Redalyc.Treatment of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation During Surgery for
... to increase the effectiveness of this operation and reduce the possibility of treatment failure, which can reach 20% of patients undergoing operative procedures for treatment of arrhythmia in association with mitral valve management[12]. Developed over 10 years, the Maze operation is still considere ...
... to increase the effectiveness of this operation and reduce the possibility of treatment failure, which can reach 20% of patients undergoing operative procedures for treatment of arrhythmia in association with mitral valve management[12]. Developed over 10 years, the Maze operation is still considere ...
radiofrequency catheter ablation for supraventricular tachycardias
... experience of 320 patients who presented with SVTs, and were treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from October 2006 to December 2009. Standard 4-wire electrophysio ...
... experience of 320 patients who presented with SVTs, and were treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from October 2006 to December 2009. Standard 4-wire electrophysio ...
Chest Roentgenogram in the Evaluation of Heart Defects in
... relevant investigations. However, proper identification of the heart defect is important, as many of the children will require precautions, such as endocarditis prophylactics12 and/or follow-up examinations. The mean predictive value of a positive test was 0.4. Consequently, 60% of the children radi ...
... relevant investigations. However, proper identification of the heart defect is important, as many of the children will require precautions, such as endocarditis prophylactics12 and/or follow-up examinations. The mean predictive value of a positive test was 0.4. Consequently, 60% of the children radi ...
Bates K, et al. Pediatric cardiovascular safety: Challenges in drug
... medications, critical processes of anatomical and physiologic development may be affected by the introduction of a drug or device. In addition to developmental abnormalities in structure or function, cardiac toxicities include direct myocardial cell toxicity, decreased myocardial function, induction ...
... medications, critical processes of anatomical and physiologic development may be affected by the introduction of a drug or device. In addition to developmental abnormalities in structure or function, cardiac toxicities include direct myocardial cell toxicity, decreased myocardial function, induction ...
Frequent Premature Ventricular Contractions
... size was small for a mortality study, and the mortality comparison was in the ‘‘healthy United States population.’’ A part of the Framingham study followed 6000 men and women for an average of 5 years, screened with a 1-hour monitoring session. Groups were also divided by gender and whether clinical ...
... size was small for a mortality study, and the mortality comparison was in the ‘‘healthy United States population.’’ A part of the Framingham study followed 6000 men and women for an average of 5 years, screened with a 1-hour monitoring session. Groups were also divided by gender and whether clinical ...
A Randomized Trial of Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis
... We assumed a rate of incessant or recurrent peri- outcomes according to the original study-group carditis of 30% in the placebo group at 18 assignments. Patients were followed for an avermonths5,16 and estimated that colchicine could re- age of 22 months. duce the proportion of patients with incessa ...
... We assumed a rate of incessant or recurrent peri- outcomes according to the original study-group carditis of 30% in the placebo group at 18 assignments. Patients were followed for an avermonths5,16 and estimated that colchicine could re- age of 22 months. duce the proportion of patients with incessa ...
Acute mitral regurgitation in pregnancy due to ruptured chordae
... In Britain rheumatic heart disease now At that time her heart was stated to be normal accounts for approximately 75 per cent of and there had been no deterioration in exercise cardiac lesions in pregnancy: of these, 75 per tolerance throughout the pregnancy, or during cent have dominant mitral steno ...
... In Britain rheumatic heart disease now At that time her heart was stated to be normal accounts for approximately 75 per cent of and there had been no deterioration in exercise cardiac lesions in pregnancy: of these, 75 per tolerance throughout the pregnancy, or during cent have dominant mitral steno ...
Ventricular Structure and Function in Hypertensive Participants With
... Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored multicenter populationbased longitudinal cohort study of cardiovascular disease risk in ...
... Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored multicenter populationbased longitudinal cohort study of cardiovascular disease risk in ...
Dobutamine stress for evaluation of right ventricular reserve in pulmonary arterial hypertension
... chosen for safety reasons to ensure that very high heart rates were not induced in patients with PAH, which could precipitate RV ischaemia. Side-effects requiring cessation of infusion were defined as: 1) hypotension (systolic blood pressure <85 mmHg); 2) chest pain; 3) new onset arrhythmias; or 4) ...
... chosen for safety reasons to ensure that very high heart rates were not induced in patients with PAH, which could precipitate RV ischaemia. Side-effects requiring cessation of infusion were defined as: 1) hypotension (systolic blood pressure <85 mmHg); 2) chest pain; 3) new onset arrhythmias; or 4) ...
Case Report Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
... Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle occurs in approximately 4% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and accounts for approximately 20% of mortality of these patients [1, 2]. Premortem diagnosis of rupture is made in approximately 15% of in-hospital deaths from acute MI in a coronar ...
... Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle occurs in approximately 4% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and accounts for approximately 20% of mortality of these patients [1, 2]. Premortem diagnosis of rupture is made in approximately 15% of in-hospital deaths from acute MI in a coronar ...
hypoplastic left heart syndrome
... avoidance of early major heart surgery and bypass in high-risk patients. The goal is to create a stable and balanced circulation in the neonate, allowing the option to proceed to univentricular or biventricular repair in an older patient. However, the spectrum of conditions and the severity of the l ...
... avoidance of early major heart surgery and bypass in high-risk patients. The goal is to create a stable and balanced circulation in the neonate, allowing the option to proceed to univentricular or biventricular repair in an older patient. However, the spectrum of conditions and the severity of the l ...
STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization
... group with a wide range of skills and insights—for their ...
... group with a wide range of skills and insights—for their ...
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... information about how many people get CPR, how many don't get it who need it, how many people are trained, etc. Many studies have examined CPR in specific communities. While they show varying rates of success, all are consistent in showing benefits from early CPR. Early CPR and defibrillation within ...
... information about how many people get CPR, how many don't get it who need it, how many people are trained, etc. Many studies have examined CPR in specific communities. While they show varying rates of success, all are consistent in showing benefits from early CPR. Early CPR and defibrillation within ...
with rheumatic mitral stenosis and normal sinus rhythm - Heart
... included patients with disorders other than rheumatic mitral valve disease. Kranidis et al3 noted similar findings; on the other hand Castello et al4 found that mitral regurgitation was directly related to the presence of spontaDiscussion Our study is the only one of its kind which has neous echo co ...
... included patients with disorders other than rheumatic mitral valve disease. Kranidis et al3 noted similar findings; on the other hand Castello et al4 found that mitral regurgitation was directly related to the presence of spontaDiscussion Our study is the only one of its kind which has neous echo co ...
Incidence and mortality risk of congestive heart failure in
... assessed for trends across the calendar year of AF diagnosis (regarded as a continuous variable). Linear regression analyses were used for the baseline continuous variables and logistic regression analyses for binary variables, with adjustment for age and sex. Only linear trends, in the case of cont ...
... assessed for trends across the calendar year of AF diagnosis (regarded as a continuous variable). Linear regression analyses were used for the baseline continuous variables and logistic regression analyses for binary variables, with adjustment for age and sex. Only linear trends, in the case of cont ...
Complex inheritance for susceptibility to sudden cardiac death
... CAD (Figure 2). These factors include left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular hypertrophy, prolonged QTc interval, Diabetes, and hypertension 7. Up until now, LVEF is the only factor that is used for risk stratification of SCD. Patients with LVEF of less than 30–35% are considere ...
... CAD (Figure 2). These factors include left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular hypertrophy, prolonged QTc interval, Diabetes, and hypertension 7. Up until now, LVEF is the only factor that is used for risk stratification of SCD. Patients with LVEF of less than 30–35% are considere ...
Endothelial Dysfunction
... surface of the body and serves as the greatest single source of endothelial mediators (4). Indeed, in experimental postinfarction settings, both cardiac (11) and pulmonary vascular (12) endothelial dysfunction have been shown to contribute to the development of heart failure. In the setting of HFPEF ...
... surface of the body and serves as the greatest single source of endothelial mediators (4). Indeed, in experimental postinfarction settings, both cardiac (11) and pulmonary vascular (12) endothelial dysfunction have been shown to contribute to the development of heart failure. In the setting of HFPEF ...
Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Radial and Ulnar Arterial
... invasive blood pressure monitoring is not well-studied. The procedure is widely adopted, yet still carries a high risk of complications, especially in patients with atherosclerosis-related risk factors. The ...
... invasive blood pressure monitoring is not well-studied. The procedure is widely adopted, yet still carries a high risk of complications, especially in patients with atherosclerosis-related risk factors. The ...
ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/STS 2017 Appropriate Use
... group with a wide range of skills and insights—for their ...
... group with a wide range of skills and insights—for their ...
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
... the widely used Framingham risk score, which combines these and other factors) in asymptomatic high-risk patients. However, there is no published evidence that coronary calcium screening lowers coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality or otherwise improves health outcomes. Also, a negative EBCT resul ...
... the widely used Framingham risk score, which combines these and other factors) in asymptomatic high-risk patients. However, there is no published evidence that coronary calcium screening lowers coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality or otherwise improves health outcomes. Also, a negative EBCT resul ...
Physical Fitness and Risk for Heart Failure and Coronary Artery
... on prevention of atherosclerosis and its complications, the specific effects of exercise on cardiac structure and function suggest that low fitness might be particularly important for long-term heart failure risk. Therefore, we hypothesized that lower levels of fitness in healthy, middle-aged adults ...
... on prevention of atherosclerosis and its complications, the specific effects of exercise on cardiac structure and function suggest that low fitness might be particularly important for long-term heart failure risk. Therefore, we hypothesized that lower levels of fitness in healthy, middle-aged adults ...
Roderick Tung, Noel G. Boyle and Kalyanam Shivkumar 2011;123:2284-2288 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.989079
... Neuraxial modulation for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: value of thoracic epidural anesthesia and surgical left cardiac sympathetic denervation. Circulation. 2010;121: ...
... Neuraxial modulation for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: value of thoracic epidural anesthesia and surgical left cardiac sympathetic denervation. Circulation. 2010;121: ...
Corporate Medical Policy
... central nervous system events. In a study of 79,884 patients followed for an average of 4 years, risk prediction models were found to have only modest discriminatory ability, with C-statistics of approximately 0.60. The most commonly used model has been CHADS2 (congestive heart failure, hypertension ...
... central nervous system events. In a study of 79,884 patients followed for an average of 4 years, risk prediction models were found to have only modest discriminatory ability, with C-statistics of approximately 0.60. The most commonly used model has been CHADS2 (congestive heart failure, hypertension ...
non-atherosclerotic causes of cad
... -Kawasaki disease -Takayasu -SLE -Dissection -Marfan Syndrome ...
... -Kawasaki disease -Takayasu -SLE -Dissection -Marfan Syndrome ...
Cardiac Patient and Family - Cedars
... Intensive Care Unit are both on the 6th floor of Saperstein Critical Care Tower. The 3rd and 4th floors of Saperstein also admits cardiac patients. A majority of patients admitted in these units are: 1) patients who have cardiovascular disease requiring medical treatment including coronary artery di ...
... Intensive Care Unit are both on the 6th floor of Saperstein Critical Care Tower. The 3rd and 4th floors of Saperstein also admits cardiac patients. A majority of patients admitted in these units are: 1) patients who have cardiovascular disease requiring medical treatment including coronary artery di ...