Importance of ventricular function in the election of electro heart mode.

The integration of the ventricular function is essential when making decisions over a patient subjected to cardiac electrostimulation in order to understand the structure followed in the new cardiac stimulation and resynchronising therapy guides. To support the importance of ventricular function in cardiac electrostimulation it is important to know: (i)the deleterious effect of stimulation on the right ventricle apex; (ii)the effect over the left ventricular function produced by complete blockage of the left branch, and (iii)left ventricular disfunction as arrythmogenic substrate. When it comes to decide what type of cardiac electrostimualtion to apply we will know: the percentage of ventricular stimulation needed and its ventricular function.

Unknown loads affect force production capacity in early phases of bench press throws.

Aim: Explosive strength training aims to improve force generation in early phases of movement due to its importance in sport performance. The present study examined the influence of lack of knowledge about the load lifted in explosive parameters during bench press throws.

Methods: Thirteen healthy young men (22.

Long-distance transportation of patients with a paracorporeal left ventricular assist device.

Patients in cardiogenic shock refractory to basic medical therapy may require specialised assistance in a multispeciality environment distant to the institution where they are first admitted. In such situations, transportation of these critical patients may be difficult and involve many risks. Here we describe the case histories of two patients who underwent implantation of a paracorporeal left ventricular assist device and were transferred to specialised institutions for extended treatment.