Indications for Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Repaired Tetralogy
... Moreover, we do not know whether these patients are at risk for developing late cardiac complications such as atrial flutter/ fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular dysfunction. It is therefore prudent to continue to view repaired TOF as a lifelong disease that requires careful monito ...
... Moreover, we do not know whether these patients are at risk for developing late cardiac complications such as atrial flutter/ fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular dysfunction. It is therefore prudent to continue to view repaired TOF as a lifelong disease that requires careful monito ...
Reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction after a 12
... in all of the patients and repeated by the same cardiologist after 12 months. Echocardiography was performed after the dialysis session using Vivid S6 Machine (USA). The patients were on hemodialysis, by Fresenius digital machine (4008B, Germany) and Gambro digital machine (AK95 and AK96, Sweden), 2 ...
... in all of the patients and repeated by the same cardiologist after 12 months. Echocardiography was performed after the dialysis session using Vivid S6 Machine (USA). The patients were on hemodialysis, by Fresenius digital machine (4008B, Germany) and Gambro digital machine (AK95 and AK96, Sweden), 2 ...
No evidence for systolic or diastolic left ventricular dysfunction at rest
... Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Left ventricular function; Heart failure; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Doppler echocardiography ...
... Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Left ventricular function; Heart failure; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Doppler echocardiography ...
Exercise Stress Echocardiography With Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI)
... for the echocardiographic evaluation of patients with beta-thalassemia major [1]. Because all these studies considered echocardiographic evaluation at rest, we wondered if TDI evaluation during exercise stress echocardiography could be more sensitive to early abnormalities. Since a few years, cardia ...
... for the echocardiographic evaluation of patients with beta-thalassemia major [1]. Because all these studies considered echocardiographic evaluation at rest, we wondered if TDI evaluation during exercise stress echocardiography could be more sensitive to early abnormalities. Since a few years, cardia ...
Left ventricular systolic function assessment in patients with dilated
... systolic and diastolic pressures. Contraction of the heart expels a percentage of oxygenated blood known as the cardiac output, given as product of heart rate and stroke volume. The period of contraction is called systole and that of relaxation, diastole. The valves between the atria and ventricles ...
... systolic and diastolic pressures. Contraction of the heart expels a percentage of oxygenated blood known as the cardiac output, given as product of heart rate and stroke volume. The period of contraction is called systole and that of relaxation, diastole. The valves between the atria and ventricles ...
Full Text - Archives of Cardiovascular Imaging
... Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disease. It is associated not only with hypertension but also with other cardiac complications. Thus, the early detection of cardiac disorders is very useful. Objectives: We sought to evaluate different echocardiographic parameters. Patient ...
... Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disease. It is associated not only with hypertension but also with other cardiac complications. Thus, the early detection of cardiac disorders is very useful. Objectives: We sought to evaluate different echocardiographic parameters. Patient ...
Ten-year experience of pediatric heart transplants
... In this first series of cases the indication for transplantation was slightly higher according to percentage for cardiomyopathy vs. congenital heart disease (one additional patient with cardiomyopathy). This is different from what has been published in the records of the ISHLT that reports a 56% ind ...
... In this first series of cases the indication for transplantation was slightly higher according to percentage for cardiomyopathy vs. congenital heart disease (one additional patient with cardiomyopathy). This is different from what has been published in the records of the ISHLT that reports a 56% ind ...
Thrombus Aspiration during Percutaneous coronary intervention in
... Embolization of atherothrombotic material is common during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (MI). This may lead to distal vessel occlusion resulting in impaired myocardial perfusion, which is associated with larger infarct size and increased mortality. Adjuncti ...
... Embolization of atherothrombotic material is common during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (MI). This may lead to distal vessel occlusion resulting in impaired myocardial perfusion, which is associated with larger infarct size and increased mortality. Adjuncti ...
Myocardial infarction in an individual with Wolff-Parkinson
... examination of the heart revealed no accessory atrioventricular connection, but revealed a recent myocardial infarction. The case underlines the potential danger of the Wolff—Parkinson—White syndrome in patients with no or minimal clinical manifestations. The rapid unexpected death can be attributed ...
... examination of the heart revealed no accessory atrioventricular connection, but revealed a recent myocardial infarction. The case underlines the potential danger of the Wolff—Parkinson—White syndrome in patients with no or minimal clinical manifestations. The rapid unexpected death can be attributed ...
Atrial Fibrillation - Weber State University
... travels, it causes the heart to contract and pump blood. Each electrical signal begins in the SA node in the right atrium and then travels through the right and left atria which causes the atria to contract and pump blood into the ventricles. The electrical signal then moves down to the AV node ...
... travels, it causes the heart to contract and pump blood. Each electrical signal begins in the SA node in the right atrium and then travels through the right and left atria which causes the atria to contract and pump blood into the ventricles. The electrical signal then moves down to the AV node ...
Prevention and Treatment of Microvascular Obstruction
... may lead to myocardial injury, and is an independent predictor of adverse outcome. Severe MVO may manifest angiographically as reduced flow in the patent upstream epicardial arteries, a situation that is termed “no-reflow.” Microvascular obstruction can be broadly categorized according to the duration ...
... may lead to myocardial injury, and is an independent predictor of adverse outcome. Severe MVO may manifest angiographically as reduced flow in the patent upstream epicardial arteries, a situation that is termed “no-reflow.” Microvascular obstruction can be broadly categorized according to the duration ...
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... cardiac stress test, failure to control symptoms despite the appropriate and optimal treatment, clinical suspicion of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at the time of admission, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI), ejection fraction (EF) less than 40% on echocardiogram, history of coronary artery b ...
... cardiac stress test, failure to control symptoms despite the appropriate and optimal treatment, clinical suspicion of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at the time of admission, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI), ejection fraction (EF) less than 40% on echocardiogram, history of coronary artery b ...
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... CRT in patients with either ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy, heart failure with NYHA functional class III or IV despite maximal medical therapy, an LVEF ⱕ0.35, a QRS complex duration ⬎120 ms, or sinus rhythm.1– 6 Some trials suggest that CRT may be of benefit for other clinical scenarios in a ...
... CRT in patients with either ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy, heart failure with NYHA functional class III or IV despite maximal medical therapy, an LVEF ⱕ0.35, a QRS complex duration ⬎120 ms, or sinus rhythm.1– 6 Some trials suggest that CRT may be of benefit for other clinical scenarios in a ...
Distensibility and pulse wave velocity of the thoracic aorta in patients
... Previous studies have demonstrated that either an acute or a chronic decrease in the aortic distensibility can affect coronary blood flow, leading to compromised myocardial perfusion even in the absence of coronary artery stenosis (6, 12). Phase contrast MR provides more direct information on the si ...
... Previous studies have demonstrated that either an acute or a chronic decrease in the aortic distensibility can affect coronary blood flow, leading to compromised myocardial perfusion even in the absence of coronary artery stenosis (6, 12). Phase contrast MR provides more direct information on the si ...
Improvement of Cardiac Performance by Intravenous Infusion of L
... estimate the hemodynamic response and left ventricular performance during administration of c-arginine, the substrate of nitric oxide, to patients with moderate congestive heart failure. Infusion of 20 g of L-arginine at a steady rate over 1 h resulted in increased stroke volume and cardiac output w ...
... estimate the hemodynamic response and left ventricular performance during administration of c-arginine, the substrate of nitric oxide, to patients with moderate congestive heart failure. Infusion of 20 g of L-arginine at a steady rate over 1 h resulted in increased stroke volume and cardiac output w ...
AHA Scientific Statement
... duration that compared outcomes of exercise-based rehabilitation with usual medical care. This meta-analysis, which updated an earlier study by the same investigators,37 added ⬎4000 more-recent subjects with CHD to the database from the earlier meta-analyses,35,36 for a total of 8940 patients. Great ...
... duration that compared outcomes of exercise-based rehabilitation with usual medical care. This meta-analysis, which updated an earlier study by the same investigators,37 added ⬎4000 more-recent subjects with CHD to the database from the earlier meta-analyses,35,36 for a total of 8940 patients. Great ...
Venugopal P. Menon, Hajime Otani, Roger S. Thrall
... treatment showed higher left ventricular functional recovery throughout reperfusion compared with the controls [maximum rate of rise in intraventricular pressure (dP/dtmax), 2,225 vs. 1,578 mmHg/s at 2 h reperfusion]. Aortic flow was also found to be increased in Br treatment when compared with that ...
... treatment showed higher left ventricular functional recovery throughout reperfusion compared with the controls [maximum rate of rise in intraventricular pressure (dP/dtmax), 2,225 vs. 1,578 mmHg/s at 2 h reperfusion]. Aortic flow was also found to be increased in Br treatment when compared with that ...
OSTEOPATHY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
... – Presentation: heaviness, pressure, burning, squeezing, smothering, choking – Typically caused by exertion, or emotion, and relieved by rest or sublingual Nitroglycerin Unstable angina – Basically any change, new onset angina, angina at rest for first time, increasing severity or duration or freq ...
... – Presentation: heaviness, pressure, burning, squeezing, smothering, choking – Typically caused by exertion, or emotion, and relieved by rest or sublingual Nitroglycerin Unstable angina – Basically any change, new onset angina, angina at rest for first time, increasing severity or duration or freq ...
Cardiovascular Topics Dysrhythmogenic potential in acute admissions to psychiatric hospitals and clinics 140
... can provide prognostic information about future cardiac incidents.20,22,23 An increase in inter-lead dispersion is known to be an indication of the inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarisation and is also linked to the onset of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.24,25 It is assumed that ...
... can provide prognostic information about future cardiac incidents.20,22,23 An increase in inter-lead dispersion is known to be an indication of the inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarisation and is also linked to the onset of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.24,25 It is assumed that ...
Unstable Angina and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial
... trials. The Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Ischemic Events (CURE) trial18 randomized more than 12,000 patients with UA/NSTEMI to receive clopidogrel or placebo in addition to aspirin. Patients were followed for three to 12 months. In the CURE trial, death, myocardial infarction, ...
... trials. The Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Ischemic Events (CURE) trial18 randomized more than 12,000 patients with UA/NSTEMI to receive clopidogrel or placebo in addition to aspirin. Patients were followed for three to 12 months. In the CURE trial, death, myocardial infarction, ...
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... several factors affecting cardiac output, afterload is blood pressure (BP) dependent. Essentially, arterial hypertension is associated with lower peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and the antihypertensive treatment increases VO2peak (Missault et al. 1992). As resting BP is increased in patients with PA, ...
... several factors affecting cardiac output, afterload is blood pressure (BP) dependent. Essentially, arterial hypertension is associated with lower peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and the antihypertensive treatment increases VO2peak (Missault et al. 1992). As resting BP is increased in patients with PA, ...
Atorvastatin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing
... Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS) reported a decrease in deaths from cardiovascular causes among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the absence of marked renal insufficiency.3 There are no prospective data on the effects of statins in patients with end-stage renal disease with type 2 diabete ...
... Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS) reported a decrease in deaths from cardiovascular causes among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the absence of marked renal insufficiency.3 There are no prospective data on the effects of statins in patients with end-stage renal disease with type 2 diabete ...
The breathless patient - Phil Boreham
... ii, Heart Rhythm look for AFib for dOAC eg Dabigatran Control resting Heart Rate to < 70 bpm If using low doseDigoxin (do levels – if nausea or drug naïve pt.) iii, U+Es iv, up titrate Rx at short intervals 1-2 weeks visits no later. Once on stable Rx 6 monthly visits ...
... ii, Heart Rhythm look for AFib for dOAC eg Dabigatran Control resting Heart Rate to < 70 bpm If using low doseDigoxin (do levels – if nausea or drug naïve pt.) iii, U+Es iv, up titrate Rx at short intervals 1-2 weeks visits no later. Once on stable Rx 6 monthly visits ...
The Truth and Consequences of the COURAGE Trial
... patients enrolled) would appear to be supported by the relatively low (0.4%) annual cardiac mortality observed in the entire study cohort. Furthermore, the use of all cause death in the primary end point may have obscured the ability to differentiate between treatment strategies, because PCI would n ...
... patients enrolled) would appear to be supported by the relatively low (0.4%) annual cardiac mortality observed in the entire study cohort. Furthermore, the use of all cause death in the primary end point may have obscured the ability to differentiate between treatment strategies, because PCI would n ...
Myocardial Protective Effect of Lidocaine during Experimental Off
... snares in IP.2) The intraluminal shunt, an option that does not require waiting time, has an advantage of saving operation time by letting the target coronary artery be perfused directly, thereby avoiding ischemia induced by vascular snares in IP. However, the intraluminal shunt is not always used a ...
... snares in IP.2) The intraluminal shunt, an option that does not require waiting time, has an advantage of saving operation time by letting the target coronary artery be perfused directly, thereby avoiding ischemia induced by vascular snares in IP. However, the intraluminal shunt is not always used a ...