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• Angina

  Angina Pectoris

  Angina pectoris (or simply angina) is chest pain or discomfort that keeps coming back. It happens when some part of your heart doesn't get enough blood and oxygen. Angina can be a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD).
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• Angioplasty

  Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

  Angioplasty and stenting is a procedure to improve the blood flow in an artery or vein. It involves threading a thin tube with a balloon at its tip through the artery to the blocked portion. The balloon is inflated opening up the artery. A tiny mesh tube called a stent may be put into this area. It is left in place to help keep the artery open.
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• Aortic Aneurysm
• Atherectomy
• Atherosclerosis

  Atherosclerosis

  Atherosclerosis is a type of thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery. It can increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other circulatory conditions.
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• Atrial Septal Defect Repair

  Atrial Septal Defect Transcatheter Repair for Children

  Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter repair is a procedure to fix a hole in the atrial septum. The atrial septum is a wall that separates the right and left upper chambers in the heart (atria). This hole is called an atrial septal defect or ASD. Your child will not need an incision in the chest wall for this procedure.
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• Cardiac Catheterization

  Cardiac Catheterization

  In cardiac catheterization (often called cardiac cath), a very small hollow tube, or catheter, is advanced from a blood vessel in the groin or arm through the aorta into the heart. Once it is in place, several diagnostic and treatment procedures can be done using catheterization.
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• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiomyopathy

  Cardiomyopathy

  Any disorder that affects the heart muscle is called a cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy causes the heart to lose its ability to pump blood well. In some cases, the heart rhythm also becomes disturbed. This leads to arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats).
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• Cholesterol

  Cholesterol in the Blood

  The cholesterol in your blood comes from the foods you eat and your liver. Your liver makes all of the cholesterol your body needs. It helps your body make cell membranes, many hormones, and vitamin D. 
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• Coronary Artery Disease

  Coronary Heart Disease

  A person with coronary heart disease has an accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries. These deposits narrow the arteries and can decrease or block the flow of blood to the heart.
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• General Cardiology

  Home Page - Cardiovascular Diseases

  Cardiovascular diseases include coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and rheumatic heart disease.
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• Heart Valve Disease

  Heart Valve Diseases

  Heart valves can malfunction on one of two ways: They can fail to close completely, allowing blood to flow backward, or they can become damaged, limiting blood flow. Your doctor may think you have heart valve disease if your heart sounds heard through a stethoscope are abnormal. 
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• Hypertension

  High Blood Pressure/Hypertension

  Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls. The force is created with each heartbeat as blood is pumped from the heart into the blood vessels. Blood pressure is also affected by the size of the artery walls and how elastic they are. Each time the heart beats (contracts and relaxes), pressure is created inside the arteries. High blood pressure, or hypertension, increases the risk for coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke (brain attack).
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• Intermittent Claudication

  Claudication

  Claudication is pain in your thigh, calf, or buttocks that happens when you walk. It may be a symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD). This is when narrowed or blocked arteries reduce the blood flow to your legs.
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• Invasive Cardiac Interventions
• Ischemia (Heart)
• Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

  Patent Foramen Ovale Transcatheter Repair

  A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a small hole between the 2 upper chambers of the heart, the right and the left atrium. Patent foramen transcatheter repair is a procedure to fix this hole in the heart.
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• Rotablator

  Cardiac Procedures

  These procedures are used to evaluate and treat heart and blood vessel disease (cardiovascular disease or coronary artery disease). Learn about Procedures for abnormal heart rhythms; Procedures for heart disease; and Procedures for valve disease. 
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• Transthoracic Echocardiography

  Transesophageal Echocardiogram

  A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) uses echocardiography to assess how well the heart works. During the procedure, a transducer (like a microphone) is lowered into the esophagus. It sends out ultrasonic sound waves at a frequency too high to be heard. When the transducer is placed at certain locations and angles, the ultrasonic sound waves move through the skin and other body tissues to the heart tissues, where the waves bounce or "echo" off of the heart structures.
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• Valvuloplasty

  Valvuloplasty

  Valvuloplasty is a procedure done to repair a stiff heart valve. It is done using a catheter and small incisions.
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