Hypertension: A Public Health Issue

Hypertension: A Public Health Issue

Introduction Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition characterized by a persistent increase in blood pressure in the arteries. It is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases, strokes, and kidney failure, representing a...
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Introduction Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a congenital heart condition characterized by the persistence of an opening in the interatrial septum, a membrane that separates the right atrium and the left atrium of the heart. This...
Infective Endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a pathology which, despite the progress made in the diagnostic and therapeutic fields, is still burdened today by high mortality and serious complications; therefore, the need for a coordinated approach involving the general...
Echocardiography

Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a non-invasive test, which through the use of ultrasound in a frequency range of 2 to 10 MHz allows us to explore the anatomy and function of the heart. The exam consists of several phases (one-dimensional, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, doppler and colordoppler analysis) which together provide complete information allowing to perform detailed measurements and analysis of cardiac structures.

Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Excess cholesterol in the blood can cause Stroke and myocardial infarction. It is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis, a pathological basis for the stenosis (narrowing) and the obstruction of the arteries (cerebral and coronary above all) through the atherosclerotic plaque that increases inside the vessels until the occlusion of the blood flow in the artery (infarction).

Coronary Bypass Surgery

Coronary Bypass Surgery

The purpose of the surgical treatment is to overcome the obstacle constituted by a critical narrowing (stenosis) in one of the coronary arteries through a bridge (bypass) that restores the blood flow over the obstacle, thus favoring the supply of oxygenated blood to the myocardial cells of the coronary area.