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With " Aortic valvulopathy " we mean a condition in which the aortic valve - the structure that regulates the one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the aorta - is no longer able to perform its function

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs during an individual's growth in the period before puberty

Borderline personality disorder is a highly controversial diagnostic entity. Sometimes it is not even recognised as a specific disorder

BLSD stands for Basic Life Support Defibrillator, i.e. first aid manoeuvres using a defibrillator

Neurological bladder is a bladder disorder caused by neurological damage. The patient suffering from it sees the lower urinary tract impaired, and experiences difficulty urinating: the bladder filling and emptying mechanism does not…

With "valvulopathies" we mean a condition in which the heart valves (aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonary valve and tricuspid valve) present structural anomalies following which a concrete alteration of their function can occur, giving…

Globally, 12 out of 1000 subjects suffer from Ménière's syndrome: it is a disorder that affects the inner ear, causing dizziness, tinnitus, hypoacusia, loss of balance, feeling of full ear and, very frequently, even nausea and vomiting

An early prototype defibrillator was built by the American surgeon Claude S. Beck at the University of Cleveland in 1974; it saved the life of a 14-year-old boy who suffered ventricular fibrillation during surgery

Even the trachea, like other organs, can become inflamed due to viruses and bacteria. In this case we speak of "tracheitis"

The electrocardiogram, or ECG, is an instrumental diagnostic test that uses an electrocardiograph to record and graphically reproduce the heart's electrical activity through a series of electrodes