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Cardioversion
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:14
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| Definition Cardioversion is a method to restore a rapid heart beat back to normal. Cardioversion is used in persons who have heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias), which can cause the heart to beat too fast. Information Cardioversion can be done using |
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Minimally invasive heart surgery
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:13
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| Definition Minimally invasive heart surgery refers to several approaches for bypassing critically blocked arteries. The minimally invasive procedures are less difficult and risky than conventional open heart surgery such as coronary artery bypass gra |
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Heart transplant
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:12
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| Definition Heart transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart. Alternative Names Cardiac transplant; Transplant - heart Description Heart transplant is one of the most common |
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Open heart surgery
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:11
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| Definition Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is openedand surgery is performed on the heart. The term open refers to the chest, not the heart itself. The heart may or may not be opened, depending on the type of surgery. Open heart sur |
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Carotid artery surgery
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:11
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| Definition Carotid artery surgery is a surgical procedure to restore adequate blood flow to the brain. Alternative Names Carotid endarterectomy Description Each side of the neck has an artery called the common carotid. Each common carotid splits into |
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Angioplasty
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:11
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| Definition Angioplasty is a medical procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries. Angioplasty is not considered to be a type of surgery. It is called a percutaneous coronary in |
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Heart valve surgery
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:11
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| Definition Heart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Alternative Names Valve replacement; Valve repair; Heart valve prosthesis Description There are four valves in your heart: Aortic valve Mitral valve Tricuspid valve Pu |
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Heart bypass surgery
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Date：2008-04-28 22:32:09
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| Definition This surgery is done to bypass clogged arteries supplying the heart. Alternative Names Bypass surgery - heart; CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft Description Coronary arteries are the small blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with o |
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Holter monitor (24h)
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:47
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| Definition A Holter monitor is a machine that continuously records the heart's rhythms. The monitor is usually worn for 24 hours during normal activity. See also ECG.htmECG. Alternative Names Ambulatory electrocardiography; Electrocardiography - ambu |
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Exercise stress test
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:47
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| Definition An exercise stress test is a screening tool to test the effect of exercise on your heart. The test gives a general sense of how healthy your heart is. See Thallium-and-sestamibi-stress-tests.htmthallium and sestamibi stress tests. Alternat |
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Coronary angiography
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:46
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| Definition Coronary angiography is a procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through your heart. Alternative Names Cardiac angiography; Angiography - heart; Angiogram - coronary How the Test is Performe |
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ECG
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:45
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| Definition An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart. ECG is used to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats as well as the size and position of the chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart, |
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Echocardiogram
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:45
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| Definition Echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than X-ray.htmx-ray image and involves no radiation exposure. Alternative Names Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE); E |
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Nuclear ventriculography
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:45
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| Definition Nuclear ventriculography is a test that uses radioactive materials called tracers to show the heart chambers. The procedure is Noninvasive.htmnon-invasive. The instruments do not directly touch the heart. Alternative Names Cardiac blood po |
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Chest MRI
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Date：2008-04-28 22:30:44
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| Definition A chest MRI uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the body. Conventional radiography and computed tomographic (CT-scan.htmCT) imaging use potentially harmful radiation (x-rays) that passes through a patient to generat |
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