Pulmonary hypertension at exercise in COPD: does it matter? EDITORIAL
... 30 mmHg mean PAP (mPAP) with little progression over the years, on average 0.4 mmHg per year, and is preventable and sometimes partially reversible with chronic oxygen therapy [1, 2]. Sharp increases in PAP may occur during sleep or episodes of acute respiratory failure, and also during exercise [1, ...
... 30 mmHg mean PAP (mPAP) with little progression over the years, on average 0.4 mmHg per year, and is preventable and sometimes partially reversible with chronic oxygen therapy [1, 2]. Sharp increases in PAP may occur during sleep or episodes of acute respiratory failure, and also during exercise [1, ...
Efs-First-Weekend-PPT-handout_26Oct-2010
... • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the most common co-morbidities of stroke, their medications, and how these may impact on a person’s capacity to exercise. • Explain the role of exercise in the context of stroke prevention • Outline the various services for people with stroke • Identify r ...
... • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the most common co-morbidities of stroke, their medications, and how these may impact on a person’s capacity to exercise. • Explain the role of exercise in the context of stroke prevention • Outline the various services for people with stroke • Identify r ...
Electrical Cardioversion
... attack) was 1.9% in the TEE-guided group and 0.8% in the conventional group; however, this difference was not statistically significant. The rate of serious bleeding events was significantly higher in the conventional group (7.5%) than in the TEE-guided group (4.4%). Death from cardiovascular causes ...
... attack) was 1.9% in the TEE-guided group and 0.8% in the conventional group; however, this difference was not statistically significant. The rate of serious bleeding events was significantly higher in the conventional group (7.5%) than in the TEE-guided group (4.4%). Death from cardiovascular causes ...
Effects of mitral valve replacement concomitant with tricuspid
... group, RVFAC of 2 years after operation compared with that of pre-operation had significantly increased; however, in MVR group, RVFAC of 2 years after operation showed no significant difference compared to that of preoperation, and RVFAC of patients in MVR+TAP group was significantly higher than tha ...
... group, RVFAC of 2 years after operation compared with that of pre-operation had significantly increased; however, in MVR group, RVFAC of 2 years after operation showed no significant difference compared to that of preoperation, and RVFAC of patients in MVR+TAP group was significantly higher than tha ...
THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM IN CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
... restores the sinus rhythm (WESLEY et al. 1981, STILES et al. 2007, SAGER et al. 1990, VISKEN et al. 1992). Invasive electrophysiological studies carried out on patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia indicate that the effectiveness of magnesium depends on the type of tachycardia. The s ...
... restores the sinus rhythm (WESLEY et al. 1981, STILES et al. 2007, SAGER et al. 1990, VISKEN et al. 1992). Invasive electrophysiological studies carried out on patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia indicate that the effectiveness of magnesium depends on the type of tachycardia. The s ...
Understanding atrial fibrillation: A historical perspective
... Jean-Baptiste de Senac (1693–1770), the physician to Louis XV, devoted much attention to palpitations and in his necropsy reports related them to mitral valve disease, noting that the “reflux of blood into the auricles causes contractions of greater force, necessarily precipitating palpitations” [6] ...
... Jean-Baptiste de Senac (1693–1770), the physician to Louis XV, devoted much attention to palpitations and in his necropsy reports related them to mitral valve disease, noting that the “reflux of blood into the auricles causes contractions of greater force, necessarily precipitating palpitations” [6] ...
Transesophageal echocardiography in the OR and ICU
... lumens).43, 45 The TEE probe can be advanced and withdrawn in the esophagus, following the aorta along its entire length from the aortic valve to the diaphragm. In this way, TEE provides not only the proper diagnosis, but also the localization and the extension of the dissection. This information is ...
... lumens).43, 45 The TEE probe can be advanced and withdrawn in the esophagus, following the aorta along its entire length from the aortic valve to the diaphragm. In this way, TEE provides not only the proper diagnosis, but also the localization and the extension of the dissection. This information is ...
Increased cardiac work provides a link between systemic
... However, this was associated with an increase in cardiac work at age 21 month, which has previously demonstrated fibrosis and cell death. The interplay between these factors may be the mechanism for progression to failure in this animal model. ...
... However, this was associated with an increase in cardiac work at age 21 month, which has previously demonstrated fibrosis and cell death. The interplay between these factors may be the mechanism for progression to failure in this animal model. ...
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... during the pancreatic event. Although angiographic or morphologic analysis of patients with ST elevation in pancreatitis revealed normal coronary arteries in a high percentage of cases,a cardiovascular investigation is recommended in such cases [4-6]. Forensic pathologists sometimes face the problem ...
... during the pancreatic event. Although angiographic or morphologic analysis of patients with ST elevation in pancreatitis revealed normal coronary arteries in a high percentage of cases,a cardiovascular investigation is recommended in such cases [4-6]. Forensic pathologists sometimes face the problem ...
Tetralogy of Fallot with Anomalous Left Anterior Descending
... approximately 0.85%-1% of general population and the incidence of coronary artery anomalies is 2% to 8% in patients with Fallot’s tetralogy.1,2,3,4,5 TOF is often lethal if untreated, it now has a good prognosis with timely surgical intervention. The best age for repair remains controversial but can ...
... approximately 0.85%-1% of general population and the incidence of coronary artery anomalies is 2% to 8% in patients with Fallot’s tetralogy.1,2,3,4,5 TOF is often lethal if untreated, it now has a good prognosis with timely surgical intervention. The best age for repair remains controversial but can ...
Management and Outcome in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from a Gender Perspective
... was calculated for all patients and they were staged into CKD stages 1-5. Estimated GFR was lower in women than in men, mean eGFR 54 vs. 68 mL/min/1.73m2, p<0.001. Ten men but no woman were classified belonging to the best CKD stage 1(eGFR >90 mL/min/1.73m2). In total 67% of women compared to 27% o ...
... was calculated for all patients and they were staged into CKD stages 1-5. Estimated GFR was lower in women than in men, mean eGFR 54 vs. 68 mL/min/1.73m2, p<0.001. Ten men but no woman were classified belonging to the best CKD stage 1(eGFR >90 mL/min/1.73m2). In total 67% of women compared to 27% o ...
... important contribution was the use of echocardiography to estimate LV filling pressure (28–31). These techniques also provide significant prognostic information. For example, the finding of echocardiographic evidence of diastolic dysfunction in an asymptomatic patient is a risk factor for the develo ...
1 - Europace
... 50 ms from 600 to 300 ms, was determined as the longest time from the stimulus artifact to the earliest atrial activity: a sinus node impulse arriving in the atria confirmed by comparing the P-wave morphology of the surface ECG during sinus rhythm obtained previously. The corrected SNRT (CSNRT) was ...
... 50 ms from 600 to 300 ms, was determined as the longest time from the stimulus artifact to the earliest atrial activity: a sinus node impulse arriving in the atria confirmed by comparing the P-wave morphology of the surface ECG during sinus rhythm obtained previously. The corrected SNRT (CSNRT) was ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
... obesity, hypertension, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, stroke, sympathetic activity, endothelium, inflammation, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to identify peer-reviewed studies of OSA. Priority was given to large prospective cohort studies and to randomize ...
... obesity, hypertension, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, stroke, sympathetic activity, endothelium, inflammation, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to identify peer-reviewed studies of OSA. Priority was given to large prospective cohort studies and to randomize ...
Detection of Subendocardial Ischemia in the Left Anterior
... with RTMCE and had quantitative angiography performed at a mean of 2.4 ⫾ 2.8 weeks of the stress test documenting the presence of a ⬎50% diameter stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Thirty nine patients without significant LAD stenoses (or with bypassed LAD arteries) who ...
... with RTMCE and had quantitative angiography performed at a mean of 2.4 ⫾ 2.8 weeks of the stress test documenting the presence of a ⬎50% diameter stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Thirty nine patients without significant LAD stenoses (or with bypassed LAD arteries) who ...
a Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
... developing and promising means to quantify expansion of the interstitium. In the absence of amyloid or oedema [23], expansion of the myocardial collagen volume fraction is responsible for most ECM expansion [24] which culminates in mechanical [25-27], electrical [28-31], and vasomotor dysfunction [3 ...
... developing and promising means to quantify expansion of the interstitium. In the absence of amyloid or oedema [23], expansion of the myocardial collagen volume fraction is responsible for most ECM expansion [24] which culminates in mechanical [25-27], electrical [28-31], and vasomotor dysfunction [3 ...
Original Article: A study of right ventricular infarction in inferior wall
... Background: Right ventricular infarction (RVI) is frequently associated with inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: This study was designed to identify the burden of RVI in patients presenting with inferior wall MI (n=50) by right precordial electrocardiogram (ECG) and comparing it with ...
... Background: Right ventricular infarction (RVI) is frequently associated with inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: This study was designed to identify the burden of RVI in patients presenting with inferior wall MI (n=50) by right precordial electrocardiogram (ECG) and comparing it with ...
Staging of multivessel percutaneous coronary interventions: An
... Outcomes after CR (vs. incomplete revascularization). CR is relevant to the extent that CR improves clinical outcomes. However, the clinical benefits of CR using angiographic criteria are uncertain, with some [65,67– 70] but not all [71–73] studies reporting superior outcomes with CR. CR does reduce ...
... Outcomes after CR (vs. incomplete revascularization). CR is relevant to the extent that CR improves clinical outcomes. However, the clinical benefits of CR using angiographic criteria are uncertain, with some [65,67– 70] but not all [71–73] studies reporting superior outcomes with CR. CR does reduce ...
Get - Oman Medical Journal
... below systemic pressure, which results in left-to-right shunt from the higher pressure left coronary arterial system to the lower pressure pulmonary arterial system. This is known as the coronary steal phenomenon.3 Circulatory insufficiency, myocardial infarction, and life-threatening cardiac dysrhy ...
... below systemic pressure, which results in left-to-right shunt from the higher pressure left coronary arterial system to the lower pressure pulmonary arterial system. This is known as the coronary steal phenomenon.3 Circulatory insufficiency, myocardial infarction, and life-threatening cardiac dysrhy ...
SessionProgramme 14 April - Scientific Events
... Diagnostic position of Acute Heart Failure (AHF) and relationship to mortality- A report from Euro Heart Failure Survey-1 A shoaib (Beverley,GB) (OK) ...
... Diagnostic position of Acute Heart Failure (AHF) and relationship to mortality- A report from Euro Heart Failure Survey-1 A shoaib (Beverley,GB) (OK) ...
Atrial transport function in coronary artery disease: Relation
... divided into passive and active phases, with the latter related to left atrial contraction. This active filling of the left ventricle not only increases the volume of blood delivered, but can alter left ventricular contraction as a result of the FrankStarling mechanism (3,13,20,42). The present stud ...
... divided into passive and active phases, with the latter related to left atrial contraction. This active filling of the left ventricle not only increases the volume of blood delivered, but can alter left ventricular contraction as a result of the FrankStarling mechanism (3,13,20,42). The present stud ...
T wave alternans in experimental myocardial infarction: Time course
... We have previously shown that the analysis of the πCAtransformed leads allows the detection of TWA episodes embedded in noise, which remain undetectable when they are analyzed in the original leads. 8 Thus, we used the LLR method explained in Martinez and Olmos 9 to detect and estimate TWA in each o ...
... We have previously shown that the analysis of the πCAtransformed leads allows the detection of TWA episodes embedded in noise, which remain undetectable when they are analyzed in the original leads. 8 Thus, we used the LLR method explained in Martinez and Olmos 9 to detect and estimate TWA in each o ...
Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure Quick
... • Thyroid function tests are indicated when thyroid dysfunction is considered as a possible cause of CHF (e.g. older people with AF and no pre-existing CHD). • Liver function tests are abnormal if congestive hepatomegaly and/or cardiac cirrhosis are present. • Plasma BNP may be helpful to improve ...
... • Thyroid function tests are indicated when thyroid dysfunction is considered as a possible cause of CHF (e.g. older people with AF and no pre-existing CHD). • Liver function tests are abnormal if congestive hepatomegaly and/or cardiac cirrhosis are present. • Plasma BNP may be helpful to improve ...
Cardiology - Stiftung KinderHerz
... routinely in most laboratories (“eye balling”). Right ventricular function is physiologically different than that of the LV, including different RV vs. LV myocardial arrangement [2-4], lower RV after load and lower systolic RV pressures compared with the LV. Traditionally, dimensional changes or vol ...
... routinely in most laboratories (“eye balling”). Right ventricular function is physiologically different than that of the LV, including different RV vs. LV myocardial arrangement [2-4], lower RV after load and lower systolic RV pressures compared with the LV. Traditionally, dimensional changes or vol ...