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Heart disease
Heart diseases (heart attack, heart failure,) risk factors, treatment, prevention, and heart health.
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ambulatory monitors
Health care; Heart disease
Small portable electrocardiograph machines that are able to record the heart's rhythm. Each type of monitor has unique features related to length of recording time and ability to send the recordings ...
metabolic exercise stress test
Health care; Heart disease
A test used to measure the performance of the heart and lungs while they are under physical stress. The test involves walking on a treadmill or pedaling a stationary bike at increasing levels of ...
st-elevation mi
Health care; Heart disease
A heart attack that is caused by a prolonged period of blocked blood supply. An area of the heart muscle is affected, causing changes known as "Q-waves" on the ECG as well as chemical markers in the ...
beta-blocker
Health care; Heart disease
A drug that slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, controls angina, and protects patients with prior heart attacks from future heart attacks.
variant angina
Health care; Heart disease
A type of angina (chest pain) that occurs at rest most often due to coronary spasm.
premature ventricular contractions (PVCS)
Health care; Heart disease
An irregular heartbeat in which the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) beat before they are supposed to.
