Heart Diseases

Stenosis of the aortic valve is a scourge of older men

Defect or anatomy of the anatomical structure of the heart - invariably leads to a deterioration in the functioning of the whole organism. Moreover, if this vice prevents the normal operation of the largest artery of the circulatory system - the aorta, which supplies blood to all internal organs and systems. This is a stenosis of the aortic valve or aortic stenosis. Contents 1 Description of the disease 1 Description of the disease 2 Causes and risk ...

  • 29-Jun-2018
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In a newborn child, open arterial ducts: manifestations and elimination of pathology

In the early and late neonatal period of a child's life, many decompensated pathologies of his development may appear, including congenital malformations of the formation of various organs and systems. Such pathological conditions include such AMS as an open arterial duct( OAP), which occurs in 10-18% of newborns, more often in girls. Content 1 General 2 Causes and risk factors 3 Types and phase currents 4 How dangerous: potential complications ...

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Atresia of the pulmonary artery is a deadly birth defect

Atresia of the pulmonary artery in newborns is a dangerous congenital disease characterized by the fact that there is no direct communication between the right ventricle of the heart and the pulmonary arterial channel. As a result, pulmonary circulation is sharply reduced or absent altogether, the blood ceases to be saturated with oxygen, and the patient dies within a few days of increasing hypoxemia. Fortunately, this disease is rare: in 1-3% of all births with congenital heart disea...

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Mirror location of the heart - dextrocardia

Dextrocardia is a congenital anomaly of the cardiovascular system, a kind of dystopia in which the heart is partially or completely displaced to the right and occupies a position that is symmetrically symmetrical to the normal one. Similarly, the heart and all large vessels are located. In some cases, the mirror location of some or all of the internal organs is revealed. According to statistics, dextrocardia occurs in about 0.01% of the population. If the abnormal location is not acco...

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Pentada Cantrell is a killer with a beautiful name

Among a wide range of congenital heart diseases there are pathologies that can confuse even experienced specialists. One of them bears the beautiful name Pentad Cantrell, and is a dangerous disease that pose a direct threat to the life of the child. Is it possible to detect this defect in the early stages and avoid the severe consequences of its development? Contents 1 Description 2 Causes and Risk Factors 3 Forms, Dangers, and Complications 4...

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Mitral valve insufficiency: treatment at 1, 2 and 3 degrees of illness and recovery prognosis

Mitral insufficiency is a type of valvular heart disease. Pathogenesis is caused by incomplete closure of the mitral orifice, which is preceded by structural disorders of the valves, tissues under the valves. Pathology is characterized by regurgitation of blood into the left atrium from the left ventricle. Let us consider in detail what it is, the nature of development and the clinical picture of the course of mitral valve insufficiency at levels 1, 2 and 3, the methods of its treatment ...

  • 19-Jun-2018
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Differences in congenital and acquired heart defects in newborns, children and adults

The heart and the circulatory system provide the body with oxygen and nutrients, so you need to constantly monitor their condition. Congenital and acquired heart defects in newborns, older children and adults cause circulatory disorders, which affects the condition of the whole organism badly. It is necessary to diagnose this disease in time in order to avoid serious consequences. Contents of 1 General information and causes of 2 Clinical manifestations of CHD ...

  • 28-Jun-2018
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Defect of the interventricular septum in the newborn: a death sentence or a chance of recovery?

The human heart has a complex four-chamber structure that begins to form from the first days after conception. But there are cases when this process is broken, because of what in the structure of the body there are large and minor defects that affect the work of the whole organism. One of them is called the defect of the interventricular septum, or abbreviated to the DMZHP. Description Description Description 2 Causes and Risk Factors 3 Classificat...

  • 28-Jun-2018
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Aortic heart disease - when the aortic valve goes down

Heart disease. .. For a simple person, far from medicine, this diagnosis is associated with some serious congenital disease. But heart defects are not only congenital ailments, they can appear throughout life. Most often in medical practice, there are so-called valvular forms of defect - pathological changes in the structure of the heart valves, preventing their normal operation and leading to a malfunction of the cardiac activity as a whole. This article deals with one of such diseas...

  • 21-Jun-2018
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Detection and treatment of atrial septal defect in children

Deficiency of the interatrial septum in newborn infants is an extremely rare disease attributed to congenital heart disease( CHD).It entails a huge number of consequences. How to recognize the problem on time and how to deal with it? We will tell in this article. Content 1 Description 2 The causes of and risk factors 3 Forms 4 Complications and consequences 5 Symptoms 6 Diagnostics 7 Therapies 7.1 Open surgery ...

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