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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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dilatation

Health care; Heart disease

The increase in size of a blood vessel or heart chamber.

morbidity rate

Health care; Heart disease

The percentage of people who have complications from a medical condition or after a procedure or treatment.

minimally invasive heart surgery

Health care; Heart disease

Minimally invasive heart surgery is a technique developed to reduce the trauma associated with open heart surgery. The smaller incision that is used may allow the patient to heal ...

rheumatic valve disease

Health care; Heart disease

Rheumatic valve disease is a consequence of rheumatic fever. It is a thickening and stenosis of one or more of the heart valves and often requires surgery to repair or replace ...

hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (hocm)

Health care; Heart disease

An inherited disease that causes thickening of the heart muscle and other changes to the heart that significantly impair its function. Although the disease is rare, IHSS is the ...

coronary spasm

Health care; Heart disease

Repeated contractions and dilations of the coronary arteries, causing a lack of blood supply to the heart muscle. It may occur at rest and can even occur in people without ...