Essays on Cardiology

The number of people affected by cardiac problems every year is rising globally and one of the many actions taken to address this broad concern is employing tissue engineering techniques for cardiac tissue repair and regeneration. Although, there are limitations in the ability of human…

Cardiac rhythm has been less studied in acromegaly patients than structural heart changes. Left ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis, both reported common findings in acromegaly as discussed before, are associated with a higher incidence of arrhythmias and sudden death in many conditions other than acromegaly like…

I believe what I am today were reflections of my childhood. It was in the summer of 2006 when I decided to become a Doctor to help the people in need as I witnessed a young volunteer put his heart out to help an old…

Introduction For over 150 years, Bayer has been a notorious company that has based their strengths on agriculture and health. This life science company has continued to contribute to society by designing products for the better good and work to provide major solutions to some…

In The Cosmic Race, José Vasconcelos claims that racial diversity and interbreeding will result in creation of a superior race. His argument in The Cosmic Race is rather simplified; he states that due to interbreeding of different races – Blacks, Indians, Mongols, and Whites –…

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition affecting 2% of the adult population in developing countries (European Society of Cardiology, 2013). Nearly 900,000 people in the United Kingdom are affected (NICE,2014). Cardiac function can be disrupted due to structural or functional abnormalities that impairs the…

The concern for neurological out¬come following cardiac surgery is a major issue. The actual challenge is to monitor and pre¬vent deleterious factors from affecting brain function. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to cause neurological impairment and perfusion is one of the few modifiable risk factors….

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a gained myocardial contamination depicted by fibro‐fatty substitution of the benefit ventricular myocardium. Affected patients may surrender to sudden cardiovascular death (SCD) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA) inherited examinations have recognized causative changes in characteristics encoding proteins of the intercalated circle….

Although rare, infective endocarditis (IE) can be a fatal disease and remains affiliated with a high mortality rate of around 20% even after aggressive treatment. It is defined as a microbial infection of the innermost layer lining the chambers of the heart; known as the…

Today, cardiovascular diseases (CDs) are one of the major concerns in the research community. They play a huge role in increasing the mortality rate all over the world. For example, Atherosclerosis is a kind of CDs in which the inner wall of the artery gets…