Unit of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Athens, Greece ...
... ║University of Athens, Heart Center of the Young and Athletes, Unit of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Athens, Greece ...
Weekly EMS Drill Sudden Cardiac Death
... In 90 percent of adult victims of sudden cardiac death, two or more major coronary arteries are narrowed by fatty buildups. Scarring from a prior heart attack is found in two-thirds of victims. When sudden death occurs in young adults, other heart abnormalities are more likely causes. Adrenaline re ...
... In 90 percent of adult victims of sudden cardiac death, two or more major coronary arteries are narrowed by fatty buildups. Scarring from a prior heart attack is found in two-thirds of victims. When sudden death occurs in young adults, other heart abnormalities are more likely causes. Adrenaline re ...
The Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on Morbidity and Mortality
... analyses showing a trend toward more cardiovascular events in the first 10 days after randomization among patients assigned to cardiac resynchronization than among those assigned to medical therapy alone and a trend toward a favorable effect of resynchronization on long-term mortality that they thou ...
... analyses showing a trend toward more cardiovascular events in the first 10 days after randomization among patients assigned to cardiac resynchronization than among those assigned to medical therapy alone and a trend toward a favorable effect of resynchronization on long-term mortality that they thou ...
Artificial heart pacemakers
... These same electrical signals are passed on to the ventricles, via the atrioventricular (AV) node, and this causes the ventricles to contract a short time later, after they have been filled with blood from the atria. Sometimes, the heart’s own electrical system does not work as it should to keep the ...
... These same electrical signals are passed on to the ventricles, via the atrioventricular (AV) node, and this causes the ventricles to contract a short time later, after they have been filled with blood from the atria. Sometimes, the heart’s own electrical system does not work as it should to keep the ...
Depression requiring anti-depressant drug therapy in adult
... depression treated with ADDs. Start and end date of ADD use were recorded. Patients taking ADDs for other indications (e.g. migraine) were excluded from the primary analyses. However, sensitivity analyses were performed including all patients treated with ADDs regardless of indication. In addition, ...
... depression treated with ADDs. Start and end date of ADD use were recorded. Patients taking ADDs for other indications (e.g. migraine) were excluded from the primary analyses. However, sensitivity analyses were performed including all patients treated with ADDs regardless of indication. In addition, ...
Update on Exercise Stress Testing
... Exercise stress testing is an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of suspected or known cardiac disease. In 2002, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) revised their guidelines for exercise testing. Ten categories from the ACC/ AHA 1997 guidelines ...
... Exercise stress testing is an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of suspected or known cardiac disease. In 2002, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) revised their guidelines for exercise testing. Ten categories from the ACC/ AHA 1997 guidelines ...
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic
... study based on observational data8 and was funded by St. Jude Medical, which did not have access to the data. Data collection and analysis were independently performed at Northwestern University under the supervision of the statistical primary investigator. The investigators had full access to the d ...
... study based on observational data8 and was funded by St. Jude Medical, which did not have access to the data. Data collection and analysis were independently performed at Northwestern University under the supervision of the statistical primary investigator. The investigators had full access to the d ...
Are angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
... with clinical end points of severity of heart failure and angina, occurrence of syncope, and time to death. Many concepts and treatments in the care of cardiovascular patients have changed in recent years. b Blockers which were previously felt to be contraindicated for patients with congestive heart ...
... with clinical end points of severity of heart failure and angina, occurrence of syncope, and time to death. Many concepts and treatments in the care of cardiovascular patients have changed in recent years. b Blockers which were previously felt to be contraindicated for patients with congestive heart ...
Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Aortic Stenosis using
... Calcific Aortic Stenosis (CAS) is defined as progressive narrowing of the aortic valve leading to subsequent increased afterload which triggers the development of left ventricular hypertrophy. The severity of both valve narrowing and ventricular hypertrophy determine how quickly patients with CAS de ...
... Calcific Aortic Stenosis (CAS) is defined as progressive narrowing of the aortic valve leading to subsequent increased afterload which triggers the development of left ventricular hypertrophy. The severity of both valve narrowing and ventricular hypertrophy determine how quickly patients with CAS de ...
To Article - BSP - Biological Signal Processing Ltd.
... ischemia. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that HFQRS analysis is both more sensitive and specific than standard ECG for detecting exercise-induced ischemia in patients undergoing exercise myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Methods: Exercise MPI was performed in 133 consecutive patients (age, 63 ...
... ischemia. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that HFQRS analysis is both more sensitive and specific than standard ECG for detecting exercise-induced ischemia in patients undergoing exercise myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Methods: Exercise MPI was performed in 133 consecutive patients (age, 63 ...
Independent and additive prognostic value of right ventricular
... overload (18,19). An alternative hypothesis is that more favorable RV remodeling could determine better function in some patients. This seems unlikely because the ultrasound ...
... overload (18,19). An alternative hypothesis is that more favorable RV remodeling could determine better function in some patients. This seems unlikely because the ultrasound ...
POSSIBILITIES OF ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST USE IN THE
... impairment of LV relaxation (E/A ratio less than normal reference values adjusted for age and heart rate) significantly increased the risk of cardiovascular cases in population consisted of 1839 patients with arterial hypertension (AH) during 11 years of observation (p<0,01). This prognosis was inde ...
... impairment of LV relaxation (E/A ratio less than normal reference values adjusted for age and heart rate) significantly increased the risk of cardiovascular cases in population consisted of 1839 patients with arterial hypertension (AH) during 11 years of observation (p<0,01). This prognosis was inde ...
Perioperative Evaluation of Patients with Known or Suspected Ca
... Large areas of myocardium at risk LV dysfunction at rest Cardiac Catheterization CABG and PTCA should be performed independently of the need for noncardiac surgery Provide perioperative beta-blocker therapy ...
... Large areas of myocardium at risk LV dysfunction at rest Cardiac Catheterization CABG and PTCA should be performed independently of the need for noncardiac surgery Provide perioperative beta-blocker therapy ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF - e
... composite endpoint at 24 months with the best outcomes seen at a resting HR between 55-65. Further studies are needed to investigate the clinical benefit of optimal HR reduction in this population beyond 2 years. ...
... composite endpoint at 24 months with the best outcomes seen at a resting HR between 55-65. Further studies are needed to investigate the clinical benefit of optimal HR reduction in this population beyond 2 years. ...
1st PRESENTATION
... [3] - Ho K. The epidemiology of heart failure: the Framingham Study. JACC 1993 [4] - Louis A. A systematic review of telemonitoring for the management of heart failure. Eur J Heart Failure 2003 [5] - American Heart Association. Heart disease and stroke statistics: 2005 update. Dallas; American Heart ...
... [3] - Ho K. The epidemiology of heart failure: the Framingham Study. JACC 1993 [4] - Louis A. A systematic review of telemonitoring for the management of heart failure. Eur J Heart Failure 2003 [5] - American Heart Association. Heart disease and stroke statistics: 2005 update. Dallas; American Heart ...
echocardiographic study of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in
... India leads the world with largest number of diabetic subjects earning the dubious distension of being termed the “Diabetes capital of the world”. Diabetic mellitus is a chronic progressive metabolic disease. It involves myocardium at relatively early stage even before clinical manifestations become ...
... India leads the world with largest number of diabetic subjects earning the dubious distension of being termed the “Diabetes capital of the world”. Diabetic mellitus is a chronic progressive metabolic disease. It involves myocardium at relatively early stage even before clinical manifestations become ...
Urgent Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Worsening Heart Failure in a
... In the BAV procedure, there is some concern about the approach site and balloon size used. In this case, BAV was performed under emergency circumstances using a conventional retrograde approach that involves a simple and brief procedure. However, an antegrade approach, which is reported to have fewe ...
... In the BAV procedure, there is some concern about the approach site and balloon size used. In this case, BAV was performed under emergency circumstances using a conventional retrograde approach that involves a simple and brief procedure. However, an antegrade approach, which is reported to have fewe ...
The use of diuretics in acute heart failure: Evidence based
... Survey II, the ADHERE ® International - APLA data suggest: 1. A younger patient population than in the US and Europe 2. More patients exhibiting severe clinical signs and symptoms. 3. Higher rates of mechanical ventilation (compared to the US) 4. More frequent use of inotropic drugs 5. Underutilizat ...
... Survey II, the ADHERE ® International - APLA data suggest: 1. A younger patient population than in the US and Europe 2. More patients exhibiting severe clinical signs and symptoms. 3. Higher rates of mechanical ventilation (compared to the US) 4. More frequent use of inotropic drugs 5. Underutilizat ...