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Rev Esp Salud Publica ; 962022 Jan 19.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35042841

ABSTRACT

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is a fundamental component of a healthy lifestyle. Currently this notion has become universal and has permeated the public consciousness, society and the political agenda of public health programs. In Spain, as a result of the pandemic due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), this health issue has been revived and has also been the subject of parliamentary debates. This idea is not new because within the Greco-Roman medical tradition continued by the Arabs, all the great authors included in their texts chapters on general hygienic-dietary norms to lead a healthy life, their own medical genre called "health regimen". In Al-Andalus, the Jewish doctor Maimonides (1138-1204) was nine centuries ahead of the concept of mental health or hygiene of the soul and its disorders, topics now included in the field of psychology, psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. Maimonides drew up a body of doctrine on mental disorders and systematized a complete management of them from a comprehensive view of the patient as a person, based on four preventive and therapeutic measures to achieve mental balance: a) a general health regime; b) mental and emotional re-education; c) measures to reduce anxiety; and d) specific antidepressant medication. These recommendations are the most original made up to then, even many of them are still valid today due to their modernity. In this historical context, Maimonides constitutes a scientific bridge between the Middle Ages and our era.


Según la Organización Mundial de Salud (OMS) la salud mental es un componente fundamental del estilo de vida saludable. Actualmente, esta noción se ha hecho universal y ha calado en la conciencia ciudadana, en la sociedad y en la agenda política de los programas de Salud Pública. En España, a consecuencia de la pandemia debida a la Enfermedad por Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), este asunto sanitario se ha reavivado y ha sido motivo también de debates parlamentarios. Esta idea no es nueva pues dentro de la tradición médica grecolatina, continuada por los árabes, todos los grandes autores incluyeron en sus textos capítulos acerca de normas higiénico-dietéticas generales para llevar una vida sana, género médico propio denominado "régimen de salud". En Al-Andalus, el médico judío Maimónides (1138-1204) se adelantó en nueve siglos al concepto de salud mental o higiene del alma y sus trastornos, temas incluidos ahora en el campo de la psicología, la psiquiatría y la medicina psicosomática. Maimónides confeccionó un cuerpo de doctrina sobre las afecciones psíquicas y sistematizó un manejo completo de las mismas desde una visión integral del paciente como persona, basado en cuatro medidas preventivas y terapéuticas para alcanzar el equilibrio psíquico: a) un régimen general de salud; b) reeducación mental y emocional; c) medidas para disminuir la ansiedad; y d) medicación específica antidepresiva. Estas recomendaciones son las más originales hechas hasta entonces. Incluso muchas de ellas siguen vigentes actualmente por su modernidad. En este contexto histórico Maimónides constituye un puente científico entre el Medievo y nuestra era.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Mental Health , Anxiety Disorders , Humans , SARS-CoV-2 , Spain
2.
Rev. esp. salud pública ; 96: e202201005-e202201005, Ene. 2022. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-211220

ABSTRACT

Según la Organización Mundial de Salud (OMS)la salud mental es un componente fundamental delestilo de vida saludable. Actualmente, esta nociónse ha hecho universal y ha calado en la concienciaciudadana, en la sociedad y en la agenda política delos programas de Salud Pública. En España, a consecuencia de la pandemia debida a la Enfermedadpor Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), este asunto sanitario se ha reavivado y ha sido motivo tambiénde debates parlamentarios. Esta idea no es nuevapues dentro de la tradición médica grecolatina, continuada por los árabes, todos los grandes autoresincluyeron en sus textos capítulos acerca de normas higiénico-dietéticas generales para llevar unavida sana, género médico propio denominado “régimen de salud”. En Al-Andalus, el médico judíoMaimónides (1138-1204) se adelantó en nueve siglos al concepto de salud mental o higiene del almay sus trastornos, temas incluidos ahora en el campode la psicología, la psiquiatría y la medicina psicosomática. Maimónides confeccionó un cuerpo dedoctrina sobre las afecciones psíquicas y sistematizó un manejo completo de las mismas desde unavisión integral del paciente como persona, basadoen cuatro medidas preventivas y terapéuticas paraalcanzar el equilibrio psíquico: a) un régimen general de salud; b) reeducación mental y emocional;c) medidas para disminuir la ansiedad; y d) medicación específica antidepresiva. Estas recomendaciones son las más originales hechas hasta entonces.Incluso muchas de ellas siguen vigentes actualmente por su modernidad. En este contexto históricoMaimónides constituye un puente científico entreel Medievo y nuestra era.(AU)


According to the World Health Organization(WHO), mental health is a fundamental component of a healthy lifestyle. Currently this notionhas become universal and has permeated the public consciousness, society and the political agenda of public health programs. In Spain, as a resultof the pandemic due to the Coronavirus Disease2019 (COVID-19), this health issue has been revived and has also been the subject of parliamentary debates. This idea is not new because withinthe Greco-Roman medical tradition continued bythe Arabs, all the great authors included in theirtexts chapters on general hygienic-dietary norms tolead a healthy life, their own medical genre called“health regimen”. In Al-Andalus, the Jewish doctorMaimonides (1138-1204) was nine centuries aheadof the concept of mental health or hygiene of thesoul and its disorders, topics now included in thefield of psychology, psychiatry and psychosomaticmedicine. Maimonides drew up a body of doctrine on mental disorders and systematized a complete management of them from a comprehensiveview of the patient as a person, based on four preventive and therapeutic measures to achieve mental balance: a) a general health regime; b) mentaland emotional reeducation; c) measures to reduceanxiety; and d) specific antidepressant medication.These recommendations are the most original madeup to then, even many of them are still valid todaydue to their modernity. In this historical context,Maimonides constitutes a scientific bridge betweenthe Middle Ages and our era.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Healthy Lifestyle , Mental Health , Betacoronavirus , Pandemics , Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus , Coronavirus Infections , Psychosomatic Medicine , Antidepressive Agents , Anxiety , Public Health , Health Promotion , Spain , Jews
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Europace ; 15(1): 83-8, 2013 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22933662

ABSTRACT

AIMS: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been demonstrated to improve the functional class of patients with refractory heart failure if QRS width is >120 ms. Addition of an internal cardioverter defibrillator diminishes the prevalence of mortality of such patients. The technique for CRT requires selective stimulation of the left ventricle (LV), commonly undertaken through the coronary sinus. This procedure is not always feasible. Direct His-bundle pacing (DHBP) might be an alternative for CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients were selected from a population with refractory heart failure derived for CRT and internal cardioverter defibrillator insertion. Of those, patients in whom LV stimulation via the coronary sinus was not achievable and DHBP obtained left bundle branch block disappearance were included. Direct His-bundle pacing corrected basal conduction disturbances in 13 of the 16 patients (81%) selected. In four patients in whom DHBP was attempted, the electrode was not successfully fixed. In the nine remaining patients, a definitive resynchronization by DHBP was achieved, with consequent improvement in functional class and parameters of LV function as assessed by echocardiography. CONCLUSION: Direct His-bundle pacing might be an alternative treatment for CRT in selected cases.


Subject(s)
Bundle of His/physiopathology , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods , Defibrillators, Implantable , Heart Failure/prevention & control , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Heart Ventricles/physiopathology , Aged , Female , Heart Failure/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment Outcome
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Europace ; 12(4): 527-33, 2010 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20338988

ABSTRACT

AIMS: Right ventricular apical pacing can have deleterious effects and the His bundle has been widely reported to be an alternative site. This paper presents our experience with permanent His-bundle pacing (HBP). METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients referred for pacemaker implants (regardless of block type) were screened to determine if temporary HBP corrected conduction dysfunctions (threshold < or =2.5 V for 1 ms) and provided infra-Hisian 1:1 conduction of at least 120 s/m. Of the 182 patients selected, HBP corrected conduction dysfunctions in 133 (73%) patients, 42 (32%) of whom were rejected for the permanent procedure due to high thresholds. His-bundle lead implantation was attempted in the remaining 91 patients and was successful in 59 (65% of all attempts, 44% of all possible cases). CONCLUSION: In some patients, permanent HBP may be an alternative to right ventricular apical pacing.


Subject(s)
Bundle of His/physiology , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods , Heart Block/physiopathology , Heart Block/therapy , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology , Atrial Fibrillation/therapy , Electrocardiography , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Block/diagnosis , Humans , Middle Aged , Sinoatrial Node/physiology
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Rev. esp. cardiol. (Ed. impr.) ; 61(10): 1096-1099, oct. 2008. ilus, tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-70653

ABSTRACT

La estimulación apexiana puede ser perjudicial. Intentamos averiguar cuántos pacientes propuestos para estimulación cardiaca definitiva podrían ser estimulados permanentemente en el haz de His y en cuántos se consigue. La totalidad de los bloqueos suprahisianos y la mayoría de los considerados «infrahisianos» (71,4%) se corrigen con la estimulación del His, pero sólo se consigue permanentemente en el 55% de los intentos y en el 35,4% de todos los casos posibles (AU)


Right ventricular apex pacing can have deleterious effects. Our aims were to investigate how many patients referred for permanent pacing were suitable candidates for permanent His bundle pacing, and to determine the proportion in whom such pacing was successful. All cases of suprahisian block and most cases of infrahisian block (71.4%) were corrected by temporary His bundle pacing. However, permanent His bundle pacing was achieved in only 55% of cases in which it was attempted, and in only 35.4% of all possible cases (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Bundle of His/physiopathology , Heart Block/therapy , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods , Pacemaker, Artificial , Bundle-Branch Block/therapy , Patient Selection
9.
Rev Esp Cardiol ; 61(10): 1096-9, 2008 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18817687

ABSTRACT

Right ventricular apex pacing can have deleterious effects. Our aims were to investigate how many patients referred for permanent pacing were suitable candidates for permanent His bundle pacing, and to determine the proportion in whom such pacing was successful. All cases of suprahisian block and most cases of infrahisian block (71.4%) were corrected by temporary His bundle pacing. However, permanent His bundle pacing was achieved in only 55% of cases in which it was attempted, and in only 35.4% of all possible cases.


Subject(s)
Bundle of His , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods , Heart Block/therapy , Humans
10.
Rev Esp Cardiol ; 59(6): 553-8, 2006 Jun.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16790198

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Permanent His-bundle pacing is effective in patients with supra-Hisian atrioventricular block. We report our experience in patients with infra-Hisian atrioventricular block. METHODS: The study involved selected patients referred for syncope and intraventricular conduction disturbance, infra-Hisian atrioventricular block, with left ventricular dyssynchrony and no coronary sinus access. All patients underwent electrophysiological study to evaluate infra-Hisian atrioventricular conduction, both at baseline and after flecainide administration. We selected patients with an indication for permanent pacing in whom His-bundle pacing produced a narrow QRS complex. Leads were implanted in the right atrium, in the bundle of His, and at the apex of the right ventricle, and connected to the atrial, left ventricular, and right ventricular terminals, respectively, of a biventricular pacemaker generator. All pacemakers were programmed in DDD mode with a left ventricle-right ventricle interval of 80 ms. RESULTS: Between February and December 2004, seven patients met the study's inclusion criteria. The His-bundle lead was implanted successfully in five. The His-bundle pacing threshold remained stable in two patients, whereas it increased in three. During follow-up, at between 2 and 12 months, no lead dislodgement or failure to capture was observed. Echocardiography did not disclose any deterioration in ventricular function, or any worsening of or new valvular incompetence, but showed that ventricular dyssynchrony had disappeared in previously affected patients. CONCLUSIONS: His-bundle pacing is the only pacing mode capable of inducing a physiologically normal ventricular contraction. It can be used in some patients with infra-Hisian atrioventricular block.


Subject(s)
Bundle of His/physiology , Bundle-Branch Block/therapy , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial , Heart Block/therapy , Bundle-Branch Block/physiopathology , Echocardiography , Electrocardiography , Electrophysiology , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Block/physiopathology , Humans , Patient Selection , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome
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Rev. esp. cardiol. (Ed. impr.) ; 59(6): 553-558, jun. 2006. ilus, tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-048552

ABSTRACT

Introducción y objetivos. La estimulación permanente del haz de His es eficaz en los bloqueos auriculoventriculares suprahisianos. Mostramos nuestra experiencia en bloqueos infrahisianos. Métodos. Seleccionamos a pacientes derivados por síncopes y trastornos de la conducción intraventricular, bloqueo auriculoventricular completo y con asincronía intraventricular izquierda con seno coronario no accesible. En todos se practicó un estudio electrofisiológico en el que se evaluó la conducción infrahisiana basal y tras la administración de flecainida. Entre los pacientes con indicación de marcapasos permanente se seleccionó a aquellos en los que la estimulación del haz de His provocaba un complejo QRS estrecho. Implantamos electrodos en la aurícula derecha, el haz de His y el ápex de ventrículo derecho, conectándolos a las salidas auricular, ventricular izquierda y ventricular derecha de un marcapasos biventricular. Se programaron en modo DDD con un intervalo ventrículo izquierdo-ventrículo derecho de 80 ms. Resultados. Desde febrero hasta diciembre de 2004 se estudió a 10 pacientes, de los que 7 cumplieron criterios de inclusión; en 5 pudo implantarse un electrodo hisiano. El umbral de estimulación hisiana permaneció estable en 2 y mostró incrementos en 3. Durante el seguimiento de 2 a 12 meses no se han observado dislocamientos o pérdidas de captura. Ecocardiográficamente no ha habido deterioro de la función ventricular ni incompetencias valvulares, y la asincronía intraventricular mejoró en el caso de que estuviera presente. Conclusiones. La estimulación hisiana constituye el único modo de provocar una contracción ventricular más fisiológica y su utilización es posible en algunos casos de bloqueo infrahisiano


Introduction and objectives. Permanent His-bundle pacing is effective in patients with supra-Hisian atrioventricular block. We report our experience in patients with infra-Hisian atrioventricular block. Methods. The study involved selected patients referred for syncope and intraventricular conduction disturbance, infra-Hisian atrioventricular block, with left ventricular dyssynchrony and no coronary sinus access. All patients underwent electrophysiological study to evaluate infra-Hisian atrioventricular conduction, both at baseline and after flecainide administration. We selected patients with an indication for permanent pacing in whom His-bundle pacing produced a narrow QRS complex. Leads were implanted in the right atrium, in the bundle of His, and at the apex of the right ventricle, and connected to the atrial, left ventricular, and right ventricular terminals, respectively, of a biventricular pacemaker generator. All pacemakers were programmed in DDD mode with a left ventricle-right ventricle interval of 80 ms. Results. Between February and December 2004, seven patients met the study's inclusion criteria. The His-bundle lead was implanted successfully in five. The His-bundle pacing threshold remained stable in two patients, whereas it increased in three. During follow-up, at between 2 and 12 months, no lead dislodgement or failure to capture was observed. Echocardiography did not disclose any deterioration in ventricular function, or any worsening of or new valvular incompetence, but showed that ventricular dyssynchrony had disappeared in previously affected patients. Conclusions. His-bundle pacing is the only pacing mode capable of inducing a physiologically normal ventricular contraction. It can be used in some patients with infra-Hisian atrioventricular block


Subject(s)
Humans , Bundle-Branch Block/physiopathology , Bundle-Branch Block/therapy , Heart Block/physiopathology , Heart Block/therapy , Pacemaker, Artificial , Bundle of His/physiology , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Patient Selection , Follow-Up Studies , Electrocardiography , Electrophysiology , Echocardiography
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol ; 28(7): 726-9, 2005 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16008812

ABSTRACT

We present a case of infraHis AV block in which selective His bundle pacing with His-ventricular conduction through the conduction system was accomplished. While further investigations are developed, this approach may be an alternative for cardiac resynchronization in cases of difficult coronary sinus access.


Subject(s)
Bundle of His , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods , Heart Block/therapy , Electrocardiography , Female , Humans , Middle Aged
13.
Rev. esp. cardiol. (Ed. impr.) ; 54(12): 1385-1393, dic. 2001.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-3244

ABSTRACT

Introducción y objetivos. La despolarización asíncrona del ventrículo izquierdo por bloqueo de rama izquierda o estimulación en punta de ventrículo derecho es hemodinámicamente inferior a la contracción a través del sistema de conducción. Tras ablación del nodo auriculoventricular y estimulación en punta de ventrículo derecho, existen casos de deterioro de la función ventricular y agravamiento de la insuficiencia mitral; para evitarlas se propone la estimulación en el tracto de salida de ventrículo derecho. La estimulación directa del haz de His podría ser una alternativa, pero en humanos sólo se han comunicado datos preliminares. El objetivo de este trabajo es demostrar las posibilidades de estimulación a largo plazo en el haz de His en términos de estabilidad, umbrales y función ventricular. Pacientes y método. La población del estudio estuvo constituida por pacientes sin cardiopatía estructural, seleccionados para ablación del nodo AV por fibrilación auricular paroxística mal controlada o con trastorno de la conducción suprahisiano y sistema de conducción distal normal. Se colocó un electrodo de fijación activa en posición His usando una guía dirigible y un catéter diagnóstico como referencia anatómica; a continuación implantamos un electrodo en la orejuela derecha y se conectaron a un generador DDDR. Evaluamos los umbrales de estimulación y los parámetros de la función ventricular (fracción de eyección, tamaño de las cavidades y regurgitación mitral).Resultados. Un total de 12 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. La estimulación del haz de His fue conseguida en 8 casos (66 por ciento) con buenos umbrales durante el implante (1,24 ñ 0,13 voltios a 0,5 ms) y a los 3 meses (1,31 ñ 0,20 voltios a 0,5 ms). No se produjo ningún cambio en los parámetros ecocardiográficos ni deterioro en la situación clínica atribuibles a la ablación o la estimulación. Conclusión. El haz de His puede ser el lugar de elección para la estimulación permanente en pacientes con bloqueo AV y sistema de conducción infrahisiano normofuncionante (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Catheter Ablation , Defibrillators, Implantable , Bundle of His , Atrial Fibrillation , Electric Stimulation , Feasibility Studies , Atrioventricular Node
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