Broken heart

Premature Ventricular Contraction A premature ventricular contraction is an irregularity in the normal heart rhythm. These contractions are extra heartbeats that occur too early in the normal sequence. In most cases, these contractions are harmless and do not require treatment. CAUSES Premature ventricular contractions may occur without a known cause. In healthy people, the extra contractions may be caused by: • Smoking. • Drinking alcohol. • Caffeine. • Certain medicines. • Some…

machine and then pump the blood back to the patient while the surgeon perform anastomosis between a graft and a coronary artery. During the surgical procedure, a cross-clamping was applied on the aortic artery to provide myocardial protection, and the heart was induced to cardioplegia with drugs, so the surgeon can perform anastomosis on a motionless field, thus guaranteeing the quality of the anastomosis. However, the prolonged blood contact with CPB circuit can easily induce an impaired…

Social Determinants of Rural Women’s Health for Heart Disease Introduction Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australian women (Crouch & Wilson, 2011) and is found to be highest for populations living in remote rural regions of South Australia (SA Atlas, 2015). This paper analyses the patterns and trends in this population group and the different social determinants and lifestyle behaviours that can affect women’s health. Heart disease remains the leading cause…

What Causes Chronic Nose Itch? A few years ago, when I was still living down in North Carolina, I worked as a part-time cashier at a grocery store. One day, a customer came into my line and whispered, “You just touched your nose. Could you use some hand sanitizer before touching my groceries?” Or, something to that effect. I was mortified. First off, my nose itch is chronic and constant. It’s embarrassing, but there’s nothing I can do about it. Second of all, I didn’t pick my nose, I scratched…

The Insured stated based upon her symptoms of aortic dissection of having, sudden, constant chest pain and upper back pain, sometimes described as a “ripping” or “tearing” in her chest. She said the pain is caused by moving from one place to another coupled with the pain to her right hand and the left hip; she is feeling that these medical conditions are preventing her from living a normal life at home. This, in turn, is preventing her from returning to work, after her conditions began in March…

important portion of the body. When people think of muscles, they usually think first of voluntary movement, but that is only part of the story. Muscles are literally everywhere in the body. Throughout the body, there are muscles in the eye, heart, limbs, tongue, throat,…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a disease of the heart and blood vessels, is a major cause of death and morbidity that impacts over 100,000 adults (over age of 65) worldwide (Lee et al., 2015). Lee et al.’s (2012) research supports the theory that persons with low HL will have more difficulty following a self-management regimen geared towards improving overall health outcomes than those with HL. Individuals with CVD require extensive self-care management, including the ability to read and…

organ in this system is the heart, containing four chambers; the left and right atrium and the left and right ventricle, which will be described in further detail later on. Although this system is very important, problems can occur that disrupt the normal routine. One of these we will be focusing on today is known as Reyes Syndrome. (Next Slide) The Cardiovascular, or Circulatory system consists of three main components; the heart, blood vessels and blood itself. The heart is a fist sized organ…

Valves in the veins help to return blood from the scrotum and testicles to the heart. If these valves do not work well, blood flows backward and backs up into the veins, causing the vein to swell. This is similar to what happens when varicose veins form in the leg. SYMPTOMS Most varicoceles do not cause any symptoms. If symptoms…

Pulmonary Atresia is a very serious type of congenital heart condition. There are actually two main characteristics: 1) The pulmonary valve, which allows the blood to flow from the heart to the lungs, is completely blocked. 2) There is a large hole- ventricular septal defect- between the two main pumping chambers in the heart. You see, in a normal heart, the blood passes the pulmonary artery to the lungs to collect oxygen. With people who have pulmonary atresia, the blood can’t pass through…