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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. It was originally thought to be a cardiac condition, and treated with a ...
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...
Other signs of endocarditis include Roth's spots and Janeway lesions. The latter, which also occur on the palms and soles, can be differentiated from Osler's nodes because they are non-tender. [2] Osler's nodes can also be seen in Systemic lupus erythematosus; Marantic endocarditis; Disseminated gonococcal infection; Distal to infected arterial ...
Unlike a sudden cardiac event—say, a heart attack—valvular disease develops slowly, over five to 10 years. Many patients don’t experience symptoms until later in the course of disease, if at ...
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked or restricted, usually because an artery has a buildup of plaque. Heart attacks can be sudden, but they can also start with ...
Congenital heart problems e.g. pulmonary artery stenosis (common), Tetralogy of Fallot, overriding aorta, ventricular septal defect; and right ventricular hypertrophy. Liver (jaundice, pruritus, hepatosplenomegaly, acholia, xanthoma) Andersen–Tawil syndrome: This condition affects the QT interval (in blue) Antley–Bixler syndrome: Barth syndrome
small red spots on the soft palate Fothergill's sign: John Fothergill: surgery: rectus sheath hematoma: anterior abdominal mass which does not cross the midline and is still palpable when abdominal wall muscles are tensed Fox's sign: George Henry Fox: gastroenterology: haemorrhagic pancreatitis: ecchymosis of inguinal ligament (blood tracks ...
Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary artery disease, or coronary heart disease, is the most common type of heart disease. It occurs when fatty deposits called plaques build up in your arteries ...