Congenital Heart Defects and its Types

Rajangam, Sayee; Dhawan, Sonia; Tilak, Preetha

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“…Cardiovascular diseases are usually as a result of various illnesses. However, not all of these illnesses lead to heart muscle hypertrophy or enlargement [ 26 ]. The idea of linking the size of one’s heart to their palm dimensions may appear irrational.…”

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The Palm-Heart Diameter: A Prospective Simple Screening Tool for Identifying Heart Enlargement

Fakoya¹,

Otohinoyi²,

Marcelle³

et al. 2017

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND:Several speculations have linked the size of the fist to be equal to the size of the heart. However, the substantial scientific report still lacks to support this theory.AIM:This study aims to provide the validity of the fist-heart assumption by correlating the palm and heart diameters while benchmarking it as a reference tool for determining the normal heart size.MATERIALS AND METHOD:Volunteers from the public were recruited during a health fair organised by the school. A self-administered questionnaire for necessary information was distributed after the volunteers signed the consent forms. The palm of both hands was measured in duplicates using a flexible ruler. Ultrasound examination was used in measuring the diameter of the heart with the landmark being from the anterior fibrous pericardium to the lowest part of the posterior fibrous pericardium. The level of significance was kept at P < 0.05.RESULTS:A total of 275 people, consisting of 123 males and 152 females participated in the study. The age range was from 15 to 80 years with a mean age of 28.16 ± 16.18. The measurement showed that the size of both palms correlated with the heart diameter, p < 0.05. Other factors such as age and height showed a substantial level of correlation. However, this correlation ceased with older participants. Palm size did not correlate among participants with previously diagnosed prehypertension. However, participants with previously diagnosed hypertension with good medication compliance maintained the correlation.CONCLUSION:This study establishes the correlation between the palm and heart diameters. Since the heart tissue and the upper limb share a similar embryonic origin, being the mesoderm, this study prospects the fact that heart enlargement could be preliminarily identified by measuring the size of the hand.

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The Palm-Heart Diameter: A Prospective Simple Screening Tool for Identifying Heart Enlargement

Fakoya¹,

Otohinoyi²,

Marcelle³

et al. 2017

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“…Orbital anatomy is vital for surgical correction of the bony orbit to ensure an efficient structural disposition of the visual The human orbit is a complex anatomic region, which plays predominant role in the evaluation of craniofacial complex. The knowledge of bony orbit which lodges the visual apparatus are of immense clinical and surgical interest in ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery apparatus [2]. Orbital index varies in the different races of mankind and determines the shape of the face in different population groups, therefore knowledge of this index is important in various aspects such as in craniofacial database, interpretation of fossil records, skull classification in forensic medicine.…”

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Study of Orbital Morphometry in Dry Skulls of South Indian Origin

Divya.¹,

Raj.²,

K.V³

2018

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The orbit is the cavity of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. Orbital dimensions of skull vary in different races of mankind. Its dimensions are better understood by the knowledge of the orbital index. Normal values of orbital height, orbital width and orbital index are vital measurements in evaluation and diagnosis of craniofacial syndromes, interpretation of fossil records, skull classification in forensic medicine, anthropological investigation of unknown individuals for determining gender, ethnicity, etc and in exploring the trends in evolutionary and ethnic differences Materials and methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted on 100 adult dry human skulls available in the Department of Anatomy, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar. The orbital dimensions were measured with the help of Vernier caliper.Results: The mean orbital height for the right and left sides were 31.6 ± 1.8mm and 31.8 ± 1.8mm while, their orbital width were 37.4 ± 2.1 and 37.2 ± 2.09 mm respectively. The mean orbital index was 84.49mm on right and 85.48mm on left side, and can be classified as Mesoseme category. Conclusion:This study provides useful baseline orbital morphometric data of South Indian population, which are very important during ophthalmological, plastic surgery, maxillofacial, reconstructive cosmetic surgeries of face and neurosurgeries and also in the forensic research.

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Congenital Heart Defects and its Types

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The Palm-Heart Diameter: A Prospective Simple Screening Tool for Identifying Heart Enlargement

The Palm-Heart Diameter: A Prospective Simple Screening Tool for Identifying Heart Enlargement

Study of Orbital Morphometry in Dry Skulls of South Indian Origin

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