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Diagnosing And Treating Angina: When Your Heart Is Starved Of Oxygen Angina defines chest pain stemming from a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. The patient will normally experience pressure or a gripping sensation in the chest area. Discomfort begins under the sternum, and spreads to the arms, jaw, shoulders, and back. As the [...]
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Your Heart, Atrial Fibrillation, And The Maze Procedure Your heart works continuously to make sure blood is oxygenated and circulated to the organs and tissues throughout your body. To do this, the four chambers (atria and ventricles) contract in a uniform manner consistent with your heartbeat. As each chamber contracts, the blood within moves outward [...]
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How Is Mitral Valve Prolapse Repaired? Blood flows from your heart’s left atrium (upper chamber) to the left ventricle (lower chamber) through your mitral valve (MV). This valve is comprised of two leaflets. As the atrium contracts, the leaflets open and allow blood to move into the ventricle. Then, they close and seal the opening. [...]
Introduction To Atrial Septal Defect Blood flows through your heart in a uniform pattern. Lacking oxygen, it comes into your right atrium (one of two upper chambers of your heart) through the inferior and superior vena cavae. It then flows into your right ventricle (one of two lower chambers) before making its way into your [...]
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair For Resolving Regurgitation Your heart’s mitral valve (MV) is located between the upper left chamber (atrium) and lower left chamber (ventricle). It regulates the flow of blood from the former to the latter. Several contributing factors can cause the MV to malfunction, which can ultimately affect your quality of life. [...]
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