Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Heart disease

After a heart attack, some areas of heart muscle do not pump as they should. Some areas will have permanent damage. Other areas are able to return to their normal function if blood flow is returned ...

aorta

Health care; Heart disease

Large artery leaving the heart. All blood pumped out of the left ventricle travels through the aorta on its way to other parts of the body.

aerobic exercise

Health care; Heart disease

Exercise which can improve your functional ability and, in some cases, reduce symptoms of heart disease. It is repetitive in nature and involves the large muscle groups. Examples are walking, ...

palpitation

Health care; Heart disease

A fluttering sensation in the chest that is often related to a missed heart beat or rapid heartbeat.

idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS)

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 single most common ...

sestamibi exercise stress test

Health care; Heart disease

A diagnostic study, which uses a small amount of radioactive tracer, injected into the body, and a special camera, which detects the radiation, released by the substance to produce a computer image ...

atherectomy

Health care; Heart disease

This rare procedure is used to clean out clogged heart arteries. A DCA catheter has a hollow cylinder on the tip with an open window on one side and a balloon on the other. When the catheter is ...