Heart disease

Heart disease

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

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Cardiac output

Health care; Heart disease

The amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute.

The valve that lies between the left atrium and left ventricle (main pumping chamber of the heart). This valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle and then prevents the ...

Ambulatory monitors

Health care; Heart disease

Small portable electrocardiograph machines that are able to record the heart's rhythm. Each type of monitor has unique features related to length of recording time and ability to send the recordings ...

Pacemaker

Health care; Heart disease

A small electronic device is implanted under the skin and sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and to prevent slow heart rates.

Atherectomy

Health care; Heart disease

This rare procedure is used to clean out clogged heart arteries. A DCA catheter has a hollow cylinder on the tip with an open window on one side and a balloon on the other. When the catheter is ...

Mammary artery

Health care; Heart disease

Artery located in the chest wall and used for coronary artery bypass surgery. Most commonly kept intact at its origin, and sewn to the coronary artery beyond the site of blockage. If the surgeon ...