Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Nuclear scan

Health care; Heart disease

Nuclear imaging is a method of producing images by detecting radiation from different parts of the body after the administration of a radioactive tracer material.

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Health care; Heart disease

A mechanical device placed in people with end-stage heart disease whose hearts do not pump a sufficient amount of blood to keep the body healthy (heart failure). The device aids in the pumping ...

Exercise stress test

Health care; Heart disease

A test used to provide information about how the heart responds to stress. It usually involves walking on a treadmill or pedalling a stationary bike at increasing levels of difficulty, while the ...

Collateral blood vessels

Health care; Heart disease

Small capillary-like branches of an artery that form over time in response to narrowed coronary arteries. The collaterals "bypass" the area of narrowing and help to restore blood flow. However, ...

Atria

Health care; Heart disease

The upper chambers of the heart. (Atrium refers to one chamber of the heart).

Angioplasty

Health care; Heart disease

An invasive procedure, during which a specially designed balloon catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the point of narrowing in the artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to ...

Atrial myxoma

Health care; Heart disease

A myxoma is a tumour of the heart. It resides in the atrial chamber and causes symptoms when its growth produces a tumour so large it obstructs blood flow through the heart chambers.