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Da Costa's syndrome, also known as soldier's heart among other names, was a syndrome or a set of symptoms similar to those of heart disease.These include fatigue upon exertion, shortness of breath, palpitations, sweating, chest pain, and sometimes orthostatic intolerance.
Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the study of cardiovascular diseases. It was established in 1908 as Archives des Maladies du Coeur, des Vaisseaux, et du Sang , and changed its name to Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux in 1937.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cardiology, the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the human heart. [1] The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology.
Cardiogeriatrics, or geriatric cardiology, is the branch of cardiology and geriatric medicine that deals with the cardiovascular disorders in elderly people. Cardiac disorders such as coronary heart disease , including myocardial infarction , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation , are common and are a ...
By 1870, Maury and Duhring had established a journal based on using medical photography, The Photographic Review of Medicine and Surgery, published by Lippincott in Philadelphia, USA provided case studies and before and after photographs. Most major centres of medical education had adopted photography as a method of documentation and study by ...
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering all aspects of cardiology and vascular medicine with an emphasis on studies that offer new treatments and practices or facilitate the translation of scientific advances into clinical practice.
It was established in 2004 as Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, but change name in April 2009. [1] [2] [3] The editor-in-chief is Gregory Lim. [4] Coverage includes: acute coronary syndromes; arrhythmias; angina/coronary artery disease; cardiomyopathy/heart failure; concomitant disease; congenital conditions; hypertension ...
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is a surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, [1] and ...