A hand-book on the diseases of the heart and their homoeopathic treatment . ses, 179 Mitral Obstruction, 181 Mitral Insufficiency, 184 Aortic Valvular Disease, 189 Aortic Insufficiency, 197 Tricuspid Begurgitation, 198 Tricuspid Obstruction, 199 Pulmonic Begurgitation, . . . 200 Treatment of the various forms. CHAPTER X. Embolism, 209 Causes, Signs, and Treatment. CHAPTER XI. Nervous Palpitation, 209 Causes, Physical signs, Treatment. CHAPTER XII. Irritable Heart, 216 Causes, Signs, Treatment. 14 - CONTENTS. PAGE. CHAPTER XIII. Graves or Basedows Disease—Exophthalmic Goi-tre, 219 CHAPTER XIV.
A hand-book on the diseases of the heart and their homoeopathic treatment . ses, 179 Mitral Obstruction, 181 Mitral Insufficiency, 184 Aortic Valvular Disease, 189 Aortic Insufficiency, 197 Tricuspid Begurgitation, 198 Tricuspid Obstruction, 199 Pulmonic Begurgitation, . . . 200 Treatment of the various forms. CHAPTER X. Embolism, 209 Causes, Signs, and Treatment. CHAPTER XI. Nervous Palpitation, 209 Causes, Physical signs, Treatment. CHAPTER XII. Irritable Heart, 216 Causes, Signs, Treatment. 14 - CONTENTS. PAGE. CHAPTER XIII. Graves or Basedows Disease—Exophthalmic Goi-tre, 219 CHAPTER XIV. Angina Pectoris, 225 Homoeopathic Treatment. CHAPTER of the Aorta—Atheroma, ... 236 CHAPTER XVI. Thoracic Aneurism, 240 Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment. CHAPTER XVII. Congenital Defects, 249 Stenosis of Pulmonary Artery, Stenosis of Cornus, For-amen ovale, Interventricular Septum Ventricles, D i-agnosis, Terminations. CHAPTER XVIII. Causes of Cardiac Diseases, 266 Distinction between Cardiac and Nou-Cardiac of Prognosis. Index, a Hfc. Vertical section of Heart, as seen from the left, showing its peculiaranatomy, a. Line passing- through into pulmonary artery, showing thedirection the blood takes on leaving the right heart, b. Line showing-the exit of blood from the left heart through the aorta. THE HEART AND ITS DISEASES. CHAPTER I. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY OF THE HEART. The heart is a hollow, involuntar}^ muscle, containing four cavities: a right auricle, a right ventricle, aleft auricle and a left ventricle. It is enveloped ina fibro-serous membrane called the pericardium, andis situated with its centre a little to the left of themesian line of the thorax, about one-third of it beingto the right, and two-thirds to the left of that apex points downwards, forwards and to the left, asfar as the filth intercostal space, and about an inch tothe right of a line running vertically through the leftnipple while its base points upwards, backwards
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