... Page of Intra atrial manifestation of the HCC constitutes a life threatening condition The major causes of death are either sudden pulmonary embolism of the thrombus or acute obstruction of the ... bizarre presentation [4] This report describes an unusual presentation of HCC The patient appeared with symptoms ofacuteheartfailure caused by a giant right atrial malignant obstructive hepatocellular ... conclusion, when a patient with a history of chronic hepatic disease presents with symptoms of right heartfailure one must be cautious and should bear in mind that right heart involvement from a malignant...
... M: Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment ofacuteheart failure: the Task Force on AcuteHeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, 26:384-416 ... than right heart failure, disorders causing abnormalities of pulmonary arterial pressure, and congenital heart disease Competing interests CRP is a member of the medical advisory board of Pulsion ... dysfunction in acuteheartfailure and septic patients: an observational study Crit Care 2009, 13:R133 Swan HJ, Ganz W, Forrester J, Marcus H, Diamond G, Chonette D Catheterization of the heart in...
... M: Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment ofacuteheart failure: the Task Force on AcuteHeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, 26:384-416 ... than right heart failure, disorders causing abnormalities of pulmonary arterial pressure, and congenital heart disease Competing interests CRP is a member of the medical advisory board of Pulsion ... dysfunction in acuteheartfailure and septic patients: an observational study Crit Care 2009, 13:R133 Swan HJ, Ganz W, Forrester J, Marcus H, Diamond G, Chonette D Catheterization of the heart in...
... diagnosis ofacuteheart failure: the ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) AcuteHeartFailure Score Am Heart J 2006, 151:48-54 19 Hanley JA, McNeil BJ: A method of comparing ... therapy for acute congestive heart failure: state of the rat Prehosp Emerg Care 2003, 7:13-23 Remes J, Miettinen H, Reunanen A, Pyörälä K: Validity of clinical diagnosis ofheartfailure in primary ... more reliable method for the identification ofacute HF and its differentiation from COPD/asthma-related causes ofacute dyspnea Acute dyspnea is one of the most common conditions encountered in...
... evidence of chronic heartfailure and to investigate other potential causes of breathlessness Determining the underlying cause ofheartfailure Much of the evidence base for the management ofheartfailure ... coronary heart disease.1 This guideline refers only to chronic heartfailure and acuteheartfailure is dealt with in SIGN guideline 93 on acute coronary syndromes.2 Management of chronic heartfailure ... digoxin should be stopped SUMMARY OF THE USE OF MAJOR DRUG CLASSES FOR TREATMENT OFHEARTFAILURE The use of the major classes of drugs for the control of chronic heartfailure is summarised in Table...
... dissertation includes: pages of Introduction, 35 pages of Literature review, 26 pages of Methodology, 31 pages of Findings, 28 pages of Discussion, pages of Conclusion, page of Implications and published ... CFU/1ml of the medical waste, the difference of the rate of S pneumoniae subdivided from groups of children had statistical meanings with p < 0.05 Of which, the inadequacy of the rate of S pneumoniae ... CFU/1ml of the medical waste, the difference of the Rate of S pneumoniae subdivided from groups of children had statistical meanings with p < 0.05 Of which, the inadequacy of the Rate of S pneumoniae...
... differential diagnosis in a young patient displaying clinical symptoms ofacute coronary syndrome progressing to acuteheartfailure led to diagnostic imaging procedures which revealed a complicated ... implantation of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation A pheochromocytoma crisis was suspected because of the previous history of hypertension in a young patient and the finding of normal coronaries ... aneurysm Other cardiovascular complications of pheochromocytoma include sudden death, heartfailure due to toxic cardiomyopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, acute cerebrovascular accident or neurogenic...
... DJ, O’Connor CM: Reduction in heartfailure events by the addition of a clinical pharmacist to the heartfailure management team: results of the Pharmacist in HeartFailure Assessment Recommendation ... E: Compliance and effectiveness of one year’s home telemonitoring The report of a pilot study of patients with chronic heartfailure European Journal ofHeartFailure 2001, 3(6):723-30 36 Pugh ... Gottlieb SH: A randomized trial of the efficacy of multidisciplinary care in heartfailure outpatients at high risk of hospital readmission Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2002, 39(3):471-80...
... of and grading of the severity of MOF [22] For this study we used SOFA scoring [23] The use of the daily SOFA score has been challenged, because daily evaluation can lead to underestimation of ... cumulative failures [25] In contrast to daily maximal SOFA scores, the calculation of the TMS score sums the maximal scores of all organ failures during the whole ICU stay independent of their ... nonresponders Successful resuscitation of tissue perfusion failure was associated with less severe MOF The TMS score reflects well the development of MOF, and the time pattern of the TMS score is associated...
... Steinberg KP: Epidemiology ofacute lung injury and ARDS Chest 1999, Suppl:74S-82S Bersten AD, Edibam C, Hunt T, Moran J: Incidence and mortality ofacute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress ... fulfilled SOFA criteria for ARF (3 of a maximum points) and/or had additional renal, haematological, hepatic, circulatory, and neurological organ failures Nearly double the percentage (63%) of ARF ... may be falling However, the broad applicability of these finding is unclear [16] Multiple organ dysfunctions and severity ofacute respiratory failure Abnormal organ function may involve the...
... renal failure and up to 10% require dialysis [17]; renal failure is reversible in half of these patients (most of them having cast nephropathy) [18,19] Several factors may cause renal failure ... methotrexate (> g/m2) is part of the treatment ofacute lymphoid leukaemia, high-grade lymphoma and sarcoma These high doses are associated with a high risk of ARF due to precipitation of methotrexate or ... toxicity Prevention of ARF is mandatory in CICPs Fluid expansion and uricolytic treatment in patients with a high risk ofacute TLS, prevention of contrast nephropathy, elimination of nephrotoxic...
... primary outcomes of interest were the risk of the development ofacute organ failure within three years of the baseline examination, in-hospital mortality related to any acute organ failure during ... displays the risk of the development ofacute organ failure, in-hospital mortality among those with acute organ failure, and mortality at three years among those with acute organ failure by DM status ... time to acute organ failure and risk of in-hospital death Diabetes mellitus Body mass index Time to acute organ failure, hazard ratio (95% CI) Risk of in-hospital death during acute organ failure, ...
... al.: Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment ofacuteheart failure: the Task Force on AcuteHeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, 26:384-416 ... measurements in patients with sepsis and acuteheartfailure Sepsis Acuteheartfailure 1st measurement 4th measurement 1st measurement 4th measurement n=9 n=9 n = 12 n = 12 Heart rate, 1/minute 83 (80–96) ... the presence of an underlying heart disease and congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, or cardiogenic Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) shock [6] Diagnosis of AHF was based...
... summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment ofacuteheart failure: the Task Force on AcuteHeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, Page 12 of 14 10 ... diagnosis and treatment ofacute and chronic heartfailure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment ofAcute and Chronic HeartFailure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology Developed ... Tavazzi L; EuroHeart Survey Investigators; HeartFailure Association, European Society of Cardiology: EuroHeart Failure Survey II (EHFS II): a survey on hospitalized acuteheartfailure patients:...
... diagnosis and treatment ofacute and chronic heart failure: the Task Force for the diagnosis ofAcute and Chronic HeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2008, 29:2388-2442 ... high risk of re-admission after decompensated heartfailure J Am Coll Cardiol 2004, 43:635-641 Maisel AS: Use of BNP levels in monitoring hospitalized heartfailure patients with HeartFailure ... and short-term prognosis in acute destabilized heart failure: an international pooled analysis of 1256 patients: the International Collaborative of NT-proBNP Study Eur Heart J 2006, 27:330-337 Januzzi...
... al: Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment ofacuteheart failure: the Task Force on AcuteHeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, 26:384-416 ... http://ccforum.com/content/15/1/R1 Page of 15 Table Baseline characteristics of 171 patients admitted with acute decompensated heartfailure (Continued) Etiologyofheart failure, number (percentage) Ischemic heart disease ... admission for heartfailure Eur J Heart Fail 2001, 3:315-322 Hobbs FD: Primary care physicians: champions of or an impediment to optimal care of the patient with heart failure? Eur J Heart Fail...
... will likewise result in increases in heart rate and blood pressure [8-11] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the acute administration of a product containing caffeine from ... and is not a constituent of C aurantium Because of the known cardiovascular effects of nor-epinephrine and ephedrine, it has generally been assumed that consumption of p-synephrine and bitter ... absorption of fats and carbohydrates [5] In spite of their widespread use and the lack of credible reports regarding adverse effects, controversy has existed regarding the safety of bitter orange...
... Furthermore, the shortening of diastolic time is an often overlooked mechanism of cardiac dysfunction The duration of diastole is a principal determinant of myocardial perfusion and of the blood volume ... a reduced myocardial perfusion reserve and diastolic heart failure, are an integral part of systolic heartfailure any abnormal shortening of diastolic time, particularly during exercise, should ... effect of exercise on heart rate corrected diastolic time in IDCM patients yielded the following findings: LBBB was a major determinant of the duration of LV systole, irrespective of the presence of...
... Diagnosis ofacute rheumatic fever (Quick reference guide for health professionals) Management ofacute rheumatic fever (Quick reference guide for health professionals) Secondary prevention ofacute ... confirmation of the diagnosis Except in the case ofheartfailure management, none of the treatments offered to patients with ARF has been proven to alter the TABLE 2.11 outcome of the acute episode ... SUMMARY OF MAJOR ELEMENTS OF SECONDARY PREVENTION OFACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER/ RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL Accurate and timely diagnosis of ARF Secondary prophylaxis Prevention of infective...
... milrinone for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial Jama 2002, 287:1541-7 Petersen JW, Felker GM: Inotropes in the management ofacuteheartfailure Crit Care ... circulation increases with the severity ofheart failure, and the high plasma level of interleukin-6 is an important prognostic predictor in patients with congestive heartfailure J Am Coll Cardiol 1998, ... and anti-apoptotic effects of levosimendan in decompensated heart failure: a novel mechanism of drug-induced improvement in contractile performance of the failing heart Curr Med Chem Cardiovasc...