... the left atrium Other associated anomalies are the unrooted coronary sinus with a left superior vena cava joining the left atrium, ventricular septal defect, coarctation of the aorta, atrioventricular ... adult with cor triatriatum Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1992, 25:323-6 doi:10.1186/1749-8090-6-83 Cite this article as: Kokotsakis et al.: Cor triatriatum presenting as heartfailurewithreducedejection ... Figure MR of the heart cine 4-chamber view (left) showing a fibro muscular septum into the left atrium dividing it into two compartments which communicate via a central orifice (left) Mid-esophageal...
... management of coronary patients with severe leftventricular dysfunction (SLVD) (ejection fraction [EF] = 0.35) is still challenging[1,2] For this population, CABG is associated with higher postoperative ... of preoperative Datascope system IABP in 115 (7.4%) consecutive patients with poor preoperative leftventricularejectionfraction (LVEF) = 35% During the same period, the IABP was inserted during ... the group A, the cause of death was right ventricularfailure in one patient with preoperative massive right ventricular infarction, and multiple organ failure in two patient But in the group B,...
... and the atrio -ventricular junction Leftventricularejectionfraction (LVEF) was calculated as (end-diastolic counts-end-systolic counts)/end-diastolic counts Duration of leftventricular systole ... be unchanged or rather reduced in severe systolic heartfailure (2,9) However, a few exceptions were noted During exercise a progressive leftventricular dilatation and a reduced systemic vasodilator ... concordance with these results and underline the highly dynamic nature of mechanical ventricular dyssynchrony in heartfailure patients with normal QRS duration By characterizing mechanical interventricular...
... the leftventricularejectionfraction in the subgroup of patients for whom information on the ejectionfraction was available: 3852 with an ejectionfraction of 30 percent or less, 4998 with ... Patients with Myocardial Infarction and LeftVentricular Dysfunction, Heart Failure, or Both Sudden Death in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and LeftVentricular Dysfunction, Heart Failure, ... take into account patients with a better-preserved leftventricularejectionfraction (more than 40 percent) The discriminatory effect of the leftventricularejectionfraction appears to be greatest...
... beating heart (ONCAB/BH) among their patients with low ejectionfraction They found that using CPB without cross clamping and cardioplegic arrest with the heart beating is associated with less ... 137 patients with isolated coronary artery bypass surgery during the period from 1999-2009 The selection of patients was based initially on their ejectionfraction Those withejectionfraction below ... D, Le Bret E, Bachet J, Laborde F: Beating heart revascularization with minimal extracorporal circulation in patients with a poor ejectionfractionHeart Surg Forum 2002, 6(1):19-23 Miyahara...
... the condition The presence of marked leftventricular trabeculation in patients with IVNC is believed to arise as a result of intrauterine arrest of leftventricular myocardial compaction, although ... adults with isolated leftventricular noncompaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy with poor prognosis J Am Coll Cardiol 2000, 36:493-500 Weiford BC, Subbarao VD, Mulhern KM: Noncompaction of the ventricular ... Apical four chamber view demonstrating marked trabeculation of the leftventricular apex (arrow) RA, right atrium; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; PE, pleural effusion Figure...
... patients with severe leftheartfailure without additional severe sepsis/septic shock, and group B includes patients with severe leftheartfailurewith additional severe sepsis/septic shock FiO2, fractional ... Group A includes patients with severe leftheartfailure without additional severe sepsis/septic shock, and group B includes patients with severe leftheartfailurewith additional severe sepsis/septic ... severe leftheartfailurewith or without additional severe sepsis/septic shock and to compare withwith SvO2 The hypothesis was that StO2 may estimate SvO2 in patients severe leftheart failure...
... does not estimate SvO in patients with severe leftheartfailure and additional severe sepsis or septic shock However, in patients with severe leftheartfailure without additional severe sepsis ... femoral arterial catheterization Consecutive patients with severe leftheartfailure due to primary heart disease (left ventricular systolic ejectionfraction below 40%, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure ... patients with chronic heart failure, we have not detected any difference in StO deoxygenation in our mixed population of patients withleftheartfailure and additional sepsis/septic shock treated with...
... patients with acutely decompensated heartfailure Jpn Circ J 2001, 65:858-62 Sabbah HN, Wang J, Gupta RC, Iisar I, Viole T, Brewer R: Acute LeftVentricular Unloading in Dogs with Chronic Heart Failure: ... circulation increases with the severity of heart failure, and the high plasma level of interleukin-6 is an important prognostic predictor in patients with congestive heartfailure J Am Coll Cardiol ... decompensated heart failure, and the effect milrinone in ischemic subset of patients deserves further investigation Conclusion Initiation of milrinone therapy in patients with severe heartfailure and reduced...
... A, Yacoub MH: Leftventricular assist device and drug therapy for the reversal of heartfailure N Engl J Med 2006, 355:1873-1884 Klotz S, Jan Danser AH, Burkhoff D: Impact of leftventricular assist ... by resident cardiac stem cells (CSC) [18] Human heart possesses a CSC pool which is reduced in heartfailure due to apoptosis, resulting in a reduced number of functionally competent cells [17] ... [9] The prognosis for patients with chronic ischemic leftventricular (LV) dysfunction is poor, despite advances in pharmacological management With only 2000 donor hearts available annually in...
... with chronic heartfailureHeart Vessels 2007, 22:178-83 31 Vistnes M, waehre A, Nygard S, Sjaastad I, Andersson KB, Husberg C, Christensen G: Circulating cytokine levels in mice withheartfailure ... patients with chronic heartfailure Using the bioinformatic analysis from the http://www pubgene.org program, we showed, in Figure that the molecules newly associated with chronic heartfailure ... parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, and with disease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated withleftventricularejectionfraction (LVEF) (Table 2) Furthermore,...
... with chronic heartfailureHeart Vessels 2007, 22:178-83 31 Vistnes M, waehre A, Nygard S, Sjaastad I, Andersson KB, Husberg C, Christensen G: Circulating cytokine levels in mice withheartfailure ... patients with chronic heartfailure Using the bioinformatic analysis from the http://www pubgene.org program, we showed, in Figure that the molecules newly associated with chronic heartfailure ... parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, and with disease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated withleftventricularejectionfraction (LVEF) (Table 2) Furthermore,...
... zero to 17) Mean (+/-SD) time Table Socio-demographic data from 67 patients with stroke, 62 with congestive heartfailure (CHF) and 67 caregivers Variables Stroke (a) CHF (b) Caregivers (c) Age ... individuals’ quality of life is significantly greater in comparison to patients with congestive heartfailure and caregivers Patients with stroke, despite minor deficits, suffer from significant reduction ... N, Cleland JGF: The impact of heartfailure on health-related quality of life data acquired in the baseline phase of the CARE-HF study European Journal of HeartFailure 2005, 7:243-251 17 Pickard...
... are shown as the mean ± SEM LVDd, leftventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVDs, leftventricular end-systolic dimension; FS, fractional shortening; EF, ejectionfraction * p < 0.05 versus Control ... Mann DL: Proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with depressed leftventricularejection fraction: a report from the Studies of LeftVentricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) J Am Coll Cardiol 1996, ... anesthetized with isoflurane, orally intubated into the trachea and anesthesia was maintained with 1.5% to 2.5% isoflurane during the ligation procedure They underwent a left lateral thoracotomy, the left...
... patients withleftventricular dysfunction: analysis of the coronary artery bypass grafting patch trial database Circulation 1999, 100(19 Suppl):II119-II124 Gheorghiade M, Bonow RO: Chronic heartfailure ... mortality in patients with an EF of < 30% Argenziano and colleagues [17] found that reoperation and congestive heartfailure were predictors of perioperative mortality in patients with an EF of ≤ 35% ... patients with a low EF [24] Our study included patients without preoperative viability test results and those with Table 6: Survival rates (%) for 1, 5, and 10 years, stratified by preoperative ejection...
... NYHA = New York Heart Association; LVEF = leftventricularejection fraction; LVEDD = leftventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD = leftventricular end-systolic diameter; LAD = left atrial diameter; ... MR in heartfailure patients Romano and Bolling [11] have reported their observational experience in more than 200 patients with severe MR and leftventricularejectionfraction < 0.20) with mitral ... leftventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD = leftventricular end-systolic diameter; LAD = left atrial diameter; LVEF = leftventricularejection fraction; SPAP = systolic pulmonary artery pressure;...
... most common etiology of heartfailure and the average ejectionfraction was approximately 15% Of the 29 cases scheduled for OP LVAD, 27 cases were successfully performed with 18 patients as BTT ... outcomes after leftventricular assist device placement Ann Thorac Surg 2005, 79:66-73 doi:10.1186/1749-8090-5-123 Cite this article as: Awad et al.: Initial experience with off-pump leftventricular ... Rogers JG, Milano CA, Russell SD, Conte JV, Feldman D, et al: Advanced heartfailure treated with continuous-flow leftventricular assist device N Engl J Med 2009, 361:2241-2251 Submit your next...
... instituted following a median sternotomy The heart appeared markedly distended with severe biventricular failure An Abiomed AB5000™ (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, MA) leftventricular assist device (LVAD) was ... to weeks) support with eventual removal upon myocardial recovery The Abiomed AB5000™ left VAD (LVAD) is a paracorporeal unit with an inflow attachment from the left atrium or left ventricle and ... doi:10.1186/1749-8090-5-126 Cite this article as: Samuels et al.: Cardiogenic shock associated with loco-regional anesthesia rescued withleftventricular assist device implantation Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery...