Ventricular tachycardia

In May of 2015, I was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. My life became a whirlwind of hospital visits, testing, and a constantly changing list of prescriptions. It took months of doctor visits and a wide range of diagnoses to finally be correctly diagnosed with P.O.T.S. The condition falls under the umbrella of dysautonomia and is characterized by a rise in heart rate exceeding thirty beats per minute when transferring from a sitting to standing position. The body’s…

Lawrence, the president of Downing Digital Healthcare Partners said, “Customers just aren’t aware of the prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest.” Each year in the United States over 424,000 victims are being affected all ages, in Hawaii, Native Hawaiians are 1.7 times (over 70%) more likely to die from heart disease than other race. To prevent this from happening to all citizens, CFL (Certification for Life) wants to increase funding for more access to an AED. Our goal as the CFL is to train…

Premature Ventricular Contractions (Pvcs) Overview- Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are abnormal, extra heart-rates that initiate in ventricles, one of your heart's two lower pumping chambers. These additional pulsates disturb your normal heart musicality, in some cases making you feel a flip-flop or skipped beat in your chest. Premature ventricular contractions are extremely normal, mainly it occurs in most of the people at some time. If you are infected by ventricular constrictions,…

, Ammash, N., Dearani, J., Li, Z., Warnes, C., & Connolly, H. (2010). Indications and outcomes of surgical closure of ventricular septal defect in adults. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 3(3), 290-297. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2009.12.007 Ramaswamy, P. (2015). Ventricular septal defects. Retrieved from http://emedicinie.medscape.com/article/892980-overview Ventricular septal defect. (2015). Retrieved from…

detect ventricular septal defects or any other septal defects, and any defects with valves can also be evaluated. Despite all the advancements there are some limitations in complex cases of Tetralogy of Fallot. The main concern is sudden cardiac death after surgical repair. There has been various studies and research regarding predictive assessment parameters. The evaluation of the right ventricle shows good potential primarily because there is not much known about preserving right ventricular…

Diagram the ventricular system. Be certain to include: the lateral ventricles, the 3rd and 4th ventricles, the cerebral aqueduct, and the central canal. Describe the purpose of the ventricular system. In your answer be certain to define components of this system that are more difficult the diagram; specifically Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Arachnoid granulations. (10 points) The ventricular system is made up of ventricles in the brain which contain…

Any sort of symptoms depends on the size and the location of the VSD. Small VSDs usually won't cause any type of symptoms, and might close on their own later on. Older kids or teens who have small VSDs that don't close usually have no symptoms other than the heart murmur which is the extra noise and if this is the case visiting a doctor is permitted. Medium and large VSDs that haven't been treated in childhood may cause noticeable symptoms. Babies may have faster breathing and get tired out…

each year are born with a congenital heart defect (“Congenital Heart Defect”). It also states in the article that the most common type of heart defect is the ventricular septal defect. A ventricular septal defect is a flaw in the septum; the septum is a “wall” in the lower chambers of the heart that separates the left and right side (“Ventricular Septal Defect”; “Atrioventricular Canal Defect in Children”). Parents are able to be more aware if their child acquires the defect by being…

In order to understand exactly what Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is, it is important to be able to break down the word. The prefix Hyper- means over or more, and the suffix -trophy means well-fed. Therefore, LVH is the thickening and/ or the enlargement of the left ventricle. Under normal conditions, the left ventricle of the heart is responsible for the big push that sends blood through the aorta and to the rest of the body (Sheir 2015, p.560). When the left ventricle becomes thickened, or…

Atrial septal defects(ASD) is a highly prevalent congenital heart disease [1]. There are four major types of ASD: Ostium Secundum, ostium premium, sinus venous, and coronary sinus [2]. The ostium atrial septal defect is an abnormally large opening in the atrial septum. During the early embryo stages, the atria enlarge, and the septum primum develops with the progression of the embryo. At the final development stages of the embryo and as the heart matures the ostium primum completely shuts;…