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Heart Attack

Key Points: Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked. If the flow of blood isn't restored quickly, the section of heart muscle becomes damaged from lack of oxygen and begins to die. Heart attack is a ... (more...)

Heart Block

Key Points: Heart Block Heart block is a problem that occurs with the heart's electrical system. This system controls the rate and rhythm of heartbeats. With each heartbeat, an electrical signal spreads across the heart from the upper to the lower chambers. As it travels, the ... (more...)

Heart Calcium Score

Key Points: Heart Calcium Score A coronary calcium scan is a test that can help show whether you have coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary calcium scanning looks for specks of calcium (called calcifications) in the walls of the coronary arteries. Calcifications are an early ... (more...)

Heart Failure

Key Points: Heart Failure Heart failure is a condition in which your heart can't pump blood the way it should. In some cases, the heart can't fill with enough blood. In other cases, the heart can't send blood to the rest of the body with ... (more...)

Heart Murmer

Key Points: Heart Murmer A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during your heartbeat. Murmurs range from very faint to very loud and sometimes sound like a whooshing or swishing noise. Most heart murmurs are harmless (innocent). Sometimes a heart murmur indicates a heart ... (more...)

Heart Palpitations

Key Points: Palpitations Palpitations are feelings that your heart is skipping a beat, fluttering, or beating too hard or fast. You may have these feelings in your chest, throat, or neck. They can occur during activity or even when you're sitting still or lying down. Palpitations ... (more...)

Heart Transplant

Key Points: Heart Transplant A heart transplant is an operation in which the diseased heart in a person is replaced with a healthy heart from a deceased donor. Heart transplants are done as a life-saving measure when medical treatment and less drastic surgery have failed. Most ... (more...)

Heart Valve Disease

Key Points: Heart Valve Disease Heart valve disease is a condition in which one or more of your heart valves don't work properly. The heart has four valves: the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. These valves have tissue flaps that open and close with each ... (more...)

Heart Valve Repair

Key Points: Heart Valve Repair Repair and replacement of defective heart valves? The goals of heart valve disease treatment are to: Prevent, treat, or relieve the symptoms of other related heart conditions. Protect your valve from further damage. Repair or replace faulty valves when they cause severe symptoms or ... (more...)

High Blood Pressure

Key Points: High Blood Pressure High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. "Blood pressure" is the force of blood pushing against ... (more...)