A ballooning or bulge in the wall of a blood vessel (almost always an artery). It can affect the arteries in the chest, abdomen, brain, legs, or heart wall. Aneurysms have thin, weak walls and have a...
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Chest pain or discomfort due to a decrease in the blood (and oxygen) supply to the heart muscle (myocardium). Angina may be stable (symptoms are predictable), or unstable (symptoms are unexpected and...
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A hardening or narrowing of the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart, brain, and other body parts. Atherosclerosis can begin in childhood and progress slowly...
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An abnormal heart rhythm. Fibrillation pertains to a "quivering" of muscles. Atrial pertains to the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. The abnormal rhythm reduces the flow of blood to the brain...
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22-May-2012
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) / American Heart Association (AHA), 2007
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American Heart Association (AHA), 2008
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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), 2006
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American Dietetic Association, 2008
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2007
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