The efficacy and safety of Crataegus extract WS® 1442 in patients
... Methods: In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study, adults with NYHA class II or III CHF and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 35%) were included and received 900 mg/day WS® 1442 or placebo for 24 months. Primary endpoint was time until first cardiac eve ...
... Methods: In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study, adults with NYHA class II or III CHF and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 35%) were included and received 900 mg/day WS® 1442 or placebo for 24 months. Primary endpoint was time until first cardiac eve ...
Myocardial Infarction: Management of the Subacute Period
... process, implementing therapies early to prevent recurrent myocardial infarction, and avoiding hospital readmission. Evidence-based guidelines for the care of patients with acute coronary syndrome are not followed up to 25% of the time. Antiplatelet therapy, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhi ...
... process, implementing therapies early to prevent recurrent myocardial infarction, and avoiding hospital readmission. Evidence-based guidelines for the care of patients with acute coronary syndrome are not followed up to 25% of the time. Antiplatelet therapy, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhi ...
Anginal Pectoris Refractory to Standard Medical Therapy
... High risk co-morbidities with excessive risk ...
... High risk co-morbidities with excessive risk ...
1166-5584-2-SM - Saudi Medical Journal
... life or any cardiac symptoms. Her pregnancy course was uneventful until the development of PROM. Laboratory tests on admission showed a markedly high serum creatine kinase level (2261 IU/L) and slightly elevated serum liver enzyme levels (aspartate transaminase, 44 IU/L; alanine transaminase, 45 IU/ ...
... life or any cardiac symptoms. Her pregnancy course was uneventful until the development of PROM. Laboratory tests on admission showed a markedly high serum creatine kinase level (2261 IU/L) and slightly elevated serum liver enzyme levels (aspartate transaminase, 44 IU/L; alanine transaminase, 45 IU/ ...
Early Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for 5
... MRI could not be performed in the acute setting with severely decreased left‑ventricular function due to ECMO‑therapy and therefore, the extent of myocardial edema and hyperemia might be underestimated. Treatment of cardiogenic shock is still a therapeutic challenge, especially if coronary artery di ...
... MRI could not be performed in the acute setting with severely decreased left‑ventricular function due to ECMO‑therapy and therefore, the extent of myocardial edema and hyperemia might be underestimated. Treatment of cardiogenic shock is still a therapeutic challenge, especially if coronary artery di ...
Measuring cardiac efficiency: is it clinically useful?
... patients with various cardiac diseases, what was the cardiac efficiency of your patient, and how treatment could possibly favorably change the cardiac efficiency of this patient? I, certainly, never considered this consciously, and I doubt that many of us do. Nevertheless, the concept of cardiac eff ...
... patients with various cardiac diseases, what was the cardiac efficiency of your patient, and how treatment could possibly favorably change the cardiac efficiency of this patient? I, certainly, never considered this consciously, and I doubt that many of us do. Nevertheless, the concept of cardiac eff ...
Winter 2016 CARDIOLOGY - Cardiovascular Division
... Manual of Echocardiography® Stay tuned for the Second Edition of the Washington University Manual of Echocardiography that will be available this spring. Initially debuting in 2012, the Manual has been fully updated and contains new images and topics as well as an easier-to-read format while retaini ...
... Manual of Echocardiography® Stay tuned for the Second Edition of the Washington University Manual of Echocardiography that will be available this spring. Initially debuting in 2012, the Manual has been fully updated and contains new images and topics as well as an easier-to-read format while retaini ...
Deciphering Cardiovascular Disease in ICD-10
... clinical basis, ICD-10 (like ICD-9) does not consider equivalent. Query if clinical indicators support myocardial infarction. ...
... clinical basis, ICD-10 (like ICD-9) does not consider equivalent. Query if clinical indicators support myocardial infarction. ...
Folic Acid Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure - Heart
... patients with unquestionable heart disease, yet who never required treatment (Cases 9 and 12, Tables I and II) all lead to the tempered conclusion that the manifestations and therapy of progressive congestive failure probably influence the factors that regulate blood folic acid concentration. Abnorm ...
... patients with unquestionable heart disease, yet who never required treatment (Cases 9 and 12, Tables I and II) all lead to the tempered conclusion that the manifestations and therapy of progressive congestive failure probably influence the factors that regulate blood folic acid concentration. Abnorm ...
Short- and Mid-term Results of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent
... surgical and transcatheter closure of ASD are similarly effective but due to risk of anesthesia, thoracotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass and longer hospital stay in surgical closure group, transcatheter method is preferable if it is feasible. The surgical treatment should be reserved for those who ar ...
... surgical and transcatheter closure of ASD are similarly effective but due to risk of anesthesia, thoracotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass and longer hospital stay in surgical closure group, transcatheter method is preferable if it is feasible. The surgical treatment should be reserved for those who ar ...
Pulmonary blood flow - Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and
... “The application of this technique (balloon) for native coarctation is somewhat controversial due to the high incidence (5-10%) of recurrent coarctation and aneurysm formation” Aneurysm in adults after balloon – 49 pts, mean age 22, f/u 10 yrs – ...
... “The application of this technique (balloon) for native coarctation is somewhat controversial due to the high incidence (5-10%) of recurrent coarctation and aneurysm formation” Aneurysm in adults after balloon – 49 pts, mean age 22, f/u 10 yrs – ...
Original / Obesidad Bariatric surgery decreases carotid intima
... All cardiovascular risk factor measured significantly improved after the observation period. The mean 10 years estimated cardiovascular risk by Framingham method decreased from 6.6% to 3.4% (p < 0.0005). The use of prescription drugs also decreased during the follow up period. Diabetic medication fr ...
... All cardiovascular risk factor measured significantly improved after the observation period. The mean 10 years estimated cardiovascular risk by Framingham method decreased from 6.6% to 3.4% (p < 0.0005). The use of prescription drugs also decreased during the follow up period. Diabetic medication fr ...
Cardiovascular Emergencies
... Describe the processes of depolarization and repolarization, and relate the waves and intervals of a normal electrocardiogram (ECG) to the physiological events they represent (slide 29). Discuss the relationship between hypoxia, damage to the cardiac conduction system, premature ventricular contract ...
... Describe the processes of depolarization and repolarization, and relate the waves and intervals of a normal electrocardiogram (ECG) to the physiological events they represent (slide 29). Discuss the relationship between hypoxia, damage to the cardiac conduction system, premature ventricular contract ...
Chapter 17
... Describe the processes of depolarization and repolarization, and relate the waves and intervals of a normal electrocardiogram (ECG) to the physiological events they represent (slide 29). Discuss the relationship between hypoxia, damage to the cardiac conduction system, premature ventricular contract ...
... Describe the processes of depolarization and repolarization, and relate the waves and intervals of a normal electrocardiogram (ECG) to the physiological events they represent (slide 29). Discuss the relationship between hypoxia, damage to the cardiac conduction system, premature ventricular contract ...
Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Clinical Setting
... Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Clinical Setting The recognition of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and of stable and unstable angina in any care setting, requires a thorough knowledge of not only the obvious, but also and especially of the not so obvious electrocardiographic (ECG) patt ...
... Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Clinical Setting The recognition of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and of stable and unstable angina in any care setting, requires a thorough knowledge of not only the obvious, but also and especially of the not so obvious electrocardiographic (ECG) patt ...
The role of right-sided heart failure in patients with Cardio
... Deteriorated renal function in patients with acute or chronic heart failure represents an important clinical challenge of modern medicine. The pathophysiology of impaired renal function in cardiovascular disease is complex and not precisely understood. Recent investigations suggest that IAP and CVP ...
... Deteriorated renal function in patients with acute or chronic heart failure represents an important clinical challenge of modern medicine. The pathophysiology of impaired renal function in cardiovascular disease is complex and not precisely understood. Recent investigations suggest that IAP and CVP ...
From basic mechanisms to clinical applications in heart protection
... can manifest as reperfusion-induced arrhythmias, myocardial stunning, microvascular obstruction, and cardiomyocyte death, being the main cause of reperfusion-induced myocardial lethality. While the former two situations are more or less self-terminating, the third situation occurs in more than 50 % ...
... can manifest as reperfusion-induced arrhythmias, myocardial stunning, microvascular obstruction, and cardiomyocyte death, being the main cause of reperfusion-induced myocardial lethality. While the former two situations are more or less self-terminating, the third situation occurs in more than 50 % ...
Prognostic Significance of Endothelial Dysfunction in
... and 119 women 35 to 54 years of age (mean⫾SD, 46.4⫾5.3 years) with well-documented history of essential hypertension and complete follow-up data who were enrolled between March 1992 and April 2000, are included in the present analysis. All patients were white and underwent physical examination and r ...
... and 119 women 35 to 54 years of age (mean⫾SD, 46.4⫾5.3 years) with well-documented history of essential hypertension and complete follow-up data who were enrolled between March 1992 and April 2000, are included in the present analysis. All patients were white and underwent physical examination and r ...
The Role of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Ischemic and
... therapy guided by electrophysiologic testing (Buxton et al., 1999). Patients with inducible VT were randomly assigned to either no therapy or antiarrhythmic therapy guided by serial electrophysiological studies. Patients would receive a defibrillator only if one or more of the trial drugs were tried ...
... therapy guided by electrophysiologic testing (Buxton et al., 1999). Patients with inducible VT were randomly assigned to either no therapy or antiarrhythmic therapy guided by serial electrophysiological studies. Patients would receive a defibrillator only if one or more of the trial drugs were tried ...
Coronary Artery Disease
... Heart rate and CAD A large body of evidence from epidemiological studies and clinical trials has shown that elevated resting heart rate is associated with a significantly increased risk of heart attack and death in patients with CAD.11 Heart rate is a major determinant of oxygen consumption and can ...
... Heart rate and CAD A large body of evidence from epidemiological studies and clinical trials has shown that elevated resting heart rate is associated with a significantly increased risk of heart attack and death in patients with CAD.11 Heart rate is a major determinant of oxygen consumption and can ...
Snímek 1 - med.muni
... disease, responding to inotropic stimuli. Residual contractile reserve can be demonstrated by them Could be presupposed in IM not explaining the degree of LV failure Histopathology: loss of sarcomeres, SR etc. 2 hypotheses: - original authors: chronic resting hypoperfusion, adaptive lowering of O2 c ...
... disease, responding to inotropic stimuli. Residual contractile reserve can be demonstrated by them Could be presupposed in IM not explaining the degree of LV failure Histopathology: loss of sarcomeres, SR etc. 2 hypotheses: - original authors: chronic resting hypoperfusion, adaptive lowering of O2 c ...