American Journal Cardiovascular Drugs 2012
... range of chronic cardiovascular disorders including HF, independent of other risk factors and clinical variables.[7,8] In the placebo arm of the SHIFT study, patients with the highest HR (‡87 beats/min) had more than twice the risk of primary endpoint compared with those with a lower HR (70 to <72 b ...
... range of chronic cardiovascular disorders including HF, independent of other risk factors and clinical variables.[7,8] In the placebo arm of the SHIFT study, patients with the highest HR (‡87 beats/min) had more than twice the risk of primary endpoint compared with those with a lower HR (70 to <72 b ...
PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY
... This should prompt further investigation to discover heart disease. ...
... This should prompt further investigation to discover heart disease. ...
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
... This should prompt further investigation to discover heart disease. ...
... This should prompt further investigation to discover heart disease. ...
Hemodynamics measured with magnetic resonance imaging in
... with a congenital heart defect every year in Sweden and many of these children needs surgery. Some heart defects can be corrected completely at the first operation, but some patients will need up to several operations both as children and as adults. It’s therefore of utmost importance that the basis ...
... with a congenital heart defect every year in Sweden and many of these children needs surgery. Some heart defects can be corrected completely at the first operation, but some patients will need up to several operations both as children and as adults. It’s therefore of utmost importance that the basis ...
Pre-Lecture Quiz
... 1. The most common type of heart failure is an alteration in ventricular contraction called diastolic heart failure, which is characterized by a weakened heart muscle. 2. A decreased amount of blood is ejected from the ventricle in systolic heart failure. 3. Right-sided heart failure, failure of the ...
... 1. The most common type of heart failure is an alteration in ventricular contraction called diastolic heart failure, which is characterized by a weakened heart muscle. 2. A decreased amount of blood is ejected from the ventricle in systolic heart failure. 3. Right-sided heart failure, failure of the ...
ECG of the Month - STA HealthCare Communications
... approximately -45º. A single ventricular extrasystole, with a right bundle branch block (RBBB) morphology, has been recorded in precorFigure 2. Follow-up ECG dial leads V1 to V3. LBBB is an uncommon finding in healthy individuals without structural heart disease. It occurs more commonly with increas ...
... approximately -45º. A single ventricular extrasystole, with a right bundle branch block (RBBB) morphology, has been recorded in precorFigure 2. Follow-up ECG dial leads V1 to V3. LBBB is an uncommon finding in healthy individuals without structural heart disease. It occurs more commonly with increas ...
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center - New York Hospital Queens
... As The Heart Hospital of Queens, we are committed to ensuring that the diagnostic and treatment options physicians prefer are available for their patients right here. In the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center’s Electrophysiology Laboratory, you will find the techniques and the technology to treat all types ...
... As The Heart Hospital of Queens, we are committed to ensuring that the diagnostic and treatment options physicians prefer are available for their patients right here. In the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center’s Electrophysiology Laboratory, you will find the techniques and the technology to treat all types ...
Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
... For patients who stay in AFib, it is very important to make sure that the heart rate is well controlled at all times, both at rest and during exertion. Some patients have such fast heart rates during AFib that with time the heart can become weak – and develop congestive heart failure. It is always o ...
... For patients who stay in AFib, it is very important to make sure that the heart rate is well controlled at all times, both at rest and during exertion. Some patients have such fast heart rates during AFib that with time the heart can become weak – and develop congestive heart failure. It is always o ...
Heart failure Ventricular insufficiency Left heart failure (LHF
... • Low BP ⇒ activation of baroreceptors in aortic arch ⇒ leads to activation: – SNS ⇒ ↑ HR, + ino, + bathmo, +dromo effects ⇒ possible rhythm disorders – RAAS ⇒ angiotensin ⇒ vasoconstriction and myocardial re-modulation ⇒ ALD ⇒ ↑ reabsorption of Na+ and H2O ⇒ Secondary hyperaldosteronism – ADH ⇒ vas ...
... • Low BP ⇒ activation of baroreceptors in aortic arch ⇒ leads to activation: – SNS ⇒ ↑ HR, + ino, + bathmo, +dromo effects ⇒ possible rhythm disorders – RAAS ⇒ angiotensin ⇒ vasoconstriction and myocardial re-modulation ⇒ ALD ⇒ ↑ reabsorption of Na+ and H2O ⇒ Secondary hyperaldosteronism – ADH ⇒ vas ...
Intermountain Medical News
... cardiovascular care, said Donald Lappé, MD, chair of the cardiovascular department and chief of cardiology at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Ninety minutes is the magic number for the one-third of heart attack patients who suffer a STEMI, also known as an ST-segment elevation myoc ...
... cardiovascular care, said Donald Lappé, MD, chair of the cardiovascular department and chief of cardiology at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Ninety minutes is the magic number for the one-third of heart attack patients who suffer a STEMI, also known as an ST-segment elevation myoc ...
IDIOPATHIC HYPERTROPHIC SUBAORTIC STENOSIS (IHSS)
... • Beta-adrenergic blockers (usually propranolol) or calcium-channel blockers to prevent heartbeat irregularities will be prescribed. • Don’t use nitroglycerin for angina pain. It dilates arteries, which may be harmful. ACTIVITY • Instructions will be provided about how much physical activity is idea ...
... • Beta-adrenergic blockers (usually propranolol) or calcium-channel blockers to prevent heartbeat irregularities will be prescribed. • Don’t use nitroglycerin for angina pain. It dilates arteries, which may be harmful. ACTIVITY • Instructions will be provided about how much physical activity is idea ...
AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
... A type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This is related to a “short circuit” in the electrical connections of the heart located in the region of the AV node (part of the normal electrical conduction system of the heart). Episodes of fast heart rates tend to be brief, usually minutes in duratio ...
... A type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This is related to a “short circuit” in the electrical connections of the heart located in the region of the AV node (part of the normal electrical conduction system of the heart). Episodes of fast heart rates tend to be brief, usually minutes in duratio ...
Effects of Nicorandil on the Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes of
... is a physiological protective mechanism. It is hypothesized that Nicorandil, which is a potassium channel activator, could protect the heart via preconditioning. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 162 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in Quem hospi ...
... is a physiological protective mechanism. It is hypothesized that Nicorandil, which is a potassium channel activator, could protect the heart via preconditioning. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 162 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in Quem hospi ...
Comments on ALLHAT and doxazosin | SpringerLink
... beneficial and prevents stroke, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure. This is particularly so for high-risk populations, such as those over 50 years of age, with other risk factors and target organ damage. For the past 20 years, the proliferation of new antihypertensive drug classes ...
... beneficial and prevents stroke, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure. This is particularly so for high-risk populations, such as those over 50 years of age, with other risk factors and target organ damage. For the past 20 years, the proliferation of new antihypertensive drug classes ...
Management of cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disorders
... The recommended delay to ICD therapy in this setting stems from the results of DINAMIT (Defibrillator in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial), in which defibrillator implantation 6 to 40 days after MI in patients with EF < 0.35 and impaired cardiac autonomic function was not shown to reduce overall ca ...
... The recommended delay to ICD therapy in this setting stems from the results of DINAMIT (Defibrillator in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial), in which defibrillator implantation 6 to 40 days after MI in patients with EF < 0.35 and impaired cardiac autonomic function was not shown to reduce overall ca ...
Myocardial infarction
... 1 year. IV beta blocker therapy should be administered within the initial hours of the evolving infarction, followed by oral therapy provided there are no contraindications. They reduce oxygen demand by decreasing the heart rate and contractility. They also increase coronary artery filling by prolon ...
... 1 year. IV beta blocker therapy should be administered within the initial hours of the evolving infarction, followed by oral therapy provided there are no contraindications. They reduce oxygen demand by decreasing the heart rate and contractility. They also increase coronary artery filling by prolon ...
50 years of cardac surgery
... Kaplan-Meier-estimated disease progression rates in all territories with patent conduits ...
... Kaplan-Meier-estimated disease progression rates in all territories with patent conduits ...
Gothe / Drinnenberg Homeopathic Clinical Pictures
... are names for acute circulatory disturbances of the coronaries which last either only for a short while (angina pectoris), or, where the entire vessel is blocked (heart attack), last longer and may be fatal. In most cases (patients suffering from diabetes, women, or elderly patients often constitute ...
... are names for acute circulatory disturbances of the coronaries which last either only for a short while (angina pectoris), or, where the entire vessel is blocked (heart attack), last longer and may be fatal. In most cases (patients suffering from diabetes, women, or elderly patients often constitute ...
Cardio Investigations - Ipswich-Year2-Med-PBL-Gp-2
... • Dissecting aortic aneurysm • Left main stem stenosis or equivalent • Complete heart block (in adults) ...
... • Dissecting aortic aneurysm • Left main stem stenosis or equivalent • Complete heart block (in adults) ...
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... diagnostic equipment’s to help in diagnosis of malfunction organ, such as thyroid, kidneys function and spreading of cancer cells, heart disease …etc, Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPI), provides anatomical, physiological, and functional information about the heart muscle and its blood flow. Ve ...
... diagnostic equipment’s to help in diagnosis of malfunction organ, such as thyroid, kidneys function and spreading of cancer cells, heart disease …etc, Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPI), provides anatomical, physiological, and functional information about the heart muscle and its blood flow. Ve ...
RATE VERSUS RHYTHM CONTROL OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
... Results: After a mean follow-up of more than 52 months, the AF was better controlled in the group 1 patients than group 2 (100% vs 81%, P = 0.013), however, they had a significantly higher incidence of persistent AF (69% vs 8%, P < 0.001) and heart failure (53% vs 24%, P = 0.001). Furthermore, the i ...
... Results: After a mean follow-up of more than 52 months, the AF was better controlled in the group 1 patients than group 2 (100% vs 81%, P = 0.013), however, they had a significantly higher incidence of persistent AF (69% vs 8%, P < 0.001) and heart failure (53% vs 24%, P = 0.001). Furthermore, the i ...
Long-term Survival Possible for Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
... The researchers also found that the main factors limiting long-term survival among pediatric heart transplant patients were graft vasculopathy and renal (kidney) complications. Graft vasculopathy is an accelerated form of coronary artery disease in which artery walls progressively thicken due to pl ...
... The researchers also found that the main factors limiting long-term survival among pediatric heart transplant patients were graft vasculopathy and renal (kidney) complications. Graft vasculopathy is an accelerated form of coronary artery disease in which artery walls progressively thicken due to pl ...
2015 July Cardio Bulletin - East Dorset NHS Library
... Clinical evidence for oral antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes Oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: current status, special situations, and unmet needs 50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Framingham ...
... Clinical evidence for oral antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes Oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: current status, special situations, and unmet needs 50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Framingham ...
We`ve known for decades that in patients with LV dysfunction
... Importantly, viability imaging was not used to stratify these outcomes. ...
... Importantly, viability imaging was not used to stratify these outcomes. ...