Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. There are four main types of cardiomyopathy and each can affect people differently. This article discusses the signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for the different types of the disease, the importance of genetic screening and risk stratification, and the nurse'a rol...
There is a correlation between TBI and damage to the white matter structures. A key pathological manifestation of white matter damage subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI) is demyelination. Myelin sheath disruption and oligodendrocyte cell death, hallmarks of demyelination, result in sustained ...
What are heart murmurs and what is their clinical significance? What causes cardiomyopathy? Is there a difference between Arrhythmia and Dysrhythmia? If there is, explain the difference. What effect does an atheroma have on the heart? How to treat bradycardia What are the symptoms of DVT?Explore...
We sought to describe the tendency and extent of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) changes in patients with fulminant myocarditis (FM) after admission and to explore the relationship between the in-hospital mortality of FM and the absolute and relative changes in hs-cTnI within...
COPD is an acronym that stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is mainly associated with breathing difficulties resulting from massive damage to the tissues within the lungs. However, there are two forms of COPD: emphysema and chronic bronchitis....
Because the rise of BNP is more marked than that of ANP in congestive heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, BNP is thought to be a more valuable marker for those disorders than ANP (22, 23). In the atrial cardiocytes BNP is stored together with ANP in the secretory granules, ...
Daily requirements have been set by the USDA to help us understand the bare minimum of the nutrients we need to prevent major disease. There are different needs based on age,pregnancystatus, and sex. The requirements are reevaluated periodically as scientific knowledge evolves. For example, the ...
There may be a connection between those brands and canine dilated cardiomyopathy. You don't have to worry about this when you feed lentils to your dog as long as you take the precautions already mentioned. Before giving your pup new foods, dog owners should always look at the ingredient list...
Inamasu J, Watanabe E, Okuda K, Kumai T, Sugimoto K, Ozaki Y, Hirose Y. Are there differences between takotsubo cardiomyopathy and neurogenic stunned myocardium? A prospective observational study. Int J Cardiol 2014;177:1108 -1110.Inamasu J, Watanabe E, Okuda K, et al. Are there ...
Ischemic versus non- ischemic cardiomyopathy - are there differences in prognosis? Experience of an advanced heart failure center. Rev Port Cardiol 2010; 30: 181-197.