Valve beat

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The semilunar valves separate the ventricles from their associated arteries. The pulmonary valve is found between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and the aortic valve is found between the left ventricle and the aorta. These valves prevent backward flow of blood from the pulmonary artery or the aorta into their preceding ventricles when the ventricles relax. The semilunar valves also have three cusps. There are no valves between the venae cavae or the pulmonary veins and the atria into which they deliver blood. The closure of the valves causes the "lub-dub" associated with the heart beat. Tire first heart sound, or the "lub," occurs when the ventricles contract and the AV valves close. The second heart sound, or the "dub," occurs when the ventricles relax and the semilunar valves close. 

Control Valve Pressure Drop Beat Inherent Characteristic... 

Initiating ability, min amts reqd for initiation of 0.4 g HE are for TNT 0.10g, PA 0.05, Tetryl 0.04, Exp D 0.15, which values are smaller than corresponding valves for MF Power by Trauzl test, 135% PA 140% TNT Sensitivity to beat, detonates when heated rapidly or when exposed to a flame Stability, moderately volatile hygroscopic Toxicity, details are unknown (Ref 22)... 

Approaching the aortic valve with a catheter can be achieved via the venous (antegrade, transseptal) or the arterial routes (retrograde) (37,38). The delivery assembly is positioned within the diseased native valve. Before expansion of the valve mounted balloon rapid pacing (>200 beats/min) is performed to lower stroke volume during the implantation sequence. The balloon is inflated fixing the stented valve to the implantation site. Immediately after balloon deflation... 

Q10 Backflow of blood into the atrium from the L ventricle through the defective mitral valve increases the volume and pressure of blood in the L atrium, leading to atrial hypertrophy. Since some of the ventricular output returns to the atrium and does not enter the aorta, the ventricle needs to pump an increased volume of blood at each beat. This increases the work of the L ventricle, causing ventricular hypertrophy. The cardiac impulse may be conducted abnormally through the hypertrophied ventricle, leading to the development of ventricular dysrhythmias and possibly to cardiac failure. 

A 55-year-old man is admitted to the ED for VT. Vital signs BP 105/86 mm Hg, HR 138 beats/min, and RR 20 breaths/min. PMH diabetes, CHF, atrial flutter, mitral valve regurgitation, and HTN. Labs are within normal limits except for a slightly low serum sodium. What is a reason for starting lidocaine at a lower dose in this patient ... 

Patients frequently complain of intermittent episodes of rapid heart rate/palpitations that start and stop abruptly, usually without provocation (but occasionally during exercise). Severe symptoms include syncope. Often (in particular, those with AV nodal reentry) patients complain of a chest pressure or a fullness in the neck sensation. This is due to simultaneous AV contraction with the right atrium contracting against a closed tricuspid valve. Life-threatening symptoms (syncope, hemodynamic collapse) are associated with extremely rapid rate (e.g., >200 beats per minute) and atrial fibrillation associated with an accessory AV pathway. 

Naqvi TZ, Buchbinder M, Zarbatany D, et al. Beating-heart percutaneous mitral valve using a transcatheter endovascular suturing device in an animal model. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2007 69 525-31. 

Walther T, Falk V, Borger MA, et al. Minimally invasive transapical beating heart aortic valve implantation—proof of concept. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007 Jan 31(1) 9-15. 

Heart Valves and Pacemakers. Pacemakers, which regulate the heart beat by electrical stimulation, have been used on humans since 1952, and implantable models have been used since 1958. The wires and electrodes are usually plastic coated for purposes of insulation, and the entire device is usually embedded in a plastic for protection from the body fluids. Over 60,000 of these pacemakers are placed in people each year. 

Selection of the beat valves for specific service conditions... 

Figure 23. Bal1-and-cage heart valves constructed with silicone elastomer balls. Compared to metal or rigid plastic balls, silicone elastomer balls create no noise as the heart beats. Problems from swelling and fragmentation of the balls which occurred in a few patients in the mid-1960 s were traceable to the processing techniques used in fabricating balls, and when once corrected the problems have not recurred. Silicone balls continue to be used in heart valves.

The in yitro results also indicate low regurgitant volumes ( >/6 cm 3/beat or less), for the Starr-Edwards ball valves. The Starr-Edwards ball valves have no leakage backflow. 

The main results of this predictive study are twofold. First, the normal circulation, including the mitral and aortic valves, can effectively circulate blood (with a reduced stroke volume) via external compression. This result supports the cardiac pump theory proposed by Kouwenhoven et al. [16]. Second, if the valves are removed or made incompetent no significant net flow is circulated, for either the normally beating ventricle, or the asystolic ventricle subjected to external compressions. The small (8 ml/sec) net outflow... 

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