Prof. Raimund Erbel and Prof. Victor Aboyans discuss the 2014
... Dr Jean Fajadet (France) as past-president, Prof. Andreas Baumbach (UK) as secretary and Dr. Javier Escaned (Spain) as treasurer. Conscious of the fact that the pioneering work in interventional cardiology is continuing to revolutionize the treatment of cardiovascular disease, he is determined to en ...
... Dr Jean Fajadet (France) as past-president, Prof. Andreas Baumbach (UK) as secretary and Dr. Javier Escaned (Spain) as treasurer. Conscious of the fact that the pioneering work in interventional cardiology is continuing to revolutionize the treatment of cardiovascular disease, he is determined to en ...
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
... Minimally invasive heart surgery is performed through a small incision, often using specialized surgical instruments. Incisions are typically 2 to 4 inches as opposed to the 6- to 8-inch incision used for traditional surgery known as a median sternotomy. Additional minimally invasive approaches incl ...
... Minimally invasive heart surgery is performed through a small incision, often using specialized surgical instruments. Incisions are typically 2 to 4 inches as opposed to the 6- to 8-inch incision used for traditional surgery known as a median sternotomy. Additional minimally invasive approaches incl ...
Low Risk PARTNER 3
... • Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death ~1% • ~3.7 fold increase in all-cause mortality (AVR vs. Medical Therapy)1 • Watchful waiting for symptoms may result in irreversible ventricular damage ...
... • Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death ~1% • ~3.7 fold increase in all-cause mortality (AVR vs. Medical Therapy)1 • Watchful waiting for symptoms may result in irreversible ventricular damage ...
Post-MI Patients at High Risk of SCD
... beta-blockade is recommended as the cornerstone of therapy. – Modest incremental benefit may be seen with the addition of other antagonists of the RAS in post-MI LV dysfunction and in chronic heart failure. – While neurohormonal interventions reduce morbidity and mortality across the cardiovascular ...
... beta-blockade is recommended as the cornerstone of therapy. – Modest incremental benefit may be seen with the addition of other antagonists of the RAS in post-MI LV dysfunction and in chronic heart failure. – While neurohormonal interventions reduce morbidity and mortality across the cardiovascular ...
Phytotherapy for Angina
... Modern use of hawthorn in clinical trials has focussed on assessing its value in mild cases of congestive heart failure. A meta-analysis reviewing eight clinical trials from 1989 to 1994 found standardized hawthorn leaf and flower extract to be efficacious for treating heart failure (mostly of NYHA ...
... Modern use of hawthorn in clinical trials has focussed on assessing its value in mild cases of congestive heart failure. A meta-analysis reviewing eight clinical trials from 1989 to 1994 found standardized hawthorn leaf and flower extract to be efficacious for treating heart failure (mostly of NYHA ...
Heart Failure in the Setting of Ischemic Heart Disease
... Assess clinical severity of HF by history and physical examination Assess cardiac structure and function Determine the etiology of HF Evaluate for coronary disease and myocardial ischemia Evaluate the risk of life-threatening arrhythmia Identify any exacerbating factors for HF Identify co-morbiditie ...
... Assess clinical severity of HF by history and physical examination Assess cardiac structure and function Determine the etiology of HF Evaluate for coronary disease and myocardial ischemia Evaluate the risk of life-threatening arrhythmia Identify any exacerbating factors for HF Identify co-morbiditie ...
The effects of 12 weeks aerobic continue exercise on
... penitent. Also amount of systolic and diastolic pressure after exercise in comparison before exercise had significant decrease. Some reasons for decrease is as follow: 1- Changes in the activity of autonomic nervous system (increased activity and decreased sympathetic tone) results in a heart rate d ...
... penitent. Also amount of systolic and diastolic pressure after exercise in comparison before exercise had significant decrease. Some reasons for decrease is as follow: 1- Changes in the activity of autonomic nervous system (increased activity and decreased sympathetic tone) results in a heart rate d ...
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... Systolic/Diastolic Heart Failure • Systolic heart failure relates to the inability of the ventricle to contract normally; therefore, eject sufficient blood resulting in a reduced cardiac output. An echocardiogram is helpful as it may reveal impairment in the ventricular wall systolic contraction wi ...
... Systolic/Diastolic Heart Failure • Systolic heart failure relates to the inability of the ventricle to contract normally; therefore, eject sufficient blood resulting in a reduced cardiac output. An echocardiogram is helpful as it may reveal impairment in the ventricular wall systolic contraction wi ...
heart rate: a predictor of early mortality in patients with myocardial
... were enrolled. Another explanation for sinus tachycardia after AMI which was not considered in our study was acute systolic hypertension (ASH). Some studies have reported an ...
... were enrolled. Another explanation for sinus tachycardia after AMI which was not considered in our study was acute systolic hypertension (ASH). Some studies have reported an ...
Impact of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on Long Term Survival
... considered benign. Severe TR is associated with higher mortality and hospitalization rates, independent of age, ...
... considered benign. Severe TR is associated with higher mortality and hospitalization rates, independent of age, ...
A Cardiologist`s View - Health Professions Institute
... Placement of the catheter in the coronary ostium (opening) and injection of contrast medium permits radiographic visualization and recording of the coronary blood flow on motion picture film (coronary cineangiography). The purpose of all of these cardiac diagnostic studies is to strive to treat the ...
... Placement of the catheter in the coronary ostium (opening) and injection of contrast medium permits radiographic visualization and recording of the coronary blood flow on motion picture film (coronary cineangiography). The purpose of all of these cardiac diagnostic studies is to strive to treat the ...
Coronary Stents
... along the guide wire and is positioned over the blockage Saline is pumped into the balloon to inflate it Balloon is inflated for 30 to 60 seconds to expand the stent ...
... along the guide wire and is positioned over the blockage Saline is pumped into the balloon to inflate it Balloon is inflated for 30 to 60 seconds to expand the stent ...
Effects of Early Mobilization Program on the Heart Rate and Blood
... patients (11). Other studies have also shown that early mobilization of patients after coronary angiography is not only safe and doesn’t increase vascular complications resulting from angiographic, but also increases patient's comfort (12, 13). After acute myocardial infarction, despite the expansio ...
... patients (11). Other studies have also shown that early mobilization of patients after coronary angiography is not only safe and doesn’t increase vascular complications resulting from angiographic, but also increases patient's comfort (12, 13). After acute myocardial infarction, despite the expansio ...
What Is a Stent? - American Heart Association
... In certain patients, stents reduce the renarrowing that sometimes occurs after balloon angioplasty or other procedures that use catheters. Patients who have angioplasty and stents recover from these procedures much faster than patients who have coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). They have much l ...
... In certain patients, stents reduce the renarrowing that sometimes occurs after balloon angioplasty or other procedures that use catheters. Patients who have angioplasty and stents recover from these procedures much faster than patients who have coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). They have much l ...
Single Ventricle/Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Its Variants
... • Outline current medical and surgical management patterns and considerations in single ventricle patients to identify long-term limitations and complications • List negative prognostic risk factors • Recognize new treatment strategies and the prospects for the future ...
... • Outline current medical and surgical management patterns and considerations in single ventricle patients to identify long-term limitations and complications • List negative prognostic risk factors • Recognize new treatment strategies and the prospects for the future ...
PowerPoint - 埼玉医科大学総合医療センター 内分泌・糖尿病内科
... deaths over a planned follow-up period of up to 13.5 years. Three composite secondary outcomes have also been defined: 1) cardiovascular deaths, myocardial infarctions (fatal or nonfatal), and strokes (fatal or non-fatal), 2) deaths (all causes), myocardial infarctions, strokes, and hospitalizations ...
... deaths over a planned follow-up period of up to 13.5 years. Three composite secondary outcomes have also been defined: 1) cardiovascular deaths, myocardial infarctions (fatal or nonfatal), and strokes (fatal or non-fatal), 2) deaths (all causes), myocardial infarctions, strokes, and hospitalizations ...
Sudden Cardiac Death - Heart Rhythm Society
... although they may not know it. There are numerous contributors to cardiac arrest, but two of the most important ones are: Coronary artery disease. This is a condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the heart are narrowed or blocked. In fact, 75 percent of people who die of SCD show signs ...
... although they may not know it. There are numerous contributors to cardiac arrest, but two of the most important ones are: Coronary artery disease. This is a condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the heart are narrowed or blocked. In fact, 75 percent of people who die of SCD show signs ...
Percutaneous Left-Ventricular Support With the Impella
... left-ventricular assist device implantation, lactate levels decreased from 5.8±5.0 mmol/L to 4.7±5.4 mmol/L (P=0.28) and 2.5±2.6 mmol/L (P=0.023) at 24 and 48 hours, respectively. Early major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were reported in 18 (15%) patients. Major bleeding at the vascula ...
... left-ventricular assist device implantation, lactate levels decreased from 5.8±5.0 mmol/L to 4.7±5.4 mmol/L (P=0.28) and 2.5±2.6 mmol/L (P=0.023) at 24 and 48 hours, respectively. Early major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were reported in 18 (15%) patients. Major bleeding at the vascula ...
Repolarisation Descriptors and Heart Rate Variability in
... HD, continuous electrocardiograms were recorded 5 times during HD on alternate weeks. TWM descriptors were calculated every 5 s in overlapping 10-s ECG segments and Low Frequency (LF) (0.04 Hz to 0.15 Hz), High Frequency (HF) (0.15 Hz to 0.40 Hz) powers of the spectrum of HRV were calculated every f ...
... HD, continuous electrocardiograms were recorded 5 times during HD on alternate weeks. TWM descriptors were calculated every 5 s in overlapping 10-s ECG segments and Low Frequency (LF) (0.04 Hz to 0.15 Hz), High Frequency (HF) (0.15 Hz to 0.40 Hz) powers of the spectrum of HRV were calculated every f ...
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... the form of their carnitine esters. The availability of free carnitine is critical for maintaining the intracellular concentrations of longchain acyl-CoA and long-chain acylcarnitine, thus controlling such basic cellular functions as beta-oxidation of fatty acids in energy metabolism and energy tran ...
... the form of their carnitine esters. The availability of free carnitine is critical for maintaining the intracellular concentrations of longchain acyl-CoA and long-chain acylcarnitine, thus controlling such basic cellular functions as beta-oxidation of fatty acids in energy metabolism and energy tran ...
Left ventricular noncompaction: clinical
... population, patients with cardiomyopathies, etc) is not really known. In population there is a lack of interest for determination of their present health condition during the time when they are without any symptoms. The diagnosis of LVNC could be made with two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography, c ...
... population, patients with cardiomyopathies, etc) is not really known. In population there is a lack of interest for determination of their present health condition during the time when they are without any symptoms. The diagnosis of LVNC could be made with two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography, c ...
A review of the association between congestive heart failure and
... Cerebral metabolic abnormalities have also been investigated as a potential marker of disease severity in CHF, but their prognostic significance remains unclear. Lee et al. investigated the prognostic value of cerebral metabolic abnormalities in 130 patients being evaluated for cardiac transplantati ...
... Cerebral metabolic abnormalities have also been investigated as a potential marker of disease severity in CHF, but their prognostic significance remains unclear. Lee et al. investigated the prognostic value of cerebral metabolic abnormalities in 130 patients being evaluated for cardiac transplantati ...
Ischemic preconditioning of myocardium
... which include activation of membrane receptors and signaling molecules such as protein kinase C, mitogen-activated protein kinases, opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channel, and expression of many protective proteins. The purpose of this review is to assess the current position in this field and t ...
... which include activation of membrane receptors and signaling molecules such as protein kinase C, mitogen-activated protein kinases, opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channel, and expression of many protective proteins. The purpose of this review is to assess the current position in this field and t ...
2- Left circumflex coronary artery
... - In most cases there is a history of MI - causes: 1- usually results from postinfarction cardiac decompensation 2- in other cases severe obstructive CAD may be present without prior infarction, but with diffuse myocardial dysfunction - is seen typically in elderly patients who insidiously ...
... - In most cases there is a history of MI - causes: 1- usually results from postinfarction cardiac decompensation 2- in other cases severe obstructive CAD may be present without prior infarction, but with diffuse myocardial dysfunction - is seen typically in elderly patients who insidiously ...