List of seven major therapeutic devices of circulatory system:- 1. Prosthetic Cardiac Pacemaker 2. Defibrillator 3. Angioplasty 4. Vascular Grafts 5. Stents 6. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 7. Artificial Heart Valve. Device # 1. Prosthetic Cardiac Pacemaker/Artificial Pacemaker: When the natural pace maker SA node does not work properly, in such patients normal heart beat can be restored and maintained [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short note on the Circulatory Systems of Vertebrates. The circulatory system is of two types: open of closed. In open circulatory system, blood pumped by the heart passes through large vessels into open spaces or body cavities called sinuses. This type of system is present in Arthropods and Molluscs. In closed circulatory system the [...]
The following points highlight the nineteen major disorders of circulatory system. Some of the disorders are: 1. Hypertension 2. Coronary Artery Disease 3. Arteriosclerosis 4. Heart Block 5. Cerebro Vascular Accident 6. Rheumatic Heart Disease 7. Congenital Heart Diseases 8. Oedema 9. Ebstein’s Disease 10. Fibrillation 11. Tachycardia 12. Bradycardia 13. Cardiac arrest 14. Heart failure 15. Heart attack and [...]