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… called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a transducer sends sound waves that echo off your heart and back to the transducer. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart that can be seen on a video screen. In a transthoracic …
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… ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) means that the muscle of the heart's main pump (left ventricle) has become thick and … the left ventricle has to work too hard. This part of the heart needs to be strong to pump oxygen-rich blood to your … the ventricle gets thick, other changes can happen in the heart. The heart's electrical system might not work …
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… Overview Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle and the way it pumps. There are different types … Cardiomyopathy may occur as a result of damage to the heart, such as from a heart attack, or a person may inherit the tendency to …
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… checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves. The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers . The two …
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… . If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to … examples in adults are: Diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and HIV/AIDS. Long-term alcohol and drug … to treat autoimmune disease. Medicines taken after organ transplant. Not having a spleen. Pain in adults and older …
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… lets blood leak (regurgitate) from the lower chamber of the heart back into the upper chamber. Your heart has to work harder to pump this extra blood. Primary … is not normal. Secondary regurgitation happens when another heart problem affects the heart muscle, typically in the …
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… coronary syndrome is an emergency. It happens when the heart is not getting enough blood. The coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. If these arteries are narrowed or blocked, the heart does not get enough oxygen. This can cause unstable …
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… tachycardia? Ventricular tachycardia is a type of fast heart rhythm that starts in the lower part of the heart (ventricles). The heart might beat more than 100 beats per minute. Some forms …
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… Basics What is cardiac arrest? In cardiac arrest, the heart suddenly stops beating. This causes blood to stop pumping to the body. If the heartbeat is not restarted within minutes, the person will … sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack, which happens when part of the heart muscle …
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… (CABG) surgery works very well to improve blood flow to the heart. But the procedure is very invasive to your body for … It involves making a large cut in your chest to expose your heart and arteries. It requires stopping your heart and connecting you to a heart-lung bypass machine. The …
