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		<title>Exploring Your Heart&#8217;s Electrical Conduction</title>
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Exploring Your Heart&#8217;s Electrical Conduction
Your heart has four chambers, four valves, two nodes, and a system of fibers known as the His-Purkinje system. The four chambers consist of two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). Your four valves consist of a tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve, and aortic valve.
The tricuspid and mitral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Congenital Heart Defects Are Diagnosed</title>
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How Congenital Heart Defects Are Diagnosed
If a congenital heart defect is severe (for example, as in the case of tetralogy of Fallot), it will likely be diagnosed when a mother-to-be is pregnant. If it is not diagnosed during pregnancy, there is a high likelihood that it will be detected within weeks after she gives birth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Murmurs: Causes And Forms Of Treatment</title>
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Heart Murmurs: Causes And Forms Of Treatment
As blood moves through your heart&#8217;s four chambers (i.e. atria and ventricles), it passes through one-way valves. As it does, the closing of those valves creates the sound of a heartbeat. A heart murmur (HM) is a &#8220;swooshing&#8221; noise that can be heard through a stethoscope.
Not all murmurs are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosing And Treating An Atrial Septal Defect</title>
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Diagnosing And Treating An Atrial Septal Defect
Your heart&#8217;s left and right sides are separated by an inner wall of tissue called the septum. This wall helps to prevent oxygen-poor blood on the right side from mixing with oxygen-rich blood on the left side. If the portion of the wall that separates the atria has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overview Of Heart Block: Abnormalities Of The Electrical System</title>
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Overview Of Heart Block: Abnormalities Of The Electrical System
The rhythm of your heartbeat is determined by the electrical impulses generated by your sinoatrial node. These impulses start in the two upper chambers (i.e. atria) and work downward through the two lower chambers (i.e. ventricles). As they travel downward, they cause contractions in your atria and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Step-By-Step Tour Through The Mini-Maze Procedure</title>
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A Step-By-Step Tour Through The Mini-Maze Procedure
Atrial fibrillation(also called AF or AFib) is a condition in which the upper chambers of your heart (i.e. atria) fibrillate. It afflicts over 2 million people in the U.S. and places them at risk of blood clots and stroke. There are different categories of AFib that are defined by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Types Of Surgery Available To Treat Lung Cancer</title>
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Types Of Surgery Available To Treat Lung Cancer
Your lungs are responsible for bringing oxygen into your body and removing carbon dioxide. They are comprised of lobes &#8211; three on the right and two on the left. When cancerous cells develop within one of your lungs, it&#8217;s important to diagnose the condition and treat it as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Exploration Of Different Types Of Heart Surgeries</title>
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An Exploration Of Different Types Of Heart Surgeries
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people undergo some type of heart surgery. In many cases, the operations are performed in order to correct a congenital defect. In other cases, surgeons seek to treat problems that have emerged over time (e.g. plaque buildup, blood clots, etc.). 
The traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons To Consider Lung Surgery</title>
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Doctors can perform surgery to resolve problems associated with one or both of your lungs, or to examine them more closely. Lung problems are usually discovered while taking routine X-rays of your chest. Even though physicians have a number of tests at their disposal to help them diagnose conditions, surgery is often the most effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Potential Lifestyle Changes After Undergoing A Maze Procedure</title>
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Potential Lifestyle Changes After Undergoing A Maze Procedure
If you suffer from atrial fibrillation and medications have proven ineffective for reducing your symptoms, your doctor will likely suggest Maze surgery. This is a procedure in which a surgeon creates scarring in your left and right atria (the two upper chambers of your heart). The scar tissue [...]]]></description>
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