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Also called congestive heart failure, this condition makes it hard for the heart to pump blood. Know the symptoms, causes and how treatment may help.
Heart disease includes: Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease. Irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. Heart conditions that you're born with, ...
February is American Heart Month. But what is heart disease? Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains.
Replacing a failing heart with a donor heart is a treatment for end-stage heart disease when other treatments for heart conditions haven't worked.
Fatty, cholesterol-containing deposits build up over time, forming plaques in the heart's arteries. If a plaque ruptures, a blood clot can form. The clot can ...
Learn about common heart rhythm disorders that can cause your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly.
A heart condition you're born with may not cause symptoms until adulthood. Learn how adult congenital heart disease is treated and why follow-up care is ...
Blood tests. Certain heart proteins slowly leak into the blood after heart damage from a heart attack. · Chest X-ray. · Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). · Holter ...
A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is severely reduced or blocked. The blockage is usually due to a buildup of fat, cholesterol and ...
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. A heart rate above or below that may signal a health condition.
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