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Heart disease

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

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Heart disease

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 more rapidly and ...

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 the affected valve(s).

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 single most common ...

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 significant coronary ...

ischemia

Health care; Heart disease

Condition in which there is not enough oxygen-rich blood supplied to the heart muscle to meet the heart's needs.

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