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Heart disease
Heart diseases (heart attack, heart failure,) risk factors, treatment, prevention, and heart health.
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Pulmonary edoema
Health care; Heart disease
An abnormal swelling of tissue in the lungs due to fluid build-up.
Stunned myocardium
Health care; Heart disease
If blood flow is returned to an area of heart muscle after a period of ischemia (lack of blood supply), the heart muscle may not pump normally for a period of days following the event. This is ...
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.
Endocarditis
Health care; Heart disease
An infection of the inner lining of the heart or its valves. It is usually caused by bacteria and is more likely to occur in people who have heart valve defects or have had heart surgery to treat ...
Right ventricular biopsy
Health care; Heart disease
The removal of a small piece of heart tissue from your right ventricle. This tissue sample is studied under a microscope to help your doctor assess your heart muscle.
Cardiomyopathy
Health care; Heart disease
An abnormal heart condition in which the heart is dilated (poor pumping power), restrictive (impaired ability of the heart to fill), and hypertrophic (enlarged heart).
