Influence of Patern and Degree of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on
... factors (repeted expression of fetal genome isoforms, heme oxygenase-1[35]). These factors may differ in individual LVH forms. Measurement of left atrial size from the parasternal long axis view using the 2-dimensional “M-mode” method is limited in accuracy for LA size quantification because of the ...
... factors (repeted expression of fetal genome isoforms, heme oxygenase-1[35]). These factors may differ in individual LVH forms. Measurement of left atrial size from the parasternal long axis view using the 2-dimensional “M-mode” method is limited in accuracy for LA size quantification because of the ...
Diastolic Dysfunction Cardiovascular Aging and the
... for the slowed rate of LV relaxation and restores early diastolic LV pressure gradient to the baseline level seen in younger persons. The left atrium “pushes” to fill the LV, whereas in the young patient, the left ventricle fills by creating a “suction” effect. Elevated left atrial pressure results ...
... for the slowed rate of LV relaxation and restores early diastolic LV pressure gradient to the baseline level seen in younger persons. The left atrium “pushes” to fill the LV, whereas in the young patient, the left ventricle fills by creating a “suction” effect. Elevated left atrial pressure results ...
Effect of changes in contractility on the index of myocardial
... research animal use. The protocol was approved by the Animal Investigation Committee of Wayne State University. Anesthesia was induced in 10 conditioned mongrel dogs (16–24 kg) with intramuscular morphine sulfate (1.5 mg/kg) and acepromazine (1.1 mg/kg) followed in 15 minutes by 30 mg/kg of intraven ...
... research animal use. The protocol was approved by the Animal Investigation Committee of Wayne State University. Anesthesia was induced in 10 conditioned mongrel dogs (16–24 kg) with intramuscular morphine sulfate (1.5 mg/kg) and acepromazine (1.1 mg/kg) followed in 15 minutes by 30 mg/kg of intraven ...
Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy with use of
... apical and or mid segments of the left ventricle without the presence of coronary artery disease (1, 2). In contrast, reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a condition with transient systolic dysfunction of the basal segments of the left ventricle. Although transient, reverse, or inverted takotsubo ca ...
... apical and or mid segments of the left ventricle without the presence of coronary artery disease (1, 2). In contrast, reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a condition with transient systolic dysfunction of the basal segments of the left ventricle. Although transient, reverse, or inverted takotsubo ca ...
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Failure
... heart failure patients were available. Limited evidence from a mixed population with a proportion of heart failure patients, suggests better survival with ECMO compared with C-CPR, however results were not always statistically significant. Results of comparison of ECMO with VAD were few and inconsis ...
... heart failure patients were available. Limited evidence from a mixed population with a proportion of heart failure patients, suggests better survival with ECMO compared with C-CPR, however results were not always statistically significant. Results of comparison of ECMO with VAD were few and inconsis ...
2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines
... a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategy for an individual patient suffering from a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no ...
... a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategy for an individual patient suffering from a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no ...
2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of
... a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategy for an individual patient suffering from a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no ...
... a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategy for an individual patient suffering from a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no ...
CT - American College of Radiology
... Measurements of an aneurysm’s cross-sectional area can be calculated from longitudinal straightened curve planar reconstructed images using the techniques described in section 1b above, and many vendors provide this software. Nevertheless, it is not commonly used because most studies of the PRACTICE ...
... Measurements of an aneurysm’s cross-sectional area can be calculated from longitudinal straightened curve planar reconstructed images using the techniques described in section 1b above, and many vendors provide this software. Nevertheless, it is not commonly used because most studies of the PRACTICE ...
2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological
... guideline writing committees without commercial support, and members volunteer time for this activity. Selected organizations and professional societies with related interests and expertise are invited to participate as partners or collaborators. The Task Force makes every effort to avoid actual, po ...
... guideline writing committees without commercial support, and members volunteer time for this activity. Selected organizations and professional societies with related interests and expertise are invited to participate as partners or collaborators. The Task Force makes every effort to avoid actual, po ...
Atrial Fibrillation
... Rarely, when all other treatments of atrial fibrillation are ineffective, parts of the atrioventricular node can be destroyed by radiofrequency ablation (delivery of energy of a specific frequency through an electrode catheter inserted in the heart). This procedure slows the ventricular rate in some ...
... Rarely, when all other treatments of atrial fibrillation are ineffective, parts of the atrioventricular node can be destroyed by radiofrequency ablation (delivery of energy of a specific frequency through an electrode catheter inserted in the heart). This procedure slows the ventricular rate in some ...
Cardiac Resynchronization in Heart
... longer), mitral valve closure frequently occurs before ventricular systole. This was in contrast with narrow QRS complexes, where PR intervals of more than 200 ms were usually required for mitral valve closure to precede ventricular contraction. The difference between the interval required for atria ...
... longer), mitral valve closure frequently occurs before ventricular systole. This was in contrast with narrow QRS complexes, where PR intervals of more than 200 ms were usually required for mitral valve closure to precede ventricular contraction. The difference between the interval required for atria ...
Effect of fasting and refeeding on the consequences of
... containing EDTA through cardiac puncture. Fed rats were subjected to 6 h fasting before blood samples being collected. The blood samples were centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 15 min at 4°C, and the serum was separated and frozen. Plasma CK activity and glucose concentration were determined using commerc ...
... containing EDTA through cardiac puncture. Fed rats were subjected to 6 h fasting before blood samples being collected. The blood samples were centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 15 min at 4°C, and the serum was separated and frozen. Plasma CK activity and glucose concentration were determined using commerc ...
PAUL M. ZOLL, M.D. Invasive Temporary Pacing
... space, often interfering with other necessary resuscitative procedures. In standby applications, the invasive procedure is an additional burden often poorly tolerated by unstable patients. The incidence of complicationsis high (up to 34%).12.13 Consequently, the discomfort and complications of the p ...
... space, often interfering with other necessary resuscitative procedures. In standby applications, the invasive procedure is an additional burden often poorly tolerated by unstable patients. The incidence of complicationsis high (up to 34%).12.13 Consequently, the discomfort and complications of the p ...
Full Text
... decades have contributed to a growing evidence base supporting an association between increased resting heart rate and adverse all-cause and cardiovascular outcomes.1,2 Recent randomized clinical trial data from patients with heart failure (HF) have implicated heart rate as a potentially modifiable r ...
... decades have contributed to a growing evidence base supporting an association between increased resting heart rate and adverse all-cause and cardiovascular outcomes.1,2 Recent randomized clinical trial data from patients with heart failure (HF) have implicated heart rate as a potentially modifiable r ...
VA-ECMO in Cardiogenic Shock in Adults
... As an example, Abrams et al. (10) used the following cardiac indications for ECMO initiation: AMI, fulminant myocarditis, septic cardiomyopathy, decompensated pulmonary hypertension with RVF, bridge to VAD or heart transplantation, right ventricular support during LVAD implantation in biventricular ...
... As an example, Abrams et al. (10) used the following cardiac indications for ECMO initiation: AMI, fulminant myocarditis, septic cardiomyopathy, decompensated pulmonary hypertension with RVF, bridge to VAD or heart transplantation, right ventricular support during LVAD implantation in biventricular ...
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
... Patients with atrial fibrillation may have palpita- symptoms, and the percentage was probably an tions, dyspnea, fatigue, light-headedness, and syn- underestimation, because the monitoring of these cope. These symptoms are usually related to the patients was intermittent. Some antiarrhythmic elevate ...
... Patients with atrial fibrillation may have palpita- symptoms, and the percentage was probably an tions, dyspnea, fatigue, light-headedness, and syn- underestimation, because the monitoring of these cope. These symptoms are usually related to the patients was intermittent. Some antiarrhythmic elevate ...
Regional and central venous oxygen saturation
... Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies ...
... Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies ...
Amiodarone versus Sotalol for Atrial Fibrillation
... 706 patients (279 patients in both the amiodarone and sotalol groups and 148 patients in the placebo group). The log-rank test was used to compare the three groups in a pairwise manner. Changes in the quality of life and exercise ability were compared in patients with sustained sinus rhythm and thos ...
... 706 patients (279 patients in both the amiodarone and sotalol groups and 148 patients in the placebo group). The log-rank test was used to compare the three groups in a pairwise manner. Changes in the quality of life and exercise ability were compared in patients with sustained sinus rhythm and thos ...
S193687981401646X_mmc1
... between the IABP plus PCI group and the PCI alone group in: major bleeding or transfusion major vascular complications ...
... between the IABP plus PCI group and the PCI alone group in: major bleeding or transfusion major vascular complications ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... reported by Bhatia. 14 Dwivedi et al 15 have reported that PGE- like activity is enhanced in ischaemic rabbit aorta. The enhancement of PGE- like activity by Terminalia arjuna may account to some extent for the observed rise in coronary flow. So, it is evident from the study that Terminalia arjuna ( ...
... reported by Bhatia. 14 Dwivedi et al 15 have reported that PGE- like activity is enhanced in ischaemic rabbit aorta. The enhancement of PGE- like activity by Terminalia arjuna may account to some extent for the observed rise in coronary flow. So, it is evident from the study that Terminalia arjuna ( ...
Ch08 - ISpatula
... the ____________, which pumps it to the lungs to be re-oxygenated. 4. The blood moves back to the heart through the ____________ and into the ____________, which pumps it out to the body. 5. Cessation of heart activity is called cardiac ____________________. 6. __________________ from within the hea ...
... the ____________, which pumps it to the lungs to be re-oxygenated. 4. The blood moves back to the heart through the ____________ and into the ____________, which pumps it out to the body. 5. Cessation of heart activity is called cardiac ____________________. 6. __________________ from within the hea ...
Myocardial Expression of Fas and Recovery of Left
... women) had a mean age of 46.5 ⫾ 10.7 years and a New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I/II/ III/IV ⫽ 4/9/7/0 (Tables 1 and 2). The LVEF at baseline was 0.28 ⫾ 0.05, and the left ventricular end diastolic dimension was 6.5 ⫾ 0.9 cm. Their mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was 11.9 ...
... women) had a mean age of 46.5 ⫾ 10.7 years and a New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I/II/ III/IV ⫽ 4/9/7/0 (Tables 1 and 2). The LVEF at baseline was 0.28 ⫾ 0.05, and the left ventricular end diastolic dimension was 6.5 ⫾ 0.9 cm. Their mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was 11.9 ...
Exercise-Induced Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Coronary
... had multiple nonfatal coronary events during the follow-up, the first was considered the end point. The average follow-up time to the first coronary event was 10.2 years (range 0.7 to 13.8 years). Of all 174 coronary events, 91 were definite AMIs, 54 were probable AMIs and 29 were typical acute ches ...
... had multiple nonfatal coronary events during the follow-up, the first was considered the end point. The average follow-up time to the first coronary event was 10.2 years (range 0.7 to 13.8 years). Of all 174 coronary events, 91 were definite AMIs, 54 were probable AMIs and 29 were typical acute ches ...
Does the 2-Agonist Clenbuterol Help to Maintain
... Key Words: cardiomyopathy 䡲 heart-assist device 䡲 heart failure 䡲 inotropic agents 䡲 receptors, adrenergic, beta ...
... Key Words: cardiomyopathy 䡲 heart-assist device 䡲 heart failure 䡲 inotropic agents 䡲 receptors, adrenergic, beta ...