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Bilharzial Cor Pulmonale
Bilharzial cor pulmonale is the condition of right sided heart failure secondary to fibrosis and sclerosis of the pulmonary artery branches. It results from shifting of the ''Schistosoma haematobium'' ova from the pelvic and vesical plexus to the pulmonary artery branches where they settle and produce granuloma and fibrosis. Bilharzial cor pulmonale occurs in ''Schistosoma mansoni'', when the portal pressure rises more than the systemic pressure. So blood will pass from the portal circulation to the systemic circulation carrying ''Schistosoma mansoni'' ova to reach the lungs. This condition leads to pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy and failure. Retrieved 26 December 2016
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Cardiology
Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery. Specializations All cardiologists study the disorders of the heart, but the study of adult and child heart disorders each require different training pathways. Therefore, an adult cardiologist (often simply called "cardiologist") is inadequately trained to take care of children, and pediatric cardiologists are not trained to treat adult heart disease. Surgical aspects are not included in cardiology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
