Ischemic Heart Disease
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Ischemic Heart Disease: Overview
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2024
Ischemic heart disease occurs when the heart's blood supply dwindles, causing an ominous lack of oxygen and nutrients. This deficiency, stemming from reduced or obstructed blood flow, spells danger, leading to heart muscle damage and dysfunction. Atherosclerosis, the primary malefactor, orchestrates this dangerous condition. It manifests as the accumulation of fatty deposits, akin to insidious plaques, within arterial walls. As time elapses, these plaques metamorphose, hardening and narrowing...
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Gene Transfer for Ischemic Heart Failure in a Preclinical Model
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2011
A method of gene transfer for the treatment of ischemic heart failure is described using a swine model of myocardial infarction. Our simple and reproducible method enables us to readily evaluate the efficacy of various gene transfers with a very simple and reproducible way.
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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
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2014
This is a case report of a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) who received a total artificial heart (TAH) as a bridge to heart transplant. The TAH was successfully implanted with modifications to accommodate the patient's congenitally malformed heart.
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Bidirectional Electrical and Optoelectronic Interfaces in Healthy and Ischemic Ex Vivo Rat Hearts
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2025
This protocol outlines advanced material fabrication and ex vivo rat heart methods for optical and electrical bidirectional biointerfacing, enabling precise cardiac stimulation, recording, and infarction modeling for bioelectronics research.
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Parasite Induced Genetically Driven Autoimmune Chagas Heart Disease in the Chicken Model
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2012
The inoculation of Trypanosoma cruzi in fertile eggs prior to incubation renders the parasite kDNA minicircle integration in embryo cells genome. Crossbreeding reveals the vertical transfer of the mutations to progeny. The kDNA integrates into coding regions at several chromosomes and the chickens die with an inflammatory autoimmune heart disease.
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Exertion can reveal ischemic heart disease because it raises the heart’s oxygen requirement while a narrowed coronary artery limits delivery. This mismatch between supply and demand produces chest pain and explains why symptoms may emerge when cardiac workload increases. Recognizing this relationship helps clinicians connect symptoms with coronary perfusion and assess functional impact.
Plaque rupture followed by thrombosis, a blood-clotting process, may abruptly worsen coronary obstruction. This mechanism differs from demand-related symptoms during exertion because it can produce an acute coronary event. Identifying this pathway is important when evaluating sudden deterioration and potential myocardial injury.
The clinical outcome depends on how severely coronary blood flow is limited and whether plaque rupture with thrombosis occurs. A flow-demand mismatch may manifest as chest pain, whereas an acute coronary event can produce myocardial infarction. This range explains why ischemic heart disease can cause both episodic symptoms and lasting cardiovascular disability.
Electrocardiography and imaging provide complementary parts of medical evaluation for ischemic heart disease, alongside risk assessment. Their use helps clinicians investigate suspected disease, characterize its cardiovascular impact, and guide treatment decisions aimed at improving coronary perfusion or reducing cardiac workload. Together, these approaches connect diagnostic assessment with prevention of infarction and preservation of heart function.
Treatment for ischemic heart disease is directed toward two linked goals: improving coronary perfusion and reducing the heart’s workload. Addressing either side of the oxygen imbalance can lessen the strain that contributes to symptoms, while appropriate management also seeks to prevent myocardial infarction and preserve cardiac function over time.
Ischemic heart disease matters in long-term cardiovascular care because its consequences extend beyond an episode of chest pain. Risk assessment and ongoing management are used to reduce the likelihood of infarction, limit cardiovascular disability, and preserve heart function. This framework also helps clinicians guide long-term care.