Temporary right ventricular support following left ventricle assist
... Aetiology of heart failure was ischaemic in 12 (67%) and dilated cardiomyopathy in 6 (33%) patients. The preimplant RV risk score averaged 5.1 ± 0.59. Ten patients were treated using a femorofemoral venoarterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and 8 patients were treated using extracorporeal memb ...
... Aetiology of heart failure was ischaemic in 12 (67%) and dilated cardiomyopathy in 6 (33%) patients. The preimplant RV risk score averaged 5.1 ± 0.59. Ten patients were treated using a femorofemoral venoarterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and 8 patients were treated using extracorporeal memb ...
Real-time three-dimensional foetal echocardiography using a new
... in paediatric and adult cardiology; it has been shown to be particularly useful in the assessment of valvular diseases and CHD [4,5]. Studies using live 3D surface imaging in foetal echocardiography are still limited. We and others previously reported that using a cardiac xMATRIX array transducer fo ...
... in paediatric and adult cardiology; it has been shown to be particularly useful in the assessment of valvular diseases and CHD [4,5]. Studies using live 3D surface imaging in foetal echocardiography are still limited. We and others previously reported that using a cardiac xMATRIX array transducer fo ...
Potential role of nutritional factors
... There is reasonable evidence to suggest that prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion to patients with CAD decreased mean systemic blood pressure and LV filling pressure without any change in the heart rate, augmented cardiac index, raised stroke index and increased stroke work index (48). These results sug ...
... There is reasonable evidence to suggest that prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion to patients with CAD decreased mean systemic blood pressure and LV filling pressure without any change in the heart rate, augmented cardiac index, raised stroke index and increased stroke work index (48). These results sug ...
User Guide - Teltex, Inc.
... heart and lung sounds adequately for diagnosis. Also, some individuals may have hearing loss in the range for heart and lung sounds that is not compensated by their hearing aid. For these reasons, Cardionics recommends that you consult with your audiologist for advice covering your hearing loss and ...
... heart and lung sounds adequately for diagnosis. Also, some individuals may have hearing loss in the range for heart and lung sounds that is not compensated by their hearing aid. For these reasons, Cardionics recommends that you consult with your audiologist for advice covering your hearing loss and ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Atrial Fibrillation
... However, the specialized cells of the SA node are not the only ones capable of controlling electrical stimulation; the millions of heart muscle cells all have the ability to create their own electrical signals, disrupting the normal sinus rhythm in the process. If these cells misfire, the heart may ...
... However, the specialized cells of the SA node are not the only ones capable of controlling electrical stimulation; the millions of heart muscle cells all have the ability to create their own electrical signals, disrupting the normal sinus rhythm in the process. If these cells misfire, the heart may ...
Uncoupling Protein-1 and Related Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in
... had angiographic evidence of critical coronary atherosclerosis (CAD) with stenosis greater than 50% in left main or more than 75% in other arteries, involving one, two, or three vessels requiring elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). A third group of six control patients without DM or MS ...
... had angiographic evidence of critical coronary atherosclerosis (CAD) with stenosis greater than 50% in left main or more than 75% in other arteries, involving one, two, or three vessels requiring elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). A third group of six control patients without DM or MS ...
transesophageal echocardiography
... signal strength and penetration for a good Doppler signal, higher ultrasonic intensity levels and lower frequencies are used than for 2-D imaging. All modern echo machines combine Doppler capabilities with 2D imaging facilities. After the desired view of the heart has been obtained by 2D echo, the D ...
... signal strength and penetration for a good Doppler signal, higher ultrasonic intensity levels and lower frequencies are used than for 2-D imaging. All modern echo machines combine Doppler capabilities with 2D imaging facilities. After the desired view of the heart has been obtained by 2D echo, the D ...
Jaarsma-1999
... rehospitalization. Thus it can be expected that patients who are able to care for themselves effectively will encounter fewer problems leading to rehospitalization or unnecessary visits to the emergency department[10,13–18]. However, because of increased knowledge about the disease, it is also possi ...
... rehospitalization. Thus it can be expected that patients who are able to care for themselves effectively will encounter fewer problems leading to rehospitalization or unnecessary visits to the emergency department[10,13–18]. However, because of increased knowledge about the disease, it is also possi ...
Atrial fibrillation associated with high voltage electric shock in a
... Purdue et al.6 recommended cardiac monitoring during electrical injuries in selective cases only as where there is loss of consciousness, recorded arrhythmia in the field, abnormal ECG on admission and rhythm disturbance during the monitoring. Since our case had AF at presentation, she was kept on c ...
... Purdue et al.6 recommended cardiac monitoring during electrical injuries in selective cases only as where there is loss of consciousness, recorded arrhythmia in the field, abnormal ECG on admission and rhythm disturbance during the monitoring. Since our case had AF at presentation, she was kept on c ...
Print - Circulation Research
... The Closed Circulatory Loop The heart and blood vessels operate in the circulatory system as an integral unit, and the function of either component is affected by the other. The heart provides virtually all of the energy for the circulation of the blood through the vascular system. It therefore is r ...
... The Closed Circulatory Loop The heart and blood vessels operate in the circulatory system as an integral unit, and the function of either component is affected by the other. The heart provides virtually all of the energy for the circulation of the blood through the vascular system. It therefore is r ...
The CopenHeartSF trial-comprehensive sexual rehabilitation programme for male patients
... physical exercise on sexual dysfunction.35–39 Overall, 591 patients with heart disease were included and the effect was significant in three of the five trials.37–39 However, the trials are characterised as being of small sample sizes, using non-validated tools and mainly focusing on the time before p ...
... physical exercise on sexual dysfunction.35–39 Overall, 591 patients with heart disease were included and the effect was significant in three of the five trials.37–39 However, the trials are characterised as being of small sample sizes, using non-validated tools and mainly focusing on the time before p ...
Post-myocardial infarction left ventricular remodelling and function in
... induction of myocardial infarction (MI). Ea denotes effective arterial elastance, a marker of impedance of arterial tree, while Ees denotes left ventricular (LV) end-systolic elastance, a marker of LV contractility. Ea/Ees ratio corresponds to ventricular-arterial coupling. The bright and dark colou ...
... induction of myocardial infarction (MI). Ea denotes effective arterial elastance, a marker of impedance of arterial tree, while Ees denotes left ventricular (LV) end-systolic elastance, a marker of LV contractility. Ea/Ees ratio corresponds to ventricular-arterial coupling. The bright and dark colou ...
Sudden cardiac death
... victims with ischemic heart disease belong to these two groups. In these patients sudden death is usually produced by a complex interaction between several trigger-types – autonomic nervous system dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance, or drug toxicity among others – and the presence of different inter ...
... victims with ischemic heart disease belong to these two groups. In these patients sudden death is usually produced by a complex interaction between several trigger-types – autonomic nervous system dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance, or drug toxicity among others – and the presence of different inter ...
Exercise testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension and in chronic
... Accepted after revision: December 11 2003 This study was supported by grant number 3.4567.00 from the Scientific Medical Research Funds and by the Foundation for Cardiac Surgery (both Brussels, Belgium). ...
... Accepted after revision: December 11 2003 This study was supported by grant number 3.4567.00 from the Scientific Medical Research Funds and by the Foundation for Cardiac Surgery (both Brussels, Belgium). ...
Single Resting hsTnT Level Predicts Abnormal Myocardial Stress
... Median hsTnT levels were significantly different between patients with normal and abnormal SPECT-MPI (9.41 pg/ml [interquartile range (IQR): 5.73 to 19.20 pg/ml] vs. 4.89 pg/ml [IQR: 2.34 to 7.68 pg/ml], p ⫽ 0.001). Sensitivity of 80% and 90% to detect abnormal SPECT-MPI was reached at hsTnT levels a ...
... Median hsTnT levels were significantly different between patients with normal and abnormal SPECT-MPI (9.41 pg/ml [interquartile range (IQR): 5.73 to 19.20 pg/ml] vs. 4.89 pg/ml [IQR: 2.34 to 7.68 pg/ml], p ⫽ 0.001). Sensitivity of 80% and 90% to detect abnormal SPECT-MPI was reached at hsTnT levels a ...
Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices and Total
... Data concerning the artificial heart are available from information concerning the FDA approval (28) and from a published article describing results for the first 7 patients. (29) The FDA indicated that their decision was based on the company's laboratory and animal testing and on a small clinical s ...
... Data concerning the artificial heart are available from information concerning the FDA approval (28) and from a published article describing results for the first 7 patients. (29) The FDA indicated that their decision was based on the company's laboratory and animal testing and on a small clinical s ...
Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure Caused
... tolerate beta blockers and those who are hemodynamically unstable (level of evidence: A). Randomized, controlled trials11-13 have shown that treatment with carvedilol, metoprolol succinate (controlled release) or bisoprolol decreases mortality by at least 34 percent in patients with heart failure. T ...
... tolerate beta blockers and those who are hemodynamically unstable (level of evidence: A). Randomized, controlled trials11-13 have shown that treatment with carvedilol, metoprolol succinate (controlled release) or bisoprolol decreases mortality by at least 34 percent in patients with heart failure. T ...
CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS Overview and Therapeutic Modalities
... The heart is a four chambered muscular pump. These chambers are the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle. The right side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, and the left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the peripheral tissues via the arterial syst ...
... The heart is a four chambered muscular pump. These chambers are the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle. The right side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, and the left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the peripheral tissues via the arterial syst ...
Prognostic Factors in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
... descendents of this initial population and their respective spouses (5,135 individuals) were also included in the study and, in 1993, the evolutional data of this cohort study of 10,344 participants were published 2. The survival rate in five years was 25% for men and 38% for women; this survival ra ...
... descendents of this initial population and their respective spouses (5,135 individuals) were also included in the study and, in 1993, the evolutional data of this cohort study of 10,344 participants were published 2. The survival rate in five years was 25% for men and 38% for women; this survival ra ...
Problem Solving Exercises in Cardiovascular
... Based on the context, one needs to determine if reference is being made to average heart rate or something else. If HR is determined by auscultating the heart for one full minute, count the number of cycles, it is average heart rate. If we count the number of cardiac cycles in 10 seconds and multipl ...
... Based on the context, one needs to determine if reference is being made to average heart rate or something else. If HR is determined by auscultating the heart for one full minute, count the number of cycles, it is average heart rate. If we count the number of cardiac cycles in 10 seconds and multipl ...
Medical Gross Anatomy - University of Michigan
... The sympathetic innervation of the heart originates from the thoracic portion (T1-T4 or T5) of the spinal cord. These presynaptic fibers first travel to either the cervical (superior, middle or inferior) or the thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic chain, where they synapse. The postsynaptic fibers em ...
... The sympathetic innervation of the heart originates from the thoracic portion (T1-T4 or T5) of the spinal cord. These presynaptic fibers first travel to either the cervical (superior, middle or inferior) or the thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic chain, where they synapse. The postsynaptic fibers em ...
Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Therapies in Patients With
... dysponea without evidence of recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Discharge medications during initial admission included β-blockers in 66.8% and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers in 67.4% of patients. Recurrence rate was independent of the use of β- blockers, but ...
... dysponea without evidence of recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Discharge medications during initial admission included β-blockers in 66.8% and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers in 67.4% of patients. Recurrence rate was independent of the use of β- blockers, but ...
Peri-operative Cardiac Arrhythmias
... Although the incidence is higher during cardiac surgery, intra-operative dysrrhythmias affect up to 29% of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Relatively minor fluctuations in cardiovascular and haemodynamic parameters due to arrhythmias can have significant long-term implications, especially o ...
... Although the incidence is higher during cardiac surgery, intra-operative dysrrhythmias affect up to 29% of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Relatively minor fluctuations in cardiovascular and haemodynamic parameters due to arrhythmias can have significant long-term implications, especially o ...
Final Paper - Research - Vanderbilt University
... biofeedback chest exerciser for patients with heart and lung disease. Deep breathing has been found to be an effective form of exercise for heart failure patients. A biofeedback chest exerciser will monitor depth and rate of breathing and communicate with the subject so that he or she follows a phys ...
... biofeedback chest exerciser for patients with heart and lung disease. Deep breathing has been found to be an effective form of exercise for heart failure patients. A biofeedback chest exerciser will monitor depth and rate of breathing and communicate with the subject so that he or she follows a phys ...
Effect of Combined Sympathetic and Vagal Stimulation on Heart
... the rate of change of the number of vesicles, N, with respect to time, depends on two terms. The rate of regeneration of vesicles is proportional (K7) to the difference between the number (N) existing at that time and the maximum number (Nm) when no stimulus has been present for some time. The rate ...
... the rate of change of the number of vesicles, N, with respect to time, depends on two terms. The rate of regeneration of vesicles is proportional (K7) to the difference between the number (N) existing at that time and the maximum number (Nm) when no stimulus has been present for some time. The rate ...
Cardiac surgery
Cardiovascular (heart) surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation.