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Having a pain in your chest can be scary. It does not always mean that you are having a heart …

Your carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in your neck. They supply your brain with blood. If you have …

The vascular system is the body’s network of blood vessels. It includes the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood …

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When someone’s blood flow or breathing stops, seconds count. Permanent brain damage or death can …

Also called myocardiopathy. Cardiomyopathy is the name for diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases enlarge your heart muscle or …

Also called cardiac surgery. Heart surgery can correct problems with the heart if other treatments haven’t worked or can’t be …

Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have A heart attack Angioplasty or coronary artery …

Also called Cardiac failure, CHF, Congestive heart failure. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can’t pump enough …

Also called cardiac diseases. If you’re like most people, you think that heart disease is a problem for others. But …

Also called Bypass surgery, CABG, Coronary artery bypass graft. In coronary artery disease (CAD), the arteries that supply blood and …