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The Nation’s Heart: Ghana

Global Cardiac Surgery

It has been reported that the estimated burden of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Ghana approximates 372 per million population , a disproportionally high number due to the higher fertility rate in the country relative to other countries in the Region. million people, with 10.95 million children (38.8% of total) under 15 years old.

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Basics of Echocardiography

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Transcript of the video: Echocardiography is now not restricted to the echocardiographic laboratory. During echocardiography, a transducer transmits the ultrasound beam towards the heart. Tracing in the lower part is tissue Doppler imaging from the medial mitral annulus. Here is an animated view from the parasternal long axis.

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

However, if you freeze the ultrasound clip and scroll forwards and backwards to find a time during the clip where the patient’s mitral valve is open, you know the heart is filling, and is therefore in diastole. Electrical alternans — was first observed in the laboratory by Herring in 1909.