Deep vein thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis What is deep vein thrombosis or venous thrombosis In the case of weak or disordered flow of blood usually occurs deep vein thrombosis, which is composed of fibrin and red blood cells with…
Hypotension or low blood pressure Hypotension What is hypotension Hypotension or low blood pressure is a blood pressure, that is lower than normal or expected blood pressure, for each person in certain conditions, and it is a rel…
Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease What is Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease is an inflammation of the medium sized blood vessels, that can lead to the appearance of ballooning in the wall of an coronary artery, that carries oxyge…
Aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis What is aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis is a chronic rheumatic heart disease that creates rigidity with deformation of the heart valves, joins commissure or connects, and shorten chordae tendinea d…
Aortitis Aortitis What is aortitis The aorta can be exposed to various inflammatory processes, these processes can cover the three layers of the wall of the aorta, and the condition in which is the patient is referred as aortitis…
Cardiac tamponade Cardiac tamponade What is cardiac tamponade Cardiac tamponade is a rare life-threatening complication in which there is accumulation of fluid, blood, clots, or gas in the pericardial space, the space between the…
Blalock Taussig shunt Blalock Taussig shunt What is Blalock Taussig shunt Blalock Taussig shunt is a temporary surgical operation that is performed on newborn babies. Blalock Taussig shunt is done for the reason that the heart is…
Glenn shunt Glenn shunt What is Glenn shunt surgery Glenn shunt is a temporary treatment that is applied on children (preceding the Fontan procedure) to improve blood flow to the lungs, where only one ventricle is working properl…
The Fontan procedure Fontan procedure What is Fontan procedure The Fontan procedure is an open heart surgical procedure used in children with a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels which are present at birth in …
Precordial catch syndrome - Texidor�s Twinge precordial catch syndrome - Texidor's Twinge The precordial catch syndrome is a harmless condition that is manifested by chest pain in children, adolescents, and less frequently…
Inappropriate sinus tachycardia Inappropriate sinus tachycardia Inappropriate sinus tachycardia is a heart rhythm disturbance or form of arrhythmia in which the resting heart rate is very high greater than 100 beats per minute. E…
Bradycardia symptoms Bradycardia symptoms Bradycardia is a heart arrhythmia that is characterized by a very slow heartbeat, generally lower than 60 beats a minute. This leads to complications and heart can not pump enough oxygen-…
VVI pacemaker vvi pacemaker VVI pacemaker is the most common type of pacemaker. VVI pacemaker is a medical instrument that allows to heart muscle to work properly. In the surgical procedure, a specialist cardiologist, incorpor…
DDDR pacemaker DDDR pacemaker DDDR pacemaker marks atrial and ventricular rates and senses both chambers of the heart. DDDR pacemaker has a sensor that records a need for higher cardiac output and can regulate the heart rate auto…
Pacemaker battery replacement pacemaker battery replacement When we are talking about a pacemaker, actually we are referring to pacing system: a pacemaker, pacing electrodes, and program. Two parts of this system are implanted in…
Pacemaker Pacemaker When the heart rate is very slow (usually less than 60 beats per minute), the body is not getting enough oxygen. Less oxygen causes symptoms such as dizziness, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, or fainting…
Bypass Bypass What is coronary bypass surgery A coronary artery bypass is a surgery on the heart used for bridging the narrowing of the coronary arteries - the blood vessels that supply the heart. To bypass this area, surgeon use…