Heart conditions - angina Angina is chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle. The heart muscle is serviced
Heart conditions - atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of arrhythmia, which means that the heart beats in an irregular fashion.
Also, some heart conditions may have no noticeable effects and may develop differently in women than in men. Women's symptoms may progress over a much longer period of time and also be subtler than men's symptoms.
2 Contents How does the normal heart work? ..... 3 What are the heart valves ...
What is Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile Dysfunction (ED), also sometimes known as impotence, is the persistent or recurrent inability to get and/or keep an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse.
Adapting to Heart Conditions: A Test of the Hedonic Treadmill Stephen Wu Hamilton College February 19, 2001 JEL Classification: I12 Keywords: adaptation, hedonic, health Abstract : This paper tests the hypothesis of hedonic adaptation by analyzing the role that a history of heart problems has on ...
Author: Dr Elijah R Behr MD Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Electrophysiologist, Cardiology and Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital and University of London Published by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and the British Heart Foundation.
85 Chapter Three Acquired Heart Conditions Arrhythmia The heart’s rhythm must be carefully coordinated to pump blood efficiently through out the body.
2 Introduction Introduction 05 Understanding your heart The normal heart 09 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) What is ARVC? 13 When does ARVC develop? 16 What are the symptoms of ARVC? 18 How is ARVC diagnosed? 21 Is there a cure for ARVC? 21 What other conditions can occur ...
Fetal Conditions and Pregnancy Factors Growth retardation Hydrops (swelling of the fetus) Heart rhythm disturbances Structural abnormalities of other fetal organs Abnormal appearance of heart on four-chamber screening exam Abnormal location of heart in the fetal chest Excessive amniotic fluid ...