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Physical therapy is an important part of the cardiac rehabilitation process. It might help you: lower your risk of having another heart attack. improve your quality of life. increase your ...
Cardiac rehabilitation ( CR) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as " the sum of activity and interventions required to ensure the best possible physical, mental, and social conditions so that patients with chronic or post-acute cardiovascular disease may, by their own efforts, preserve or resume their proper place in society and ...
shortness of breath. swelling ( edema) in the lower half of the body. sudden weight gain. weakness and fatigue. chest pain. dizziness and fainting. heart palpitations. irregular heartbeat ...
Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques.
Cardiac contractility modulation is a therapy which is intended for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe heart failure ( NYHA class II–IV) with symptoms despite optimal medical therapy who can benefit from an improvement in cardiac output. The short- and long-term use of this therapy enhances the strength of ventricular ...
Bottom line. An electrophysiology procedure is a series of tests that doctors use to evaluate the electrical activity of your heart. It’s often the first step in diagnosing an arrhythmia or ...
Cardiology. Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure, which typically includes difficulty breathing ( dyspnea ), leg or feet swelling, and fatigue. [1] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress. The condition is caused by severe congestion of ...
CAD is the most common type of heart disease and is the major cause of heart attacks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CAD was responsible for 375,476 deaths in ...