The Human Side of Heart Illness

Observations on the potential variations of the cavities of the right side of the human heart.

I N 1934 Wilson, Johnston, and Hill’ published observations on the potential variations of the ventricular cavities of the dog’s heart and emphasized the bearing of their observations upon the interpretation of the QRS deflections of unipolar epicardial leads. The methods described and the principles laid down in their article were used later in the analysis of the precordial electrocardiogram”...

The heart side of brain neuromodulation.

Neuromodulation refers to invasive, minimally invasive or non-invasive techniques to stimulate discrete cortical or subcortical brain regions with therapeutic purposes in otherwise intractable patients: for example, thousands of advanced Parkinsonian patients, as well as patients with tremor or dystonia, benefited by deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures (neural targets: basal ganglia nuclei)...

Dark Side of the Deep Heart.

Ischemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in Western countries. It is consequence of a reduced cardiac blood supply leading to a decrease in oxygen and nutrients fundamental for the proper functioning of the myocardium. The persistence of this condition induces fibrosis and scar deposition to replace the dead cardiac tissue. This replacement damages pumping function and thus pred...

The predictive roles of self-efficacy, illness perception, and social support in self-care of patients with heart failure

Background: As a chronic disease, heart failure (HF) is a growing problem that not only impacts patients but also their family members and friends. Self-care is the main part of HF treatment. Despite the significance of determining variables involved in self-care, the relationships of self-efficacy, illness perception, and social support with self-care and the predictive roles of these variable...

Chronic illness--a view from the other side.