KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / HEART DISEASE / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / HEART DISEASE / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
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Coronary
Heart disease: refers to the
failure of the coronary circulation to supply adequate circulation to cardiac
muscle and surrounding tissue
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Coronary
Artery Disease: is a disease
of the artery caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the
walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium. Angina pectoris (chest pain)
and myocardial infarction (heart attack) are symptoms of and conditions caused
by coronary heart disease.
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Cardiomyopathy:
is the
deterioration of the function of the myocardium (ie, the actual heart muscle)
for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of arrhythmia
and/or sudden cardiac death.
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Cardiovascular
disease: is any of a
number of specific diseases that affect the heart itself and/or the blood
vessel system, especially the veins and arteries leading to and from the heart.
·
Heart
failure: also called
congestive heart failure (or CHF) and cognitive cardiac failure (CCF), is a
condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder
that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or pump a sufficient amount
of blood throughout the body
·
Hypertensive
heart disease: is heart
disease caused by high blood pressure, especially localized high blood pressure
·
Inflammatory
heart disease: involves
inflammation of the heart muscle and/or the tissue surrounding it.
·
Valvular
heart disease: is disease
process that affects one or more valves of the heart.
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / HEART DISEASE / NOTES /
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC
PRELIMINARY
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