Clinical Cardiology |
Contents
Prevalence of Heart Disease | 13 |
Physical Examination | 33 |
Auscultation | 49 |
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abnormal acute aneurysm aorta aortic apex appear associated atrial fibrillation atrial flutter atrium attacks beat becomes block blood branch cardiac cardiomegaly cause cent changes chest chronic clinical common commonly complete condition congestive coronary dependent develops diagnosis diastolic digitalis dilatation disturbance dose drug dyspnoea effect electrocardiogram enlargement especially flow followed frequently function given heard heart disease heart failure hypertension hypertrophy important incompetence increased indicates infarction infection intensity involvement leads left ventricle left ventricular less lungs marked mitral valve murmur muscle normal obstruction occasionally occurs oedema output pain paroxysmal particularly patient pericarditis positive present pressure produces pulmonary artery pulmonary hypertension pulse rare reduced rheumatic rheumatic fever rheumatic heart disease rhythm right ventricle right ventricular rise septal defect severe shows shunt signs sinus sound stenosis surgery symptoms systemic systolic tachycardia therapy treatment tricuspid usually venous vessels wave wide