• Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), also known as gastric dilation, twisted stomach, or gastric torsion, is a medical condition that affects dogs in which the stomach becomes overstretched and rotated by excessive gas content. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gastric dilatation volvulus in dogs is likely caused by a multitude of factors, but in all cases the immediate prerequisite is a dysfunction of the sphincter between the esophagus and stomach and an obstruction of outflow through the pylorus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two hundred ninety-five case records were included in an analysis of dogs treated by a standardized protocol for gastric dilatation/volvulus syndrome between 1986 and 1992. (nih.gov)
  • One hundred and ninety-three dogs had gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) confirmed at surgery, 66 had simple gastric dilatation (GD), and 36 others had gastric dilatation but volvulus could not be proved or disproved (GD +/- V). Among dogs with GDV, the fatality rate was 15% (29/193). (nih.gov)
  • Cancer: lymphosarcoma=lymphoma Cardiac: MVD=mitral valve disease Gastrointestinal: GDV = gastric dilatation/volvulus, HGE = haemorrhagic gastroenteritis Immune mediated: AIHA = autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. (thekennelclub.org.uk)
  • Serum cardiac troponin I and cardiac troponin T concentrations in dogs with gastric dilatation-volvulus. (vin.com)
  • The autopsy revealed "cardiac hypertrophy," "biventricular dilatation" and "cardiomegaly. (cdc.gov)
  • The death certificate listed "cardiac hypertrophy" as the immediate cause of death. (cdc.gov)
  • In a normal heart that is exposed to long term increased cardiac output requirements, for example, that of an athlete, there is an adaptive process of slight ventricular dilation and muscle myocyte hypertrophy. (justia.com)
  • In a normal heart, the adaptation of muscle hypertrophy (thickening) and ventricular dilatation maintain a fairly constant wall tension for systolic contraction. (justia.com)
  • However, in a failing heart, the ongoing dilatation is greater than the hypertrophy and the result is a rising wall tension requirement for systolic contraction. (justia.com)
  • Many dogs with GDV have cardiac arrhythmias (40% in one study). (wikipedia.org)
  • Cardiac arrhythmias were detected in 40% (78/193) of the dogs with GDV. (nih.gov)
  • Exercise-dependent cardiac arrhythmias can lead to sudden death. (uni-saarland.de)
  • This affects the electrical functioning of the heart and may lead to malignant arrhythmias, syncope and cardiac arrest. (uni-saarland.de)
  • Therefore, we have investigated the correlation between dilatation of the LA with cardiac arrhythmias and conduction system disorders in patients with systemic arterial hypertension. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dilatation of the LA had a specificity of 73% and a negative predictive value of 98% related to the presence of conduction system disorders and cardiac arrhythmias in patients with hypertension. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cardiac arrhythmias are often observed sity Hospital from April to August 2005. (who.int)
  • We have defined thresholds for the detection of LV dilatation on CT relative to CMR, which could be used to routinely screen for dilated cardiomyopathy at the time of CT. (bath.ac.uk)
  • Idiopathic-dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is a common primary myocardial disease of unknown etiology characterized by progressive biventricular failure, cardiac dilatation, and premature mortality. (nih.gov)
  • Here we show that transgenic mice expressing a dominant-negative form of the CREB transcription factor (CREBA133) under the control of the cardiac myocyte-specific alpha-MHC promoter develop dilated cardiomyopathy that closely resembles many of the anatomical, physiological, and clinical features of human IDC. (nih.gov)
  • Taken together, these results implicate CREB as an important regulator of cardiac myocyte function and provide a genetic model of dilated cardiomyopathy which should facilitate studies of both the pathogenesis and therapy of this clinically important disorder. (nih.gov)
  • Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Failure, and Global Cerebral Atrophy Due to Reduced Cerebral Art. (amjcaserep.com)
  • Mitral regurgitation is related to posterior papillary muscle dysfunction.Additionally, the sudden onset of cardiac symptoms accompanied by deterioration of left ventricular function in young DMD patients already on treatment with a prednisone derivate, that postpones the development of DMD cardiomyopathy, should raise the suspicion of possible myocarditis (3). (escardio.org)
  • The presence of mitral regurgitation is due to mitral annulus dilatation. (escardio.org)
  • Common causes of chronic mitral regurgitation are intrinsic valve pathology (primary MR) or distortion of a normal valve by dilatation and impairment of the left ventricle and/or the mitral annulus (secondary MR). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Fire fighter recruit suffers sudden cardiac death during physical ability training - Texas. (cdc.gov)
  • These abnormalities in patients with TOF increased the pulsatile load on the left ventricle and significantly contributed to decreased cardiac output, even when right ventricular function was taken into account by multivariate regression analysis. (bmj.com)
  • [ 5 ] In general, cardiac catheterization is not necessary to determine the severity of aortic stenosis. (medscape.com)
  • In a laboratory with experienced personnel, Doppler-derived aortic valve gradients are accurate and reproducible and correlate well with those obtained during cardiac catheterization. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, in a patient with clinical features of severe aortic stenosis but echo/Doppler findings of mild to moderate aortic stenosis, further evaluation with repeat Doppler or cardiac catheterization may be required. (medscape.com)
  • To test the hypothesis that after repair of TOF, there are abnormal arterial haemodynamics which are associated with aortic dilatation and which increased after load on the left ventricle. (bmj.com)
  • Systemic arterial haemodynamics were investigated by measuring aortic input impedance during cardiac catheterisation. (bmj.com)
  • The echocardiogram showed mild AS from a bicuspid valve aortic valve without aortic dilatation (Figures 2 and 3). (acc.org)
  • The aortic valve functions to prevent the regurgitation of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle during ventricular diastole and to allow the appropriate flow of blood-the cardiac output -from the left ventricle into the aorta during ventricular systole. (medscape.com)
  • Objectives: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of an automated algorithm to detect left ventricular (LV) dilatation on non-ECG gated CT, using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) as reference standard. (bath.ac.uk)
  • Congenital ion channel diseases (long QT or short QT syndromes, Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) are a group of rare cardiac arrhythmia syndromes caused by genetic changes in certain ion channels in the heart muscle. (uni-saarland.de)
  • 1] Negareh Mousavi, Raena Buksak, and Jonathan R Walker et al (2009) Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: The role of multimodality cardiac imaging. (eurorad.org)
  • Between 2 and 20 wk of age, these mice develop four chamber cardiac dilatation, decreased systolic and diastolic left ventricular function, and attenuated contractile responses to the beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol. (nih.gov)
  • There are many specific disease processes that can lead to heart failure with a resulting difference in pathophysiology of the failing heart, such as the dilatation of the left ventricular chamber. (justia.com)
  • The process of ventricular dilatation is generally the result of chronic volume overload or specific damage to the myocardium. (justia.com)
  • Additionally, because of the lack of cardiac output, there is generally a rise in ventricular filling pressure from several physiologic mechanisms. (justia.com)
  • Allogeneic Cardiospheres Delivered via Percutaneous Transendocardial Injection Increase Viable Myocardium, Decrease Scar Size, and Attenuate Cardiac Dilatation in Porcine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. (biolifesolutions.com)
  • Advances in knowledge: We show, for the first time, that a fully-automated AI-derived analysis of maximal LV chamber axial diameter on non-ECG-gated thoracic CT is feasible in unselected real-world cases and that the derived measures can predict LV dilatation relative to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, the non-invasive reference standard for determining cardiac chamber size. (bath.ac.uk)
  • We have derived sex-specific cut-off values to screen for LV dilatation on routine contrast-enhanced thoracic CT. (bath.ac.uk)
  • Cardiac catheterization also showed a moderately severe dilatation of the ascending thoracic aorta. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Diastolic dysfunction is the predominant cardiac abnormality in this syndrome, which is associated with increased risk of hospitalisation and death. (bmj.com)
  • These data suggest that a diagnosis of diastolic HF may accurately be made as a diagnosis of exclusion, 4 albeit in a highly selected population of relatively young, predominantly male patients who were scheduled to undergo cardiac catheterisation (contrasting with the large clinical population of elderly, hypertensive, predominantly female patients with HF and preserved systolic function). (bmj.com)
  • The increase in diastolic wall stress is felt to be the primary contributor to ongoing dilatation of the chamber. (justia.com)
  • present cardiac and respiratory muscle dysfunction, which typically occur several years after the onset of neuromuscular symptoms depending on whether the patient has survived long enough to develop symptomatic involvement (1). (escardio.org)
  • Such an assessment should include a detailed examination of the heart and of the individual's ability to exercise at a level consistent with diving, without evidence of ischemia, wheezing, cardiac dysfunction or a problem known as "right-to-left shunting. (dan.org)
  • in addition, induces vessel dilatation, decreasing cardiac workload. (medscape.com)
  • Nitrates, arteriolar vasodilators, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors have been used to treat heart failure through the reduction of cardiac workload through the reduction of afterload. (justia.com)
  • However, in instances in which clinical findings are not consistent with echocardiogram results, cardiac catheterization is recommended for further hemodynamic assessment. (medscape.com)
  • Cardiac diseases can be either congenital defects or acquired in nature. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • METHODS: Data were retrospectively collected from databases and hospital records in 3 congenital cardiac surgery centres in Australia. (bvsalud.org)
  • El síndrome de Eisenmenger es la forma más severa de presentación de hipertensión arterial pulmonar secundaria a defectos alerta.v7i1.16816 cardíacos congénitos no reparados, aunque su prevalencia es baja, continúa siendo un reto para los sistemas de salud de los países en vías de desarrollo por su complejidad en el manejo. (bvsalud.org)
  • Por ende, hemos investigado la correlación existente entre la dilatación de la AI con las arritmias cardíacas y los trastornos del sistema de conducción en pacientes con hipertensión arterial (HTA). (bvsalud.org)
  • The disease is characterised by a replacement of cardiac muscle tissue by connective tissue and fat, particularly in the right ventricle. (uni-saarland.de)
  • In patients with low cardiac output, the valvular stenosis may be severe even though the transvalvular gradient is low. (medscape.com)
  • All 4 cardiac valves are surrounded by fibrous tissue forming partial or complete valvular rings, or annuli. (medscape.com)
  • Overview of Cardiac Valvular Disorders Any heart valve can become stenotic or insufficient (also termed regurgitant or incompetent), causing hemodynamic changes long before symptoms occur. (msdmanuals.com)
  • More than half of all patients with sub-clinical or benign skeletal muscle disease were noted to have cardiac manifestations. (escardio.org)
  • I have a particular interest in the complementary role of radionuclide molecular imaging techniques and tissue characterization with contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for sub-clinical detection, phenotyping, diagnosis, and risk stratification of individuals with various forms of cardiomyopathy. (upenn.edu)
  • METHODS: An analysis of patient characteristics and cardiac surgery outcomes in patients with RHD was undertaken, using data from clinical cardiac databases, medical notes, and correspondence from rural outreach clinics. (bvsalud.org)
  • Finally, it seems appropriate to consider the "sodium channel syndrome" (mutations in the gene of the α subunit of the sodium channel, SCN5A gene) as a single clinical entity that may manifest in a wide range of phenotypes, to thus have a better insight on these cardiac syndromes and potential outcomes for their clinical treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • Heart failure may be considered to be the condition in which an abnormality of cardiac function is responsible for the inability of the heart to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues, or can do so only at an abnormally elevated filling pressure. (justia.com)
  • RESULTS: 29 patients (59% female, 97% Aboriginal, Maori or Pacific Islander) underwent 41 valve interventions over 34 cardiac surgeries for RHD between 2000-2018. (bvsalud.org)
  • Consequently, the patient underwent a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) examination, with the following sequences - cine: short axis, two chambers, three chambers, four chambers - and post-gadolinium delayed enhancement. (eurorad.org)
  • Cardiac PET, myocardial blood flow quantification in ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease, myocardial inflammation, myocardial viability, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiomyopathies. (upenn.edu)
  • Diseases causing chronic non cardiac cough are common in dogs and include chronic bronchitis, eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis of terriers, recurrent bacterial bronchopneumonia related to chronic and repeated aspiration or to anatomic disorders such as primary ciliary dyskinesia, and others. (vin.com)
  • However, numerous studies have demonstrated that light to moderate alcohol consumption (ie, 1-2 drinks per day or 3-9 drinks per week) decreases the risk of cardiac events such as myocardial infarction. (medscape.com)
  • Observations during the second half of the 19th century described cardiac enlargement seen at autopsy and heart failure symptoms in persons who had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. (medscape.com)
  • L'objectif de ce travail était de décrire le profi l des manifestations cardiovasculaires chez les patients vivants avec le VIH en le comparant à celui de patients séronégatifs. (bvsalud.org)
  • This list includes some preventive measures that have been recommended by other agencies to reduce the risk of on-the- job heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrest among fire fighters. (cdc.gov)
  • this generates higher pressure within the heart and eventually causes the cardiac muscle to overdevelop. (dan.org)
  • this overloads the heart with blood, eventually resulting in enlargement (or "dilatation") of the heart's cavities. (dan.org)
  • Mrs. J. M. Gruver of dilatation of the heart. (joycetice.com)
  • As detailed in the specific cardiac disease sections that follow, the location, timing, and intensity of a heart murmur may correlate with a specific type of cardiac disease or the severity of the disease. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • In this way, the heart fully compensates for the increased cardiac output requirements. (justia.com)
  • The linear heart tube undergoes a complex progression termed cardiac looping, in which the tubular heart adopts a spiral shape with its outer surface sweeping rightwards (panels e and f). (medscape.com)
  • A routine chest radiograph taken 2 years earlier, and a follow-up CT scan, confirmed the dilatation of the ascending fusiform aorta, which measured 5 cm in diameter. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Over half (58%) had an ejection fraction of 50% or less, 71% were in functional NYHA class III or IV, and 29% had previous cardiac surgery. (medscape.com)
  • This study aimed to describe patient characteristics and outcomes from cardiac surgery for RHD in patients referred to the only tertiary paediatric hospital in Western Australia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Diagnostic studies in the emergency department should include electrocardiography (ECG), chest radiography, serum electrolyte levels, cardiac biomarkers, and a complete blood count (CBC). (medscape.com)
  • American College of Cardiology Apr 2017 Notes: http://www.acc.org/latest-incardiology/articles/2017/04/10/08/43/cardiac-mri-vs-pet. (upenn.edu)
  • Background-There is growing evidence to support an important role for vitamin D and related hormones, parathyroid hormone and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), on cardiac remodeling in chronic kidney disease. (northwestern.edu)
  • Our objective was to determine the relationships between vitamin D and cardiac remodeling in chronic kidney disease and the effects of parathyroid hormone and FGF23 on these associations. (northwestern.edu)
  • According to the HEMO study, cardiac arrhythmia and ST-segment changes during deaths account for 39.4% of all deaths in HD in young patients with no concomitant patients on chronic haemodialysis (HD). (who.int)
  • Detection of Myocardial Inflammation by T2-weighted Imaging on Cardiac MRI versus FDG PET Among Patients with Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. (upenn.edu)
  • He did not have any cardiovascular risk factors, and his cardiac function and morphology were normal prior to sorafenib treatment. (biomedcentral.com)