Stress Cardiomyopathy

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease that mainly affects the apex of the heart and does not cause any obstruction. [1] These abnormalities in the heart muscle can cause a wide variety of symptoms. As the heart becomes stiff it increases the pressure in the left ventricle which can push blood back into the lungs, causing shortness of breath in exercise. Chest pain can occur as there is not enough oxygen available to the cardiac muscle due to insufficient blood supply. Palpitations and lightheadedness, along with other conditions can occur as a result of HCM. In addition to these discomforting symptoms, the patient may develop an arrhythmias that often goes unnoticed. An arrhythmia takes place as the electrical conduction of the heart is disturbed by the abnormal scattering of myocytes. The two most common arrhythmias are atrial fibrillation causing palpitations, and ventricular tachycardia that can be life threatening causing sudden death. Both conditions can be controlled with medication. [4]

Dr. Arantza Manzanal explains how takotsubo was initially described “as a syndrome of reversible LV dysfunction with wall-motion abnormalities that involve the apical and midventricular segments” (57). Dr. Paolo Angelini rationalizes that “only during the last 2 decades have Japanese authors specifically categorized transient takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) as an entity in itself. Before that time, TTC was often called “acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries” (312). We will

“These men were somehow different from other men. They were said to have Soldier's Heart” (XV) Who are these men some might ask and what is Soldier's Heart. Well, page XV tells us, “In the Civil War the syndrome was generally not recognized at all...killing by men using raw firepower...The same young men were fed into madness...in those days there was no scientific knowledge of mental health disorders…Some men came through combat unscathed. Most did not...They were said to have Soldier's Heart” This gives us an abundance of information about the questions stated beforehand. From this quote, we realize that Soldier's Heart is a mental syndrome or disorder. Also we realize that the people diagnosed with Soldier's Heart are troops in the armed

Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” dwells on themes of true insanity and what it does to its victims. The unnamed narrator begins a fixation of an old man’s eye and decides the old man meet his demise for him to truly receive peace. There is tension between readers of “The Tell-Tale Heart” over if the illness within the narrator is mentally ill or not. Throughout the story his mental illnesses are showcased first-person, including a continuous plot of him trying to prove to himself that he is not mad, and a subconscious guilt for murdering the old man. Denial is a side effect of insanity.

Stem cells have made significant promise to help people understand and treat a broad range of injuries, diseases, and other health-related issues. This type of treatment has saved the lives of many people with leukemia and can also be used for tissue grafts to treat conditions with the skin, bone and surface of the eye ("Nine Things to Know about Stem Cell Treatments"). Dilated cardiomyopathy (DMC) is a disease characterized by expansion of the left ventricular chamber and it is usually associated with systolic dysfunction. The presentations of the condition include heart failure, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmia and as a refractory life-threatening condition which can cause heart failure, transplantation remains the ultimate therapy for

A study reveals that 25% life misfortune are because of heart assaults and is positioned number one in slaughtering individuals. The study has likewise found that the most extreme passings in U.S. are brought about because of the heart assault. The greater part of us know about the real heart assault indications that are hypertension, smoking, and abnormal state of cholesterol. Anxiety is likewise one of the significant purpose behind heart disappointments.

The effects of stress and heart disease is explained in a study Chida and Steptoe (2009), in which investigators looked at populations of people in healthy known areas, and assessed in total twenty five different studies. Anger and hostility has a positive relationship with coronary heart disease and was greater in men compared to women. Their findings also showed that individuals who had cardiac arrest and were resuscitated, twenty five percent admitted to feeling extremely stressed with work and family instances just twenty four hours before they had cardiac arrest. Daily activities that provoked moderate, acute stress demonstrated lower levels of blood supply to the hearts muscle. Deanfield et al. (1984)

Protein is probably considered the most important nutrient when it comes to determining the dietary needs of cats. Due to their unique metabolism and being strict carnivores, high quality proteins are a must. Quality protein is dependent on what amino acids are involved and in what quantity. The required amino acids for felines are PVT TIM HALL with special attention to the amino acid taurine as cats cannot synthesize sufficient quantities of it for maintenance. This is partially why they require so much protein in their diets to stay healthy. Since taurine is found in animal based sources it explains why one should not feed a diet of plant based proteins as it is not of the right quality and a cat could still become deficient. Without proper

Although gross medical advancements have allowed the human population to live longer and fuller lives without the threat of death from infectious diseases, it is apparent that we are now dealing with a different phenomenon that may be just as harmful to our health. The impact of psychological, social and environmental factors from our daily lives is having a drastic impression on the mental and physical wellbeing of our society. It has been shown in various studies that psychological and neurological factors influence the immune system and can have an effect on our health (Breedlove, Rosenzweig & Watson, 2010). As we allow various stressors, poisonous substances, unhealthy diets and lack of rest to overwhelm our existence, we are

psychiatrically, it is called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and in layman’s term, it is known as the

Cardiomyocytes or cardiac muscle cells are vital for the heart function despite their numbers being considerably lower than other types of cells in cardiac tissue. The loss of cardiomyocytes and its insufficient regeneration is the major contributor in the pathogenesis of many cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, cardiac fibrosis and heart failure (Bergmann et al., 2009; Porrello et al., 2011b; Mollova et al., 2013). In fact, the injury induced adult myocardial tissue remodeling results from the lack of cardiomyocytes replenishment, while the neonatal and fetal myocardial tissues retain its contractile tissue from the proliferation of pre-existing cardiomyocytes after injury (Porrello et al., 2011b). This is mainly due

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) (1) is an inherited disease characterized by the progressive replacement of the myocardium by adipose and fibrous tissue (2) that predisposes to the development of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and to sudden cardiac death (SCD). This condition was described three decades ago, when fibro-fatty infiltration in the right ventricle was considered its pivotal indicator (3,4). It later became clear that the ARVC is mainly caused by mutations in the genes encoding for desmosomal proteins (1). This helped unveil that the disorder is often associated with biventricular manifestations (5) and the term "arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy" has also been proposed (1). The unmet need in the management

Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a condition that neurogenic insults lead to transit cardiac dysfunctions, which mimics the clinical presentations of acute coronary syndrome. It commonly occurs in subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) (Nguyen & Zaroff 2009). Various names, such as ‘broken heart syndrome’, ‘takotsubo’, ‘neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy’ appear in literature to describe identical mechanisms of NSM and indicate the same medical entity (Dande & Pandit 2013; Guglin & Novotorova 2011). The detailed pathophysiology of NSM remains unclear. However, a proposed theory of a catecholamine surge resulting from brain injuries, leading to overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system and ultimate cardiomyocytes death, has

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in both humans and canines. Cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the heart muscles become enlarged, inflexible, and dense. Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a specific type of Cardiomyopathy in which only the muscles in the ventricles of the heart become enlarged and weakened. DCM normally begins in the left ventricle, but it can spread to the right ventricle as well; at that point, the heart works harder and thus cannot efficiently pump blood [3]. DCM is the third most common type of cardiac disease in humans and the second most common type of cardiac disease in canines [2].

By calculating total CV risk, including the 10-year risk of fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina, sudden cardiac death, and fatal or non-fatal stroke, we anticipate to provide a better risk estimate. Accordingly, WHO and current stress practice guidelines prefer to consider the total risk in making decisions about treatment [1, 26, 41, 42].