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Heart disease
Heart diseases (heart attack, heart failure,) risk factors, treatment, prevention, and heart health.
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Dipyridamole stress test
Health care; Heart disease
If you are unable to exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle for a stress test, a medication, called dipyridamole (Persantine) is used instead of exercise to test the heart's blood flow. Other ...
Saphenous vein
Health care; Heart disease
Vein located in the leg(s) and used for coronary artery bypass surgery. It is surgically removed from the leg and sewn from the aorta to the coronary artery beyond the site of blockage.
Radial artery
Health care; Heart disease
The radial artery is a blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood in the forearm. You can feel the pulse of the radial artery by feeling the inside of the wrist underneath the base of the thumb.
Ejection fraction (EF)
Health care; Heart disease
The amount of blood pumped out of a ventricle during each heartbeat. The ejection fraction evaluates how well the heart is pumping.
Blood thinner
Health care; Heart disease
A medication that prevents blood from clotting; used for people at risk for stroke or blood clots.
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.
