The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body. The cardiovascular system is complex and extends beyond our heart through arteries‚ veins and capillaries that carry blood throughout the body. An article read on aging and Cardioprotection by Arshad Jahangir talks about the declining heart of the elderly as they progress within their age. The article sums of the study and finds that with the rapid increase in the elderly population‚ the incidence of ischemic heart disease in these
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Cardiomyopathy Around the world‚ there are many people that suffer from cardiomyopathy. The word cardiomyopathy literally means "heart muscle disease." Cardiomyopathy is a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn’t work as well as it should. Cardiomyopathy can generally be categorized into two groups; extrinsic cardiomyopathies and intrinsic cardiomyopathies. The most common cardiomyopathies are extrinsic. This is because the most common cause of a cardiomyopathy
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Research Analysis #1 Significance & Contribution The article by Britz & Dunn (2010)‚ Self-care and quality of life among patients with Heart failure‚ has significant implications for practice. Britz & Dunn (2010) clearly express the ominous situation between self-care deficit among heart failure patients and decreased quality of life. They report that heart failure: can be extremely costly -with repeated hospitalizations‚ claims the lives of many and patients have very poor quality of life. The
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Separation of Craniopagus Twins How conjoined twins are separated has been a mystery for some people. Conjoined twins have are classified according to the site of connection. One of the types is craniopagus‚ which is defined as the conjoined twins who are fused at the skull (1). There are four types of conjoined twins joined at the head: the first is craniopagus‚ which are joined only in the calvarium (1). The second is cephalopagus are joined ventrally‚ from the top of the head down to the
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In this case‚ the patient developed locked in syndrome due the basilar artery thrombosis leading to complete absence of voluntary movement with cognitive function intact. Locked-in syndrome caused basilar artery thrombosis most commonly related to trauma‚ vascular‚ or cardiac malformation‚ as the basilar remain a major supply of posterior circulation; patient with basilar artery thrombosis commonly presented with sudden and dramatic neurological impairment mostly sudden vertigo‚ dysarthria‚ headache
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The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body via the circulatory system. In vertebrates the heart consists of two chambers called the atria and ventricles. The atria (upper chamber) receives the blood returning to the heart and the ventricles (lower chamber) pumps the blood away from the heart. The atria and ventricles chambers are separated by four main valves called the atrioventricular (two valves)‚ pulmonary‚ and aortic valves. These valves help create the heart sounds often
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What Life could have Been WARNING: use caution as this passage may require tissues! Tears stained my face as I contemplated the outcome. I could barely imagine what life would be like on the other side of this tragedy. My eyes squeezed shut‚ and I wished everything would go back to normal. My grandfather had recently been admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital suddenly‚ with the diagnoses of Congestive Heart Failure. He only had a few weeks to live‚ if he didn’t consent to have open heart
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Plavix is the generic name for clopidogrel bisulfate‚ an anti- platelet. Plavix is a blood thinner that helps prevent a stroke‚ heart attack‚ and other heart problems. A prescription is needed‚ side effects include; nosebleeds‚ bloody stool‚ severe stomach pain‚ easy to bruise‚ and problems with vision or speech. This prescription reduces the risk of the patient getting a blood clot. Plavix helps prevent platelets from sticking together‚ forming a clot that could block an artery. Since they will
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Congestive Heart Failure Toni Belsito Brookdale Community College HESC 105 Medical Terminology Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart hailure‚ also known as CHF or heart failure‚ affects the lives of 5 million Americans each year with 550‚000 new cases diagnosed yearly. (Emory healthcare‚ 2013) CHF is a medical condition in which the heart has become weak and cannot pump enough blood to meet the need for oxygen rich blood required by the vital organs of the body‚ less blood is pumped
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In the United State there are a huge population of people who suffers through heart failure‚ and minimal donations for heart transplant. Due to this particular problem doctors found a small solution and created a device called LVAD [Left Ventricular Assistant Device]. LVAD benefits the heart’s function and is considered the bridge step before getting a heart transplant. It helps an individual get back to their everyday activities and extends their expectancy lifespan. Stated by the statistic of
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