HUMAN ANATOMY

Rheumatic Heart Disease   It is a serious heart disease. It is seen more often in young and middle aged persons. It is of two types, acute and chronic. Acute form is usually due to rheumatic disease and sometimes due to chorea. Rheumatic Fever…

Chronic Cor Pulmonale   Definition It is a condition characterized by right ventricular hypertrophy and failure secondary to a structural and/or functional abnormality of the lungs.   Etiology 1.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   …

Pulmonary Heart Disease  Definition It is a condition ,characterized by disturbance in the pulmonary circulation   due to a   disease of the lungs. Classification 1.Acute Pulmonary embolism. 2.Chronic or pulmonale.   Pulmonary Emboli…

Coronary Thrombosis Myocardial Infraction   Definition : It is a condition characterized by formation of a blood clot in the coronary artery.   Pathophysiology 1.       Circulation in the coronary arteries is slowed down due to arterio…