Heart disease

Heart disease

Heart diseases (heart attack, heart failure,) risk factors, treatment, prevention, and heart health.

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cholesterol

Health care; Heart disease

A fatty substance made by the body and found in some foods. Cholesterol is deposited in the arteries in coronary artery disease.

atherosclerosis

Health care; Heart disease

A build-up of fatty material in the wall of the coronary artery that causes narrowing of the artery.

In patients who require coronary artery bypass graft surgery, it is sometimes desirable to use arteries from other parts of the body to provide the bypass grafts. This is known as arterial grafting. ...

myomectomy

Health care; Heart disease

A surgical procedure to remove abnormally thickened heart muscle. Myomectomy is used to treat people with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) or HOCM thereby relieving the obstruction ...

insulin

Health care; Heart disease

A hormone produced by the pancreas that helps the body use sugar.

radial artery

Health care; Heart disease

The radial artery is a blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood in the forearm. You can feel the pulse of the radial artery by feeling the inside of the wrist underneath the base of the thumb.