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AbnormalitiesCongestive heart fNormal conductionStudying conduction velocityMyocarditisElectrical conduction systemSupraventricular tachycardiaIschemiaPericarditisSlow conductionAtrioventricular conductionVelocitySinoatrialDisturbanceCardiovascularAbnormalityDisordersTachycardiaRhythmNodalIschemic heart dCoronary SyndromesHypotensionArrhythmias such as atrialBundle brancSyndromeDefectsInfarctionFailureRepolarizationAtrial arrhythmiasBeta-blockersVerapamilDrugsChronicFlecainidePathwaysNodeTissueMyocardial necrosisEchocardiogramCardiac electricalClinicalRuptureExcitationProcainamideCongenital
Abnormalities4
  • Q fever should be suspected in unexplained conduction abnormalities, especially in febrile young patients residing in disease-endemic areas. (cdc.gov)
  • If they are frequent, electrolyte abnormalities (especially hypo- or hyperkalemia and hypomagnesemia), hyperthyroidism, and occult heart disease should be excluded. (health.am)
  • [ 3 ] Atrial fibrillation has been reported in more than 30% of patients with EMF followed by other rhythm or conduction abnormalities like junctional rhythm, heart blocks, and intraventricular conduction delay. (medscape.com)
  • In all of these cases, death was attributed to conduction abnormalities associated with the cardiac lesions or euthanasia. (cdc.gov)
Congestive heart f3
  • The aim of this study was to assess the potential acute benefit of multisite cardiac pacing with optimized atrioventricular synchrony and simultaneous biventricular pacing in patients with drug-refractory congestive heart failure (CHF). (nih.gov)
  • Patients with syncope and evidence of congestive heart failure or structural heart disease, abnormal electrocardiographic findings, or a family history of sudden death should be admitted to the hospital for emergent evaluation. (aafp.org)
  • Acute recovery phase of myocardial infarction, and patients with arrhythmias, heart block or conduction disturbances, or congestive heart failure. (ojacobsson.se)
Normal conduction3
  • Pacemaker testing 5 months and 12 months later showed no restoration of normal conduction. (cdc.gov)
  • This escape mechanism, with a rate of 40-60 beats per minute, produces a narrow QRS complex because the ventricle is depolarized using the normal conduction pathway. (medscape.com)
  • When there is a disturbance in the normal conduction through the fast pathway, the slow pathway may be activated to conduct the excitation wave to the bundle of His, as well as retrograde back to the fast one, and then back again down the slow pathway continuously to produce the PSVT (see Figure 1). (rjmatthewsmd.com)
Studying conduction velocity1
  • This application note describes solutions for studying conduction velocity, rhythmic/arrhythmic behavior, and QT-prolongation in acute heart preparations. (multichannelsystems.com)
Myocarditis8
Electrical conduction system3
  • Progressive degeneration of the electrical conduction system of the heart can lead to third-degree heart block. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eosinophilic infiltration affects the cardiac electrical conduction system in addition to causing heart failure . (medscape.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a world-leading health problem and encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders, including diseases of the blood vessels, the heart muscle, the electrical conduction system, and congenital heart disease. (springer.com)
Supraventricular tachycardia2
  • The distinction from aberrant conduction of supraventricular tachycardia may be difficult. (health.am)
  • The exact diagnosis (eg, VT vs supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction) was not the focus of the study, given that in real-world scenarios the real diagnosis is typically uncertain, and no ECG criteria have been found to be reliable in this distinction. (medscape.com)
Ischemia3
  • Many conditions can cause third-degree heart block, but the most common cause is coronary ischemia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Clinical presentations include silent ischemia, angina pectoris, acute. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Ischemia of the AVN, especially with acute inferior infarction involving the posterior descending artery, the origin of the AV nodal artery branch. (medscape.com)
Pericarditis2
  • After inges- size, calcification and number of cysts, and acute pericarditis and mimic acute tion, larvae pass the intestine and reach integrity of the cyst, and effect of the coronary syndrome or acute aortic dis- the right side of the heart through the cysts, palpitations and presence of com- section. (who.int)
  • In most patients, heart pericardial tamponade, secondary peri- complications include systemic or pul- hydatidosis is calcified and become cardial cysts or constructive pericarditis. (who.int)
Slow conduction2
  • They also have anti-arrhythmic effects since they decrease spontaneous firing of ectopic pacemakers, slow conduction, and increase the refractory period of the atrioventricular (AV) node [1]. (escardio.org)
  • G. There is a slow conduction pathway as well as a fast one. (rjmatthewsmd.com)
Atrioventricular conduction1
  • Like other calcium channel antagonists, diltiazem decreases sinoatrial and atrioventricular conduction in isolated tissues and has a negative inotropic effect in isolated preparations. (nih.gov)
Velocity4
  • In angina pectoris, propranolol generally reduces the oxygen requirement of the heart at any given level of effort by blocking the catecholamine-induced increases in the heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and the velocity and extent of myocardial contraction. (nih.gov)
  • RESULTS: Mouse hearts exposed to â ¼8µM Phe for 15-min exhibited a significantly slower heart rate (p=0.0006, N=10 hearts), a prolonged PR interval (p=0.036, N=8 hearts), and a slower conduction velocity (p=0.0143, N=7 hearts). (bvsalud.org)
  • p=0.0001) were also observed, explaining the slowed conduction velocity in intact hearts. (bvsalud.org)
  • Fibrosis also reduces conduction velocity, impairs activation pattern and may provide the substrate for wave breaks and reentry. (medscape.com)
Sinoatrial2
Disturbance2
  • Single chamber atrial pacing is contraindicated in patients with an AV conduction disturbance. (medtronic.com)
  • The conduction disturbance persisted for 12 days and spontaneously resolved. (wmcresearch.org)
Cardiovascular9
  • High-risk patients with cardiovascular or structural heart disease, history concerning for arrhythmia, abnormal electrocardiographic findings, or severe comorbidities should be admitted to the hospital for further evaluation. (aafp.org)
  • One of the best tools to help practitioners make the best bedside clinical decisions when managing patients with acute cardiovascular disease. (escardio.org)
  • Cardiovascular effects: beta-blockers reduce heart rate, cardiac contractility, and systolic blood pressure. (escardio.org)
  • By 2005, the total number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths (mainly coronary heart disease, stroke, and rheumatic heart disease) had increased globally to 17.5 million from 14.4 million in 1990. (health.am)
  • Thyroid hormones have significant effects on the heart and cardiovascular system, and hyperthyroidism affects left ventricular systolic and diastolic function differently. (ac.ir)
  • 2 - 4 Thyroid Hormones significantly affect the heart and cardiovascular system through a variety of direct and indirect mechanisms. (ac.ir)
  • Thyroid hormones have substantial cardiovascular consequences such as decreased peripheral vascular and post-load resistance and elevated heart rate, myocardial contractility, blood pressure, and cardiac output. (ac.ir)
  • We are pleased to inaugurate this new avenue of communication by highlighting a recent NIOSH publication that recommends strategic interventions to prevent deaths from heart attacks and other cardiovascular events among firefighters. (cdc.gov)
  • The Alert, Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events , incorporates findings from 131 NIOSH investigations, examines the circumstances of these cardiac events, reviews the current fire service standards, provides case reports, and makes recommendations for preventing injury and death to fire fighters from preventable cardiovascular conditions. (cdc.gov)
Abnormality2
  • The fact that the computer failed to detect any acute abnormality likewise in no way rules out the possibility of acute OMI. (blogspot.com)
  • D. They are transient when functional abnormality dominates (hypoxemia, heart failure, electrolyte abnormality). (rjmatthewsmd.com)
Disorders3
  • The researchers are currently investigating whether the increase in heart rate with alcohol consumption could lead to heart rhythm disorders in the longer-term. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Dual chamber modes are specifically indicated for treatment of conduction disorders that require restoration of both rate and AV synchrony, which include various degrees of AV block to maintain the atrial contribution to cardiac output and VVI intolerance (e.g., pacemaker syndrome) in the presence of persistent sinus rhythm. (medtronic.com)
  • With recent evidence demonstrating the critical role of RV in a number of disorders, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction prognosis, the determination of the RV feature becomes quickly essential in clinical practice. (ac.ir)
Tachycardia2
  • Imbalance between the myocardial oxygen need and the availability of oxygen, and consequently myocardial ischaemia may also be caused, in the absence of an acute coronary stenosis (plaque rupture), by tachycardia and bradycardia, coronary spasm, hypotension, anaemia, respiratory insufficiency or other severe disease. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Tricyclic antidepressants have been reported to produce arrhythmias, sinus tachycardia, prolongation of the conduction time leading to myocardial infarction and stroke. (ojacobsson.se)
Rhythm3
  • Exercise generally abolishes premature beats in normal hearts, and the rhythm becomes regular. (health.am)
  • Ultimately, the patient's complete heart block resolved spontaneously, and he was discharged home with ambulatory rhythm monitoring. (wmcresearch.org)
  • Response to treatment was defined by conversion of the WCT to the patient's known or presumed usual heart rhythm within the study period. (medscape.com)
Nodal3
  • Atropine is often used as a first line treatment of a third-degree heart block in the presence of a narrow QRS which indicates a nodal block, but, may have little to no effect in an infra-nodal block. (wikipedia.org)
  • Junctional rhythms are common in patients with sick sinus syndrome or in patients who have significant bradycardia that allows the AV nodal region to determine the heart rate. (medscape.com)
  • Because it suppresses ventricular conduction and also has atrioventricular nodal blocking effects, it was presumed effective for other types of WCT as well, and it quickly became the preferred therapy for all undifferentiated WCT. (medscape.com)
Ischemic heart d1
  • It causes a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance and a modest fall in blood pressure in normotensive individuals and, in exercise tolerance studies in patients with ischemic heart disease, reduces the heart rate-blood pressure product for any given workload. (nih.gov)
Coronary Syndromes2
  • Overview of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Acute coronary syndromes result from acute obstruction of a coronary artery. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Revascularization for Acute Coronary Syndromes Revascularization is the restoration of blood supply to ischemic myocardium in an effort to limit ongoing damage, reduce ventricular irritability, and improve short-term and long-term outcomes. (msdmanuals.com)
Hypotension3
  • People with third-degree AV block typically experience severe bradycardia (an abnormally low measured heart rate), hypotension, and at times, hemodynamic instability. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients with syncope who are at low risk of adverse events (e.g., those with symptoms consistent with vasovagal or orthostatic hypotension syncope, no history of heart disease, no family history of sudden cardiac death, and normal electrocardiographic findings) may be safely followed without further intervention or treatment. (aafp.org)
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in older patients with acute illness and can occur for multiple reasons including hypotension, dehydration, sepsis, cardiorenal syndrome/cardiac failure or NSAID use. (aneskey.com)
Arrhythmias such as atrial1
Bundle branc1
  • An initial ECG showed evidence of left anterior fascicular hemiblock (LAFB) and right bundle branch block (RBBB) with two to one (2:1) atrioventricular (AV) conduction block in the form of second-degree AV conduction block, confirming a form of a trifascicular block. (wmcresearch.org)
Syndrome3
  • Beyond that, we are linking metabolism to the heart and describing phenotypes that emerge in a set of known genes, when knocked out in mice, such as the leptin receptor ( Lepr ), leptin ( Lep ), and Bardet-Biedl syndrome 5 ( Bbs5 ). (springer.com)
  • Acute coronary syndrome results from an abrupt reduction or cessation of blood flow locally within a coronary artery. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Right atrial wall that acute coronary syndrome second- infected sheep are eaten by dogs. (who.int)
Defects2
  • The patient had no familial history of cardiac conduction defects or cardiomyopathy. (cdc.gov)
  • Below follows a rather detailed declaration of ECG changes, arrhythmias and conduction defects that occur due to antiarrhythmic drugs, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers (inhibitors). (ecgwaves.com)
Infarction8
Failure10
  • Serious' effects are those that evoke failure in a biological system and can lead to morbidity or mortality (e.g., acute respiratory distress or death). (cdc.gov)
  • Such data have no predictive value with respect to effects in patients with poor ventricular function, and increased heart failure has been reported in patients with preexisting impairment of ventricular function. (nih.gov)
  • Cardiopulmonary conditions such as heart failure, pericardial disease, and pulmonary hypertension were also suggested, given the symptoms of dyspnea and orthopnea. (frontiersin.org)
  • This acute hemodynamic study demonstrated that biventricular DDD pacing may significantly improve cardiac performance in patients with IVCB and with severe heart failure, in comparison with intrinsic conduction and single-site RV DDD pacing. (nih.gov)
  • They are indicated if STEMI patients also have heart failure or LV dysfunction (Class I, Level A) [2]. (escardio.org)
  • Beta-blockers have been shown to reduce mortality and heart failure readmissions in patients with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) [1]. (escardio.org)
  • Start low and go slow with the elderly, COPD, and patients with heart failure. (escardio.org)
  • BACKGROUND: The functional contribution of non-myocyte cardiac cells, such as inflammatory cells, in the setup of heart failure in response to doxorubicin (Dox) is recently becoming of growing interest. (bvsalud.org)
  • 75 years of age) and patients with diabetes, chronic heart failure , renal failure or dementia may present with a feeling of nausea, weakness or heaviness as well as sweating without chest pain. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Agarwal and colleagues [10] hosts of the cystic stages of these tape- tive heart failure. (who.int)
Repolarization2
  • The abstract 'Acute alcohol consumption and effects on cardiac excitation, conduction, and repolarization. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This electrical dysfunction manifested as an increase in arrhythmia susceptibility due to impairment of both conduction and repolarization. (bvsalud.org)
Atrial arrhythmias1
  • Intravenous verapamil and diltiazem infusions had similar safety and efficacy outcomes when used for acute treatment of atrial arrhythmias in the institutional setting. (seagullindia.com)
Beta-blockers1
  • Beta-blockers and/or calcium channel blockers are first-line treatment to control heart rate and anginal symptoms (Class I, Level A) [3]. (escardio.org)
Verapamil5
  • Publication types Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U. Bij angina pectoris (hartkramp), hartritmestoornissen en bij hoge bloeddruk Class 4 antiarrhythmics include the drugs verapamil and diltiazem, and these drugs function primarily by blocking Calcium channels at the heart. (seagullindia.com)
  • Describe how the calcium channel blockers (verapamil/diltiazem) slows AV conduction. (seagullindia.com)
  • In de tabel worden de eigenschappen van diltiazem, verapamil en nifedipine vergeleken. (seagullindia.com)
  • 1) hartritmestoornissen (calciumblokkers met de stofnamen verapamil en diltiazem) fenomeen van Raynaud om verkrampte vaten in de huid te verwijden Effecten calciumblokkers Calcium is nodig om spieren te laten samentrekken. (seagullindia.com)
  • Contractiliteit Bij een normale linkerventrikelfunctie wordt, net zoals het geval is met nifedipine en verapamil, geen buy renova cream uk verlies van functie waargenomen Class 4 antiarrhythmics include the drugs verapamil and diltiazem, and these drugs function primarily by blocking Calcium channels at the heart. (seagullindia.com)
Drugs3
  • Other drugs may be utilized such as epinephrine or dopamine which have positive chronotropic effects and may increase the heart rate. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bij angina pectoris (hartkramp), hartritmestoornissen en bij hoge bloeddruk Side effects of these drugs include constipation, bradycardia, and hyperprolactinemia. (seagullindia.com)
  • The reader will notice that most of these drugs are contraindicated in patients with structural heart disease, as well as patients with reduced left ventricular function. (ecgwaves.com)
Chronic3
  • These data are discussed in terms of three exposure periods: acute (14 days or less), intermediate (15-364 days), and chronic (365 days or more). (cdc.gov)
  • MRLs can be derived for acute, intermediate, and chronic duration exposures for inhalation and oral routes. (cdc.gov)
  • As an example, acute inhalation MRLs may not be protective for health effects that are delayed in development or are acquired following repeated acute insults, such as hypersensitivity reactions, asthma, or chronic bronchitis. (cdc.gov)
Flecainide2
  • Based on the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial study results, flecainide is not recommended in patients with structural heart disease due to high proarrhythmic risk. (wjgnet.com)
  • Based on the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial study results, flecainide is contraindicated for patients with structural heart disease due to high proarrhythmic risk. (wjgnet.com)
Pathways1
  • The Cardioblate CryoFlex 7-cm, 10-cm, and 10-S probes plus the CryoFlex Clamp and CryoFlex Surgical Ablation Console freeze target tissue and block the electrical conduction pathways by creating an inflammatory response and cryonecrosis. (medtronic.com)
Node4
  • Atropine works by reducing vagal stimulation through the AV node but will not be effective in those who have had a previous heart transplant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Work by blocking voltage-dependent calcium channels this drug help decrease conduction through the AV node. (seagullindia.com)
  • The AV node (AVN) has intrinsic automaticity that allows it to initiate and depolarize the myocardium during periods of significant sinus bradycardia or complete heart block. (medscape.com)
  • Propafenone may decrease automaticity in the SA node and thereby lower heart rate. (ecgwaves.com)
Tissue3
  • It is thought that maternal antibodies may cross the placenta and attack the heart tissue during gestation. (wikipedia.org)
  • METHODS: We identified individuals who died in Puerto Rico during 2014 following an acute illness, and had CHIKV RNA detected by RT-PCR in a pre- or post-mortem blood or tissue specimen. (cdc.gov)
  • The location of the cyst in myocardi- may radiate to the epigastrium and it passes through the pulmonary vascular al tissue is subepicardial, subendocardial may closely mimic acute abdomen. (who.int)
Myocardial necrosis1
  • Stage 1 involves acute inflammation and subsequent myocardial necrosis. (medscape.com)
Echocardiogram1
Cardiac electrical1
  • DISCUSSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first evidence of direct inhibitory effects of Phe on mammalian cardiac electrical activity at both the whole-heart and cell levels. (bvsalud.org)
Clinical3
  • In his book "American Cardiology: The History of a Specialty and Its College," Bruce Fye, MD, MACC , details how in the period following World War II, factors like the increasing prevalence of heart disease, the advent of federal research funding, breakthroughs in technological innovations, and the growing availability of health insurance worked together to shape cardiology into a major academic and clinical discipline. (acc.org)
  • The ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) answered this call in 1980 by initiating a unique partnership to develop clinical guidelines. (acc.org)
  • Other clinical manifestations of myocardial ischaemia include acute pulmonary oedema, loss of consciousness and sudden death. (unboundmedicine.com)
Rupture1
  • Ana- a fatal outcome but isolated right atrial subepicardial cyst rupture, rupture may phylactic shock may develop due to cyst wall hydatid cyst is an exceedingly rare be asymptomatic or it may cause acute rupture into the bloodstream. (who.int)
Excitation2
  • The researchers investigated the association between blood alcohol concentration and four ECG parameters: excitation ( heart rate ), conduction (PR interval, QRS complex), and repolarisation (QT interval). (medicalxpress.com)
  • preexcitation indicates an additional excitatory spread in the ventricles of the heart, coupled to auricular excitation. (rjmatthewsmd.com)
Procainamide1
  • This study demonstrated that procainamide was more effective and safer than amiodarone for patients with WCT, including those with structural heart disease. (medscape.com)
Congenital3