Heart Disease in the Tropics
- 1st Edition - September 17, 2013
- Latest edition
- Author: H. O. Gunewardene
- Language: English
Heart Disease in the Tropics indicates features in cardio-vascular diseases induced by tropical conditions and by diseases peculiar to the tropics. The book provides chapters that… Read more
Heart Disease in the Tropics indicates features in cardio-vascular diseases induced by tropical conditions and by diseases peculiar to the tropics. The book provides chapters that discuss the incidence of heart disease in the tropics; the cardio-vascular phenomena in tropical conditions; the cardiac complications of ankylostoma infection, rheumatic heart disease, diabetes, diphtheria, syphilis, and high blood pressure; and signs and symptoms of cardio-vascular diseases and therapeutic considerations. Cardiologists, physicians, and medical researchers will find the text insightful.
DedicationPrefaceChapter I. The Incidence of Heart Disease in the TropicsChapter II. Cardio-Vascular Phenomena in Tropical conditionsChapter III. The Cardiac Complications of Ankylostoma Infection with Special Reference to a Presystolic Murmur occurring in these CasesChapter IV. Rheumatic Heart Disease, Diabetes, Diphtheria, and Syphilis 1. Rheumatic Heart Disease 2. Diabetes 3. Diphtheria 4. SyphilisChapter V. High Blood PressureChapter VI. Some Signs and Symptoms 1. CEdema of Legs 2. BreathlessnessChapter VII. Some Therapeutic Considerations. 1. The Digitalis Group 2. Oxygen and Potassium Iodide 3. The HillsIndex
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 17, 2013
- Language: English
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