Sentences with phrase «cardiac infarction»

Represented a vascular surgeon charged with failure to diagnose an emerging cardiac infarction in a 60 year old man on whom he have performed vascular surgery 2 days earlier.

April 1992 following a cardiac infarction one day before the date for which he.

Shown here are models of an area of fibrosis left by a cardiac infarction (top) and the interstitial fibrosis characteristic of sustained high blood pressure (bottom).

The main cause of reduced cardiac functionality lies in the irreversible loss of cardiac muscle cells due to disease, especially ischaemic diseases such as cardiac infarction.

Not exact matches

Both a heart attack (myocardial infarction or MI) and a sudden cardiac arrest have to do with the heart, but they are different problems.

The creation of cardiac tissue - like constructs could offer an effective and convenient «woundplast» for repairing myocardial infarction.

Researchers from the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) of Kyoto University and the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of Osaka University have developed effective and convenient Cardiac Tissue - Like Constructs (CTLCs) for repairing myocardial infarctions.

He added: «An abnormal Q wave indicates the presence of previous myocardial infarction or serious myocardial injury responsible for low cardiac output, heart failure and / or potentially fatal arrhythmias.

«A previous study in Paris during the 2003 heat wave found an increased risk of sudden cardiac death but no increase in myocardial infarction [heart attack],» De Sario and Michelozzi noted as an example.

The authors measured the proportion of patients in each group who received cardiac catheterization, a coronary revascularization procedure or future noninvasive test, as well as those hospitalized for heart attack (acute myocardial infarction, MI).

High - sensitivity assays for cardiac troponin T can quickly and safely rule out myocardial infarction (MI) in patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with possible emergency acute coronary syndrome.

Some examples of the scholars» projects are: effects of estrogen on cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction, depression and the growth - hormone axis, substance abuse, stress and nicotine, cardiovascular risk in spinal cord injury, and pharmacogenomics and the treatment of breast cancer in elderly women.

Unlike heart attacks (myocardial infarctions), which are typically caused by clogged coronary arteries reducing blood flow to the heart muscle, sudden cardiac arrest is the result of defective electrical activity of the heart.

It is known that sexual activity may trigger non-fatal cardiac events such as myocardial infarction, but researchers in this study sought to determine if sexual activity is a potential trigger for SCA in the general population.

Central role for disabled - 2 in mesenchymal stem cardiac protein expression and functional consequences after engraftment in acute myocardial infarction.

Human embryonic stem cell - derived cardiomyocytes engraft but do not alter cardiac remodeling after chronic infarction in rats.

Heart Repair Using Nanogel - Encapsulated Human Cardiac Stem Cells in Mice and Pigs with Myocardial Infarction.

Severe cardiac injury in the mammalian heart, such as a myocardial infarction, leads to a significant loss of cardiomyocytes, which are not replaced.

However, under pathological conditions, such as myocardial infarction or hypertension, the heart exerts a maladaptive, pathological remodeling response, which is detrimental for cardiac function.

Surprising, the authors comment that there was no proven reduction in myocardial infarction post cardiac bypass with statin drug use.

Observational data suggest that diets rich in EPA, DHA, or ALA do reduce cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death; however, randomized controlled trial data are somewhat less clear.

Furthermore, when myocardial infarction was induced in rats maintained on an alternate - day fasting diet, reduced infarction size, improved cardiac function, and increased survival was observed, compared to rats fed ad libitum (24,33,43).

More interestingly, the effects on infarction size, survival rates and cardiac function can be observed even if the dietary intervention is induced after the ischemic event, by increasing the expression of angiogenic factors and increased vascularization of the damaged myocardium, proposing a novel non-pharmacological therapy for subjects with chronic heart failure (43).

Acute selenium toxicity can cause severe gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocardial infarction, hair loss, muscle tenderness, tremors, lightheadedness, facial flushing, kidney failure, cardiac failure, and, in rare cases, death [2,6].

In addition to the three primary cardiomyopathies, Dr. Bonagura cites other acquired feline cardiac disorders regularly encountered by veterinary cardiologists: feline myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle; myocardial infarction, tissue death in an area of the heart muscle resulting from a blood clot; and «unclassified» cardiomyopathies, a category comprising hybrids of the various conditions.

Exclusion: No benefit will be payable under this Critical Illness Insured Condition for elevated biochemical cardiac markers after an intra-arterial cardiac procedure including, but not limited to, coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty, in the absence of new Q waves.For greater certainty, ECG changes suggesting a prior myocardial infarction does not satisfy the above definition of -LSB-...]

Extensive experience in performing right and left heart cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intra-aortic balloon pump placement, and the management of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Multiple Computer Systems Hemodynamic / Cardiac Monitoring CVVHD / PD / Ventilators Acute Myocardial Infarction Post - angiogram / interventions Carotid, Coronary and Peripheral Stents Arterial / Venous Sheath Management Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Conscious Sedation in Tran Esophageal Echocardiograms Direct - Current Cardioversions Post - Interventional Radiology Neurology / Neuro / Vascular / Thoracic, and Abdominal Surgery Pre / Post Renal Transplants Post-op CABG / LVAD's Post Cardiac Arrest PACU of General Anesthesia Patients for Cath Lab

• Direct care of patients with myocardial infarction and assist in resuscitation / code blue situations • Oversee care of pre and post CABG (coronary artery bypass graft), pre and post cardiac cath, Angiogram / Angioplasty, AICD, PPM, acute stroke, and post-op peripheral vascular surgery patients • Perform EKG and telemetry monitoring, interpret results, and intervene as needed • Collaborates with physicians and social workers regarding discharge planning and follow up care plans • Educate patients and families about healthy living including smoking cessation, alcohol cessation, etc. • Set age - appropriate short - term and long term goals in care planning • Administer intravenous drugs, drips, and combinations drugs using 5 rights and titration of vasoactive drugs with the use of IV infusion pump

Question: Is depression after myocardial infarction (MI) associated with risk of all - cause mortality and further cardiovascular events after adjusting for severity of cardiac disease and other health - related variables?

Does the association between depression and cardiac mortality differ between people with pre - and post-myocardial infarction depression?

Factors influencing female patients» recovery after their first myocardial infarction as experienced by cardiac rehabilitation nurses

Developing depression after a myocardial infarction increases risk of cardiac mortality but pre-existing depression does not