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Query: UMLS:C0151744 (myocardial ischemia)
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Our study group included 12 patients (4 males, 8 females), mean age 60 yr, with symptomatic or threatening tachyarrhythmias (Lown classes IV A, B, V); 2 patients were suffering from mitral valve prolapse syndrome, 2 from ischemic heart disease; 4 from cardiac insufficiency caused by hypertensive or ischemic heart disease; 4 had no evident clinical signs of cardiopathy. Patients suffering from: cardiac insufficiency (F.C. III e IV NYHA); II and III degree BAV; atrial flutter and fibrillation; long QT syndrome; acute ischemic heart disease were excluded from the study. During short-term treatment, patients received placebo for four days and subsequently flecainide 200 mg daily for four days. During medium-term treatment patients received flecainide 200 mg daily (for six months). Several Holter/24-hour monitorings were performed for evaluation of therapy. No significant reduction in the number of ectopic ventricular beats (B.E.V.) was found with placebo whereas reductions of B.E.V. number (97% and 95%, respectively) were found during short and medium-term treatment with flecainide. Flecainide produced: changes in Lown class: from IV A, B and V to II and I; a marked reduction of subjective symptoms (dyspnea, giddiness syncope, precordial pain); ECG changes: increases in: PR: 5-25%; QRS: 11-12%; QT: 11-22%. Flecainide produced no pro-arrhythmic effects or changes in echocardiographic ventricular function index. Flecainide can be considered one of the most effective new antiarrhythmic drugs.
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PMID:[Short- and medium-term treatment of ventricular hyperkinetic arrhythmia with flecainide]. 252 12

Occupational health problems among 100 tobacco processing workers were investigated. Symptoms, including vomiting, giddiness, headache, etc. were found among 69 exposed subjects. It was also observed that the excretion rate of nicotine and cotinine increased among exposed subjects. Biochemical parameters were found to be within the normal range. Electrocardiographic findings were non-specific and clinically there was no evidence of hypertension or ischemic heart disease. Therefore, the symptoms in tobacco processing workers might possibly result from mild nicotine toxicity.
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PMID:Occupational health problems among tobacco processing workers: a preliminary study. 408 13

The main manifestations of cardiac diseases are dyspnea, chest pain, palpitations, giddiness and syncope. A careful evaluation of subjective symptoms during history taking allows a rapid identification of an ischaemic heart disease, heart failure or cardiac arrhythmias. The additional clinical findings during bedside examination by inspection of the jugular veins, palpation of cardiac impulses and auscultation of heart sounds and murmurs are often sufficient to diagnose most of the frequent underlying disorders, such as valvular diseases, heart failure or pulmonary hypertension. The clinical assessment remains essential to select the most appropriate additional tests, such as echocardiography, scintigraphy, computer tomography or coronarography. Systematic teaching of the clinical skills should remain a central element in the formation of medical students and clinical fellows.
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PMID:[The clinical examination in cardiology]. 1690 Jul 24

Chronic hyperglycaemia of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) causes long term damage to heart resulting in coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction (MI), congestive heart failure (CHF), and sudden death from arrhythmias. A 62 year old male presented to our emergency with complaint of sudden onset giddiness from last 2 hours. This was followed by loss of consciousness. Patient was a known case of T2DM since last 1 year. Family history- patient has two brothers who also have T2DM and both of them also developed Complete Heart Block (CHB) spontaneously. The patient's mother also had T2DM and she also developed CHB. On examination of the cardiovascular system, pulse rate was 36 per minute and a variable intensity of first heart sound was present. Rest of the cardiovascular examination and other system examination was within normal limits. Routine investigations were within normal limits and ECG showed CHB. Echocardiography revealed normal ventricular function with no evidence of ischemic heart disease. This was a case of Type 2 DM and spontaneous onset CHB with a strong family history. This case underscores the fact that CHB can occur spontaneously in Type 2 diabetics without ischemic heart disease. The cause of CHB was most likely Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN), which is determined not only by poor glycaemic control, metabolic derangements and duration of diabetes but also by genetic factors (likely maternal).
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PMID:An Intriguing Family with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Complete Heart Block. 2898 93