Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Infarction

Health care; Heart disease

Tissue death due to lack of oxygen-rich blood.

Metabolic 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 pedalling a stationary bike at increasing levels of ...

Septum

Health care; Heart disease

The muscular wall separating the right and left sides of the heart.

Dilatation

Health care; Heart disease

The increase in size of a blood vessel or heart chamber.

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 ...