Thoracic Key

Fig. 4.1 Effectiveness of exercise only or exercise as part of a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program on all-cause mortality and cardiac mortality (According to Jolliffe et al. [3]) 4.1 Definition…

Fig. 10.1 Electrocardiogram Fig. 10.2 Chest X-ray Fig. 10.3 Blood test 10.2 Tests 10.2.1 12 Lead ECG (Fig. 10.1) Report Absence of regular atrial activity. Irregular and abnormally elevated ventricular…

Fig. 6.1 Lung function test. FVC functional vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in first second, PEF peak expiratory flow, NHANES III third national health and nutrition examination survey, l…

Fig. 13.1 Classification of congenital heart defects according to defects with or without shunt and with or without cyanosis (Definition of abbreviations, see Table 13.1) [20] Table 13.1 The most…

I Pathological finding at physical examination; patient without symptoms, also during exercise II Claudication intermittents: symptoms during exercise IIa Pain-free walking distance, > 200 m IIb Pain-free walking distance, <…

  Load (watts) Duration (min) Peak estimated METs Designation Start Increase Peak Stage Total Balke (men) 50 25 175 2 12 9.5 Balke (women) 25 25 150 2 12 8.3…

Fig. 5.1 (a) Rest ECG – normal; (b) Stress ECG (125 W) – RS, HR = 130/min, horizontal ST segment depression 1.25 mm V4–V6 associated with chest pain Fig. 5.2…

  A-LA-content; g/tablespoon Flaxseed oil 8.5 Flaxseed 2.2 Walnut oil 1.4 Canola oil 1.3 Soja oil 0.9 Walnuts 0.7 Olive oil 0.1 Adapted from Ref. [81] Estimated daily requirements 1.3–2.7…

Fig. 11.1 Resting ECG showing possible former anteroseptal infarction To unmask an eventual Brugada syndrome, the patient received 100 mg Tambocor. Although there were no arguments for Brugada syndrome, the…

Fig. 8.1 Intermediate stenosis of the left circumflex artery Fig. 8.2 Coronary flow reserve measurement showed FFR of 0.85 Fig. 8.3 Left circumflex artery after PCI and stent implantation The…