Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex condition with a prevalence of 10–15% worldwide. An inverse-graded relationship exists between cardiovascular events and mortality with kidney function which is independent of age, sex, and other risk factors. The proportion of deaths due to heart failur...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex condition with a prevalence of 10–15% worldwide. An inverse-graded relationship exists between cardiovascular events and mortality with kidney function which is independent of age, sex, and other risk factors. The proportion of deaths due to heart failur...
With proper treatment, most children lead a healthy, active life with few restrictions on their activities. Because cardiomyopathy is a chronic condition, your child will need frequent doctor visits to monitor their health. Your child might need to make some lifestyle changes such as a healthy di...
Exercise trainingLiver cirrhosisThioacetamideCirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a condition where liver cirrhosis is associated with cardiac dysfunction. Triggers and blockers of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy are poorly understood, which might compromise the prognosis of chronic liver disease patients. We tested whether ...
The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood to the rest of the body. It starts performing its function a few weeks after a person is conceived and it continues on doing so until a person dies.Answer and Explanation: Cardiomyopathy is not always chronic. Cardiomyopathy is an illness in ...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a rare condition, characterized by acute left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in the absence of flow-limiting coronary artery disease, usually provoked by a physical or emotional stressor. The condition is far more common in women. The commonest presenting symptoms in...
A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (ventricular dysfunction), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is ...
This suggests miR-4454 as a potential biomarker for fibrosis in these patients. Keywords: circulating miRNA; biomarker; ventricular hypertrophy; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; cardiac fibrosis1. Introduction Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiac condition with a prevalence of 1:200 ...
A chest X-ray can be used to define abnormalities of the lungs such as excessive fluid (fluid overload or pulmonary edema), fluid around the lung (pleural effusion), pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, cysts, and cancers. Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 and Type 2) Diabetes is a chronic condition ...
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a chronic complication in individuals with diabetes and is characterized by ventricular dilation and hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, decreased or preserved systolic function and reduced ejection fraction eventually resulting in heart failure. Despite being well characterized...