Cardiomyopathy

Introduction There are two different types of steroids: natural steroids and synthetic steroids. Natural steroids are made from fats in the body. “Any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, such as: sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action” (Steriod, n.d.). The human body naturally produces the following steroids: sex steroids, corticosteroids, mineralocorticoids, bile acid, and sterols. Sex steroids are made up of androgens and…

CEA surgery is indicated if CVA occurred within the past 6 months in patients with documented ipsilateral carotid artery stenosis (70%–99%). Depending on age, gender and other comorbidities CEA is indicated in patients with recent CVA and documented moderate same sided carotid stenosis (50%– 69%) The estimated perioperative morbidity and mortality risk must be <50%. Include antiplatelet and statin in managing patients with carotid artery stenosis and stroke. For patients with stroke…

receptors represent the majority of intracellular Ca²+ channels in cardiomyocytes and arbitrate a process known as Ca²+ induced Ca²+ release. The free Ca²+ binds to the troponin C present on the actin-containing thin filaments of myofibrils. Troponin proteins consists of three different subunits, Troponin T, Troponin I, and Troponin C, with each subunit being responsible for a different part of troponin function. Troponin T is a tropomyosin-binding subunit and hence regulates the interaction of…

The effects of alcohol abuse vary from person to person, but the devastation of this chronic disease can have a permanent effect on family and friends. It is reported that alcoholism can have devastating effects on the body and physiological issues can also arise from this problem, but it can be treated for people willing to better themselves. Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a common disorder. Lifetime prevalence rates vary widely according to the methodology used, but…

Thiene G. 1998). Since then almost 90% of deaths in young athletes reduced due to the ECG screening (Corrado et al, 2008) which indicates the screening programme proved to be acceptable as the data provided was specific and detected the lethal cardiomyopathy or…

system, principally cardiac disease, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney, and peripheral arterial disease. The causes of cardiovascular disease are diverse but atherosclerosis and/or hypertension are the most common. In addition, with aging come a number of physiological and morphological changes that alter cardiovascular function and lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even in healthy asymptomatic individuals. Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly…

concepts that I was able to reflect on for the last clinical experience was adherence. The patient that I was able to spend time with had a long list of comorbidities, some of which include, type 2 diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease. However, the patient had very poor adherence to the treatment recommendations for these diagnoses. Once diagnosed with heart issues, the patient did not attend any appointments at the hearts doctors and…

weakness appears in early childhood and progressively worsens; children with DMD are generally wheel-chair dependent by adolescence. Along with the DMD affecting the skeletal system, the cardiac muscles are also affected and result in cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy is a heart disease where weak cardiac muscle prevents the heart from pumping blood efficiently. Typically, males with DMD live into their twenties before the cardiac muscles can no longer…

blood as well as a healthy heart. Conditions that overstrain the heart muscle can lead to heart failure (5). The main causation of chronic heart failure is a heart attack which results in damage to the muscle of the left ventricle (8). In addition cardiomyopathy (chronic disease of the heart muscle) may cause heart failure; this may perhaps be initiated by a viral infection (1).Conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and arrhythmia (irregular rate or rhythm of heartbeat) could also…

Muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disease that causes the muscles in your body to weaken, and become wasted. It is a rare disease that affects 20,00 to 200,00 United States citizens per year. It can have life lasting effects on the ones infected. The Department of Medicine/Cardiology, at the University of Minnesota Medical School did a study on prevention for the most common fatal form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne Muscular dystrophy is caused by an absence of a…