This document discusses methods for measuring cardiac dyssynchrony and optimizing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). It summarizes various echocardiography techniques for assessing interventricular, intraventricular, and atrioventricular dyssynchrony. It also reviews factors that influence response to CRT beyond dyssynchrony, such as QRS duration, viability, and lead positioning. The document then examines methods for optimizing CRT, including adjusting atrioventricular and interventricular delays using echocardiography and algorithms to maximize cardiac filling and reduce dyssynchrony.
Today, in addition to measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction, the simple 12-lead surface ECG remains the only evidence-based means of identifying patients who may obtain the substantial benefits of CRT
A refresher course on imaging in peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The session also includes talk on clinical exam in PAD, MRA in PAD and interventional radiology treatment of PAD.
Today, in addition to measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction, the simple 12-lead surface ECG remains the only evidence-based means of identifying patients who may obtain the substantial benefits of CRT
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and 6-month follow-up period were collected. The difference between two groups and the
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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mortality, and public health costs than all illicit drugs combined. The
5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
and severe subclassifications (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
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from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
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The four main behavioral effects of AUD are impaired control over
drinking, negative social consequences, risky use, and altered physiological
effects (tolerance, withdrawal). This chapter presents an overview
of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
pharmacotherapies for AUD.
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2. Que peut-on encore demander à l’échographiste?
•Asynchronisme ventriculaire
•Réponse CRT
•Optimisation CRT
3. Mesurer l’asynchronisme?
2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and
cardiac resynchronization therapy
Selection of HF patients for CRT based on LV
mechanical dyssynchrony assessed with imaging
techniques is uncertain and should therefore not
be used as a selection criterion for CRT.
However, data from several observational
studies suggest that baseline LV mechanical
dyssynchrony and acute resynchronization effect
after CRT are independent determinants of CRT
response and long-term outcome.
En Belgique…
2.3. Pour une thérapie de
resynchronisation le patient doit
présenter :
Une classe NYHA III insuffisance
cardiaque (malgré une thérapie
médicamenteuse optimale)
Un complexe QRS compris en 120ms et
149ms avec un asynchronisme documenté
ou un complexe QRS > 150ms
Un LBBB (left bundle branch block)
4. Clinical factors influencing the likelihood to respond to CRT.
Authors/Task Force Members et al. Eur Heart J
2013;34:2281-2329
CRT in heart failure with a narrow QRS
(<130ms) complex. EchoCRT trial.
NEJM 2013
6. Circulation Volume 117(20):2608-2616 May 20, 2008
Results of the Predictors of Response to CRT
(PROSPECT) Trial
by Eugene S. Chung, Angel R. Leon, Luigi Tavazzi, Jing-Ping Sun, Petros
Nihoyannopoulos, John Merlino, William T. Abraham, Stefano Ghio, Christophe
Leclercq, Jeroen J. Bax, Cheuk-Man Yu, John Gorcsan, Martin St John Sutton,
Johan De Sutter, and Jaime Murillo
7. • M 71ans
• Cardiomyopathie non ischémique
avec FE <35%
• BBGcomplet (144ms)
• R/médical optimal depuis 6 mois
• NYHA III
Cas clinique
13. Speckle tracking : 2D strain
Longitudinal / transverse strain
radial/circomférentiel
Étude STAR
Dyssynchrony by speckle-tracking echocardiography and response to cardiac resynchronization
therapy: results of the Speckle Tracking and Resynchronization (STAR) study
HTanaka, European Heart Journal (2010) 31, 1690
15. Speckle tracking : 2D strain
Relationship between improvement in left ventricular
dyssynchrony and contractile function and clinical
outcome with CRT: MADIT-CRT trail
EHJ 2011, Pouleur AC
16. 2D strain et dobutamine?
• Apical rocking?
Dynamic relationship of left-ventricular dyssynchrony and contractile reserve in
patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Stankovic I Eur Heart J. 2013 Aug 4.
17. Apical rocking
Dynamic relationship of left-ventricular dyssynchrony and contractile reserve in patients undergoing
cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Stankovic I Eur Heart J. 2013 Aug 4.
27. Optimisation de CRT
Délai AV 120ms
VV fixe
Follow up
Amélioration?
Pas de modification
Délai AV et ECHO
Délai le plus court
meilleur remplissage VG (A)
ECHO – smart device
Optimisation ECHO
(stroke volume et asynchronisme)
Smart device
Durée du QRS
Délai VV
oui
non
28.
29. Changes in LVESV : the fixed AVI of 120 ms
Ellenbogen et al, Circulation 2010
30. Mullens W. et al J Am Coll Cardiol 2009
Should the AV interval be optimized ?
31. Bogaard et al, Europace 2012
Effects of AV
and VV
delay programming
on LV pressure rise
In 23-33% (A Vsense)
In 32-357% (A Vpace)
In 45% (VV delay)
Useful :
34. Bogaard et al, Europace 2012
Correlation of characteristics
to individual optimal AV and VV delays
Editor's Notes
Clinical factors influencing the likelihood to respond to CRT.
This slide shows the three components of Cardiac Resynchronization, which highlight some of the key findings from Yu’s study:
Intra-ventricular synchrony
As a result of improved synchrony, systole becomes more effective and therefore, ejection fraction (EF), cardiac output (CO) and other parameters of cardiac function are improved. Left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) is reduced. Mitral regurgitation (MR) attributable to distortion of the mitral apparatus is reduced by synchronizing the contractions and left atrial (LA) pressure is reduced. LV end-diastolic pressure and volume (LVEDV) are decreased.
Atrioventricular synchrony
A second mechanism is the shortening of the isovolumic contraction time (IVCT) after optimization of the atrioventricular delay. The effective diastolic filling time is increased, which in turn increases the stroke volume. In addition, LA pressure is reduced due to decreases in presystolic mitral regurgitation.
Interventricular synchrony
A less important mechanism is the improvement of interventricular synchrony between the right and left ventricles. This benefit may mediate through ventricular interdependence. This results in the gain in RV cardiac output, thereby augmenting the LV filling, resulting in overall improved cardiac function. The end effect of reverse remodeling will additionally improve cardiac synchrony and decrease secondary mitral regurgitation, forming a positive feedback loop.
Benefits are dependent upon pacing
In Yu’s study withholding pacing resulted in loss of cardiac benefits. Improvement in diastolic filling time, isovolumic contraction time, and myocardial performance index (MPI) were lost immediately since they were largely dependent upon control of AV synchrony. Benefits on ejection fraction, cardiac output, Quality of Life and walking distance were gradually lost over 4 weeks which suggest that pacing may reverse LV remodeling.