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Cardiology Disorders
Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Fever is an inflammatory disease, which occurs as a delayed sequel to pharyngeal infection with streptococcal bacteria. It involves principally the heart, joints, central nervous system and skin.
Clinical Features of Rheumatic…
Ischemic Heart Disease
What is Ischemic Heart Disease?
Ischaemic Heart Disease is defined as an episodic disease resulting in a temporary stoppage of blood in the coronary arteries and ischaemia of the heart muscle.
Clinical Features of Ischaemic Heart Disease…
Heart Block
What is Heart Block?
Heart Block is a condition in which there is a failure in the conduction of electrical impulses from the natural pacemaker (Sinoatrial node) through the heart, which can lead to a slowing of the pumpaction.Heart…
Wolf Parkison White Syndrome
What is Wolf Parkison White Syndrome?
Wolf Parkison White Syndrome is the increased heart rate caused by abnormally fast electrical conduction in an accessory pathway within the heart bypassing the normal conduction system.Clinical…
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
What is Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia?
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia is one of the types of heart disease or arrhythmia an irregular heartbeat. It is a combination of 3 words. Paroxysmal which means that the arrhythmia begins and suddenly…
Tachycardia
What is Tachycardia?
The normal pulse rate varies from 60-72 per minute. This rate may rise with specific conditions like in Tachycardia.1. Physiological: Exercise, pain, anxiety, nervousness, pregnancy2. Pathological: Fever,…
Hypertention
What is Hypertension?
Blood pressure above 140/90 constitutes hypertension. Increase in diastolic pressure is more important in the definition of hypertension.Types of Hypertension (Diastolic)
1. Mild hypertension: Diastolic pressure…
Hypotension
What is Hypotension?
Hypotension and shock are not synonymous. While the shock is always associated with low BP, a previously hypertensive patient may be in shock despite BP being within normal limits. Hypotension may occur in the absence…
Aortic Stenosis – Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis Treatment Symtom
What is Aortic Stenosis?
Aortic Stenosis lesion occurs in 25% of all patients with chronic valvular heart disease of rheumatic origin. The primary abnormality is an obstruction to the left ventricle output. There is reduced cardiac output…
Mitral Stenosis – Mitral Stenosis Valve Information
What is Mitral Stenosis?
In normal adults, the Mitral valve between the left atrium and left ventricle has an orifice of 4-6 sq. cm. When the orifice is less than half of the normal, blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle is…