1. Public health nurse checks blood pressure of an elderly patient. Such routine checks will help to reduce the threat of heart attacks and strokes in this high-risk area of Finland Subject(s): AgedCardiovascular DiseasesPublic HealthNursesEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
2. Hypertension detection team at work in India. A standard method of compiling the data from such surveys has been suggeseted by WHO, but it is a flexible system and can be modified to suit local conditions Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelPublic HealthEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
3. Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
4. Checking blood pressure with an electronic machine Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
5. Difference phases of a heart operation. 12743: The machine that circulates blood to the vessels in the heart and brain during the operation while the heart itself is stopped. 12745: reconnecting the arteries by sewing together with a device developed in the Soviet Union several years ago ans since adopted by cardiac surgeons all over the world. 12744: after the operation an electric stimulator is applied in the heart area to start a regular beat Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesEquipment and SuppliesUSSRWorld Health Organization
6. In an intensive care unit, monitoring by electrocardiograph continues day and night Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesSwedenWorld Health Organization
7. Testing for skinfold thickness Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
8. Through an arm artery, a plastic catheter has been passed into the heart to reach a coronary artery. An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries; picture 13150 shows close-up of x-rays screen Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesPhysiciansHealth PersonnelX-RaysPatientsEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization