All About Heart And Blood Vessels

Syndrome Syndrome: A group of symptoms and signs producing a disorder

Superior vena cava Superior vena cava: One of the largest veins of the body, draining blood from the upper part of the body to the right atrium.

Stenosis Stenosis: Narrowing, usually applied to a valve or vessel.

Rheumatic fever Rheumatic fever: Rheumatic fever is an immune mediated disease involving the joints, heart, skin and brain.

Regurgitation Regurgitation: Back flow, usually at a leaky valve

Pulmonary Pulmonary: Relating to the lung

Polyarthritis Polyarthritis: Inflammation of multiple joints

Phlebitis Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein

Pericardium Pericardium: Outer covering of the heart. It has two layers – visceral and parietal

Pericarditis പെരികാർഡൈറ്റിസ് എന്താണ്? Pericarditis means inflammation of the outer covering of the heart (pericardium). It can occur in an isolated fashion or along with inflammation of the inner