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2. Cardiac fibrosis - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac fibrosis. Cardiac fibrosis commonly refers to the excess deposition of extracellular matrix in the cardiac muscle, but the term may also refer to an abnormal thickening of the heart valves due to inappropriate proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts. [1] Fibrotic cardiac muscle is stiffer and less compliant and is seen in the progression ...

3. Roemheld syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Mechanically induced Roemheld syndrome is characterized by pressure in the epigastric and left hypochondriac region. Often the pressure is in the fundus of the stomach, the esophagus or distention of the bowel. It is believed this leads to elevation of the diaphragm, and secondary displacement of the heart. This reduces the ability of the heart ...

4. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] myocardial ischemia, [14] or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart. [5][6][15] It is the most common of the cardiovascular ...

5. Cardiomegaly - Wikipedia

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   Cardiomegaly (sometimes megacardia or megalocardia) is a medical condition in which the heart becomes enlarged. It is more commonly referred to simply as "having an enlarged heart ". It is usually the result of underlying conditions that make the heart work harder, such as obesity, heart valve disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), and ...

6. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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   Myocardial infarction (MI) refers to tissue death (infarction) of the heart muscle (myocardium) caused by ischemia, the lack of oxygen delivery to myocardial tissue. It is a type of acute coronary syndrome, which describes a sudden or short-term change in symptoms related to blood flow to the heart. [ 22 ]

7. Sleeping more on weekends may cut heart disease risk by up to ...

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   Anna Malgina/ Stocksy. “Catching up” on sleep over the weekend could reduce the risk of heart disease by 20%, a new study suggests. Sleep deprivation — often defined as less than 7 hours a ...

8. 'I Almost Died of a Severe Artery Blockage—This Is the Sign ...

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   The Severe Artery Block Sign That Saved One Man's Life. Mark Vallery, 69, of Orlando, Florida, says he didn't experience symptoms of artery blockage until February of 2024. It was only then that ...

9. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [ 11 ][ 12 ] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating, which become longer or continuous over time. [ 4 ]