Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure that is done to help a person whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped (cardiac arrest). When the heart stops beating, blood flow to the brain and other vital organs also stops. Brain damage or death can occur if this is not treated within minutes. CPR squeezes the heart […]
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure that is done to help someone whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped (cardiac arrest). When the heart stops beating, blood flow to the brain and other vital organs also stops. Brain damage or death can occur if this is not treated within minutes. CPR squeezes the heart and […]
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure that is done to help a person whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped (cardiac arrest). When the heart stops beating, blood flow to the brain and other vital organs also stops. Brain damage or death can occur if this is not treated within minutes. CPR squeezes the heart […]
Costochondritis is inflammation of the tissue (cartilage) that connects the ribs to the breastbone (sternum). This causes pain in the front of the chest. The pain usually starts slowly and involves more than one rib. What are the causes? The exact cause of this condition is not always known. It results from stress on the […]
Cor pulmonale is enlargement and weakening of the right side of the heart. This condition is caused by increased blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). The right side of the heart transports blood from the body to the lungs. If you have a lung condition that restricts blood flow through your lungs, blood can […]
Coronary microvascular disease (MVD), sometimes called small artery disease or small vessel disease, is heart disease in which the walls and inner lining of the heart’s small arteries are damaged. The damage may lead to a tightening (spasm) of the arteries, which causes decreased blood flow to the heart. The tiny arteries of the heart […]
A coronary calcium scan is an imaging test used to look for deposits of plaque in the inner lining of the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries). Plaque is made up of calcium, protein, and fatty substances. These deposits of plaque can partly clog and narrow the coronary arteries without producing any symptoms or […]
Overview What is coronary artery disease? Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart muscle. Coronary artery disease (also called CAD or coronary heart disease) is caused by a thickening of the inside walls of the coronary arteries. This thickening is called atherosclerosis (say: “ath-uh-roe-skluh-roe-suhs”). A fatty substance called plaque builds […]
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a surgery to bypassor to fix arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) that are narrow or blocked. This narrowing is usually the result of a build-up of fatty deposits (plaques) in the walls of the blood vessels. The coronary arteries supply the heart with the […]
Coronary Angioplasty Coronary angioplasty, or percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure to widen a narrowed or blocked blood vessel of the heart (coronary artery). The artery is usually blocked by cholesterol build-up, or plaque, in the lining of the artery walls. When a vessel in the heart becomes partially or fully blocked, there is less […]