Category: Heart Disease FAQ
Heart Disease FAQ
If blood vessels contract for a prolonged period, blood supply to the region will be affected and cause pain.
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Heart Disease FAQ
If a localized region of the cardiovascular system is considered, it is possibly the heart itself which has a large collection of blood at any time
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Heart Disease FAQ
Occlusion of LAD (widow maker artery) can cause extensive myocardial infarction (heart attack) which can sometimes be fatal.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Gradient of the treadmill is the measure of the slope of the treadmill belt.
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ECG / Electrophysiology
The electrode connected to the right leg is usually taken as the indifferent electrode in ECG (electrocardiogram).
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Heart Disease FAQ
Normally pulse rate and the heart rate are equal. When the pulse rate is less than the heart rate, the difference is known as pulse deficit.
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Heart Disease FAQ
The capacity to increase the heart rate with exercise or other metabolic demands is known as chronotropic reserve.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Surgery for a stenosed valve could be either opening up the valve surgically or replacing the valve with an artificial one.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Regional wall motion abnormality (RWMA) is usually noted on echocardiogram. It indicates abnormal motion of a region of the left ventricle.
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Heart Disease FAQ
A couple of premature beats originating from the ventricles, occurring in a sequence with no intervening normal beats is called a ventricular couplet.
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