... are listed at the end of this volume Surgical Options for the TreatmentofHeartFailure edited by ROY G MASTERS, MD FRCSC Division of Cardiac Surgery; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ... overall knowledge of the management of the heartfailure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day Wilbert J Keon University of Ottawa Heart Institute ... impression of adverse outcome in the face of severe right heart failure, we undertook to investigate this factor specifically We used RV HF on liRNA scan as our numerical indicator of right heart failure...
... mechanisms in failing hearts HeartFailure Reviews 1997;2:55-65 Moser DK Palhophysiolog>' ofheartfailure update: the role of neurohumoral activation in the progression ofheartfailure Am As.soc ... fraction and the prognosis ofheartfailure Sarcolemma (SL) in failing hearts The status of the Ca"^ channels may depend on the type ol' heartfailure Reports of increased density of Ca'* channels from ... Epidemiological aspects ofheartfailure Cardiol Clin 1989;7:1-9 Guidelines for the evaluation and management ofheartfailure Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association...
... of congestive heartfailure has improved dramatically as well, especially in the recognition of the importance oftreatment with aftcrload reduction This treatment was not available to many of ... the natural history of their regurgitant lesions than previously, largely as a result of identification of appropriate noninvasive indicators of impending decompensation of the left ventricle, ... complete excision of the subvalvular apparatus.''" " * •fhe issues of depression of ejection fraction from elimination of the low-pressure decompression into the left atrium and of interference...
... symptoms ofheartfailure ^' ^ Medical therapy has had a dramatic impact on the symptoms ofheart failure, with less but still significant impact on survival, challenging previous assumptions of when ... developed Heart transplantation now represents only one facet of the therapies which should be offered by cenfres dedicated to the heartfailure Roy Masters (editor) Surgical Options for the Treatment ... entire circumference of tlie base of the aiiemysin at tlie junction of scar and noirnal myocardiuriL The degi^ee of tigblening of this suture will detenmne the final size of the remaining opening...
... other end of the spectrum ofheart failure, there is now increasing evidence that early intervention can reduce the development ofheartfailure ^*'" Even after the symptoms ofheartfailure have ... transplantation for treatmentof advanced heart failure: effective use of vasodilators and diuretics J Heart Lung Transplant 1991:10:468 21 Stevenson LW, Perloff JK The limited reliability of physical ... ofheart failure. '^ In 120 transplant candidates without any of these risk factors, the incidence of embolic events during a mean follow-up of 300 days without anticoagulation was 4%.'^ The official...
... assist devices in terms of techniques of insertion, peri-operative management, complications and outcomes Roy Masters (editor) Surgical Options for the Treatment ofHeart Failure l^-l 35 ® 1999 ... patients selected for support in the setting of acute heartfailure Patients in chronic severe congestive heartfailure however have some degree of end-organ dysfiinction resulting from chronic ... Significant advances have been made in the treatmentof end-staged heartfailure with mechanical support of the failing circulation becoming a mainstay of therapy for acute and chronic cardiogenic...
... surgical approaches to heart failure, the safe and effective pertbnnance of DCMP requires a dedicated team of medical professionals accustomed to the delicate needs ofheartfailure patients This ... better understanding of ttie pathophysiology ofheart failure, the concepts of the ' girdling' and 'myocardial sparing' have provided a potential explanation on how the reversal of the remodeling ... patients with congestive heart failure: a second frontier Circulation 1985;72:681 NHLBI Report of the task force on research in heartfailure Bethesda, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services,...
... variety of disease processes including both chroruc ischemia and the cardiomyopathies) ultimately resulting in death Cost ofHeartFailure In terms of human suffering and death, the cost ofheartfailure ... Wood D/\ et al The epidemiology ofheartfailure Eur Heart J 1997:18:20825 Dickstein ML, Spotnitz HM, Rose EA, Burkhoff D Heart reduction surgery: An analysis of the impact on cardiac function ... the U.S.A., heartfailure is the primary diagnosis of over 900,000 hospitalizations per year with an annual new diagnosis of over 400,000 individuals.*'' The estimated cost ofheartfailure in...
... for treatmentof end-stage heartfailure the chronic shortage of donor organs and the need for chronic immunosuppression with its attendant complications severely limits the application of transplantation ... Epidemiology aspects ofheartfailure Cardiol Clin 1989;7:1-9 Massie BM, Packer M Congestive heart failure: Current controversies and fiiture prospects .
... mild heartfailure and include patients treated with diuretics who not have heartfailure Incidence ofheartfailure The Framingham data show an age adjusted annual incidence ofheartfailureof ... longitudinal source of data on the epidemiology ofheartfailure Contemporary studies of the epidemiology ofheartfailure in United Kingdom Study Diagnostic criteria Hillingdon heartfailure study ... studies of the epidemiology ofheartfailure and left ventricular dysfunction have been conducted, including a study of the incidence ofheartfailure in one west London district (Hillingdon heart failure...
... with heartfailure Lancet 1997;349:747-52 x Remme WJ The treatmentofheartfailure The Task Force of the Working Group on HeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 1997;18:736-53 ... course of alcoholic cardiomyopathy Ann Intern Med 1974;80:293-7 x The Task Force of the Working Group on HeartFailureof the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the treatmentofheartfailure ... the natural course of chronic heartfailure The Munich mild heartfailure study showed that ACE inhibitors combined with standard treatment slowed the progression ofheartfailure in patients...
... management ofheartfailure J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:1376-98 x Hunt SA Current status of cardiac transplantation JAMA 1998;280:1692-8 x Remme WJ The treatmentofheartfailure The Task Force of the ... mortality Nurse management ofheartfailure has implications for the provision of care in patients with chronic heart failure, sharing the increasing burden ofheartfailure Specialist nurses ... Downloaded from bmj.com on October 2006 ABC ofheartfailureHeartfailure in general practice F D R Hobbs, R C Davis, G Y H Lip Management ofheartfailure in general practice has been hampered...
... prognosis and treatment may differ significantly The purpose of this case report is to highlight the diagnosis of IVNC and briefly review our current understanding of the condition The presence of marked ... management of left ventricular systolic impairment where present; the detection, treatment and prevention of arrhythmias; and the prevention of systemic embolic events [3,4] In addition to treatment ... patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal References Treatment for patients...
... Hector O Ventura HeartFailure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) Over the last few decades, our understanding of the pathophysiology, and subsequently treatment, of chronic heartfailure with ... does not support concomitant use of ACE-I’s and ARB’s for the treatmentof HFrEF Beta-Blockers The use of beta adrenoceptor blockers in the setting ofheartfailure was first hypothesized in ... et al Tang WH, Tsai EJ, Wilkoff BL 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management ofHeartFailure A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force...
... size of networks, network centralization of medical treatment and advice, degree centrality of health professionals and patients, and in overlap of medical and advice networks Centrality of the ... diversity Treatment Number of professionals 7,08 9,67 0,025 Different disciplines 5,08 4,33 0,222 Advice Number of professionals 6,56 9,57 0,029 Different disciplines 5,00 4,29 0,299 Number of professionals ... central health professional The discipline of the most central health professional was also noted A high centrality of the health professional can contribute to coordination of care through connection...
... Furthermore, the shortening of diastolic time is an often overlooked mechanism of cardiac dysfunction The duration of diastole is a principal determinant of myocardial perfusion and of the blood volume ... a reduced myocardial perfusion reserve and diastolic heart failure, are an integral part of systolic heartfailure any abnormal shortening of diastolic time, particularly during exercise, should ... effect of exercise on heart rate corrected diastolic time in IDCM patients yielded the following findings: LBBB was a major determinant of the duration of LV systole, irrespective of the presence of...
... disease are the most frequent causes ofheartfailure (Carey et al., 1998) Often, heartfailure is caused by a defect in myocardial contraction (Fauci, 1998) Heartfailure manifests itself as organ ... ofheart arrhythmia defined as an irregular heart beat or loss of rhythm is a common heart arrhythmia that can occur with or without heartfailure Atrial fibrillation, often describing the heart ... heartfailure and normal sinus rhythm decreased the number ofheart failure- related hospitalizations and emergency care visits, while having no effect on mortality, i.e., death due to heart failure...
... evidence of chronic heartfailure and to investigate other potential causes of breathlessness Determining the underlying cause ofheartfailure Much of the evidence base for the management ofheartfailure ... digoxin should be stopped SUMMARY OF THE USE OF MAJOR DRUG CLASSES FOR TREATMENTOFHEARTFAILURE The use of the major classes of drugs for the control of chronic heartfailure is summarised in Table ... history of symptomatic heartfailure and subsequent ongoing treatment with no history of previous symptoms ofheartfailure nor treatment (asymptomatic LVSD) Statement of intent This guideline...
... for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial Jama 2002, 287:1541-7 Petersen JW, Felker GM: Inotropes in the management of acute heartfailure Crit Care Med 2008, ... circulation increases with the severity ofheart failure, and the high plasma level of interleukin-6 is an important prognostic predictor in patients with congestive heartfailure J Am Coll Cardiol 1998, ... and anti-apoptotic effects of levosimendan in decompensated heart failure: a novel mechanism of drug-induced improvement in contractile performance of the failing heart Curr Med Chem Cardiovasc...