Cor pulmo-what? Cor Pulmonale is defined as an alteration in the structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart. It is caused by a primary disorder of the patient's respiratory system
Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis', or 'congenital pulmonary stenosis', is a congenital (i.e. already present at birth) heart disease characterised by an obstruction of the blood outflow tract from the right ventricle to the pulmonary…
Scimitar syndrome (congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome or congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome or Halasz syndrome) is a congenital cardiopulmonary defect, i.e. already present at birth, in which the right inferior pulmonary vein…
In medicine, the term 'ectopia' means the placement of an organ of the body in the wrong place. Ectopia cordis' or 'ectopia of the heart' or 'cardiac ectopia' in medicine refers to a group of rare anatomical abnormalities that have in…
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn' or simply 'Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension' (hence the acronym 'PPH' or 'Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn' hence the acronym 'PPHN') is a neonatal respiratory disorder…
Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate < 60 bpm.bThis is a functional definition--based on function--because usually a patient isn't symptomatic until < 50 bpm