Pulmonary Hypertension Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension ,Physical Examination and Symptoms of Pulmonary Hypertension with Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Pulmonary hypertension means an increase in pulmonary artery pressure. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and secondary right ventricular failure. Elevated blood pressures in the pulmonary arteries (above 25-30...
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Tricuspid Stenosis and Tricuspid Regurgitation Symptoms of Tricuspid Stenosis and Tricuspid Regurgitation with Physical findings Treatment Tricuspid stenosis is an uncommon valvular abnormality that most commonly occurs in association with other valvular lesions. Regurgitation caused not by valvular disorder but by dilatation of ventricles, the great vessels,...
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Aortic Regurgitation SYMPTOMS of Aortic Regurgitation Aortic Regurgitation PHYSICAL FINDINGS Aortic Regurgitation TREATMENT Aortic Regurgitation or aortic incompetence is a regurgitation of blood into the left ventricle during diastole due to defective closure of the aortic valve. A backward flowing, as in the return of solids or fluids to the...
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Aortic Stenosis PHYSICAL FINDINGS Aortic Stenosis SYMPTOMS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY with Aortic Stenosis TREATMENT Aortic Stenosis Definition — Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the left venticular outlet usually at the valve. Aortic stenosis is the commonest valvular heart disease in adults and elderly persons. It is more common in...
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Mitral Regurgitation (MR) Causes, Mitral Regurgitation (MR) Symptoms ,ACC/AHA guideline for Mitral Regurgitation (MR) Physical findings Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation Mitral regurgitation is the regurgitation or back flow of blood from left ventricle to left atrium during left venticular systole. It is also called Mitral incompetence. A backward flowing,...
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Mitral Stenosis Treatment of Mitral Stenosis causes and Etiology of Mitral Stenosis with Symptoms of Mitral Stenosis Mitral Stenosis is narrowing of the mitral valve due to which there is a restriction of blood flow from left atrium to left ventricle. It is more common in females. Mitral stenosis...
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Infective Endocarditis CLINICAL FEATURES of infective Endocarditis (IE) causes the Infective Endocarditis With TREATMENT of infective Endocarditis (IE) Proliferation of microorganisms on the endothelium of heart results in infective endocarditis. The typical feature–of the· disease is vegetation. Endocarditis may be caused by any microorganism; of streptococci or staphylococci; Haemophilus...
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Rheumatic Fever Signs and symptoms Diagnosis of Rheumatic fever Causes with treatment — Rheumatic fever is acute or first presentation of infection by Streptococcus leading to sore throat, fever, arthritis and/or carditis. A multisystem, febrile inflammatory disease that is a delayed complication of untreated group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Pharyngitis usually...
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Cor pulmonale Causes of Cor pulmonale Symptoms with Types and Treatment — Cor pulmonale is enlargement of right ventricle . secondary to diseases of lungs, thorax, pulmonary ventilation or pulmonary circulation. Living for an extended period at a high altitude also may cause this condition. Cor pulmonale is the...
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Heart Failure Treatment PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome representing the end-stage of a number of different cardiac diseases. Heart failure may result from arrhythmias, heart valve lesions,myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, congenital malformation of the heart or great vessels, pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, constrictive or conditions that...
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