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Heart Failure

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities ( VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = Cardiac Decomposition

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

PR4.1813, 1958-1960

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1813
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 73 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cough, heart failure and pulmonary fibrosis. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given. Patient died elsewhere.

Dates: 1958-1960

PR4.1822, 1958-1960

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1822
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts and correspondence relating to female housewife from east Edinburgh aged 52 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cough, bronchitis and heart failure. No family history of tuberculosis. No...
Dates: 1958-1960

PR4.1838, 1958-1960

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1838
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts, contact sheets, BCG vaccination consent forms, reports, health visitor reports and correspondence relating to male labourer from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 64 at first examination in 1958. Conditions...
Dates: 1958-1960

PR4.1926, 1958-1962

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1926
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 78 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cardiac failure, venous thrombosis and pneumonia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died elsewhere.

Dates: 1958-1962

PR4.1989, 1958-1961

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1989
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts, contact sheets, BCG vaccination consent forms and correspondence relating to female housewife from east Edinburgh aged 48 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: breathless, rheumatic heart disease...
Dates: 1958-1961

PR4.1999, 1944-1958

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1999
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts and correspondence relating to female housewife from east Edinburgh aged 62 at examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cardiac failure, hypertension and breathless. Family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical...
Dates: 1944-1958

PR4.2086, 1958

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2086
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from east Edinburgh aged 70 at first examination in 1958. Condidtions mentioned include: heart failure, effusion and pneumonia. No family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given.

Dates: 1958

PR4.2121, 1958

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2121
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from south west Edinburgh aged 77 at first examination in 1958. Condidtions mentioned include: haemoptysis, pleural effusion and cardiac failure. Nonsurgical treatment given.

Dates: 1958

PR4.2241, 1946-1968

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2241
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondenece relating to female patient from east Edinburgh aged 50 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: pneumonia, dyspnoea and cardiac failure. Family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1968

PR4.2449, 1953-1968

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Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2449
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts, reports, contact sheets, health visitor reports and correspondence relating to female shop assistant from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 46 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned...
Dates: 1953-1968