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Heart disease
Heart diseases (heart attack, heart failure,) risk factors, treatment, prevention, and heart health.
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Electrophysiology (EP) study
Health care; Heart disease
An EP study is a test that evaluates the electrical activity within your heart. This test is used to help your doctor find out the cause of your rhythm disturbance and the best treatment for you. ...
Heart valves
Health care; Heart disease
There are four valves in the heart: the tricuspid and the mitral valve, which lie between the atria and ventricles, and the pulmonic and aortic valves, which lie between the ventricles and the blood ...
Pericardial tap
Health care; Heart disease
An invasive procedure that involves using a needle and catheter to remove fluid from the sac around the heart. The fluid may then be sent to a laboratory for tests to look for signs of infection or ...
Commissurotomy
Health care; Heart disease
A surgical or catheter procedure that helps to repair the damage caused by defective heart valves. In some patients, specifically those with rheumatic heart disease, this area of the heart (also ...
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Health care; Heart disease
A group of special cells located near the centre of the heart that helps to regulate the heart rhythm. Here, the electrical current slows for a moment before going on to the ventricles.
Bradycardia
Health care; Heart disease
A slow heart rate, usually 50 beats/minute or lower. Individuals who experience bradycardia can feel shortness of breath and faintness due to the lack of oxygen pumping to the heart. Death may also ...
