n nonischemic and ischemic cardiomyopathies, geometric perturations in the left ventricle (LV) result in dysfunction of the mitral alve and secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation (MR). An ncrease in interpapillary muscle distance, annular dilation, and nhanced leaflet tethering contribute to secondary MR. Because he MR in these patients is primarily a function of distorted LV eometry rathe...

Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare effect volatile induction maintenance anesthesia (VIMA) target controlled infusion (TCI) on cardiovascular stability in New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients methods: In study, 90 were randomized into two groups depending whether they received VIMA or TCI. rate, sys...

BACKGROUND To review the experience of surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) and analyze the associated outcomes and prognostic factors. METHODS Following approval from the Singhealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (reference: 2011/881/C), a retrospective review was performed on 38 consecutive patients who had undergone surgical repair of post-infarction ...

Gagal jantung kongestif adalah sindrom klinis kompleks di mana tidak dapat memompa cukup darah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan tubuh. merupakan epidemik pada sekitar 1% sampai 2% dari populasi seluruh dunia. Cachexia dan malnutrisi komplikasi serius berbagai penyakit, salah satunya gagal jantung. Malnutrisi pasien jantung, satu prediktor mortalitas menyebabkan kualitas hidup yang kurang baik. Tujuan u...

Abstract Background The multiorgan involvement of heart failure is similar to the spread observed in cancer. We proposed a new score, named HLM, analogous TNM classification used oncology. HLM refers (i) H: damage, instead “T” for tumor; (ii) L: lung involvement, “N” lymph nodes; (iii) M: systemic “M” metastasis. Objectives compare score NYHA class, ACC/AHA stages and left ventricular ejection ...

BACKGROUND Cardiac function and myocardial strain are affected by cardiac afterload, which is in part due to the stiffness of the aortic wall. In this study, we hypothesize that aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a marker of aortic stiffness correlates with conventional clinical and biochemical markers of cardiac function and perioperative myocardial strain in aortic valve replacement (AVR). ...

Based on randomized controlled studies, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is currently indicated in patients with systolic heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III and IV, left ventricular ejection fraction <35% and wide QRS (>120 ms). Most of the enrolled patients were in sinus rhythm, were not previously paced and had mainly LBBB. Thus, there are uncertain...