Heart diseases like in elder people are common in children. In about a 1,000 children born, 8 of them are diagnosed with a heart defect. The branch of cardiology that deals with heart diseases in children is the Paediatric Cardiology. There are specific symptoms for the suspicion of cardiovascular abnormalities but the most specific symptom…
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome(HLHS) describes a spectrum of cardiac abnormalities characterized by marked underdevelopment of the left ventricle – the lower compartment of heart, and ascending aorta– the great vessel receiving blood from the left ventricle. It’s a rare congenital heart defect. Incidence of HLHS is less than 0.5 per 1000 live births and is…
Management of Myocardial infarction is a medical emergency. If you have symptoms of a heart attack seek immediate medical attention. Never try to drive your self to the hospital and do not waste time. In a hospital there will be a battery of tests, which would help you make a diagnosis of myocardial infarction. …
Cardiac assist devices are a boon to patients with cardiac disorders. The various uses to which they are subjected to and the functioning of these mechanical pumps are explained below. The different types of these devices and the complications that can crop up during and after the implant, compute the core of this synopsis. Cardiac…
Sarcoidosis is a disease triggered by an atypical collection of granulomas, the inflammatory cells that are formed as nodules in the organs of the human body. Sarcoidosis may occur in any organ of the body like lymph nodes, skin, eyes, joints, spleen, kidney, lungs, heart, salivary glands, etc. More than 90% of the sarcoidosis cases…
It is a type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, a condition produced when myocardium, the heart muscle, weakens when there is inadequate oxygen supply. It is characterized by the systolic dysfunction of left ventricle in the absence of coronary artery diseases. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is frequently triggered by an acute medical illness or excessive stress. It could be…
Dronedarone is a medication used to treat two kinds of heart disorders: atrial fibrillation or the fast and irregular beating of the heart and atrial flutter or the fast but regular beating of the heart. These two occur in the upper atria or upper chambers of the heart. Patients with these conditions experience irregular heart…
Stents are small expandable wire like tubes that are meant to be inserted permanently into the artery during the angioplasty surgery. Angioplasty is a surgery done to widen the narrowed coronary artery. Angioplasty is preferred to bypass surgery since it is less invasive. For angioplasty to be performed, it requires a thin tube called the…
A common misconception about cigarette smoking is that it causes breathing problems and lung cancer, but only few smokers realize that cigarette smoking is also responsible for some of the major cardiovascular diseases (CVD) – diseases relating to the heart and the circulatory system. Whenever a person smokes a cigarette, the chemicals present in tobacco…