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Repair of Defects in the Heart Septum

Key Facts: Repair of Defects in the Heart Septum Although many holes in the heart don't need treatment, some do. These days, most holes in the heart that need treatment are repaired in infancy or early childhood. Sometimes, adults are treated for holes in the heart ... (more...)

Restless Legs Syndrome

Key Points: Restless Legs Syndrome Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder that causes a strong urge to move your legs. This urge often occurs with strange and unpleasant feelings in your legs. Moving your legs relieves the urge and the unpleasant feelings. People who have ... (more...)

Sleep Apnea

Key Points: Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a common breathing disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Sleep apnea usually is a chronic (ongoing) condition that disrupts your sleep 3 or more nights each week. Sleep apnea ... (more...)

Sleep Studt

Key Points: Sleep Study Sleep studies allow doctors to measure how much and how well you sleep. They also help show whether you have sleep problems and how severe they are. Sleep studies are important because untreated sleep disorders can increase your risk for ... (more...)

Stents

Key Points: Stents A stent is a small mesh tube that's used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body. A stent is usually placed in an artery after it has been widened with a procedure called angioplasty. Angioplasty and stents are often used ... (more...)

Stress Testing

Key Points: Stress Testing A stress test helps show whether enough blood flows to your heart when it's working hard. Doctors usually use stress testing to help them diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) or to see how serious this disease is in those ... (more...)

Sudden Cardiac Death

Key Points: Sudden Cardiac Death Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. This is often because of a problem with the heart's electrical system. SCD is not the same thing as a heart attack, although it may happen ... (more...)

Thrombolysis

Key Point: Thrombolyisis Thrombolysis is a minimally invasive treatment that dissolves abnormal blood clots in blood vessels to help improve blood flow and prevent damage to tissues and organs.... (more...)

Tilt Table Test

Key Points: Tilt Table Test Fainting or syncope occurs by several different mechanisms. It ... (more...)

Varicose Veins

Key Points: Varicose Veins Varicose veins are enlarged and twisted veins close to the surface of the skin. They usually don't cause medical problems, but occasionally require treatment for complications, including pain, skin ulcers, and blood clots. Varicose veins are usually the result of damaged or ... (more...)