Evidence-based Recommendations In the actual treatment plan of the case study‚ amiodarone was ordered. I was curious about why digoxin was not used in this case. I did research and found a randomized clinical trial published 3 months ago studied on whether amiodarone is more effective than digoxin in AF rate control. Participants were randomized into amiodarone or digoxin treatment groups. The results indicated that in AF patients with contraindications for beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers
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infarction based on pathology: Transmural: associated with atherosclerosis involving a major coronary artery. It can be subclassified into anterior‚ posterior‚ inferior‚ lateral or septal. Transmural infarcts extend through the whole thickness of the heart muscle and are usually a result of complete occlusion of the area’s blood supply.[13] In addition‚ on ECG‚ ST elevation and Q waves are seen. Subendocardial: involving a small area in the subendocardial wall of the left ventricle‚ ventricular septum
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biomarker produced by vascular endothelial cells and macrophages. In recent studies involving adults‚ Pentraxin 3 has been introduced as a reliable biomarker in the evaluation of cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension. This study was conducted with an aim to measure the level of Pentraxin 3 in neonates with pulmonary hypertension and comparing with normal healthy controls. Design and Methods: In a case-control study‚ plasma Pentraxin 3 levels were evaluated in 3 groups of neonates including:
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death. The article explains the basics of how the wearable defibrillator works. Specifically‚ if the heart rate progresses into a lethal dysrhythmia‚ first the monitor will alarm‚ then the device will deliver a shock to treat the dysrhythmia if the alarm is not responded to or due to loss of consciousness (Schott‚ 2002). However‚ during an alarm sequence period‚ any restoration of a normal heart rhythm will prevent the device from delivering an electrical shock (Schott‚ 2002). It is also important
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Cardiovascular disease is a group of things at are all combined together and are affected by this terrible disease. The things that get affected that involve the human heart are arteries‚ veins‚ blood vessels‚ and capillaries. Heart disease causes many different kinds of problems that are related to the process known as atherosclerosis. The condition happens to a person when a good size amount of plaque has built up in their arteries. The results from this occurring narrows the room inside of our
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also called heart transplantation‚ has evolved into the treatment of choice for many people with severe heart failure (HF) who have severe symptoms despite maximum medical therapy. Survival among cardiac transplant recipients has improved as a result of improvements in treatments that suppress the immune system and prevent infection. Definition A heart transplant‚ or a cardiac transplantation‚ is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary
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and muffled heart sounds. A pleural effusion large enough to cause symptoms would have decreased breath sounds in the area of the effusion and perhaps dullness to percussion (an insensitive test). Choice "C" is not the best answer. Fibrinolytics would be appropriate for pulmonary embolism‚ an important consideration in this case. The 3-month timespan could be compatible with recurrent chronic embolism‚ but the signs of right-sided obstruction would only be seen in right heart failure‚ which would
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Heart disease in the United States is responsible for the death of five times as many women than is breast cancer yet many women are not aware of this fact. In addition‚ over four million Americans have congestive heart failure that costs the health care system over $10 billion annually. Regardless of the high risks of heart disease and failure which are reported‚ researchers have found that exercise and other preventative methods can reduce the risk of heart disease by 50 percent and exercise applied
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Case Study Your patient is a 75 year old male admitted through the Emergency Room w/ cough‚ SOB and fever‚ Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2‚ Gout‚ chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage (metformin) 500mg OD Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg daily
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The Human Heart The Human Heart is one of the most important organs in the entire human body. The heart is a muscular organ that acts like a pump to continuously send blood through the body. The heart beats approximately about seventy-two times per minute of our lives. Without the heart’s pumping action‚ blood can’t circulate within the human body. The heart is enclosed in a double walled sac called the Pericardium. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened
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