Heart disease

Heart disease

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

Contributors in Heart disease

Heart disease

Structures that maintain the proper direction of blood flow in the heart. There are four valves in the heart: the tricuspid and the mitral valve, which lie between the atria and ventricles and the ...

event monitor

Health care; Heart disease

A small recorder (monitor) is attached to electrodes on your chest. It is worn continuously for a period of time. If symptoms are felt, an event button can be depressed, and the heart's rhythm is ...

angina pectoris

Health care; Heart disease

Discomfort or pressure, usually in the chest, caused by a temporarily inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle. Discomfort may also be felt in the neck, jaw, or arms.

biopsy

Health care; Heart disease

Removal and analysis of a tissue sample.

multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan

Health care; Heart disease

A nuclear scan that evaluates the pumping function of the ventricles by determining the heart's ejection fraction.

pulmonary hypertension

Health care; Heart disease

Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure of the pulmonary arteries.

constrictive pericarditis

Health care; Heart disease

The pericardium is the sac around the heart. In people with constrictive pericarditis, this sac becomes inflamed and scarred leading to shrinkage of the pericardium. This can prevent the heart from ...