Chambers and valves of the heart - Mayo Clinic
3 Oct 2024 at 3:14pm
A typical heart has two upper and two lower chambers. The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood. The lower chambers, the more muscular right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart. The heart valves are gates at the chamber openings. They keep blood flowing in the right direction.
Heart disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
14 May 2025 at 6:11am
Symptoms Heart disease symptoms depend on the type of heart disease. Symptoms of heart disease in the blood vessels Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition that affects the major blood vessels that supply the heart muscle. A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls usually causes coronary artery disease. This buildup is called plaque. The buildup ...
Heart rate: What's normal? - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 10:14pm
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. A heart rate above or below that may signal a problem.
Heart transplant - Mayo Clinic
14 May 2025 at 11:57pm
Heart transplant is a treatment that's usually reserved for people whose condition hasn't improved enough with medications or other surgeries. While a heart transplant is a major operation, your chance of survival is good with appropriate follow-up care.
Heart valve surgery - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 1:28am
Overview Heart valve surgery is a procedure to treat heart valve disease. Heart valve disease happens when at least one of the four heart valves is not working properly. Heart valves keep blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart. The four heart valves are the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve. Each valve has flaps ? called leaflets ...
Heart murmurs - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
15 May 2025 at 7:38pm
A heart structure problem present before birth (congenital heart defect) causes irregular blood flow between the heart chambers or blood vessels. In adults, worrisome heart murmurs are usually due to heart valve problems that develop later in life (acquired heart valve disease).
Heart cancer: Is there such a thing? - Mayo Clinic
16 May 2025 at 1:08am
Yes. Most tumors that form in the heart aren't cancerous. But some heart tumors can be cancerous. Cancer that begins in the heart is most often sarcoma, a type of cancer that originates in the soft tissues of the body. Heart cancer (malignant primary cardiac tumor) is extremely rare. One study reviewed more than 12,000 autopsies and found only seven people with primary cardiac tumor. At Mayo ...
Enlarged heart - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 9:16pm
Heart damage and certain types of heart disease can cause an enlarged heart. Sometimes short-term stress on the body, such as pregnancy, can cause the heart to get larger. Depending on the condition, an enlarged heart may be temporary or permanent. Treatment for an enlarged heart may include medications, medical procedures or surgery.
Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
16 May 2025 at 8:06pm
Coronary artery disease, other heart problems and previous heart surgery. Narrowed heart arteries, a heart attack, heart valve disease, prior heart surgery, heart failure, cardiomyopathy and other heart damage are risk factors for almost any kind of arrhythmia.
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3 Oct 2024 at 3:14pm
A typical heart has two upper and two lower chambers. The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood. The lower chambers, the more muscular right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart. The heart valves are gates at the chamber openings. They keep blood flowing in the right direction.
Heart disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
14 May 2025 at 6:11am
Symptoms Heart disease symptoms depend on the type of heart disease. Symptoms of heart disease in the blood vessels Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition that affects the major blood vessels that supply the heart muscle. A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls usually causes coronary artery disease. This buildup is called plaque. The buildup ...
Heart rate: What's normal? - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 10:14pm
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. A heart rate above or below that may signal a problem.
Heart transplant - Mayo Clinic
14 May 2025 at 11:57pm
Heart transplant is a treatment that's usually reserved for people whose condition hasn't improved enough with medications or other surgeries. While a heart transplant is a major operation, your chance of survival is good with appropriate follow-up care.
Heart valve surgery - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 1:28am
Overview Heart valve surgery is a procedure to treat heart valve disease. Heart valve disease happens when at least one of the four heart valves is not working properly. Heart valves keep blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart. The four heart valves are the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve. Each valve has flaps ? called leaflets ...
Heart murmurs - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
15 May 2025 at 7:38pm
A heart structure problem present before birth (congenital heart defect) causes irregular blood flow between the heart chambers or blood vessels. In adults, worrisome heart murmurs are usually due to heart valve problems that develop later in life (acquired heart valve disease).
Heart cancer: Is there such a thing? - Mayo Clinic
16 May 2025 at 1:08am
Yes. Most tumors that form in the heart aren't cancerous. But some heart tumors can be cancerous. Cancer that begins in the heart is most often sarcoma, a type of cancer that originates in the soft tissues of the body. Heart cancer (malignant primary cardiac tumor) is extremely rare. One study reviewed more than 12,000 autopsies and found only seven people with primary cardiac tumor. At Mayo ...
Enlarged heart - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
17 May 2025 at 9:16pm
Heart damage and certain types of heart disease can cause an enlarged heart. Sometimes short-term stress on the body, such as pregnancy, can cause the heart to get larger. Depending on the condition, an enlarged heart may be temporary or permanent. Treatment for an enlarged heart may include medications, medical procedures or surgery.
Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
16 May 2025 at 8:06pm
Coronary artery disease, other heart problems and previous heart surgery. Narrowed heart arteries, a heart attack, heart valve disease, prior heart surgery, heart failure, cardiomyopathy and other heart damage are risk factors for almost any kind of arrhythmia.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
