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Ischaemic Heart Disease and Its Clinical Syndrome | Medical Science

Ischaemic heart disease (I.H.D.) is a syndrome caused by inadequate blood supply to the heart muscles chiefly due to coronary artery disease (spasm or occlusion of the coronary arteries). Occlusion of coronary vessels may be commonly due to atherosclerosis but also may be caused by local thrombosis or embolism, syphilitic narrowing of coronary ostium, collagen disease or arteritis. The following [...]

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Infective Endocarditis and Its Treatment | Medical Science

Infective endocarditis remains, still one of the few dangerous conditions with a mortality rate of about 30 per cent in spite of the advent of so many antibiotics. The major cause for this high mortality is delay in diagnosis, because the clinical features in the early stage of the disease are unimpressive and more importantly inappropriate antibiotic therapy. The latter [...]

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Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease | Humans | Medical Science

The following points highlight the defects caused due to acyanotic congenital heart disease that is found in humans. The defects are: 1. Ventricular Septal Defect 2. Atrial Septal Defect 3. Patent Ductus Arteriosus 4. Aortico-Pulmonary Septal Defect 5. Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva 6. Fistula of a Coronary Artery. 1. Ventricular Septal Defect: Defect in the ventricular septa may present as [...]

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