Mitral valve repair, as the name suggests is the name given to surgical procedure for repairing the damaged mitral valve. It is performed in case of any malfunctioning of the valve resulting from either narrowing of the valve(stenosis) or leaking of the valve(regurgitation). Mitral Valve repair is used most commonly in cases involving a leaking…
Electrocardiogram(ECG) is a tool that is used to measure and record the electrical activity of the heart. An Electrocardiogram is necessary to establish many heart related defects like atrial enlargement, ventricular hypertrophy(enlargement of the ventricles),arrhythmias(abnormal electrical activity of the heart) and conditions that may lead to sudden death. The term Electrocardiogram was coined by Willem…
Obesity has become a modern life style problem and an epidemic of the era. Obesity is excessive body fat. To find out whether one’s body weight is excess or not, the most popular measurement today is the Body Mass Index (BMI). With the help of a calculator the precise BMI can be determined. First, find…
Atherosclerosis is a condition involving thickening of the arterial vessel wall, due to build up of fatty material such as cholesterol. Here the fatty material collects along the walls of arteries. This fatty material thickens, hardens(forms calcium deposits), and may eventually block the arteries. Eventually, the plaques can make the artery narrow and rigid, making…
Transposition of Great vessels is a congenital heart disease, involving a spatial mal-arrangement of any of the major blood vessels of Superior and Inferior Venacava, Pulmonary artery, Pulmonary veins and the Aorta. When there is only involvement of the large arteries, a subgroup called Transposition of great arteries(TGA) occurs. d-TGA is the second most common…
Mitral Valvuloplasty also known as percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty is the surgical process adopted to repair a damaged mitral valve. This technique is used in case of a narrowed mitral valve, a condition known better as Mitral Stenosis and it involves dilating the narrowed valve by using a balloon. Mitral Stenosis is a condition in which…
Carotid stenosis is a disease affecting the carotid artery causing the narrowing of lumen thus interrupting the blood flow thorough it. This may lead to stroke or cerebro vascular accident, by the blockage of the cerebral blood flow or blood supply to the brain. Carotid stenosis may also increase the chance for ischemic stroke by…
Bicuspid aortic valves may be present in as many as 1-2% of the population. Because the bicuspid valve may be entirely silent during infancy, childhood, and adolescence, these incidence figures may be underestimated and are not generally included in the overall incidence of congenital heart disease. Recent studies have proved this condition to have a…
Tetralogy of Fallot is a cyanotic congenital heart disease. TOF is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease, 10-15 % of the total. Tetralogy implies four anatomical abnormalities of heart: Ventricular Septal Defect: defect between the two bottom chambers(ventricles) of the heart Pulmonary Stenosis: Narrowing of the outflow tract from the right ventricle , the…
A congenital heart defect (CHD) is seen in the structure of the heart and the great vessels of a new born. Mostly all the cardiac diseases obstruct the flow of blood in the heart or the blood vessels or lead to improper flow of blood through the heart. Congenital Heart Disease can describe a number…