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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Circumventing Arterial Blockages In The Heart Myocardial infarction (heart attack) continues to be one of the leading causes of death among men and women. It is usually triggered by one or more blockages in the coronary arteries that prevent oxygenated blood from reaching the surface of the heart. These blockages occur [...]
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Heart Murmurs: Causes And Forms Of Treatment As blood moves through your heart’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 “swooshing” noise that can be heard through a stethoscope. Not all [...]
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Diagnosing And Treating An Atrial Septal Defect Your heart’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 [...]
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