Aortic valve stenosis

The leading cause of sudden death in athletes is currently due to cardiovascular diseases which currently accounts for about 40% of all the deaths in sport. Sudden cardiac death in athletes are generally caused by inherited heart diseases and because of this majority of athletes effected by sudden cardiac death occur in athletes aged under the age of 35. Kimberly G Harmon, et al (2014) reviewed numerous studies that focused on sudden cardiac death in athletes up to the age of 40. Harmon…

pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema is caused by leakage of fluid from pulmonary capillaries out into the interstitial space and alveoli. The most common cause of pulmonary edema is either a cardiac or vascular problem. Cardiac problems include mitral valve stenosis or left sided heart failure, both of which increase the pulmonary venous pressure and consequently pulmonary capillary pressure. Vascular problem could arise from an insult to the blood capillary membranes or lung parenchyma caused by…

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…

Cardiac and respiratory conditions can be very hard on the child and the families of the child. There are many different cardiac and respiratory conditions that can affect a child, as well as their families. The great thing is that many of these conditions we are able to treat. The cardiac condition that I decided to research is the Tetralogy of Fallot and the respiratory condition is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During…

Introduction Congenital Heart Disease is apart of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is very important and fragile. It constitutes many functions with in the body. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a series of cardiac defects. This disease is mostly prevalent at birth. However, it can develop at a later stage in life. It has become very significant in adulthood. There are many forms of CHD. For example, atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects. The heart is a very complex…

expressivity along with the complete or partial loss of an X sex chromosome[2]. Symptoms of Turner’s syndrome include, but aren’t limited to short stature, glucose intolerance, broad chest and widely spread nipples, amenorrhea, webbed neck, aortic valve stenosis, visual impairments, hearing loss, problems with concentration, and nonverbal learning issues[3]. Not all individuals will present with the same combination of symptoms or with the same expressivity[4]. About half of the 2,500 births…

Introduction Food is the first of the essentials of life, the world’s largest industry, our most frequently indulged pleasure, the core of most intimate social relationship (1). Food identifies who we are, where we came from, and what we want to be (1). Food is composed of many complex molecules (2). Some provide structural components, some provide energy, some interact with various receptors and transmit signals to our bodies, and some are relatively inert (2). People sometimes oversimply food…

QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the pathophysiology of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Include discussion of risk factors associated with the development of this disease. (10 points) Coronary artery atherosclerosis is most commonly comprised of atherosclerotic fibrous fatty obstructions of the large epicardial vessels, which provide for blood flow and transport nutrients, oxygen, and elimination of metabolic waste products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis…