First, I have to say that RBBB itself is not a true heart problem. Many people with RBBB still lead a normal life. According to your statement, the rapid pulse...
During quiet breathing, mild hyperoxia does not reduce the increased sympathetic nerve activity that is observed in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF),...
Physicians in France report the successful use of new stent that may negate the need for emergency coronary surgery by providing rapid percutaneous sealing of...
An 18-year-old African American male was referred for cardiac catherization after a positive dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE). His past medical history...
Specific clinical profiles or markers that enable early detection of life-threatening anomalous coronary artery origin from the wrong aortic sinus are still...
In my case I did have 7 Bypasses at Fort Sanders Hospital Knoxville Tennessee in march of 2000 by Thomas R. Pollard M.D. I was 41 at the time 5'8, 178 pounds,...
Objective: Neurocognitive deficit is an important complication in patients undergoing open heart surgery. The aim of this prospective, contemporary study was...
Objectives: Although age and co-existing coronary disease are major determining factors when deciding valve choice (mechanical vs. biological) in simple aortic...
The efficacy and safety of the single oral loading dose of flecainide for cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation was examined by reviewing the...
Background: Dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation have an increased thrombolic risk. Dicoumarin anticoagulant therapy is often considered contra-indicated...
Hello. I was just performing a simple survey. How many members of this group know how to use a stethoscope? How many people have a stethoscope? What is the...
Patients using selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors do not have an increased short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a report by...
ST-segment elevation in the predischarge electrocardiogram (ECG) after a myocardial infarction (MI) identifies patients at risk of left ventricular enlargement...
Among high-risk cardiovascular patients, nearly half of those with diabetes are unaware that they have the condition, according to German researchers. ...
The success of a drive by Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedallieri (ANMCO), a professional association of Italian hospital cardiologists, to...
Treatment with the inert gas xenon appears to protect against cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced neurologic damage, according to findings from a recent...
Treatment with the antidiabetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma-activator rosiglitazone markedly reduces the elevated matrix...
Morning blood pressure surges (MBPS) are an independent predictor of stroke in elderly Japanese patients with high blood pressure, prospective study results...
Six thousand Britons are being saved each year following a big increase in the use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol, the Department of Health said on...
The downregulation of integrins in senescent cardiomyocytes appears to be one reason why adenovirus-mediated gene transfer is less efficient in aging...
Neuroglobin shows neuroprotective effects in a rat model of acute cerebral ischemia, suggesting that agents that increase neuroglobin expression may prevent...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces functional mitral regurgitation in some patients with advanced heart failure (HF) and left bundle branch block,...
Symptomatic coronary artery disease in the elderly responds equally well to invasive or optimized medical strategies, according to one- year results of the...
Hello. You know how cardioplegia is the stopping of the heart? Well I'd like to know how cardioplegia is performed. Could you let me know? Thank you....
Prostacyclin pretreatment of patients with severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) decreases pulmonary vascular resistance and improves...
A new contrast-free MRI method based on the "blood oxygenation level- dependent" (BOLD) effect identifies susceptible myocardium supplied by a stenotic...
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