Summary Ultrasound examination of the heart (echocardiography) has become an important part of today’s diagnosis of heart disease. The largely non-invasive possibility of displaying the heart function in the “echo” can reveal numerous heart diseases such as valve defects, constrictions (stenoses), short circuits between the chambers or atria (shunts) and wall movement disorders. Minimally invasive … Summary | Echocardiography
Motility corresponds in the broadest sense to the active ability to move. In medicine, the term refers primarily to the involuntary movements of peristalsis or is used to refer to the contractility of muscles, which in turn is associated with the integrity of the nervous system. In neurology, a failure of motility is referred to … Motility: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Internists are medical specialists who have specialized in a variety of diseases. It belongs to their field of activity that they diagnose complaints and diseases of the patients both preventively and repressively and initiate appropriate methods of treatment. Since medical progress at the same time justifies an intensive increase in knowledge, internists specialize in individual … Internist: Diagnosis, Treatment & Choice of Doctor
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is the name given to a heart disease. What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy? Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVCM) is a heart disease that is already congenital. In earlier times, it was also called arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). It is one of the cardiomyopathies in which there is a structural … Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Definition The cardiac output per minute (HMV) is defined as the volume of blood pumped per minute from the heart into the body’s circulation. Alternatively, the term body time volume is also used, but the term cardiac output per minute is more common. The cardiac output per minute is used as a measure of the … Cardiac output per minute
Standard values of the cardiac output The heart minute volume is given in the unit volume per minute, as the name suggests. In a healthy adult, the cardiac output is 3.5 – 5 liters per minute. The values vary depending on individual circumstances and current requirements. A pregnant woman, for example, has a higher cardiac … Standard values of the cardiac output | Cardiac output per minute
Heart minute volume at rest At rest, the body’s need to be supplied with fresh blood and oxygen is lower than during exercise or sports. Overall, the heart beats more quietly at rest, the pulse is lower and the cardiac output is lower. Nevertheless, it is sufficient to supply the body with sufficient blood and … Heart minute volume at rest | Cardiac output per minute
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart muscle disease. Medical science distinguishes between an obstructive and a non-obstructive form. Patients with the nonobstructive form are often asymptomatic for a long time or even for life. What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? The group of cardiomyopathies summarizes diseases of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathies are associated with mechanical or electrical … Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Doppler sonography is a special variant of ultrasound examination and allows visual and acoustic imaging of blood flow in arteries and veins. The procedure is used primarily to diagnose heart defects or vascular stenosis. What is Doppler ultrasonography? Doppler ultrasonography is a special variant of ultrasonography and allows visual and acoustic imaging of blood flow … Doppler Ultrasonography: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Double outlet right ventricle refers to various malformations of the heart. In this case, the large arteries, pulmonary artery and aorta, originate exclusively in the right ventricle. What is double outlet right ventricle? Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is the English name for right double outlet ventricle. It refers to congenital malformations of the heart. … Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Introduction Aortic valve stenosis is a narrowing of the heart valve, which lies between the left ventricle of the aorta, the aortic valve. It is the most common heart valve defect in Germany. One consequence of the disease is usually an overload of the left heart, which initially leads to an enlargement of the heart … Aortic valve stenosis
Therapy The therapy of aortic valve stenosis depends on the severity of the disease, the symptoms that occur as well as any concomitant diseases and the patient’s general condition. While in mild to moderate aortic valve stenosis without symptoms there is controversial discussion as to whether surgical replacement of the aortic valve is justified, surgical … Therapy | Aortic valve stenosis