Anomalous Origin of the Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Report of
... of autopsy series (1). Indeed, the actual prevalence is unknown because it is estimated in patients who undergo coronary imaging with the suspicion of coronary artery disease. Approximately 80% of these anomalies are benign and do not cause signs or symptoms. The remaining patients have increased ri ...
... of autopsy series (1). Indeed, the actual prevalence is unknown because it is estimated in patients who undergo coronary imaging with the suspicion of coronary artery disease. Approximately 80% of these anomalies are benign and do not cause signs or symptoms. The remaining patients have increased ri ...
Flecainide: Current status and perspectives in arrhythmia
... patients with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and reduced ejection fraction. In this population flecainide significantly reduces stroke volume index and left ventricle ejection fraction and increases right atrial and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures[31,32]. Even in patients with ...
... patients with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and reduced ejection fraction. In this population flecainide significantly reduces stroke volume index and left ventricle ejection fraction and increases right atrial and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures[31,32]. Even in patients with ...
The Fontan circulation: who controls cardiac output?
... A fenestration has been shown to be the single most efficient adjunct in the Fontan circuit to increase cardiac output (in both cross-sectional, serial and cross over studies) w38–42x. Fenestration acts as a restrictive connection between the systemic veins and the preventricular atrium, thereby byp ...
... A fenestration has been shown to be the single most efficient adjunct in the Fontan circuit to increase cardiac output (in both cross-sectional, serial and cross over studies) w38–42x. Fenestration acts as a restrictive connection between the systemic veins and the preventricular atrium, thereby byp ...
2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update
... do not lend themselves to clinical trials. Although randomized trials are unavailable, there may be a very clear clinical consensus that a particular test or therapy is useful or effective. *Data available from clinical trials or registries about the usefulness/efficacy in different subpopulations, ...
... do not lend themselves to clinical trials. Although randomized trials are unavailable, there may be a very clear clinical consensus that a particular test or therapy is useful or effective. *Data available from clinical trials or registries about the usefulness/efficacy in different subpopulations, ...
Myocardial strain imaging: how useful is it in clinical
... Currently, the most widely used strain modality is STE which can track speckles essentially independent of angle. Importantly, the measurements are still angle dependent because radial strain has opposite polarity of longitudinal and circumferential strains. Therefore, with increasing deviation from ...
... Currently, the most widely used strain modality is STE which can track speckles essentially independent of angle. Importantly, the measurements are still angle dependent because radial strain has opposite polarity of longitudinal and circumferential strains. Therefore, with increasing deviation from ...
Annual Scientific Sessions
... The 2017 Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance will be the 20th of its kind and take place in Washington, D.C. Our International CMR meeting brings together all aspects of CMR from newsworthy basic technical developments to clinical science. We have the chan ...
... The 2017 Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance will be the 20th of its kind and take place in Washington, D.C. Our International CMR meeting brings together all aspects of CMR from newsworthy basic technical developments to clinical science. We have the chan ...
Myocarditis Presenting with Ventricular Arrhythmias
... and cardiac structural abnormalities (Theleman et al., 2001; Friedman et al., 1994). Subtle abnormalities not detectable by first-line examinations such as echocardiography may be present in patients with myocarditis presenting with ventricular arrhythmias. Other imaging modalities such as cardiac m ...
... and cardiac structural abnormalities (Theleman et al., 2001; Friedman et al., 1994). Subtle abnormalities not detectable by first-line examinations such as echocardiography may be present in patients with myocarditis presenting with ventricular arrhythmias. Other imaging modalities such as cardiac m ...
Pericarditis Guide
... enough blood. The blood then backs up behind the heart, causing symptoms of heart failure, including shortness of breath, swelling of the legs and feet, water retention and disturbances in the heart’s normal rhythm. These symptoms should improve when the constrictive pericarditis is treated. Constri ...
... enough blood. The blood then backs up behind the heart, causing symptoms of heart failure, including shortness of breath, swelling of the legs and feet, water retention and disturbances in the heart’s normal rhythm. These symptoms should improve when the constrictive pericarditis is treated. Constri ...
ACC / AHA / HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based
... American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices). Circulation. 2008;117:e350–e408. This article has been copublished in t ...
... American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices). Circulation. 2008;117:e350–e408. This article has been copublished in t ...
See Dr. Sears` vita - East Carolina University
... decreases and mortality increases after the onset of persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2(4):518-523. doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2016.01.015 2) Yardımcı, T., Mert, H., & Sears, S. ...
... decreases and mortality increases after the onset of persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2(4):518-523. doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2016.01.015 2) Yardımcı, T., Mert, H., & Sears, S. ...
Core Curriculum Coronary Artery Fistulas
... fistula is large. Approximately half of symptomatic neonates are likely to become asymptomatic with the relative size of the fistula decreasing over time [12,13]. Spontaneous closure has been seen in some patients over time, but these cases appear to be in patients with small or medium size fistulas [8 ...
... fistula is large. Approximately half of symptomatic neonates are likely to become asymptomatic with the relative size of the fistula decreasing over time [12,13]. Spontaneous closure has been seen in some patients over time, but these cases appear to be in patients with small or medium size fistulas [8 ...
Ventricular myocarditis coincides with atrial myocarditis - UvA-DARE
... pathophysiology. Most commonly myocarditis is caused by viral infection, resulting in a distinct lymphocytic infiltration of the myocardium (lymphocytic myocarditis).1‐3 A non‐infectious form of myocarditis, which over the past 20 years has become a clinical topic of in ...
... pathophysiology. Most commonly myocarditis is caused by viral infection, resulting in a distinct lymphocytic infiltration of the myocardium (lymphocytic myocarditis).1‐3 A non‐infectious form of myocarditis, which over the past 20 years has become a clinical topic of in ...
Mitochondria as a Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure
... The 20th century has witnessed a dramatic improvement in patients’ survival after adverse cardiovascular events. However, heart disease still remains the number one cause of death in the industrialized world, affecting ⬎27 million people in the United States alone. With $40 billion in annual costs a ...
... The 20th century has witnessed a dramatic improvement in patients’ survival after adverse cardiovascular events. However, heart disease still remains the number one cause of death in the industrialized world, affecting ⬎27 million people in the United States alone. With $40 billion in annual costs a ...
Intravenous magnesium for acute myocardial infarction
... and acute myocardial infarction were not symmetrical which indicated the possible presence of publication bias. • Statistical models used in previous meta-analysis Use of specific statistical models may affect outcome. When ISIS-4 is added to the earlier RCTs, the fixed effect model that assumes hom ...
... and acute myocardial infarction were not symmetrical which indicated the possible presence of publication bias. • Statistical models used in previous meta-analysis Use of specific statistical models may affect outcome. When ISIS-4 is added to the earlier RCTs, the fixed effect model that assumes hom ...
CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS
... affects all chambers of the heart. Localized constriction, which may produce external stenosis of the mitral and tricuspid valves, is rare (1) . In the chronic stage, pericardial calcification may develop, but it may be absent in earlier stages despite severe hemodynamic compromise. Tuberculosis was ...
... affects all chambers of the heart. Localized constriction, which may produce external stenosis of the mitral and tricuspid valves, is rare (1) . In the chronic stage, pericardial calcification may develop, but it may be absent in earlier stages despite severe hemodynamic compromise. Tuberculosis was ...
Antithrombotic Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease
... of SK and aspirin, which are all highly significant reductions. The early reduction in mortality with aspirin persisted when the patients were observed for a mean of 15 months. Aspirin reduced the risk of nonfatal reinfarction by 49% and nonfatal stroke by 46%. The increased rate of early nonfatal r ...
... of SK and aspirin, which are all highly significant reductions. The early reduction in mortality with aspirin persisted when the patients were observed for a mean of 15 months. Aspirin reduced the risk of nonfatal reinfarction by 49% and nonfatal stroke by 46%. The increased rate of early nonfatal r ...
American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology
... (NYHA) class III or IV, and to death due specifically to heart failure and stroke (relative risk vs. nonobstructed patients, 4.4).127 However, the likelihood of severe symptoms and death from outflow tract obstruction was not greater when the gradient was increased in magnitude above the threshold o ...
... (NYHA) class III or IV, and to death due specifically to heart failure and stroke (relative risk vs. nonobstructed patients, 4.4).127 However, the likelihood of severe symptoms and death from outflow tract obstruction was not greater when the gradient was increased in magnitude above the threshold o ...
The effect of cyclooxygenase inhibition on vasomotion
... ABSTRACT Vasomotion of the proximal branches of the left coronary artery was studied in an intact anesthetized canine preparation after injury to the endothelium of the left anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery (LAD) with a balloon angioplasty catheter. The dimensions of the left c ...
... ABSTRACT Vasomotion of the proximal branches of the left coronary artery was studied in an intact anesthetized canine preparation after injury to the endothelium of the left anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery (LAD) with a balloon angioplasty catheter. The dimensions of the left c ...
Mitochondria as a Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure
... The 20th century has witnessed a dramatic improvement in patients’ survival after adverse cardiovascular events. However, heart disease still remains the number one cause of death in the industrialized world, affecting ⬎27 million people in the United States alone. With $40 billion in annual costs a ...
... The 20th century has witnessed a dramatic improvement in patients’ survival after adverse cardiovascular events. However, heart disease still remains the number one cause of death in the industrialized world, affecting ⬎27 million people in the United States alone. With $40 billion in annual costs a ...
Cardiology - 12DaysinMarch
... Pericardial Knock/Pericardial Calcification Predisposing condition (e.g. Radiation Therapy) Kussmaul’s Sign ...
... Pericardial Knock/Pericardial Calcification Predisposing condition (e.g. Radiation Therapy) Kussmaul’s Sign ...
The Influence of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on the
... Echocardiographic methods. Echocardiograms were obtained according to a study-specific protocol at baseline, which was before device implantation (n ⫽ 1,809), and at 1 year. Paired echocardiograms from baseline and at 12 months with device turned on were available in 1,372 patients (623 patients in ...
... Echocardiographic methods. Echocardiograms were obtained according to a study-specific protocol at baseline, which was before device implantation (n ⫽ 1,809), and at 1 year. Paired echocardiograms from baseline and at 12 months with device turned on were available in 1,372 patients (623 patients in ...
The Influence of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on the
... Patients were excluded if they were aged ⬍21 years, if they had existing indication for CRT, implanted pacemaker, NYHA III or IV functional class in the past 90 days before enrollment, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or percutaneous coronary intervention or myocardial infarction within the pas ...
... Patients were excluded if they were aged ⬍21 years, if they had existing indication for CRT, implanted pacemaker, NYHA III or IV functional class in the past 90 days before enrollment, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or percutaneous coronary intervention or myocardial infarction within the pas ...
Protection of Cardiac Cell-to-Cell Coupling Attenuate Myocardial
... substrates in relation to Cx43 channels function to reduce a risk of arrhythmia occurrence (Sovari et al. 2013, Tribulova et al. 2015). Taking into consideration events involved in a development of malignant arrhythmias, such as oxidative/nitrosative stress, myocardial hypertrophy and/or fibrosis, C ...
... substrates in relation to Cx43 channels function to reduce a risk of arrhythmia occurrence (Sovari et al. 2013, Tribulova et al. 2015). Taking into consideration events involved in a development of malignant arrhythmias, such as oxidative/nitrosative stress, myocardial hypertrophy and/or fibrosis, C ...