Author: DR K TAMILSELVAN
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Ischemic heart disease (IHD), is the most common type of heart disease and cause of heart attacks.The disease is caused by plaque building up along the inner walls of the…
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TAPVC Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
TAPVC Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) consists of an abnormality of blood flow in which all 4 pulmonary veins drain into systemic veins or the right atrium with or…
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TAPVD Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage
TAPVD Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage The Pulmonary Veins, which carry blood back to the heart after it has circulated through the lungs, are not connected to the left atrium.Instead they are connected to…
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Transposition of Great Vessels
Transposition of Great Vessels Transposition of great vessels (TGV) is a group of congenital heart defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of any of the great vessels: superior and/or inferior venae cavae, pulmonary artery,…
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Pituitary gland and its Hormones in Detail
Pituitary Gland and its Hormones in Detail While we are going to discuss about pituitary gland and its hormones we have to start with The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about…
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Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease
Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease Highly Suggestive Symptoms of Heart Disease Major Signs and Symptoms of Heart Diseases are Chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitation, syncope,Pheripheral edema. Less Suggestive Symptoms of Heart Disease In…
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital disorder in the heart wherein a neonate’s ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. Early symptoms are uncommon, but in the first year of…
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Tetrology of Fallot (TOF)
Tetrology of Fallot (TOF) Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart defect which is classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities of the heart (although only three of them are always present). It…
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Heart Failure (HF) in a view
Heart Failure (HF) in a View Heart Failure (HF), often called congestive heart failure (CHF) or congestive cardiac failure (CCF), occurs when the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action to maintain blood…