Heart failure PHL461
... 1- increased sympathetic activity and circulating catecholamines that increase heart rate, and causes vasoconstriction. In addition to increase in endothelin release, (neurohormone secreted primarily by endothelial cells), may exert direct toxic effects on the heart and result in myocardial cell pro ...
... 1- increased sympathetic activity and circulating catecholamines that increase heart rate, and causes vasoconstriction. In addition to increase in endothelin release, (neurohormone secreted primarily by endothelial cells), may exert direct toxic effects on the heart and result in myocardial cell pro ...
Arrhythmias Complicating AMI
... more commonly with atypical ST-segment and Twave changes. These changes typically consist of gradual premature reversal of initially inverted T waves or persistent/recurrent ST-segment elevation or both. Persistent ST-segment elevation after infarct may be due to continuing ischemia or aneurysm form ...
... more commonly with atypical ST-segment and Twave changes. These changes typically consist of gradual premature reversal of initially inverted T waves or persistent/recurrent ST-segment elevation or both. Persistent ST-segment elevation after infarct may be due to continuing ischemia or aneurysm form ...
The optimal treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease
... was 0.79 and for combined stroke, death or MI was 0.81 for CABG compared with PCI. The benefit from CABG was seen in all subgroups studied. The sheer numbers of patients in this study lend weight to the findings that survival was significantly better with CABG at four years, the results were consist ...
... was 0.79 and for combined stroke, death or MI was 0.81 for CABG compared with PCI. The benefit from CABG was seen in all subgroups studied. The sheer numbers of patients in this study lend weight to the findings that survival was significantly better with CABG at four years, the results were consist ...
Acute heart failure syndrome
... structural or functional cardiac abnormality impairs the capacity of the ventricle to fill or eject enough blood for the requirements of the body. Acute heart failure syndrome represents a complex, heterogeneous set of clinical conditions, all with the common denominators of congestion of the lungs ...
... structural or functional cardiac abnormality impairs the capacity of the ventricle to fill or eject enough blood for the requirements of the body. Acute heart failure syndrome represents a complex, heterogeneous set of clinical conditions, all with the common denominators of congestion of the lungs ...
Dr - Cases Journal
... heterogeneous nerve distribution exists in the human heart. The apex may not be more vulnerable to cathecolamine excess than mid ventricle, the base or other walls in all patients. Rather, individual variation in the regional myocardial vulnerability may determine the location of regional wall motio ...
... heterogeneous nerve distribution exists in the human heart. The apex may not be more vulnerable to cathecolamine excess than mid ventricle, the base or other walls in all patients. Rather, individual variation in the regional myocardial vulnerability may determine the location of regional wall motio ...
Myocarditis and cardiopathy
... 3 . Etiology and pathogenesis of myocardial lesions of different options , the concept of cardiomyopathy as a nosological entity and how pathophysiological form. 4 . Myocarditis : classification and diagnostic criteria . Principles of treatment . 5 . Clinical manifestations and additional methods f ...
... 3 . Etiology and pathogenesis of myocardial lesions of different options , the concept of cardiomyopathy as a nosological entity and how pathophysiological form. 4 . Myocarditis : classification and diagnostic criteria . Principles of treatment . 5 . Clinical manifestations and additional methods f ...
Matching the Clinical Question to the Appropriate Imaging
... efficacy of echo/CRT • No randomized controls • Few patients with narrow QRS respond to CRT ...
... efficacy of echo/CRT • No randomized controls • Few patients with narrow QRS respond to CRT ...
4-coronary-heart-disease-1
... • Medications. If making lifestyle changes isn't enough to control heart disease, medications may be needed to help heart work more efficiently and receive more oxygen-rich blood. The drugs you are on depend on you and your specific heart problem. ...
... • Medications. If making lifestyle changes isn't enough to control heart disease, medications may be needed to help heart work more efficiently and receive more oxygen-rich blood. The drugs you are on depend on you and your specific heart problem. ...
Evolocumab and clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular
... hospitalisation for unstable angina which was not included in the Ctt trial and a much shorter duration of follow up. this trial has many positives. in a population with stable vascular disease including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease, it confirms that cardio ...
... hospitalisation for unstable angina which was not included in the Ctt trial and a much shorter duration of follow up. this trial has many positives. in a population with stable vascular disease including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease, it confirms that cardio ...
TECHNICAL CORNER - American Association of Sleep Technologists
... nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respirations.5 One study showed that the LVEF of patients who had been successfully treated with servo-ventilation increased from 11.6 to 16.4 percent over a six-month period.1 Although CHF sometimes is asymptomatic, the presence of CheyneStokes respirations during polysomnog ...
... nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respirations.5 One study showed that the LVEF of patients who had been successfully treated with servo-ventilation increased from 11.6 to 16.4 percent over a six-month period.1 Although CHF sometimes is asymptomatic, the presence of CheyneStokes respirations during polysomnog ...
Comment on Ferrannini et al. CV Protection in the
... monophosphate, on endothelial cells, kidney, heart, brain, and adipose tissue. It is well established that ANP induces natriuresis and diuresis, reducing blood pressure, similar to SGLT2 inhibitors (3). By this mechanism, ANP lowers cardiac preload and afterload and thus myocardial congestion and ox ...
... monophosphate, on endothelial cells, kidney, heart, brain, and adipose tissue. It is well established that ANP induces natriuresis and diuresis, reducing blood pressure, similar to SGLT2 inhibitors (3). By this mechanism, ANP lowers cardiac preload and afterload and thus myocardial congestion and ox ...
Two-Arm Double Randomised Clinical Trial Using Drugs and Devices Dr Sunita Ahir
... bivalirudin monotherapy at 3 years for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Stone and colleagues report that the long-term benefit in the bivalirudin group was consistent with delayed effects from reduction in major bleedi ...
... bivalirudin monotherapy at 3 years for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Stone and colleagues report that the long-term benefit in the bivalirudin group was consistent with delayed effects from reduction in major bleedi ...
Early detection of heart failure
... hospitalisation cost.2 With an increasing cost tendency in the future, real medical costs of heart disease and HF are projected to increase by about 200 % between 2010 and 2030.9 HF is associated with high morbidity and mortality. One in five patients die within one year of diagnosis, with sudden ca ...
... hospitalisation cost.2 With an increasing cost tendency in the future, real medical costs of heart disease and HF are projected to increase by about 200 % between 2010 and 2030.9 HF is associated with high morbidity and mortality. One in five patients die within one year of diagnosis, with sudden ca ...
Tachycardia (accelerated heart beat)
... For many people, conservative measures such as holding the nose and breathing out with the mouth closed, swallowing ice cold water, or massaging a particular area in the neck offer relief. For other people, an injection of appropriate drugs may help stop an episode, but they do not cure the conditio ...
... For many people, conservative measures such as holding the nose and breathing out with the mouth closed, swallowing ice cold water, or massaging a particular area in the neck offer relief. For other people, an injection of appropriate drugs may help stop an episode, but they do not cure the conditio ...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
... of the above mentioned catecholamine associated pathophysiological theory, treatment with adrenergic blocking agents, if tolerated, is potentially beneficial [16, 19]. In this report two patients were treated for cardiogenic shock. In one patient dobutamine was administered. The latter approach seem ...
... of the above mentioned catecholamine associated pathophysiological theory, treatment with adrenergic blocking agents, if tolerated, is potentially beneficial [16, 19]. In this report two patients were treated for cardiogenic shock. In one patient dobutamine was administered. The latter approach seem ...
Is the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Equivalent to
... designed to explore whether the instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) was an adenosine-free alternative to fractional flow reserve (FFR) for the assessment of coronary stenosis. Hyperemic stenosis resistance (HSR) was used as a reference standard to determine when iFR and FFR disagreed as to which inde ...
... designed to explore whether the instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) was an adenosine-free alternative to fractional flow reserve (FFR) for the assessment of coronary stenosis. Hyperemic stenosis resistance (HSR) was used as a reference standard to determine when iFR and FFR disagreed as to which inde ...
Werner Benzer, Marion Platter, Neil Oldridge, Helmut Schwann
... evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the MacNew Heart Disease HRQL questionnaire (MacNew), the Short-form 36 Health Survey and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered to 365 Chinese-speaking patients with CHD at baseline and again 3 months later (n = 363 ...
... evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the MacNew Heart Disease HRQL questionnaire (MacNew), the Short-form 36 Health Survey and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered to 365 Chinese-speaking patients with CHD at baseline and again 3 months later (n = 363 ...
Sudden Cardiac Death
... What is Sudden Cardiac Death? Sudden cardiac death is an abrupt occurrence where the heart ceases to function and results in death within minutes. It is not a heart attack. It is usually due to a malfunction of the heart's electrical system that coordinates the heart muscle contraction to pump ...
... What is Sudden Cardiac Death? Sudden cardiac death is an abrupt occurrence where the heart ceases to function and results in death within minutes. It is not a heart attack. It is usually due to a malfunction of the heart's electrical system that coordinates the heart muscle contraction to pump ...
Heart Function
... itself, and ‘myogenic’ because it occurs without nervous stimulation. • 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 b ...
... itself, and ‘myogenic’ because it occurs without nervous stimulation. • 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 b ...
Reduced Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction
... Background: Improved survival after prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) after myocardial infarction (MI) has been demonstrated in patients who experienced remote MIs in the 1990s. The absolute survival benefit conferred by thi ...
... Background: Improved survival after prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) after myocardial infarction (MI) has been demonstrated in patients who experienced remote MIs in the 1990s. The absolute survival benefit conferred by thi ...
Q1. In which patient is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD
... catheter ablation after a first episode of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with an ICD post-mortem genetic analysis if an inheritable arrhythmia is suspected subcutaneous ICD in selected patients wearable cardioverter defibrillator in selected patients all of the above ...
... catheter ablation after a first episode of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with an ICD post-mortem genetic analysis if an inheritable arrhythmia is suspected subcutaneous ICD in selected patients wearable cardioverter defibrillator in selected patients all of the above ...
Closing the Pore on Reperfusion InjuryMyocardial
... gov, of which only the minority are related to the prevention of myocardial injury, suggesting that this drug affects multiple different pathways. The effect of cyclosporine on the mPTP is not selective, as it also inhibits phosphatase calcineurin activity, which in turn may limit the degree of prot ...
... gov, of which only the minority are related to the prevention of myocardial injury, suggesting that this drug affects multiple different pathways. The effect of cyclosporine on the mPTP is not selective, as it also inhibits phosphatase calcineurin activity, which in turn may limit the degree of prot ...