Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments
Abstract Heart failure (HF), the final manifestation of most cardiovascular diseases, has become a major global health concern, affecting millions of individuals. Despite basic drug treatments, patients present with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, recent advancements in interventional therapy have shown promising results in improving the ...
Bingchen Guo+7 more
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Pediatric defibrillation shocks alone do not cause heart damage in a porcine model
Aim: Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) use various shock protocols with different characteristics when deployed in pediatric mode. The aim of this study is to assess and compare the safety and efficacy of different AED pediatric protocols using ...
Ben McCartney+9 more
doaj
Background Cardiac arrest affects 30-35, 000 hospitalised patients in the UK every year. For these patients to be given the best chance of survival, high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be delivered, however the quality of CPR in real ...
Gao Fang+7 more
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Objective Quantitative ventricular fibrillation (VF) waveform analysis is a potentially powerful tool to optimize defibrillation. However, whether combining VF features with additional attributes that related to the previous shock could enhance the ...
Mi He+5 more
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In‐hospital and 1 year incremental prognostic value of drug abuse detection in acute heart failure
Abstract Aims The study aims to assess the in‐hospital and 1 year incremental prognostic value of recent drug abuse use, detected by a systematic urinary screening, in a consecutive cohort of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF). Methods All patients admitted for AHF with a drug abuse screening using a urinary assay were included in this
Charles Fauvel+110 more
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Favourable cost-benefit in an early defibrillation program using dual dispatch of ambulance and fire services in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [PDF]
Aims: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is fatal without treatment and time to defibrillation is an extremely important factor in relation to survival.
Hollenberg, Jacob+3 more
core
Frequency Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation From the Surface Electrocardiogram [PDF]
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Neither the natural history of AF nor its response to therapy are sufficiently predictable by clinical and echocardiographic parameters.
Bollmann, Andreas+4 more
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Left Atrial Chamber and Appendage Function After Internal Atrial Defibrillation: A Prospective and Serial Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study [PDF]
Objectives. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess left atrial chamber and appendage function after internal atrial defibrillation of atrial fibrillation and to evaluate the time course of recovery.Background.
Fehske, Wolfgang+7 more
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Phenotyping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure
Central illustration. Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNi, angiotensin‐receptor‐neprilysin inhibitor; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; CV, cardiovascular; EF, ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular ...
Peter Moritz Becher+12 more
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Suppression of Complex Spiral--Wave Activity in an Ionic Model of Cardiac Tissue by Weak Local Stimulations [PDF]
On the basis of a quite realistic ionic Fenton--Karma model of the cardiac tissue we consider the problem of defibrillation by a local weak forcing. In contrast to other systems, this model accurately reproduces the most essential mesoscopic properties of the cardiac activity. It is shown that suppression of spiral--wave turbulent dynamics in the heart
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