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| | NEJM -- Cardiac Resynchronization in Chronic Heart Failure |
 | | Clinical efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy using left ventricular pacing in heart failure patients stratified by severity of ventricular conduction delay. | | | Cardiac resynchronisation therapy: when the drugs don't work.. | | | Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac dyssynchrony for predicting a favourable response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy. |
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/346/24/1845
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| | Heart Failure |
| | Inotropic therapy for heart failure: An evidence-based approach. | | | With cardiac resynchronization therapy, a third electrode is implanted in a left cardiac vein via the coronary sinus so that the right and left ventricles can be activated simultaneously. | | | Physicians are urged to consider either end-of-life care or high-tech therapies such as cardiac transplantation, based on individual cases. |
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http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/cardiology/heartfailure/heartfailure.htm
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| | Topic Review - Congestive Heart Failure |
| | The prototype of acute heart failure is the patient who is entirely well but who suddenly develops a large myocardial infarction or rupture of a cardiac valve. | | | Vasoconstriction mediated by the adrenergic nervous system is largely responsible for this redistribution, which in turn may be responsible for many of the clinical manifestations of heart failure, such as fluid accumulation (reduction of renal flow), low grade fever (redistribution of cutaneous flow), and fatigue (reduction of muscle flow). | | | This redistribution is most marked when a patient with heart failure exercises, but as heart failure advances, redistribution occurs even in the basal state. |
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http://www.amc.edu/amr/archives/200201/review01.html
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| | Congestive Heart Failure |
| | Cardiac asthma which is dyspnea with wheezing, a non productive cough, and loud gurgling sounds are suggestive of pulmonary edema (Thelan, et al.1996). | | | In addition, peripheral assessment of the skin for signs of break down (redness, heat, or nonintact skin) and compromised perfusion (cool to touch, pale, greater than 3 second capillary refill), degree of edema, and intake and output should be performed on an hourly basis. | | | Dependent body parts (legs, feet, sacrum, and back) become edematous, as the left ventricle is no longer able to pump blood sufficiently, leading to the back up of blood into the peripheral venous circulation. |
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http://www.csufresno.edu/nursing/n140/studassign/chf.htm
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| | bmj.com Rapid Responses for Lehman et al., 331 (7514) 415-416 |
| | Hence all through the course of cardiac impairment the heart shows its power on the skeletal muscle indirectly stimulating the posterior pituitary.The key to chronic cardiac impairment saga is held by the skeletal muscle. | | | In conclusion, cardiac impairement with all due respect appears a poor choice of words for such a complex pathophysiology that is heart failure. | | | Heart failure means inadeqaute delivery of oxygenated blood and nutrients to the organ systems of the body and therefore there is inadequate pumping pressure for perfusion purposes. |
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http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/331/7514/415
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| | Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant |
| | NEMC researchers are investigating novel approaches to treating patients with the entire range of cardiac problems, from asymptomatic cardiac dysfunction to end-stage heart failure. | | | Specialized physiological testing is available to aid in diagnostic dilemmas, including gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, exercise radionuclide ventriculography, measurement of maximal oxygen consumption/anaerobic threshold and exercise hemodynamics. | | | SPAN-CHF nurses serve to more closely link the patient with his/her primary care physician, responding to early signs of clinical care needs. |
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http://www.nemc.org/medicine/card/HeartFailure.htm
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Cardiac Insufficiency And Failure: Overview |
| | The major indication in veterinary medicine is severe myocardial failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy, although it may be used in dogs with degenerative valve disease and concurrent myocardial failure. | | | In a recent multicenter study involving 211 dogs with congestive heart failure, the addition of enalapril to conventional therapy resulted in an improvement in heart failure scores and a decrease in heart rate, frequency of cough, and degree of pulmonary edema. | | | has resulted in rather dramatic increases in cardiac contractility in people with dilated cardiomyopathy who are receiving conventional therapy. |
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http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/11206.htm
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| | Novartis Medical Nutrition U.S. - Article Detail |
| | Survival after the onset of congestive heart failure in Framingham heart study subjects. | | | CHF is characterized by edema, usually in the legs and ankles, but it can create problems in other parts of the body as well. | | | Further, there is no change in whole-body oxygen consumption or cardiac function. |
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http://www.novartisnutrition.com/us/articleDetail?id=17&print=1
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| | Cardiac Glycosides |
| | The mechanism whereby cardiac glycosides cause a positive inotropic effect and electrophysiologic changes is still not completely clear. | | | Phosphodiesterase inhibitors, such as amrinone and milrinone, have also been explored and so are direct adenylate cyclase stimulants, such as forskolin. | | | This occurs when the muscles that perform contraction and force the blood out of heart are performing weakly. |
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http://www.people.vcu.edu/~urdesai/car.htm
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| | eMedicine - Heart Failure, Congestive : Article by Gary M Satou, MD |
| | A failure to thrive is an indication for increased medical management or, when the option exists, surgical repair of structural heart disease. | | | The success of medical therapy of CHF in infants and small children is judged according to the child's growth. | | | The goals of medical therapy for CHF include reducing the preload, enhancing cardiac contractility, reducing the afterload, improving oxygen delivery, and enhancing nutrition. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2636.htm
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| | Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at HUP |
| | Penn Cardiac Care is the only hospital in the region currently participating in a study examining the ACORN Cardiocor, a fishnet and polyester jacket that is sewn around the heart. | | | Our multidisciplinary team, available 24 hours a day, includes some of the nation's finest cardiologists, cardiothoracic and transplant surgeons, as well as specialists in cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, cardiac anesthesia, pulmonary medicine, infectious disease, immunology and rehabilitation medicine, all dedicated to the management and care of patients with severe cardiomyopathy. | | | Penn Cardiac Care also offers the most advanced surgical therapies available for patients with end-stage heart failure, such as: |
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http://pennhealth.com/cardiac/hup/transplant.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart failure |
| | Your doctor can provide a safe and effective exercise plan based on your degree of heart failure and how well you do on tests that check the strength and function of your heart. | | | Most areas of the body can be affected when both sides of the heart fail. | | | This condition may affect the right side, the left side, or both sides of the heart. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000158.htm
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| | HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN CARDIAC FAILURE PEDIATRIC ONCALL |
| | The compensatory sympathetic stimulation results in peripheral vasoconstriction and the peripheral blood flow is redistributed in favor of the vital organs. | | | It is helpful to be aware that specific cardiac lesions are likely to cause CHF at specific ages. | | | In pediatrics, majority of patients with CHF are due to congenital heart disease who will need corrective surgery. |
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http://www.pediatriconcall.com/FORDOCTOR/DiseasesandCondition/heart_failure_children.asp
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| | KUMC Congestive Heart Failure in Infants |
| | Thus, any infant with congestive heart failure who fails to improve adequately after appropriate medical therapy should be considered for cardiac surgery, either palliative or corr ective. | | | The chest roentgenogram should be considered a most useful test since cardiac enlargement which is almost invariably present in congestive heart failure is best assessed by this technique. | | | Pulmonary circulation can also be evaluated by a properly executed chest X-ray. |
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http://www.kumc.edu/kumcpeds/cardiology/lectures/congheartfail.html
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| | Management of Cardiac Failure—Do Practitioners Follow Guidelines? |
| | METHODS: The medical records of patients discharged with a diagnosis of congestive cardiac failure between January 1, 2001, and June 30, 2001, from the internal medicine and cardiology services at Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand, were identified and analyzed for cardiac drugs on admission and discharge. | | | Adequate studies in older individuals with congestive cardiac failure are indicated. | | | RESULTS: Two hundred ninety-two patients (146 from each service) were identified as having congestive cardiac failure; 84 were excluded due to death, admission being procedure related, notes being unavailable, or transfers from other services. |
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http://www.jpharmtechnol.com/abstracts/volume21/January-February/16.html
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| | Cardiac Failure: definition |
| | The effectiveness of the circulation becomes impaired due to: (1) Elevated TPR that increase cardiac work, wall tension and hence O2 requirements; (2) XS Na+ and H20 retention together with raised venous tone increase ventricular filling pressure. | | | A number of responses are associated with the failing myocardium. | | | Therapeutic Topics: Therapeutics of Cardiac Failure - Download PDF Version |
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http://www-clinpharm.medschl.cam.ac.uk/pages/teaching/topics/cardiac/cardiac1.html
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| | UCSD Healthcare: Services: Heart Failure and Transplant Program: Home |
| | and is dedicated to providing the most beneficial, state-of-the-art, yet cost-effective medical care for patients with advanced heart failure. | | | Mitral valve repair in patients with cardiac dysfunction | | | Cardiac surgery in high risk patients including off-pump coronary revascularization |
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| | Congestive heart failure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Congestive heart failure (CHF) (also called congestive cardiac failure and heart failure) is the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, or requiring elevated filling pressures in order to pump effectively. | | | Cardiac-resynchronization therapy with or without an implantable defibrillator in advanced chronic heart failure. | | | While these treatment modalities may make the patient symptomatically better, either they have not been shown to improve survival in large clinical studies or those studies have not been performed. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestive_heart_failure
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| | Elsevier Author Gateway |
| | Journal of Cardiac Failure publishes original, peer-reviewed communications of scientific excellence and review articles on clinical research, basic human studies, animal studies, and bench research with potential clinical applications to heart failure - pathogenesis, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment. | | | Official Journal of the Heart Failure Society of America and the Japanese Heart Failure Society |
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http://authors.elsevier.com/JournalDetail.html?PubID=623306&Precis=DESC
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| | cardiac failure on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Jude Medical to Profile the Epicor Cardiac Ablation System at American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. | | | CARE-HF Study Shows Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Saves Lives and Reduces Hospitalizations among Many Heart Failure Patients. | | | Osiris Launches the First Trial Using Adult Universal Stem Cells in Cardiac Patients; Landmark Study Focuses on Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Disease. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/X/X-cardiacf.asp
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| | Journal of Cardiac Failure |
| | The Journal of Cardiac Failure publishes original, peer-reviewed communications of scientific excellence and review articles on clinical research, basic human studies, animal studies, and bench research with potential clinical applications to heart failure -pathogenesis, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment. | | | See the Journal of Cardiac Failure web site for additional information on: | | | Click here to go the the Journal of Cardiac Failure web site. |
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| | Congestive Heart Failure & Dental Managment |
| | Sonis ST, Fazio RC, Fang L. Congestive heart failure. | | | Management of the patient with congestive heart failure. | | | By the time most patients are seen for medical treatment, failure of both sides of the heart has usually occurred. |
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http://dentalcare.com/soap/intermed/conhea.htm
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| | Congestive Cardiac Failure on Almondnet |
| | The Cholessterol Web site has been developed by Pfizer, to raise awareness of the health risks associated with raised cholesterol. | | | The experts in the early detection of heart disease. | | | YOU ARE HERE --> Home --> Congestive Cardiac Failure |
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http://www.cardiac-bcpa.co.uk/health/congestive_cardiac_failure.html
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| | Medical Dictionary: Cardiac failure - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Cardiac failure: Cardiac failure is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Cardiovascular diseases, Heart conditions Cardiac failure (medical condition): Slow failure of the heart (cardiac insufficiency). | | | Cardiac failure (medical condition): Heart failure describes when the heart is having difficulty completing its work. | | | Cardiac failure: Another name for Heart failure (or close medical condition association). |
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/cardiac_failure.htm
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| | Cardiac + Myopathy; Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiac: Cardiomyopathy and Congestive heart failure in some patients | | | Chief energy sources for: Prolonged fasting; Skeletal muscle during exercise; Cardiac muscle | | | Morphologically abnormal inner mitochondrial membranes in cardiac muscle |
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http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/msys/cardiac.html
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| | Cardiac Failure |
| | MR usually a result of failure rather than the cause. | | | Ischaemic heart disease flabby dilated heart area of hypokinesia due to infarct Valve defects Echo is good at picking up aortic and mitral stenosis. |
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