HEART DISEASE ” Heart disease” describes several heart conditions significantly affecting heart vessels. This is a broad term that covers many heart-related problems and needs. It includes – 1- CARDIAC FAILURE 2- DISORDERS OF HEART VALVES 3- ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 4- RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE 5- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS 6- CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS 7- CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES CARDIAC FAILURE … Read more
DEFINITION OF CORONARY CIRCULATION The blood and nutrition supply to the heart muscles (especially the myocardium) is called coronary circulation. What is coronary circulation? The two arteries supplying the heart, the right and left coronary arteries arise from the aorta above the aortic valve. The right coronary artery supplies the right atrium, right ventricle, and … Read more
WHAT IS RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic inflammatory process of the membrane surrounding the heart due to rheumatic fever. This fever mainly affects children and young adults, resulting in delayed complications of upper respiratory tract infection with hemolytic streptococci. Death rarely occurs in the acute phase, despite retrieval there may be … Read more
DEFINITIONS Blood pressure can be defined as the lateral pressure exerted by the moving column of blood on the wall of arteries. The normal blood pressure is about 120/80 mm of Hg. What is blood pressure? Pressure is highest during ‘systole‘ when the ventricles are contracting (systolic pressure) and lowest during ‘diastole‘ when the ventricles … Read more
