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… Heart health and stroke Last updated March 1, 2024 Learn about keeping your heart healthy and strong. The health topics on this page cover everything from how your heart works to symptoms of heart disease. General Cardiac …
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… Target Heart Rate Last updated March 7, 2018 To help create a strong, healthy heart and lungs, it’s necessary to do physical activity at … health-related physical fitness is called your target heart rate (also known as THR and training heart rate). Your …
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… Electrical System of the Heart On this page: Overview Overview The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers are called … the two lower chambers are called ventricles. Normally, the heartbeat starts in the right atrium in a group of special …
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… Heart Failure Types On this page: Overview Overview Heart failure means that your heart muscle does not pump as much blood as your body needs. …
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… Fast Heart Rate On this page: Overview Overview A normal heart rate for a healthy adult is between about 60 and 100 beats per minute. Heart rates of more than 100 beats per minute (tachycardia) …
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… Sudden Heart Failure On this page: Overview Overview Sudden heart failure occurs when heart failure gets worse very quickly. Your heart suddenly …
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… Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise Actionset Overview If you have an irregular heartbeat ( arrhythmia ), it's important to talk to your … is safe for you. Regular activity can help keep your heart and body healthy. The type and amount of exercise …
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… Rheumatic Fever and the Heart On this page: Overview Overview … is a bacterial infection that can cause problems with the heart's aortic and mitral valves. Rheumatic fever is caused … can trigger rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever can damage heart muscle and heart valves. Not all people who have …
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… Heart Failure Complications On this page: Overview Overview Even if you are treating your heart failure successfully, you may develop a complication … It is important to identify complications of heart failure as soon as possible, because some can be …
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… Heart Failure Symptoms On this page: Overview Overview If you have heart failure , symptoms start to happen when your heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of your body. …
