Rheumatic heart disease: The role of global cardiac surgery

The surgery of rheumatic heart disease.

the role of type-d personality, social support and self-compassion in prediction of health behaviors in coronary heart disease patients

نظر به اهمیت و تاثیر روزافزون عوامل روانی – اجتماعی در سلامت جسمی و تاثیر عوامل روان شناختی در بروز بیماریهای مختلف از جمله بیماریهای قلبی و عروقی این پژوهش با هدف کلی بررسی ارتباط تیپ شخصیتی d ، حمایت اجتماعی و خود دلسوزی در پیش بینی رفتارهای بهداشتی بیماران کرونر قلبی و تعیین تفاوت بین بیماران کرونر قلبی با و بدون جراحی و افراد سالم در این متغیرها و رفتارهای بهداشتی آنان، انجام گرفت. جامعه آ...

Cardiac necklace in rheumatic heart disease.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old male, a known case of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), presented with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III breathlessness of 6 months duration. There was no history of tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed severe mitral stenosis with an orifi ce area of 0.9 cm 2 and a valve gradient of 23/16 mm Hg. ...

Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery (Open-Closed Heart)

In this paper the duties of an anesthesiologist and his right of i=;electing patient is discussed. La,ter, we di:=:cuss the <::mergencies cf heart surgery, pre up visit and alsc few dcails of pre up medication cf thei,e pati<mts. We also touch on the stages of anesthPsia and point to our preference for the use cf artery and vein for arterial and venous cannulation. In this paper we discuss in b...

The case for global investment in rheumatic heart-disease control

Perspectives Rheumatic heart disease comprises a small proportion of the total global disease burden according to current estimates. A rare complication of a strepto-coccal throat infection, rheumatic heart disease causes heart valve damage and progressive heart failure. The cause and course of this disease can be difficult to explain to policy-makers and to people at risk. The relative burden ...