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Results 1 - 10 of 13 for Cardiac muscle
  1. Angina (National Library of Medicine)  
    Angina is chest pain or discomfort you feel when there is not enough blood flow to your heart muscle. Your heart muscle needs the oxygen that the blood carries. ...
  2. Electrical Injuries (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Internal injuries include damage to your organs, bones, muscles, and nerves. You could also have abnormal heart rhythms and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). How bad your injuries are depends ...
  3. Heart Health Tests (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the arteries). Take samples of blood and heart muscle Do procedures such as minor heart surgery or angioplasty, if your doctor finds that you need it Cardiac CT Scan A cardiac CT (computed tomography) scan ...
  4. Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to help prevent sudden cardiac ... laser revascularization).Damaged and abnormal heart structures, ...
  5. Heart Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... diseases may affect your heart valves or heart muscle (cardiomyopathy). What causes heart ... rehabilitation Can heart diseases be prevented? You may ...
  6. Heart Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... older. Aging can weaken and stiffen your heart muscle. Your family health ... arrest Pulmonary hypertension How is heart failure diagnosed? ...
  7. Cardiomyopathy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... normal. In rare cases, scar tissue replaces the muscle tissue. Some people live ... cardiac arrest (SCA) Heart attacks, high blood pressure, infections, ...
  8. Coronary Artery Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Over time, CAD can also weaken the heart muscle and contribute to heart failure and arrhythmias. Heart failure means the heart can't pump blood well to the rest of the body. Arrhythmias are changes in the normal beating rhythm of the heart. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  9. Heart Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... coronary heart disease, damaged heart valves or heart muscles, congenital heart ... different reasons. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  10. Atrial Fibrillation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... such as: Stroke Heart failure Blood clots Sudden cardiac ... a surgery on a small sac in the muscle wall of your left atrium (the upper left ...
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