Outcomes Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
... taking antiarrhythmic medications for at least 12 months after the procedure. This is influenced by a number of factors, including the length of time the patient has been in AF and the presence or absence of underlying heart disease. In a recent study of 831 patients who underwent pulmonary vein ant ...
... taking antiarrhythmic medications for at least 12 months after the procedure. This is influenced by a number of factors, including the length of time the patient has been in AF and the presence or absence of underlying heart disease. In a recent study of 831 patients who underwent pulmonary vein ant ...
NOW Graduate Programme 2010 – CARIM proposal
... Main contributions to congresses, memberships of scientific societies International activities ...
... Main contributions to congresses, memberships of scientific societies International activities ...
Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Primary care
... • Key to optimal management is determining anti-coagulant need • NICE Guidance on AF (CG180 published June 2014) ...
... • Key to optimal management is determining anti-coagulant need • NICE Guidance on AF (CG180 published June 2014) ...
The 2014 American College of Cardiology ACC/American Heart
... in addition to anticoagulant therapy irrespective of the initial treatment strategy. The paradox of newer and more potent antithrombotic and anticoagulant drugs that reduce major adverse cardiac outcomes but increase bleeding risk occurs with the greatest frequency in patients with atrial fibrillati ...
... in addition to anticoagulant therapy irrespective of the initial treatment strategy. The paradox of newer and more potent antithrombotic and anticoagulant drugs that reduce major adverse cardiac outcomes but increase bleeding risk occurs with the greatest frequency in patients with atrial fibrillati ...
Serial ECG Analysis after Myocardial Infarction: When Heart Failure
... • no decreased exercise tolerance. Diuretics were allowed in patients who had such medication already before their myocardial infarction occurred, e.g., because of hypertension, however, newly prescribed diuretics in the post-infarction period were considered as a sign of potential HF, and such pati ...
... • no decreased exercise tolerance. Diuretics were allowed in patients who had such medication already before their myocardial infarction occurred, e.g., because of hypertension, however, newly prescribed diuretics in the post-infarction period were considered as a sign of potential HF, and such pati ...
1 Atrial Fibrillation Fact Sheet • In atrial fibrillation (A Fib), the
... The likelihood of developing these arrhythmias increases with age. A Fib is the most common heart rhythm abnormality in people over the age of 65, with a median age of 75 years. Approximately 70% of A Fib patients are between 65 and 85 years old.2 The prevalence of A Fib and AFL in the United St ...
... The likelihood of developing these arrhythmias increases with age. A Fib is the most common heart rhythm abnormality in people over the age of 65, with a median age of 75 years. Approximately 70% of A Fib patients are between 65 and 85 years old.2 The prevalence of A Fib and AFL in the United St ...
Congenital heart disease
... dissolution that occurs at the site of active plaques in acute coronary syndromes. ...
... dissolution that occurs at the site of active plaques in acute coronary syndromes. ...
Drug Utilization Study in Congestive Heart Failure
... the morbidity and mortality of heart failure continues to remain high. Education of healthcare professionals on evidence based therapy plays an important role in successful heart failure programme. For a developing country like India, 70% of the population resides in rural areas, a national drug pol ...
... the morbidity and mortality of heart failure continues to remain high. Education of healthcare professionals on evidence based therapy plays an important role in successful heart failure programme. For a developing country like India, 70% of the population resides in rural areas, a national drug pol ...
Revascularization in Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Does
... as the surgical risk is often thought to be prohibitive. It raises the question: Does multi-vessel PCI give similar outcomes to CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction? Several head to head randomized controlled trials done over the past years have compared the outcomes of the two modalities in ...
... as the surgical risk is often thought to be prohibitive. It raises the question: Does multi-vessel PCI give similar outcomes to CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction? Several head to head randomized controlled trials done over the past years have compared the outcomes of the two modalities in ...
Heart Function
... • The time in which the heart is contracting is called systole, and relaxation is called diastole. • Heart rate can be altered by the autonomic nervous system sending signals to the SAN. • The parasympathetic branch causes HR to become slower (via the vagus nerve). • The sympathetic branch causes HR ...
... • The time in which the heart is contracting is called systole, and relaxation is called diastole. • Heart rate can be altered by the autonomic nervous system sending signals to the SAN. • The parasympathetic branch causes HR to become slower (via the vagus nerve). • The sympathetic branch causes HR ...
Introduction to Heart Failure
... How is systolic heart failure treated? The body’s response to heart failure to maintain blood pressure acutely improves the situation but chronically are maladaptive. Medical treatment for heart failure involves blocking hormonal responses to prevent remodeling of the heart and diuretic medications ...
... How is systolic heart failure treated? The body’s response to heart failure to maintain blood pressure acutely improves the situation but chronically are maladaptive. Medical treatment for heart failure involves blocking hormonal responses to prevent remodeling of the heart and diuretic medications ...
Hypertension Systolic ≥140 or Diastolic ≥ 90 Stage I systolic=140
... o nicardipine 5 mg/hour orally, increase by 2 mg/hour every 15 minutes, maximum dose 15 mg/hour o captopril 25 mg orally 2-3 times daily o clonidine adults - initial dose 0.1-0.2 mg orally, then increase 0.05-0.2 mg every hour up to total dose 0.5-0.7 mg as needed children aged 1-17 years - init ...
... o nicardipine 5 mg/hour orally, increase by 2 mg/hour every 15 minutes, maximum dose 15 mg/hour o captopril 25 mg orally 2-3 times daily o clonidine adults - initial dose 0.1-0.2 mg orally, then increase 0.05-0.2 mg every hour up to total dose 0.5-0.7 mg as needed children aged 1-17 years - init ...
Ventricular Stimulation After Myocardial Infarction
... patients at risk for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VT–related sudden death (1-3). During this time PVS was not considered advantageous for risk stratification in coronary heart disease since implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD): a number of landmark trials have shown a benefit of prophyl ...
... patients at risk for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VT–related sudden death (1-3). During this time PVS was not considered advantageous for risk stratification in coronary heart disease since implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD): a number of landmark trials have shown a benefit of prophyl ...
24 th Washington, DC. Ted Feldman, MD, MSCAI
... apparatus [degenerative MR] in patients who have been determined to be at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery by a heart team, which includes a cardiac surgeon experienced in mitral valve surgery and a cardiologist experienced in mitral valve disease, and in whom existing comorbidities would n ...
... apparatus [degenerative MR] in patients who have been determined to be at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery by a heart team, which includes a cardiac surgeon experienced in mitral valve surgery and a cardiologist experienced in mitral valve disease, and in whom existing comorbidities would n ...
Understanding Heart Failure
... The majority of dogs with CHF will be put on a drug called Pimobendan which increases contractility. While used in select cats, in general this drug is not indicated in feline cardiomyopathy. Another notable difference is the use of anti-coagulants, or drugs that decrease the risk of blood clots. Wh ...
... The majority of dogs with CHF will be put on a drug called Pimobendan which increases contractility. While used in select cats, in general this drug is not indicated in feline cardiomyopathy. Another notable difference is the use of anti-coagulants, or drugs that decrease the risk of blood clots. Wh ...
Staged Left Ventricular Recruitment after Single-Ventricle - NPC-QIC
... can be applied to the general population. Borderline patients encompass a wide range of patients with many different sizes of the left side of the heart. o There may be aspects of the hearts in the SLVR that are different from the SVP group. Patients in the SLVR group were more likely to have a proc ...
... can be applied to the general population. Borderline patients encompass a wide range of patients with many different sizes of the left side of the heart. o There may be aspects of the hearts in the SLVR that are different from the SVP group. Patients in the SLVR group were more likely to have a proc ...
A case of isolated left ventricle diverticulum
... It is important to differ a congenital diverticulum from other causes of acquired ventricular aneurysm, such as those that occur after myocardial infarction, myocarditis or trauma. Ischemic aneurysms consist in fibrotic tissue that replaced myocardium with a wide base connection to the ventricle. Al ...
... It is important to differ a congenital diverticulum from other causes of acquired ventricular aneurysm, such as those that occur after myocardial infarction, myocarditis or trauma. Ischemic aneurysms consist in fibrotic tissue that replaced myocardium with a wide base connection to the ventricle. Al ...
Cardiohepatic Syndrome: Liver Injury in Decompensated Heart Failure
... SBP is normal (100 – 140 mmHg). Symptoms in these patients usually appear over days or weeks prior to hospital admission. Patients usually report an increase in their body weight. Renal impairment, hypoalbuminemia, and anemia may also be observed in this clinical scenario. In clinical scenario 3 (CS ...
... SBP is normal (100 – 140 mmHg). Symptoms in these patients usually appear over days or weeks prior to hospital admission. Patients usually report an increase in their body weight. Renal impairment, hypoalbuminemia, and anemia may also be observed in this clinical scenario. In clinical scenario 3 (CS ...
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
... factors as proposed by ARVC task force in 1994 (5). Modified task force criteria were proposed in 2010 (6). The criteria have been modified to incorporate new knowledge and technology to improve diagnostic sensitivity with the important requisite of maintaining diagnostic specificity. In our case, t ...
... factors as proposed by ARVC task force in 1994 (5). Modified task force criteria were proposed in 2010 (6). The criteria have been modified to incorporate new knowledge and technology to improve diagnostic sensitivity with the important requisite of maintaining diagnostic specificity. In our case, t ...
Current report
... “Formerly, only patients with a grave prognosis received aggressive circulatory support due to the invasiveness and potential complications associated with conventional surgery devices,” said Anson Cheung, M.D., Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British ...
... “Formerly, only patients with a grave prognosis received aggressive circulatory support due to the invasiveness and potential complications associated with conventional surgery devices,” said Anson Cheung, M.D., Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British ...
is your heart in good shape
... lungs and the rest of your body. The blood in circulation supplies the oxygen needed to support your body tissues and their functions. ...
... lungs and the rest of your body. The blood in circulation supplies the oxygen needed to support your body tissues and their functions. ...
Heart failure: Best options when ejection fraction is preserved
... refractory HF, with marked symptoms even at rest despite maximal medical therapy. ...
... refractory HF, with marked symptoms even at rest despite maximal medical therapy. ...
Acute Coronary Syndrome
... patients recently hospitalized within 10 days for an acute coronary syndrome: “Intensive” high-dose LDL-C lowering (median LDL-C 62 mg/dL) compared to “moderate” standard-dose lipid-lowering therapy (median LDL-C 95 mg/dL) reduced the risk of all cause mortality or major cardiac events by 16% (p=0 ...
... patients recently hospitalized within 10 days for an acute coronary syndrome: “Intensive” high-dose LDL-C lowering (median LDL-C 62 mg/dL) compared to “moderate” standard-dose lipid-lowering therapy (median LDL-C 95 mg/dL) reduced the risk of all cause mortality or major cardiac events by 16% (p=0 ...
MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
... • Some of these underlying causes are surgically correctable, and in some either the underlying disease (e.g. hyperthyroidism;), or an aggravating factor such as anaemia or atrial fibrillation, is treatable with drugs. ...
... • Some of these underlying causes are surgically correctable, and in some either the underlying disease (e.g. hyperthyroidism;), or an aggravating factor such as anaemia or atrial fibrillation, is treatable with drugs. ...