Cardiology Breakthroughs

Tyde Pavlinik

• Cardiology has made leaps and bounds in the past couple of decades

• New technology has been introduced and new procedures have taken effect to increase the success rate and decrease mortality rate

• Cardiology has grown in importance with heart disease on the rise and other complications making their way into the surgery room

• These advancements have made headlines and sparked new ideas for way to better the process of repairing, replacing, and taking care of your heart

• In this presentation you will find some of the most innovative cardiology based breakthroughs to ever come about

• I hope you enjoy the presentation and please feel free to share with others!

Electrocardiography:

• This is the process of recording electrical activity generated by the heart over a specific period of time

• This process take place by use of electrodes on the patient's body that emit notifications of electrical changes on the skin

• These electrical signals stem from the heart muscle depolarizing during each heartbeat

Preventive Cardiology & Framingham Study:

• These methods and studies have shown mass amounts of data between long-term cardiovascular research of adult subjects, through multiple generations

• Preventive cardiology is based around the idea of conducting tests and utilizing a conscious sense of general health to stay ahead of the curve in regards to heart disease or other cardio-based complications

Lipid Hypotheses & Atherosclerosis:

• The lipid hypothesis is based on the premise of using methods to lower the plasma lipids in patients hyperlipidemia to reduce heart complications

• Doctors and physicians looks to lower cholesterol and other saturated fat related issues that lead to cardiovascular disease

• Atherosclerosis on the other hand is the thickening and hardening of arteries that tend to occur in older people

• Plaque in arteries causes blood flow to slow down and can have negative cardiovascular implications

Coronary Care Units:

• Also known as Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is a specialized hospital ward to aid patients who have experienced a heart attack, unstable angina, cardiac dysrhythmia and other serious cardiac conditions

• These conditions require constant monitoring and treatment for the affected individuals

Echocardiography:

• This process is also known as Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE), or cardiac ultrasound

• For an echocardiography there is a transducer or probe placed to the chest wall/thorax of the patient or subject and images are captured through the chest

• This gives physicians and doctors a better look at what is going on inside a patient without opening them up

Thrombolytic Therapy:

• This unique therapy is used to break up clots or blockages within a patient's blood vessels

• As previously mentioned these block or clogs can cause serious damage and this process heal that

• Through clot-dissolving medications injected by your doctor, clots are broken down through the power of the bloodstream

Cardiac Catheterization & Coronary Angiography:

• Cardiac Catheterization is a medical procedure in which certain heart conditions can be diagnosed and treated

• A long, thin, and flexible catheter (tube) is put into a blood vessel in a patient's arm, groin, or neck and threaded to their heart

• Coronary Angiography is a test that uses dye and x-rays to show the insides of your coronary arteries

• The dye allows doctors to get a great view of the arteries and see if there are any blockages or unwanted substances building up with the help of the special dye

Open-Heart Surgery:

• In certain cases patients require open-heart surgery where doctors must bypass the heart by exposing it

• It is a fairly risky operation, however it has saved countless lives and provided more with hope for a future

Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators:

• These defibrillators are small technologically advanced devices that are surgically implanted by doctors to monitor and help treat irregular heartbeats

• These irregular beats are known as arrhythmias and can cause heart attacks

• In the case of an arrhythmia a defibrillator can correct the heart’s mistake and the patients can remain healthy

Coronary Angioplasty:

• This procedure is used to widen and unblock narrowed coronary arteries through the use of a balloon that will stretch open an artery

• The arteries can be blocked by cholesterol, cells, or other substances also known as plaque

• These blockages need to be fixed as soon as possible to avoid heart attack or other health complications

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