ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guideline
... impact the sense or strength of related recommendations. The GWC develops recommendations on the basis of the systematic review and denotes them with superscripted “SR” (ie, SR) to emphasize support derived from formal systematic review. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy—Recognizing ad vances in ...
... impact the sense or strength of related recommendations. The GWC develops recommendations on the basis of the systematic review and denotes them with superscripted “SR” (ie, SR) to emphasize support derived from formal systematic review. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy—Recognizing ad vances in ...
University of Groningen Pathophysiology of thoracic
... Introduction: The risk of early radiation-induced lung toxicity (RILT) limits the dose and efficacy of radiotherapy of thoracic tumors. In addition to lung dose, co-irradiation of the heart is a known risk factor in the development RILT. The aim of the present study is to identify the underlying phy ...
... Introduction: The risk of early radiation-induced lung toxicity (RILT) limits the dose and efficacy of radiotherapy of thoracic tumors. In addition to lung dose, co-irradiation of the heart is a known risk factor in the development RILT. The aim of the present study is to identify the underlying phy ...
PFO Closure: Will They Ever Get Any RESPECT?
... • RISKS - Serious complications (0.2%): death, stroke, infection, bleeding, blood vessel injury, anesthesia, device movement or dislodgement (1:400), incomplete closure (1-5%) clot forming on device (30/10,000 cases) • BENEFITS - Stroke reduction to less than 1% - No scar; minimal pain - Out-patient ...
... • RISKS - Serious complications (0.2%): death, stroke, infection, bleeding, blood vessel injury, anesthesia, device movement or dislodgement (1:400), incomplete closure (1-5%) clot forming on device (30/10,000 cases) • BENEFITS - Stroke reduction to less than 1% - No scar; minimal pain - Out-patient ...
ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines
... CJ, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines on the Management of Patients With Acute M ...
... CJ, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines on the Management of Patients With Acute M ...
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke
... Stroke is the most serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). The estimated incidence of stroke in nontreated patients with AF is 5% per year. Stroke associated with AF is primarily embolic in nature, tends to be more severe than the typical ischemic stroke, and causes higher rates of mortali ...
... Stroke is the most serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). The estimated incidence of stroke in nontreated patients with AF is 5% per year. Stroke associated with AF is primarily embolic in nature, tends to be more severe than the typical ischemic stroke, and causes higher rates of mortali ...
Diastolic Heart Failure After Cardiac Surgery
... cardiac surgical patient significantly slows active myocardial relaxation during early diastole. It may also lead to rhythm disturbances that will further aggravate LV diastolic dysfunction. Tachyarrhythmias impair LV filling by shortening the diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle resulting in impair ...
... cardiac surgical patient significantly slows active myocardial relaxation during early diastole. It may also lead to rhythm disturbances that will further aggravate LV diastolic dysfunction. Tachyarrhythmias impair LV filling by shortening the diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle resulting in impair ...
U.S. Hospital Use of Echocardiography
... specific all-cause hospital mortality. The dataset was first confined to admission diagnoses associated with the greatest proportion of echo use (representing one-half of all estimated inpatient echo studies in ...
... specific all-cause hospital mortality. The dataset was first confined to admission diagnoses associated with the greatest proportion of echo use (representing one-half of all estimated inpatient echo studies in ...
Coronary calcification score: the coronary-risk impact factor
... calcification and conventional risk factors, notably the total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio, but most of the variation in calcification scores between individuals remains unexplained by differences in risk factors.6,15,16 Also, the correlation between the coronary calcification score and C-r ...
... calcification and conventional risk factors, notably the total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio, but most of the variation in calcification scores between individuals remains unexplained by differences in risk factors.6,15,16 Also, the correlation between the coronary calcification score and C-r ...
TACLS Chapter 2 - Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations
... A transient ischemic attack (TIA) sometimes called a “mini-stroke” or “warning stroke,” is caused by a small clot that briefly blocks an artery. The symptoms are similar to a stroke, but they last only a few minutes or hours and cause no lasting damage. A TIA is different from a mild stroke. A perso ...
... A transient ischemic attack (TIA) sometimes called a “mini-stroke” or “warning stroke,” is caused by a small clot that briefly blocks an artery. The symptoms are similar to a stroke, but they last only a few minutes or hours and cause no lasting damage. A TIA is different from a mild stroke. A perso ...
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty: review of the evidence and current
... The mortality risk from an isolated surgical AVR can be as low as 1% in certain patients, however this can rise to between 10 and 40% for AVR in high-risk patients with comorbidities such as previous bypass, impaired LV function or pulmonary disease [18,19] . The prevalence of associated comorbiditi ...
... The mortality risk from an isolated surgical AVR can be as low as 1% in certain patients, however this can rise to between 10 and 40% for AVR in high-risk patients with comorbidities such as previous bypass, impaired LV function or pulmonary disease [18,19] . The prevalence of associated comorbiditi ...
Noninvasive Assessment of Myocardial Composition
... differs from normal muscle in many respects, including its structure, mechanical properties, vascularity, biochemistry, and electrophysiology.5-11 Current noninvasive imaging methods permit the clinical differentiation of several etiologies of left ventricular hypertrophy, including pressure or volu ...
... differs from normal muscle in many respects, including its structure, mechanical properties, vascularity, biochemistry, and electrophysiology.5-11 Current noninvasive imaging methods permit the clinical differentiation of several etiologies of left ventricular hypertrophy, including pressure or volu ...
Chapter Cardiovascular diseases and Physical Activity
... An understanding of the ways and means by which exercise alters coronary heart disease risk is only beginning to emerge, but there is wide acceptance that its benefits are vitally needed in the sedentary Western world.”12 According to a recent review that included 44 observational studies from 196 ...
... An understanding of the ways and means by which exercise alters coronary heart disease risk is only beginning to emerge, but there is wide acceptance that its benefits are vitally needed in the sedentary Western world.”12 According to a recent review that included 44 observational studies from 196 ...
Clinical recommendations for cardiopulmonary exercise testing data
... with suspected/confirmed pathophysiological processes. All of the variables listed in Table 1 are included in the one-page, universal CPX reporting form (see Appendix 1). While some of these variables warrant assessment in all patients undergoing CPX, such as peak VO2 and the peak respiratory exchan ...
... with suspected/confirmed pathophysiological processes. All of the variables listed in Table 1 are included in the one-page, universal CPX reporting form (see Appendix 1). While some of these variables warrant assessment in all patients undergoing CPX, such as peak VO2 and the peak respiratory exchan ...
AHA/ASA Guideline
... of vascular events among the ARB group was significantly reduced over the first week (OR, 0.475; 95% CI, 0.252 to 0.895), there were no differences in outcome at 3 months. At 12 months, a significant reduction in mortality was observed in the ARB group. The mechanisms by which an acute treatment led ...
... of vascular events among the ARB group was significantly reduced over the first week (OR, 0.475; 95% CI, 0.252 to 0.895), there were no differences in outcome at 3 months. At 12 months, a significant reduction in mortality was observed in the ARB group. The mechanisms by which an acute treatment led ...
Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
... of vascular events among the ARB group was significantly reduced over the first week (OR, 0.475; 95% CI, 0.252 to 0.895), there were no differences in outcome at 3 months. At 12 months, a significant reduction in mortality was observed in the ARB group. The mechanisms by which an acute treatment led ...
... of vascular events among the ARB group was significantly reduced over the first week (OR, 0.475; 95% CI, 0.252 to 0.895), there were no differences in outcome at 3 months. At 12 months, a significant reduction in mortality was observed in the ARB group. The mechanisms by which an acute treatment led ...
PhD thesis
... Besides multicenter randomized clinical trials, multi- and single-center registries are also important sources for providing real-world information on CRT. It is well-known, that patients with NYHA class IV and inotropes, those with severe renal dysfunction, or on dialysis, those who are having coe ...
... Besides multicenter randomized clinical trials, multi- and single-center registries are also important sources for providing real-world information on CRT. It is well-known, that patients with NYHA class IV and inotropes, those with severe renal dysfunction, or on dialysis, those who are having coe ...
Materials and Methods
... from leakage and backflow of blood that is ejected from the left ventricle (LV) into the ascending aorta back into the left ventricle. Many mechanisms contribute to aortic valve insufficiency. These include abnormalities of the aortic valve leaflets and pathologies of the proximal aortic root. [1] M ...
... from leakage and backflow of blood that is ejected from the left ventricle (LV) into the ascending aorta back into the left ventricle. Many mechanisms contribute to aortic valve insufficiency. These include abnormalities of the aortic valve leaflets and pathologies of the proximal aortic root. [1] M ...
Review
... outcomes: all-cause mortality, requirement for renal replacement therapy, renal physiologic variables (urine output, serum creatinine level, or measured creatinine clearance on days 1, 2, or 3 after starting therapy), or adverse effects. We also included trials in which patients were allocated in al ...
... outcomes: all-cause mortality, requirement for renal replacement therapy, renal physiologic variables (urine output, serum creatinine level, or measured creatinine clearance on days 1, 2, or 3 after starting therapy), or adverse effects. We also included trials in which patients were allocated in al ...
Saccular aneurysms of left ventricle - Heart
... bility is that a small area of congenitally defective myocardium may have bulged out as a consequence of the abnormally high left ventricular systolic pressure, and one similar example of a congenital diverticulum extending from the apex of the ventricle was described by Skapinker (i95I). The very l ...
... bility is that a small area of congenitally defective myocardium may have bulged out as a consequence of the abnormally high left ventricular systolic pressure, and one similar example of a congenital diverticulum extending from the apex of the ventricle was described by Skapinker (i95I). The very l ...
The Role of Adrenal Medullary Catecholamines in
... Diuretic therapy Several large studies have demonstrated that antihypertensive therapy reduced the incidence of cerebrovascular accidents but have failed to show any corresponding benefit in coronary heart disease [59-611. In the recent MR FIT TRIAL [62], hypertensive men with initial ECG abnormalit ...
... Diuretic therapy Several large studies have demonstrated that antihypertensive therapy reduced the incidence of cerebrovascular accidents but have failed to show any corresponding benefit in coronary heart disease [59-611. In the recent MR FIT TRIAL [62], hypertensive men with initial ECG abnormalit ...
Arrhythmia Risk and Arterial Stiffness
... atrial fibrillation and heart failure hospitalization, pacemaker implantation, adverse cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality [23-25]. PR interval lenght was independently associated with endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness, in a study including 88 healthy subjects, wit ...
... atrial fibrillation and heart failure hospitalization, pacemaker implantation, adverse cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality [23-25]. PR interval lenght was independently associated with endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness, in a study including 88 healthy subjects, wit ...
176-180 Dr Kamalipour - Iran Red Crescent Med J
... cardio-depressant activity of both propofol and alfentanil, producing a reduction in CI and MAP and compensating for tachycardia, the induction of anesthesia with propofol-alfentanil caused more hemodynamic instability than that with the other combination. As it was shown by Habib et al.10, MAP decr ...
... cardio-depressant activity of both propofol and alfentanil, producing a reduction in CI and MAP and compensating for tachycardia, the induction of anesthesia with propofol-alfentanil caused more hemodynamic instability than that with the other combination. As it was shown by Habib et al.10, MAP decr ...