Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Heart disease

A special catheter, with an acorn-shaped diamond-coated tip, is guided to the point of narrowing in the coronary artery. The tip spins around at a high speed and grinds away the plaque on the artery ...

Vasodilator

Health care; Heart disease

A type of medication that relaxes and dilates the blood vessels, allowing increased blood flow.

Stroke

Health care; Heart disease

A sudden loss of brain function due to decreased blood flow to an area of the brain.

Coronary artery disease

Health care; Heart disease

A build-up of fatty material in the wall of the coronary artery that causes narrowing of the artery.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Health care; Heart disease

A test that produces high-quality still and moving pictures of the heart and large blood vessels. MRI uses large magnets and radio-frequency waves to produce pictures of the body's internal ...

Stenosis

Health care; Heart disease

Narrowing or restriction of a blood vessel or valve that reduces blood flow.

Wolff parkinson white syndrome (WPW)

Health care; Heart disease

WPW is a form of supraventricular tachycardia (fast heart rate originating above the ventricles). People with WPW have more than one electrical conduction pathway in their hearts (accessory ...