The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-31

INFLAMMATION OF utaTB tlAiatlkg
which may or may not involve q
heart valve and cause subsequent
valvular leakage, there Is another
type Of endocarditis known as ma
lignant, septic or Lucrative endo-
carditis, which is a grave and often
fatal illness. although fortunately
not so common as simple endocar-
dltis. The ordinary acute endocar-
dltis Is more In the nature OF Q
slight fever. The malignant or sep.
tic endocarditis is more In the ma
ture Of septicemia or blood-poison-
ing.
There are some cases OF chronic
endocarditis, In persons OF advanced
age, ana the trouble in such cases
Is part and parcel Of general arteri-
osclerosis or hardening OF the arr
teries. The lining OF the heart
shares the degenerative process
which begins In the lining Of the
arteries, and when this process in
wolves the heart valves their cusps
shrink. harden. thicken and perhaps
undergo Qualification. Such changes
gradually impair the functional ef-
ficiency of the valves.
In all cases Of ordinary acute en-
docarditis and chronic endocarditis,
the seriousness Of the condition de.
ponds on whether or not 1t involves
any Of the heart valves. In many
cases Of valvular leakage from such
involvement Of the valves by endo-
carditis, the heart disease or leak.
age or valvular trouble Is not dis
covered until months or years after
the attack Of endocarditis. and in
deed In some cases the patient is
unable to say when the endocarditis
may have occurred-perhaps It was
an unrecognized complication OF
one Of several attacks Of tonsillitis.
scarlet fever, or what passed as a
bad cold" for want Of diagnosis.
As a rule when a heart valve be.
comes incompetent to close COM
pletely and so permits backward
flow or leakage of some blood at
each heartbeat, the heart autoIna-
tically enlarges, hypertrophieS. be-
comes stronger, so that 1t pumps
more blood at each beat. thus COM
pensates for the leakage and keeps
a fair supply Of blood going out in
to the arteries. Only when some
excessive demand or strain occurs
and the handicapped heart Is un-
able to respond does the patient
realize there is anything the matter.
Then his complaint is shortness OF
breath on moderate exertion. labor.
ed heart action, slight nervous"
cough. splitting blood. swelling OF
feet or legs. sleep-start.
Whether valvular disease occurs
In child. adolescent or adult. the OBJ
ject of treatment Is TO regulate the
patients life SO that he or she will
always live within the capacity OF
the handicapped heart to maintain
efficient circulation. Wen talk
about that later.
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