• Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) (42.9%) was the most common indication for echocardiography followed by heart failure (21.6%).HHD (58%) was the most common heart disease followed by dilated cardiomyopathy (7.4%) and valvular heart disease(6.1%).61(8.1%) subjects had normal echocardiogram. (ajol.info)
  • Hypertensive heart disease is the most common indication for echocardiography and also the predominant cause of heart disease in Onitsha,South East Nigeria followed by dilated cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease. (ajol.info)
  • The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released their updated recommendations on managing valvular heart disease in December 2020. (medscape.com)
  • Valvular heart disease (VHD) stages (stages A-D) in patients should be classified based on symptoms, valve anatomy, severity of valve dysfunction, and response of the ventricle and pulmonary circulation. (medscape.com)
  • In 2014, the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology(AHA/ACC) released a revision to its 2008 guidelines for management of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD). (medscape.com)
  • Heart disease in the developing world is mainly due to nonischemic causes-hypertensive heart disease, valvular and myocardial damage from rheumatic fever, and heart muscle diseases caused by certain infectious agents, for example, cardiomyopathy from HIV infection. (nigeriamedj.com)
  • Treatment focuses on control of the underlying carcinoid syndrome, targeting subsequent valvular heart disease and managing consequent heart failure. (karger.com)
  • I am interested in many aspects of cardiovascular medicine, especially valvular heart disease, but also ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and atrial fibrillation. (otago.ac.nz)
  • TNF-alpha and IL-6, showed significant increase among patients with CHF due to ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy compared to levels among CHF patients with valvular heart disease and hypertensive heart diseases. (peeters-leuven.be)
  • Know the indications for and characteristic findings of echocardiography in patients with native valvular heart diseases and prosthetic heart valves, including endocarditis and its complications. (acc.org)
  • Skill to incorporate resting and stress hemodynamic information in the evaluation and management of patients with complex valvular heart disease or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (acc.org)
  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease. (meduniver.com)
  • Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease). (meduniver.com)
  • Mitral valve disease is the most common valvular disease in developed countries. (frontiersin.org)
  • This response favorably altered the clinical course of the patient, enabling corrective valvular surgery, enhancing health-related quality of life, improving symptoms (from New York Heart Association grade III at baseline to grade I after 6 cycles), stabilizing the disease, and substantially reducing the level of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid. (snmjournals.org)
  • On July 8, 1997, 24 cases of valvular heart disease in women who had been treated with fenfluramine and phentermine were publicly reported (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Although valvular lesions were observed on both sides of the heart, a left-sided valve was affected in all cases. (cdc.gov)
  • The histopathologic features were similar to those observed in carcinoid-induced valvular disease, a serotonin-related syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Because symptoms frequently occur relatively late during the course of valvular incompetence, the prevalence of valve lesions was assessed for patients who were exposed to these drugs but who had no obvious history of cardiac disease or cardiac symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • GAS M proteins share epitopes (antigenic-determinant sites that are recognized by antibodies) with proteins found in synovium, heart muscle, and heart valve, suggesting that molecular mimicry by GAS antigens from rheumatogenic strains contributes to the arthritis, carditis, and valvular damage. (msdmanuals.com)
  • At this institution, of rheumatic carditis and valvular heart the workup for patients with suspected IE disease remains limited due to the lack of includes 3 to 5 sets of blood cultures, haemot nationwide epidemiological studies. (who.int)
  • citation needed] Complications of an uncorrected secundum ASD include pulmonary hypertension, right-sided congestive heart failure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recent evidence shows that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be important in the assessment of severity and prognosis in congestive heart failure (CHF). (peeters-leuven.be)
  • The patient was admitted to the hospital with a working diagnosis of [[congestive heart failure]] brought on by her lung disease. (wikidoc.org)
  • Wheezing may be an important clinical sign, suggesting congestive heart failure in infants. (medscape.com)
  • In a patient with established disease, features of congestive heart failure are dominant. (medscape.com)
  • Commonest indication for study was congestive heart failure (68). (bvsalud.org)
  • The median courses of indomethacin were 1.77, congestive heart failure was shown in 11 patients (84.62%), the median age at surgery was 27.69 days and the median duration of orotracheal intubation was 22.62 days. (bvsalud.org)
  • Surgical indication was generally in patients with moderate to large ductus arteriosus with congestive heart failure. (bvsalud.org)
  • Echocardiography has become the most common and cost effective cardiac imaging modality available in the diagnosis of heart disease. (ajol.info)
  • Echocardiography is increasingly becoming available in secondary health facilities and private health facilities.There is dearth of data on echocardiographic pattern of heart disease in Anambra state. (ajol.info)
  • The aim of this study was to identify the spectrum of heart disease on echocardiography in a large mission hospital in the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra state. (ajol.info)
  • Echocardiography is a non-invasive, relatively cheap and useful imaging technique for the evaluation of cardiac diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objectives Handheld echocardiography (HAND) has good sensitivity and specificity for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) when performed by cardiologists. (wustl.edu)
  • A simplified approach (HAND performed and interpreted by a non-expert) was compared with the reference standard (standard portable echocardiography, performed and interpreted by experts according to the 2012 World Heart Federation guidelines). (wustl.edu)
  • Ischemic heart disease remains rare (0.7%) probably due to the investigative modality used in this study (resting transthoracic echocardiography). (nigeriamedj.com)
  • Echocardiography is the mainstay of imaging and demonstrates thickened right heart valves with limited mobility and regurgitation. (karger.com)
  • However, cardiac CT scanning is usually not required in the routine diagnosis and management of heart failure, and echocardiography and MRI may provide similar information without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation. (pursuantmedia.com)
  • Echocardiography, also called an echo test or cardiac ultrasound, utilizes high frequency sound waves to create real-time images of your beating heart so that your radiologist and referring clinician can assess how well your heart, valves and chambers are functioning. (pursuantmedia.com)
  • Echocardiography is considered the most reliable noninvasive test to establish the diagnosis, assess cardiac function, and exclude associated structural heart disease. (medscape.com)
  • Outcomes of patients with early calcific aortic valve disease detected by clinically indicated echocardiography. (otago.ac.nz)
  • [ 15 ] . The new criteria also include a role for echocardiography in addition to a clinical assessment of the heart for a diagnosis of carditis. (medscape.com)
  • Staff also provides echocardiographic guidance during complex interventions in the catheterization laboratory (interventional echocardiography). (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The echocardiography lab is actively involved in multiple research projects to improve diagnostic capabilities of non-invasive imaging, with current research interests including, strain imaging, cardiotoxicity, transcatheter aortic replacement and infiltrative heart disease. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Members of the Echocardiography section are actively involved in imaging and patient oriented research, have active roles in many national organizations and committees, including the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology, and routinely present at national and international meetings. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • A 30-y-old man who had been diagnosed with a grade II jejunal neuroendocrine tumor metastatic to the liver and abdomen was found clinically and on 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiography to have the complication of carcinoid heart disease. (snmjournals.org)
  • ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 guideline update for the clinical application of echocardiography: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography). (medscape.com)
  • A data of 2030 patients with diagnosis of ACS hospitalized from December 2008 to December 2011 was used to develop a risk model based on echocardiographic parameters using the binary logistic regression. (hindawi.com)
  • We sought to determine the clinical and echocardiographic parameters that differentiate thrombus from pannus formation as the etiology of obstructed mechanical prosthetic valves. (nih.gov)
  • The aim of the study was to examine the usefulness of echocardiographic parameters as predictors of in-hospital outcome in patients with ACS after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (hindawi.com)
  • Differentiating thrombus from pannus formation in obstructed mechanical prosthetic valves: an evaluation of clinical, transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic parameters. (meduniver.com)
  • Subjective symptomatic, radiologic, biochemical, and 2D echocardiographic parameters were used to determine the treatment response. (snmjournals.org)
  • Data on baseline clinical characteristics, PDA-related echocardiographic parameters, PDA treatment details, and relevant long-term outcomes were collected. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Comprehensive hemodynamic assessment of PDA-related echocardiographic parameters such as PDA size, shunt pattern, effect on systemic circulation, and pulmonary circulation were higher in Epoch-2. (thieme-connect.de)
  • 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Over the past few decades, a body of literature has emerged presenting individual echocardiographic parameters that suggest the hemodynamic significance of the PDA. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with cardiomyopathies and heart failure. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with myocardial ischemia and infarction and the structural complications of myocardial infarction. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with pericardial effusion and tamponade. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings characteristic of simple adult congenital heart disease. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings of cardiac masses. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction and enlargement. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with systemic diseases involving the heart, including amyloidosis. (acc.org)
  • Know the characteristic echocardiographic findings associated with complex and postoperative adult congenital heart disease. (acc.org)
  • Skill to review echocardiographic images and integrate the findings in patient evaluation and management. (acc.org)
  • There have been a relatively small number of reports pertaining to the clinical outcomes and echocardiographic findings following TAMVI or surgical redo mitral valve replacement (SRMVR) for degenerated bioprosthetic valve or failed annuloplasty rings. (frontiersin.org)
  • In this study, we sought to determine whether TAMVI could achieve outcomes on par with those of SRMVR at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after the procedure in terms of mortality rates and echocardiographic findings. (frontiersin.org)
  • Heart failure was excluded on the basis of transthoracic echocardiographic findings of left ventricular dysfunction and/or high central venous pressure (CVP). (rcpe.ac.uk)
  • Additional autopsy findings included coronary artery disease, cardiomegaly (enlarged heart), and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). (cdc.gov)
  • More severe disease among the critical CHD subtypes diagnosed prenatally might explain these findings. (cdc.gov)
  • The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • 8 Routine ultrasonic imaging of the spleen as a part of a comprehensive echocardiographic examination has not been reported. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In the past, determination of splenic status needed either radiation exposure (computed tomography or radionuclide imaging)5,6 or indirect evidence from blood smears (presence or absence of Howell-Jolly bodies).1,7 Ultrasonography can image the spleen consistently and clearly.8 Routine ultrasonic imaging of the spleen as a part of a comprehensive echocardiographic examination has not been reported. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Most structural congenital heart defects can be identified prenatally through ultrasound examination in pregnancy or via routine examinations during hospital maternity stays, but in some cases, heart defects are not discovered prior to discharge. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Base-apex ECG tracings obtained from a horse that was evaluated because of an irregular heart beat that was identified during a prepurchase examination. (avma.org)
  • Know the potential artifacts that may confound the echocardiographic examination. (acc.org)
  • Know the standard views included in a comprehensive transthoracic echocardiographic examination. (acc.org)
  • Know the standard views included in a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination. (acc.org)
  • Skill to perform and interpret a transthoracic echocardiographic examination. (acc.org)
  • Skill to perform and interpret a transesophageal echocardiographic examination. (acc.org)
  • However, there is evidence of epidemiological transition toward the increasing prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Sub-Saharan Africa largely because of the increasing prevalence of traditional risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity, and cigarette smoking. (nigeriamedj.com)
  • Outcome measures Prevalence of heart failure at rescreening overall and for each original ECHOES subgroup. (bmj.com)
  • We analysed the prevalence, characteristics and prognostic impact of both conditions across American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) precursor and HF stages A-D. (springer.com)
  • Carcinoid heart disease manifests in many patients with carcinoid syndrome ( 2 ), but the prevalence dropped to approximately 20% after the introduction of newer therapies such as somatostatin analogs and 177 Lu-DOTATATE, along with everolimus, sunitinib, and the combination of capecitabine and temozolomide ( 3 ). (snmjournals.org)
  • In early September, FDA received echocardiographic reports from five independent, unpublished echocardiographic prevalence surveys of patients who had received dexfenfluramine or fenfluramine alone or in combination with phentermine ( Table 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The patient presented remarkable adulta clinical improvement to dyspnea, she was discharged with medical reference to the Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic at Rosales National Hospital. (bvsalud.org)
  • Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a rare and potentially lethal manifestation of an advanced carcinoid (neuroendocrine) tumor. (karger.com)
  • The echocardiogram above shows severe tricuspid regurgitation due to leaflet malcoaptation, typical for carcinoid heart disease. (acc.org)
  • A study found that levels of chromogranin-A (CgA) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were associated with the presence and severity of tricuspid regurgitation as a manifestation of carcinoid heart disease among patients with neuroendocrine tumors. (acc.org)
  • 2 Characteristic echocardiographic features of advanced carcinoid heart disease include thickening and retraction of immobile tricuspid valve leaflets with associated tricuspid regurgitation, which is severe in 90 percent of patients. (acc.org)
  • However, given the patient's history of metastatic neuroendocrine tumor, as well as an elevated pro-BNP with echocardiographic evidence of severe tricuspid regurgitation, carcinoid heart disease is the most likely cause. (acc.org)
  • This is a feature consistent with carcinoid heart disease. (acc.org)
  • 7 In carcinoid heart disease, the tricuspid valve is not displaced, and the anterior leaflet is not elongated. (acc.org)
  • Surgical management of left-sided carcinoid heart disease. (acc.org)
  • Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy with 177Lu-DOTATATE in Carcinoid Heart Disease: A Contraindication or a Promising Treatment Approach Bettering Chances for Corrective Surgery? (snmjournals.org)
  • We report the gratifying response of functioning metastatic neuroendocrine tumor with carcinoid heart disease (uncontrolled by long-acting octreotide) to treatment with 177 Lu-DOTATATE. (snmjournals.org)
  • Considering the significantly shortened overall survival of patients with carcinoid heart disease, the relative paucity of available treatment options, and the risk of complications during corrective surgery on poorly controlled functioning disease, 177 Lu-DOTATATE can emerge as a potent option in this group of patients. (snmjournals.org)
  • We report a case of carcinoid heart disease that was managed successfully by such therapy ( 177 Lu-DOTATATE), with a documented objective and symptomatic response that enabled the patient to be considered for corrective surgery. (snmjournals.org)
  • Angiograms and echocardiograms are the standard diagnostic assessment for nearly all heart disease related decision-making, from medications to coronary bypass surgery, so just about everyone with heart and stoke issues has them done. (ucsf.edu)
  • Monitoring techniques during the perioperative period include surveillance of electrocardiographic ST-changes, echocardiographic assessment of the regional and global wall motion, and invasive measurement of pulmonary arterial and capillary wedge pressures. (medscape.com)
  • Doppler echocardiographic assessment with the continuity equation of St. Jude Medical mechanical prostheses in the mitral valve position. (meduniver.com)
  • Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the St. Jude medical prosthetic valve in the aortic position using the continuity equation. (meduniver.com)
  • 103 had heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) and 73 had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). (bmj.com)
  • 66-year-old female with a history of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, presented to the clinic for worsening lower extremity edema. (acc.org)
  • Echocardiographic ejection fraction was 39.1 ± 8.2% (mean ± SD) in the study group indicating class II-IV heart failure. (peeters-leuven.be)
  • In many cases, quantifying left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) - or how much blood the left ventricle pumps out with each contraction - is critical to optimize decision-making and treatment decisions, particularly for acute coronary syndromes like heart attacks or unstable angina. (ucsf.edu)
  • We hypothesized the existence of distinct phenotype-based groups within the very heterogeneous population of patients of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and using an unsupervised hierarchical clustering applied to plasma concentration of various biomarkers. (karger.com)
  • Eight hundred and seventeen subjects (56.7%) had hypertensive heart disease, 53 subjects (3.7%) had rheumatic heart disease while 44(3.0%) had dilated cardiomyopathy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although the procedure had an unheralded beginning, it has become a powerful tool in the diagnosis of cardiac diseases and in epidemiological studies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, we have examined the timing and method of diagnosis of severe congenital heart defects. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Coarctation of the aorta was the most common diagnosis in cases of late-detected heart defects. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • This first national study of the diagnosis of severe congenital heart defects in Norway shows that most severe congenital heart defects are discovered prior to discharge from hospital after birth. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • The results indicate a need for new studies and for a quality registry of congenital heart defects to further improve diagnosis and early treatment. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Patient register data (which includes echocardiographic records) from Northern Territory, Australia, show that RHD developed within 10 years of a new ARF diagnosis for 61% of indigenous patients ( 16 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The diagnosis is confirmed regardless of the pulmonary arterial pressure, as long as it is accompanied by a right-to-left shunt and absence of congenital heart disease. (medscape.com)
  • The diagnosis of HF was based on clinical manifestations as well as on echocardiographic heart enlargement. (peeters-leuven.be)
  • The wide range of changes in the epidemiology, bacteriology services offered include paediatrics, intert and clinical presentation of IE [ 3-11 ] as nal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, well as major advances in the diagnosis and neurosurgical sciences, and 6 critical care management of this clinical disease [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • Prenatal diagnosis has been shown to improve preoperative morbidity in newborns with congenital heart defects (CHDs), but there are conflicting data as to the association with mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • Up until now, quantifying LVEF required invasive testing using a catheter that comes with its own risks - not ideal for patients already experiencing heart and stroke issues. (ucsf.edu)
  • The results showed that CathEF accurately predicted LVEF with strong correlations to echocardiographic LVEF measurements, which is currently the standard noninvasive clinical approach to determine LVEF. (ucsf.edu)
  • The symposium will be devoted to the complex field on fetal cardiac disease. (gerboni.net)
  • Explain the principles of a range of routine non-invasive diagnostic cardiac investigations used to detect and quantify cardiac disease, and compare and contrast each modality. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Infants often present with predominantly respiratory signs and, in the absence of a precordial heave or prominent murmur, the underlying cardiac disease may remain undiagnosed until cardiomegaly is detected on a chest radiograph. (medscape.com)
  • A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. (meduniver.com)
  • Over 80% of global morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases now occur in these countries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background and aim of the study: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in young people in developing countries. (edu.au)
  • Risks for in-hospital mortality after PCI in ACS patients using echocardiographic measurements could be accurately predicted in contemporary practice. (hindawi.com)
  • Objectives To test the hypothesis that vascular abnormalities on high-resolution CT (HRCT) would be associated with echocardiographic changes and lung function abnormalities in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and the decline in lung function seen in SCD patients. (bmj.com)
  • Vascular abnormalities on high-resolution CT (HRCT) would be associated with echocardiographic changes and lung function abnormalities in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and with the decline in lung function seen in SCD patients. (bmj.com)
  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the commonest inherited disorders worldwide, affecting an estimated 300 000 newborns every year. (bmj.com)
  • Kiona Y Allen 1 , Shannon Jones 2 , Tannoa Jackson 3 , Grace DeCost 4 , Paul Stephens 4 , Brian D Hanna 4 , Meryl S Cohen 4 , Kim Smith-Whitley 3 , Laura Mercer-Rosa 4 , Shobha S Natarajan: Echocardiographic Screening of Cardiovascular Status in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease. (chop.edu)
  • citation needed] The ostium secundum atrial septal defect is the most common type of atrial septal defect and comprises 6-10% of all congenital heart diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • abstract = "Splenic abnormalities are associated with complex, cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD).1,2 Patients with abnormal spleens may also have an increased susceptibility to infection,3,4 or additional characteristic gastrointestinal anomalies,2 For these reasons, it is important to routinely define the splenic status of patients with complex CHD. (elsevierpure.com)
  • S Gerboni, G Sabatino, R Mingarelli, B Dallapiccola ABSTRACT: Five members in three generations of a family were affected by a congenital heart disease. (gerboni.net)
  • Left isomerism with absence of the spleen and obstructed pulmonary venous drainage-an uncommon association Marco Zimarino, Salvatore Gerboni, Fernando M. Picchio [hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Cardiac and extracardiac anomalies tend to follow characteristic patterns when there is an isomeric arrangement of the heart and lungs. (gerboni.net)
  • The importance of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anaemia has not been comprehensively studied in asymptomatic patients at risk for heart failure (HF) versus those with symptomatic HF. (springer.com)
  • Can prediabetes diagnosed using HemoglobinA1c or oral glucose tolerance test predict presence and severity of coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients? (sdu.dk)
  • Particularly noteworthy was a remarkable improvement in the symptomatic scale, with the patient being asymptomatic for dyspnea at that point (from New York Heart Association grade III at baseline to grade I after 6 cycles) and with a substantial reduction of urinary 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) to nearly one sixth the baseline level. (snmjournals.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death world wide with 80% of these deaths occurring in low and middle income countries. (ajol.info)
  • Cardiovascular disease now constitute major heath problem in developing nations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A set of patient-related data is obtained from the hospital information system from Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina, situated in Sremska Kamenica, Serbia, Europe. (hindawi.com)
  • The death certificate and autopsy report listed "hypertensive cardiovascular disease" as the cause of death with "coronary atherosclerosis" as a contributing factor. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR received considerable assistance in this work from the Cardiovascular Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). (cdc.gov)
  • A right-to-left-shunt results in venous blood entering the left side of the heart and into the arterial circulation without passing through the pulmonary circulation to be oxygenated. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pulmonary hypertension that is severe in nature may have a similar echocardiographic finding. (acc.org)
  • Suspect PPHN whenever the level of hypoxemia is out of proportion to the level of pulmonary disease. (medscape.com)
  • The surgical repair of congenital heart defects in children with preoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) is to varying degree associated with the occurrence of postoperative PH. (lu.se)
  • All children with severe heart defects born in Norway in 2016 and registered at Oslo University Hospital were included in this study. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • In total, 105 of 181 (58 %) severe heart defects were diagnosed prenatally, and 51 (28 %) pregnancies were terminated. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Among the 73 live-born children with severe heart defects that went unrecognised prenatally, 33 (45 %) of the heart defects were discovered outside of routine examinations and 9 (12 %) after discharge from hospital. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • TAMVI patients were more severe in New York Heart Association ( p -value = 0.04). (frontiersin.org)
  • Over the past two decades, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been established as a viable alternative treatment to deal with severe aortic stenosis in patients at risk of open-heart surgery. (frontiersin.org)
  • At the time of his referral for consideration of PRRT, he presented with severe flushing, diarrhea, and dyspnea of grade III on the New York Heart Association scale, uncontrolled by monthly long-acting octreotide injection. (snmjournals.org)
  • Although some MIS-C patients have typical manifestations, others appear to have substantial overlap with acute severe COVID-19 infection in other -- and other hyper inflammatory conditions such as Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Well, Yes and No. Our recent research, published in JAMA Cardiology used deep neural networks, a type of AI algorithm called CathEF, to predict how much blood a heart was pumping using standard angiogram videos - x-ray images that visualize the inside of blood vessels, in particular arteries, veins and the heart chambers - with the goal of gaining new insights into possible patient treatment in critical situations. (ucsf.edu)
  • In this document, "skill to review" refers to the ability to evaluate echocardiographic images during the course of patient care and integrate echocardiographic information with other clinical data in patient management. (acc.org)
  • Conclusion With the implementation of the TNE service, increased echocardiographic evaluations per patient were completed with availability of more comprehensive hemodynamic information about PDA. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Based on the 4D images provided, which patient (if any) has aortic-valve disease? (medscape.com)
  • Analyze This Image: Predictions From No-Frills Echo Based on the 2D images provided, what would you predict for this patient with a heart murmur? (medscape.com)
  • Analyze This Image: Acute HF Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Review the transthoracic echocardiographic images from this patient and determine the next step. (medscape.com)
  • Do the echo images from this heart-murmur patient give you enough information, or is more testing warranted? (medscape.com)
  • What would you conclude about these Doppler images obtained from a patient with a heart murmur? (medscape.com)
  • Hypertensive heart disease was found to be the most prevalent cardiac condition in this study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hypertensive heart disease remains the most common heart disease among men and women in Gombe and its environs. (nigeriamedj.com)
  • Continous-wave Doppler echocardiographic measurements of prosthetic valve gradients: A simultaneous Doppler-catheter correlative study. (meduniver.com)
  • ARF may permanently damage cardiac valves, producing chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a serious, sometimes fatal, condition that may require surgery ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Predicting hyperkalemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease using the XGBoost model. (cdc.gov)
  • Current progress in artificial intelligence-assisted medical image analysis for chronic kidney disease: A literature review. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and haemoglobin allow quantification of disease severity. (springer.com)
  • Severity of disease based on the New York Heart Association (NYHA) standards, fell within functional classes II to IV. (peeters-leuven.be)
  • Splenic abnormalities are associated with complex, cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD). (elsevierpure.com)
  • The possible abnormalities noted in the Vieques residents were attributed to "vibro-acoustic disease" (VAD), which had been described in the medical literature by Portuguese investigators. (cdc.gov)
  • Simultaneous in vitro maximum measured and Doppler derived pressure differences across prosthetic heart valves. (meduniver.com)
  • 1441 reports were reviewed for demographic parameter, indications for the procedure and the main echocardiographic diagnoses. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CHD primarily affects right heart valves, causing tricuspid and pulmonic regurgitation and less frequently stenosis of these valves. (karger.com)
  • Left heart valves are usually spared because vasoactive substances such as serotonin are enzymatically inactivated in the lung vasculature. (karger.com)
  • These images show the inside of your heart and we are able to visualize the valves, the performance of your heart, and blood flow by this technology. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • A computerized physiologic pulse duplicator for in-vitro hydrodynamic and ultrasonic studies of prosthetic heart valves. (meduniver.com)
  • Mild aortic stenosis and mixed aortic disease were excluded. (ijsr.net)
  • Screening for RHD represents a means of detecting cases early so that preventative measures to halt the disease progression can be put into place. (edu.au)
  • The three-stage approach described here represents a practical means of screening for clinical RHD in developing countries, although it does not allow detection of the subclinical disease. (edu.au)
  • Participants Participants from the original Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening (ECHOES) study were invited to attend for rescreening. (bmj.com)
  • Epub ahead of print] Echocardiographic screening for congenital heart disease in 8819 children: A report from local community events for children's healthcare. (gerboni.net)
  • A heart computerized tomography (CT) scan, also called a calcium-score screening heart scan, is used to find calcium deposits in plaque of people with heart disease. (pursuantmedia.com)
  • Current status and practical considerations of artificial intelligence use in screening and diagnosing retinal diseases: Vision Academy retinal expert consensus. (cdc.gov)
  • ACS is defined as "any group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia", which includes unstable angina (UA) and myocardial infarction (MI), with or without ST-segment elevation according to American Heart Association [ 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • This study reports our recent experience with routine visualization of the spleen during complete echocardiographic examinations of patients with complex CHD. (elsevierpure.com)
  • It is staffed by board-certified cardiologists, sonographers and nurses and performs ultrasound examinations of the heart. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Joseph N, Madi D, Kumar GS, Nelliyanil M, Saralaya V, Rai S. Clinical spectrum of rheumatic Fever and rheumatic heart disease: a 10 year experience in an urban area of South India. (medscape.com)
  • Clinical and echocardiographic spectrum in 74 patients. (acc.org)
  • The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of heart diseases among patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiographic evaluation between February 2012 and February 2017 at the Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Gombe State. (nigeriamedj.com)
  • Metastatic carcinoid tumor to the heart: echocardiographic-pathologic study of 11 patients. (acc.org)
  • Echocardiographic study of malfunction of the Bjork-Shiley prosthetic heart valve in the mitral position. (meduniver.com)
  • A study by Hashem et al using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes indicated that LAMP2 protein deficiency in Danon disease results in autophagic flux impairment, which in turn causes excessive oxidative stress and, subsequently, cardiomyocyte apoptosis. (medscape.com)
  • In a study that included two girls, aged 10 and 13 years, Hedberg Oldfors et al found evidence that early onset HCM in Danon disease, in contrast to the late-onset cases that can occur, may result from an uneven distribution of LAMP2 protein in cardiac muscle, with the protein lacking in some large portions of the muscle, while its expression is preserved in other large myocardial areas. (medscape.com)
  • This report was prepared by Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as a general record of discussion for the expert panel review meeting on the Vieques Heart Study. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of our study was to examine the 1-year survival rate of infants with prenatally versus postnatally diagnosed congenital heart defects (CHDs) in a large population-based cohort. (cdc.gov)
  • Echocardiographic data of patients from February 2012 to February 2017 were retrieved. (nigeriamedj.com)
  • We linked ARF progression outcome data (recurrent hospitalization for ARF, hospitalization for rheumatic heart disease [RHD], and death from circulatory causes) for 1989-2015. (cdc.gov)
  • Data from chart reviews, echocardiographic investigations, and questionnaires were obtained. (lu.se)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Department of Public Health and has approval of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Institutional Review Board. (cdc.gov)
  • We sought to determine the incidence and echocardiographic distribution of PVR missed on intra-op TTE, but detected on predischarge TTE. (mssm.edu)
  • Go to 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: Developed by the Task Force on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) With the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) for full details. (medscape.com)
  • NOTOC__ {{Scleroderma}} {{CMG}} ==Overview== ==Case #1== ===Clinical Summary=== A 29-year-old black female had a history of scleroderma involving the lung, kidney, heart, and skin. (wikidoc.org)
  • Patients with thrombus had a shorter duration from time of valve insertion to malfunction, shorter duration of symptoms, but similar New York Heart Association functional class at the time of operation. (nih.gov)
  • In the absence of other heart defects, the left atrium has the higher pressure. (wikipedia.org)
  • The six types of atrial septal defects are differentiated from each other by whether they involve other structures of the heart and how they are formed during the developmental process during early fetal development. (wikipedia.org)
  • A example of a cardiac MRI exam showing perfusion defects in the heart muscle, amount of infarct and edema and a score for myocardial salvage, which can help determine if revasularization will restore heart function following a heart attack. (pursuantmedia.com)
  • Some of these include: congenital heart defects. (pursuantmedia.com)
  • heart valve defects. (pursuantmedia.com)