etiology and pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

... suffered in 20% of cases of paroxysmal, in 37% of persistent, and in 41% of cases of long standing persistent AF There was no statistical significant correlation in between type of AF and diagnosis ... from both persistent and long standing persistent atrial fibrillation, whereas no difference exists between persistent and long standing persistent atrial fibrillation Page of atriotomy is not ... paroxysmal AF persistent AF long standing persistent AF Figure Preoperative atrial fibrillation and percentage of patients with sinus rhythm postoperatively Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation differs significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... combination of bipolar radiofrequency and cryothermy We made a lesion set of ablation of atrial fibrillation which was different from that of Gillinov’s technique Our technique consists of a combination ... perform mitral valve, tricuspid valve procedure, atrial septal defect closure, and atrial fibrillation ablation Three patients underwent ablation of atrial fibrillation in minimally invasive mitral ... Preoperatively, the present patient had chronic atrial fibrillation, and the other two had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and mitral regurgitation without atrial septal defect They maintained sinus...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... details about pathogenesis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB disease are described in Figure 2.3 Figure 2.3 Pathogenesis of LTBI and TB Disease Area of detail for boxes 2, 4, and Droplet ... Chapter 2: Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis 42 References American Thoracic Society and CDC Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children Am J Respir ... affect the concentration of M tuberculosis organisms (Table 2.3) Exposure Proximity, frequency, and duration of exposure (Table 2.4) Chapter 2: Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis 22 Table...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 12:20

... right atrial; RAAFT ¼ Radiofrequency Ablation Atrial Fibrillation Trial; STOP-AF ¼ Sustained Treatment Of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Online ¼ references available on the dedicated Atrial Fibrillation ... consequence of atrial fibrillation After the onset of AF, changes of atrial electrophysiological properties, mechanical function, and atrial ultrastructure occur with different time courses and with ... LA size Effects on quality of life The AFFIRM, RACE, the Pharmacologic Intervention in Atrial Fibrillation (PIAF) trial, and the Strategies of Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (STAF) trial found...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... Gestal-Otero, J J (2002) A metaanalysis of coffee drinking, cigarette smoking, and the risk of Parkinson's disease Ann Neurol, 52, 276-284 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease 11 Ibanez, ... polyQ, and non-polyQ amyloids on the de novo formation of the [PSIþ] prion in yeast and aggregation of Sup35 in vitro Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ... pathway, and membrane trafficking (Hatano et al 2009) In this chapter, we review the investigations of environmental and genetic factors of PD (Figure 1) 2 Etiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson's...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 19:20

... efficiency and misfolding phenotype of the HLA-B27 HC, because the mutation of certain amino acid residues in the B pocket enhances the folding kinetics of the HLA-B27 HC and prevents the misfolding of ... Non-antigen-presenting effects of HLA-B27 and animal models HLA-B27 transgenic rat and mice models have been generated to study the role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesis of SpA in detail In the rat ... number and overexpression of HLA-B27 are required for the development of an inflammatory disease closely resembling SpA [53] Besides implicating the direct role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesis of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... Results Tables and describe the patients’ preoperative and main intra and post-operative characteristics respectively The incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation for the total cohort of patients ... adjacent atrial areas predisposing to reentry circuits and to the development of atrial fibrillation: inflammation [9], heightened sympathetic and vagal stimulation [10,11], fluid overload and postoperative ... artery [16] and altered thyroid function, including both hyperand hypo-thyroidism [17], alterations of the cardiac structure and electrophysiological profile of the atria due to the surgical atrial...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... CB Jr: Efficacy and safety of oral dofetilide in converting to and maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: the symptomatic atrial fibrillation investigative ... the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) ; North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology: ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: executive ... ventricular filling (and therefore preload and stroke volume) and/ or from rate and irregularity of the ventricular response Under normal circumstances, atrial contraction contributes 20–30% of ventricular...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... 3.2: Band densities of MADP1 (normalized with band densities of actin for each cell line) in 16 cell lines classified by tissue of origin 163   ix List of Figures Figure 1.1: Schematic diagram of ... the course of viral transcription and replication, uncapped double-stranded RNA intermediates are generated and these may have served as ligands for the RIG-I and/ or Mda5 Both RIG-I and Mda5 have ... Table 2.3: List of primer sequences used in the cloning of all full-length and truncated MADP1 constructs 71   Table 2.4: List of all primer sequences used in the generation of mutants of pXJ40Flag-MADP1...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 18:54

... experience, and were all kept unchanged but for the addition of " because of atrial fibrillation" All patients were well informed about their disease/arrhythmia and were familiar with the term "atrial fibrillation" ... 7, 8, 11, 13 and 15; and item correlated with SCL items 1, 2, 6, and 10 Only item did not correlate with any of Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ... statistical analyses and gave scientific input in the analysis of the results and in the writing of the manuscript AB: gave scientific input in the design of the study and in the writing of the manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... experience, and were all kept unchanged but for the addition of " because of atrial fibrillation" All patients were well informed about their disease/arrhythmia and were familiar with the term "atrial fibrillation" ... 7, 8, 11, 13 and 15; and item correlated with SCL items 1, 2, 6, and 10 Only item did not correlate with any of Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ... statistical analyses and gave scientific input in the analysis of the results and in the writing of the manuscript AB: gave scientific input in the design of the study and in the writing of the manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... Onouchi and Akira Hata Chapter The Role of Proteinase and Neutrophils in ANCA-Associated Systemic Vasculitis 93 Mohamed Abdgawad Part Pathogenesis and Pathology of Vasculitis 113 Chapter Pathology of ... Vasculitis to better understand these fascinating but complex diseases Advances in the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Pathology of Vasculitis begins with contributions on the etiology of vasculitis, how some ... expression represents the ratio of the number of copy of mRNA of interest versus mRNA of GAPDH All calculations were done using the 2CT model of (Pfaffl, 2001) and experiments were performed according...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 19:20

... TAA pathogenesis causing ECM degeneration through the production of plasminogen activators and the release of MMP-2 and MMP-9 Reduced or mutated forms of fibrillin release active Etiology and Pathogenesis ... part of the ECM form an important structural element and perform a mediator role in AA disease by producing TGF-beta1, ECM and inhibitors of proteolysis (O’Callaghan Etiology and Pathogenesis of ... 2010) The role of ILT in AA pathogenesis merits further discussion and will be explored in subsequent chapters 2 Etiology, Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Aortic Aneurysms and Aneurysm Rupture...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20

... persistence of atrial fibrillation Circulation 2001, 104:2886-2891 Issac TT, Dokainish H, Lakkis NM: Role of inflammation in initiation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of the ... C-reactive protein and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: evidence of the implication of an inflammatory process in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Acta Cardiol 2001, 56:375-380 Anderson JL, Allen ... patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation and septic shock patients with maintained sinus rhythm AF, atrial fibrillation; SR, sinus rhythm Abbreviations AF: atrial fibrillation; CRP: C-reactive...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... patients with atrial arrhythmias: inflammatory mechanisms and persistence of atrial fibrillation Circulation 2001, 104:2886-2891 31 Falk RH: Etiology and complications of atrial fibrillation: ... prevalence and treatment of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit patients What is the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit patients? Does atrial fibrillation ... treatment of atrial fibrillation improve survival? Can (preventive) treatment of atrial fibrillation improve morbidity? Should we aim for rate control or rhythm control? Does atrial fibrillation...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... apoptosis in the pathogenesis of RA Results GM-CSF induces the proliferation of MH7A cells and the expression of MLN51 Our recent study has shown that GM-CSF is involved in the proliferation of primary ... presence or absence of 10 lgÆmL)1 of a-amanitin for 20 h (A), 25 lgÆmL)1 of cycloheximide (CHX) for 20 h (B) and 20 lM MG-132 for h (C) The expression of MLN51 was assessed by RT-PCR and western blot ... transcriptional and post-translational control; (3) FLIP expression is induced; and (4) this results in the anti-apoptotic proliferation of FLS, contributing to the pathogenesis of RA (Fig 6) MLN51 and MLN51-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 07:20

... treatment and prevention The role of RAAS in the pathogenesis of AF 4.1 Atrial stretch and AF Atrial arrhythmias frequently occur under conditions associated with atrial dilatation and increased atrial ... Effect of telmisartan and ramipril on atrial fibrillation recurrence and severity in hyperten‐ sive patients with metabolic syndrome and recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation ... right atrial 33 34 Atrial Fibrillation - Mechanisms and Treatment pacing, and markedly reduces the promotion and maintenance of AF Also, probucol signifi‐ cantly reduces atrial oxidative stress and...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 10:20

... Gamonal1 1Laboratory of Periodontal Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki ... outside of oral cavity, constituents of EPS and related diseases 24 Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis Oral streptococci such as anginosus group, mitis-group and salivarius-group and Rothia ... involvement of all the conditions and pathologies causing oxidative stress, production of advanced glycation end-products, and activation of the relevant receptors in the aetiology and severity of periodontal...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 15:20

... electrophysiology, examination of vibrotactile sense, skin and Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis, Prevention and Management of Type Diabetes and its Complications nerve biopsies and monofilament tests, have ... to impairment of axonal control of myelination, remyelination, proliferation of Schwann cells, atrophy of denervated bands of Schwann cells, onion-bulb formations, and hypertrophy of the basal ... 4.0 ms The MCV of the median nerve was also divided into groups: MCV of 55 m/s The categorization of subjects...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20