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Heart disease includes: Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease. Irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. Heart conditions that you're born with, ...
Coronary artery disease. Narrowed arteries may limit the heart's supply of oxygen-rich blood, resulting in weakened heart muscle. Heart attack. A heart attack ...
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 congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart that a child is born with. Some congenital heart defects in children are simple and don't ...
A heart problem present at birth may not cause symptoms until adulthood. Learn how adult congenital heart disease is treated and what complications may ...
Heart failure. If you have heart failure, doctors may evaluate you and determine whether you're a candidate for a biventricular pacemaker. Sudden cardiac death.
Many types of irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, can cause tachycardia. A fast heart rate isn't always a concern. For instance, the heart rate usually ...
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 comprehensive cardiac diagnostic evaluation. Doctors trained in heart disease (cardiologists) review your medical history and risk assessment report, conduct ...
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