...American Heart Association. Stress and Heart Health. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/StressManagement/HowDoesStressAffectYou/Stress-and-Heart-HealthUCM437370_Article.jsp. /trp_language] [trp_language language=”ar”][/trp_language] [trp_language language=”fr_FR”][/trp_language] **What is a Heart Health Consultation: An Overview** A heart health consultation is a comprehensive assessment and...
...live longer, healthier lives. Studies have shown that heart valve replacement surgery successfully relieves symptoms of heart disease, decreases the risk of further heart damage, and can increase survival rates...
...a blood vessel through a small incision, which they typically make in your groin. They use imaging to guide the catheter through your blood vessels and to your heart. Your...
...GD, Smallhorn JF, Therrien J, Redington AN. Congenital heart disease. In: Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine....
...keep the artery open. The heart is a strong muscular organ that is responsible for pumping blood all over the body. It allows oxygen-rich blood to travel through different blood...
...procedure used to improve blood flow to the heart muscle. It involves creating small channels in the heart muscle to increase direct blood flow. TMR has been found to be...
...Acute pericarditis Recurrent pericarditis Chronic pericarditis American Heart Association. “What is Pericarditis?” July 5, 2016. Accessed September 3, 2017. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. “Heart...
...A PET scan can help diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure. CAD refers to a condition in which the arteries that carry blood to the heart are narrowed...
...red blood cells, and other debris.1 A white blood cell count checks both the overall levels of white blood cells in the blood, as well as the overall proportion of...
...or cardiopulmonary transplantation, is indicated for patients with end-stage lung and heart disease. These conditions include acute pulmonary vascular disease, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive lung diseases. Other indications for...
