Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Carbon dioxide

Health care; Heart disease

A gas created during metabolism, when the cells use oxygen to burn fat and release energy. The lungs release carbon dioxide when you breathe out.

Ventricular fibrillation

Health care; Heart disease

An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...

Cardiac arrest

Health care; Heart disease

When the heart stops beating suddenly and respiration (breathing) and other body functions stop as a result.

Heart failure

Health care; Heart disease

A condition where the heart muscle weakens and can't pump blood efficiently throughout the body.

Free mammary artery graft

Health care; Heart disease

When the surgeon removes the mammary artery from its origin to use as a heart bypass graft.

Unstable angina

Health care; Heart disease

This type of chest pain is considered an acute coronary syndrome. It may be a new symptom or a change from stable angina. It may come more often, occur at rest, or feel more severe. Although this ...

Risk factor

Health care; Heart disease

Traits people have that are linked to the development and progression of coronary artery disease. There are modifiable risk factors -- related to lifestyle and may be changed or controlled -- and ...