Heart failure cohort in Singapore with defined
... Kimball grading of the heart failure severity,(6) after review of the clinical records if the patient’s attending medical team had not already done it. The aetiology of the heart failure was broadly divided into ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies. Heart failure due predominantly to ischaemi ...
... Kimball grading of the heart failure severity,(6) after review of the clinical records if the patient’s attending medical team had not already done it. The aetiology of the heart failure was broadly divided into ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies. Heart failure due predominantly to ischaemi ...
valvular heart disease and risk score systems in clinical practice
... VALVULAR DISEASE Although risk scores were well validated in many countries12,13 with significant sample size, they can be inaccurate when evaluating application and individual care in different populations. The choice and total amount of a given risk factor composing a risk model depends on clinica ...
... VALVULAR DISEASE Although risk scores were well validated in many countries12,13 with significant sample size, they can be inaccurate when evaluating application and individual care in different populations. The choice and total amount of a given risk factor composing a risk model depends on clinica ...
Baker Heart Research Institute - High Blood Pressure Research
... Molecular Pharmacology: Dr Rebecca Ritchie Coronary heart disease and heart failure remain the major cause of mortality in Australia, much of which is a consequence of either cardiac hypertrophy, reperfusion injury, and/or cardiovascular complications of diabetes. Studies in Dr Rebecca Ritchie’s Mo ...
... Molecular Pharmacology: Dr Rebecca Ritchie Coronary heart disease and heart failure remain the major cause of mortality in Australia, much of which is a consequence of either cardiac hypertrophy, reperfusion injury, and/or cardiovascular complications of diabetes. Studies in Dr Rebecca Ritchie’s Mo ...
acute coronary syndrome - The Professional Medical Journal
... drop of blood flow to the heart because of coronary artery obstruction. It is stated that worldwide around 17 million people die due to cardiovascular diseases of which half of the deaths are reported due to ACS. Chest pain is known to be the most leading factor associated with ACS. Objectives: To d ...
... drop of blood flow to the heart because of coronary artery obstruction. It is stated that worldwide around 17 million people die due to cardiovascular diseases of which half of the deaths are reported due to ACS. Chest pain is known to be the most leading factor associated with ACS. Objectives: To d ...
Incidence, risk factors and m profile of Surgical Site Infecti surgery
... from the pus of two other patients which got isolated twice from one of them. All Klebsiella isolates were multi drug resistant and ESBL positive and one was sensitive only to imipenem, meropenem and colistin. The atypical mycobacterium isolated from a patient who had a long hospital stay was treate ...
... from the pus of two other patients which got isolated twice from one of them. All Klebsiella isolates were multi drug resistant and ESBL positive and one was sensitive only to imipenem, meropenem and colistin. The atypical mycobacterium isolated from a patient who had a long hospital stay was treate ...
What Is an Automated External Defibrillator?
... time AEDs are able to detect a rhythm that should be defibrillated. And 95 percent of the time they are able to recommend NOT shocking when the computer shows defibrillation is not indicated. (continued) ...
... time AEDs are able to detect a rhythm that should be defibrillated. And 95 percent of the time they are able to recommend NOT shocking when the computer shows defibrillation is not indicated. (continued) ...
The Role of Reduced Left Ventricular, Systolic Blood Volumes in ST
... ischemic zone [3, 4]. Additionally, recent simulation studies have suggested that ST segment depression, resulting from nontransmural ischemia, is not solely the result of transmural extent, but also requires changes in intracellular or extracellular anisotropy ratios as well as the presence of larg ...
... ischemic zone [3, 4]. Additionally, recent simulation studies have suggested that ST segment depression, resulting from nontransmural ischemia, is not solely the result of transmural extent, but also requires changes in intracellular or extracellular anisotropy ratios as well as the presence of larg ...
Congestive Heart Failure
... effects from them that the paramedic may need to recognize and treat. Digoxin is used in patients with CHF to increase myocardial contractility and often to slow the heart rate. Digoxin may also be used in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Simply put, digoxin helps the heart beat stronger a ...
... effects from them that the paramedic may need to recognize and treat. Digoxin is used in patients with CHF to increase myocardial contractility and often to slow the heart rate. Digoxin may also be used in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Simply put, digoxin helps the heart beat stronger a ...
Young Scientist Program Anatomy Teaching Team
... it. This can be accomplished by by a number of different methods, all of which use very small wire/tubing (catheters) to get near the blockage from inside the coronary artery. To accomplish this a small incision is made in one of the arteries in your leg or a ...
... it. This can be accomplished by by a number of different methods, all of which use very small wire/tubing (catheters) to get near the blockage from inside the coronary artery. To accomplish this a small incision is made in one of the arteries in your leg or a ...
VT in abnormal heart DR SANMATH
... • ECG intervals of ventricular activation that suggest an epicardial origin of the VT: o pseudo–delta wave (measured from the earliest ventricular activation to the earliest fast deflection in any precordial lead) of 34 milliseconds or more [sensitivity- 83% and specificity95%] o intrinsicoid deflec ...
... • ECG intervals of ventricular activation that suggest an epicardial origin of the VT: o pseudo–delta wave (measured from the earliest ventricular activation to the earliest fast deflection in any precordial lead) of 34 milliseconds or more [sensitivity- 83% and specificity95%] o intrinsicoid deflec ...
Update in the Approach to and Management of Heart Failure
... when there is uncertainty. The initial workup for patients with newly diagnosed HF is directed at identifying the underlying cause of left ventricular dysfunction. An assessment of hemodynamic status, determined by a careful physical examination, can be used to direct therapy. Angiotensin-converting ...
... when there is uncertainty. The initial workup for patients with newly diagnosed HF is directed at identifying the underlying cause of left ventricular dysfunction. An assessment of hemodynamic status, determined by a careful physical examination, can be used to direct therapy. Angiotensin-converting ...
Guidelines For Management of Acute Coronary
... patients with a serum creatinine of <2 mg/dL, or 1 mcg/kg/min in patients with a serum creatinine > 2.0 but < 4.0 mg/dL will be administered for 18 hours. For patients transferred from cath lab to the inpatient unit on abciximab (Reopro), it will be continued at a dose of 0.125 mcg/kg/min (maximum ...
... patients with a serum creatinine of <2 mg/dL, or 1 mcg/kg/min in patients with a serum creatinine > 2.0 but < 4.0 mg/dL will be administered for 18 hours. For patients transferred from cath lab to the inpatient unit on abciximab (Reopro), it will be continued at a dose of 0.125 mcg/kg/min (maximum ...
Aortic Stenosis Fact Sheets
... normal day-to-day activities, such as walking short distances or climbing stairs. These patients can often benefit from surgery to replace their ailing valve, but only approximately two-thirds of them undergo the procedure each year. Many patients are not treated because they are deemed inoperable f ...
... normal day-to-day activities, such as walking short distances or climbing stairs. These patients can often benefit from surgery to replace their ailing valve, but only approximately two-thirds of them undergo the procedure each year. Many patients are not treated because they are deemed inoperable f ...
Galectin-3 in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection
... were performed in patients with chronic or acute HFrEF, but few data are available in patients with HFpEF. An analysis of the Framingham Offspring Cohort showed that baseline galectin-3 levels were not different among patients who developed incident HFpEF or HFrEF over a mean follow-up of 11.2 years ...
... were performed in patients with chronic or acute HFrEF, but few data are available in patients with HFpEF. An analysis of the Framingham Offspring Cohort showed that baseline galectin-3 levels were not different among patients who developed incident HFpEF or HFrEF over a mean follow-up of 11.2 years ...
pdf english - International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
... after the procedure. If there were reports of new angioplasty, CABG, or death, the data were recorded in the records of the aforementioned hospital or by a medical assistant, with a prior consent by the patient. All deaths were considered of cardiac origin unless a noncardiac cause was clearly ident ...
... after the procedure. If there were reports of new angioplasty, CABG, or death, the data were recorded in the records of the aforementioned hospital or by a medical assistant, with a prior consent by the patient. All deaths were considered of cardiac origin unless a noncardiac cause was clearly ident ...
Outcome of Patients With Low Ejection Fraction
... with grade IV symptoms slightly lower than those in class I, II, or III. Although other groups have reported an increased perioperative mortality among patients with severe symptoms of heart failure undergoing CABG,21 there is considerable variation between centers and several studies assessing long ...
... with grade IV symptoms slightly lower than those in class I, II, or III. Although other groups have reported an increased perioperative mortality among patients with severe symptoms of heart failure undergoing CABG,21 there is considerable variation between centers and several studies assessing long ...
Chpt 31 Lesson 1
... blood pressure, are also more likely to develop this CVD. Ethnicity- Some ethnic groups are at a greater risk than others for developing a CVD. For example, for unknown reasons African Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop high blood pressure. Gender- Males have a greater risk of heart ...
... blood pressure, are also more likely to develop this CVD. Ethnicity- Some ethnic groups are at a greater risk than others for developing a CVD. For example, for unknown reasons African Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop high blood pressure. Gender- Males have a greater risk of heart ...
Indezine Template
... • Tachycardia- severe and especially dysrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation with raised tropononins predict risk for embolism much better than CHA2DS2-VASc score. • Direct trauma- minority of patients with troponin elevation develop significant complications such as hypotension, dysrhythmias, etc. • Burn ...
... • Tachycardia- severe and especially dysrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation with raised tropononins predict risk for embolism much better than CHA2DS2-VASc score. • Direct trauma- minority of patients with troponin elevation develop significant complications such as hypotension, dysrhythmias, etc. • Burn ...
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
... People who’ve had a heart attack have a sudden death rate that’s 4-6 times that of the general population ...
... People who’ve had a heart attack have a sudden death rate that’s 4-6 times that of the general population ...
Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty Compared With
... Background—Regular exercise in patients with stable coronary artery disease has been shown to improve myocardial perfusion and to retard disease progression. We therefore conducted a randomized study to compare the effects of exercise training versus standard percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...
... Background—Regular exercise in patients with stable coronary artery disease has been shown to improve myocardial perfusion and to retard disease progression. We therefore conducted a randomized study to compare the effects of exercise training versus standard percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...
Cardiovascular Complications of Cocaine Abuse
... EKG: STEMI, T-wave changes, arrhythmias, LVH, LAD ...
... EKG: STEMI, T-wave changes, arrhythmias, LVH, LAD ...
A heart made for dancing
... typically sedated and awake. However, in some cases the doctor may decide to use anesthesia. The procedure usually takes three to six hours. After the procedure cardiac ablation patients are moved to a recovery area where they lie still for about three hours to prevent bleeding at the ...
... typically sedated and awake. However, in some cases the doctor may decide to use anesthesia. The procedure usually takes three to six hours. After the procedure cardiac ablation patients are moved to a recovery area where they lie still for about three hours to prevent bleeding at the ...
Cardiovascular - Aurora Health Care
... CHF (INOVATE-HF) clinical trial to establish the safety and efficacy of the CardioFit system (BioControl Medical, Yehud, Israel) compared to standard of care alone for the treatment of subjects with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01303718). The goal ...
... CHF (INOVATE-HF) clinical trial to establish the safety and efficacy of the CardioFit system (BioControl Medical, Yehud, Israel) compared to standard of care alone for the treatment of subjects with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01303718). The goal ...
N. E. El Mokhtari, A. Arlt, A. Meissner, M. Lins INOTROPIC
... and the outcome after major abdominal surgery [22]. Despite the minimal effects on the hemodynamics, dopexamine and dobutamine are reported to have lower adverse effects than dopamine. The incidence of severe cardiac dysarrhythmias is lower in dopexamine treated patients when compared to a treatment ...
... and the outcome after major abdominal surgery [22]. Despite the minimal effects on the hemodynamics, dopexamine and dobutamine are reported to have lower adverse effects than dopamine. The incidence of severe cardiac dysarrhythmias is lower in dopexamine treated patients when compared to a treatment ...
Prolonged Use of Levitronix Left Ventricular Assist Device as a
... CentriMag (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA) VAD for several reasons. First, recent studies have shown better outcomes in continuous-flow than in pulsatile-flow. The complications of continuous-flow type are also lower, particularly with regard to the incidence of bleeding and thromboembolism.6,7 Second, ...
... CentriMag (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA) VAD for several reasons. First, recent studies have shown better outcomes in continuous-flow than in pulsatile-flow. The complications of continuous-flow type are also lower, particularly with regard to the incidence of bleeding and thromboembolism.6,7 Second, ...