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- Cardiovascular Medicine - Department home - Mayo Clinic
The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine is one of the largest and most comprehensive heart practices in the world It includes more than 240 experts in congenital heart disease in adults and children, coronary artery disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders, heart valve diseases and many other conditions
- Left ventricular hypertrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the most common cause of left ventricular hypertrophy Complications include irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, and heart failure
- Mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement - Mayo Clinic
Mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement may be done as an open-heart surgery or as a minimally invasive surgery The method used depends on how severe the mitral valve disease is and if it's getting worse
- Pacemaker - Mayo Clinic
The heart's electrical system typically controls the heartbeat Electrical signals, called impulses, move through the heart chambers They tell the heart when to beat Changes in heart signaling may happen if the heart muscle is damaged Changes in genes before birth and some medicines also can cause changes in heart signaling
- Aortic valve stenosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Aortic valve stenosis is a type of heart valve disease, also called valvular heart disease The aortic valve is between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery, called the aorta
- Atrial fibrillation ablation - Mayo Clinic
Overview Atrial fibrillation ablation is a treatment for an irregular and often very fast heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib) The treatment uses heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in an area of the heart The signals that tell the heart to beat can't pass through scar tissue So the treatment helps block faulty signals that cause AFib
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
Asthma guidelines play an important role in guiding health care providers and patients by providing evidence-based recommendations for asthma management The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) supports the development of clinical practice guidelines based on the best available science that specialists and health care providers can use to improve the care that patients receive
- Supraventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a type of irregular heartbeat, also called an arrhythmia It's a very fast or erratic heartbeat that affects the heart's upper chambers SVT also is called paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia The typical heart beats about 60 to 100 times a minute During
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