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Images of the Heart: Screening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Screening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Http:/ medicineworld.org/news/heart-news.html. Subscribe to Heart Images. Enter your email address:. Had a severe heart attack in 2005, changed my perspective on the world. It broke my heart and opened it at the same time. The journey became an alchemical transformation, a grateful heart: www.heartak.com. www.heartcurrents.com. View my complete profile.
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Images of the Heart: EKG
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Monday, November 17, 2008. Almost everyone knows what a basic EKG tracing looks like. But what does it mean? The first little upward notch of the EKG tracing is called the "P wave." The P wave indicates that the atria (the 2 upper chambers of the heart) are contracting to pump out blood. The next upward curve is called the "T wave." The T wave indicates the resting period of the ventricles. Why is an EKG done? Ischemia - decreased flow of oxygenated blood to an organ due to obstruction in an artery.
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Images of the Heart: Ejection Fraction
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. When I learned a had an ejection fraction of 35 after a severe heart attack, I was severely depressed and anxious. That was three years ago. Apparently I am still alive, and the ejection fraction hasn't changed. I can walk for several hours; this "functional capacity" was of more interest to my doctors at the Mayo Clinic than the ejection fraction. - sparker. Ejection Fraction and Its Importance. An Ejection Fraction of 35 percent or less indicates ...
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Images of the Heart: Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve, Pulmonary Valve
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Sunday, November 16, 2008. Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve, Pulmonary Valve. Thee mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve) is a dual-flap (bi from the Latin, meaning double, and mitral from the Latin, meaning shaped like a. That lies between the. LV) The mitral valve and the. Are known collectively as the. Valves because they lie between the atria and the ventricles of the heart and control the flow of blood. Whence the valve receives its name. Into the left atrium by the...
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Images of the Heart: Red Blood Cells
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. In this micro-photo of blood cells, platelets are stained purple. A T-Lymphocyte white cell is stained green, and a Monocyte white cell is stained gold. Red blood cells are red. Http:/ www.phoenix5.org/glossary/red blood cells.html. Subscribe to Heart Images. Enter your email address:. View my complete profile.
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Images of the Heart: The Electrical System of the Heart
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Monday, November 17, 2008. The Electrical System of the Heart. The heart's electrical system. The heart is, in the simplest terms, a pump made up of muscle tissue. Like all pumps, the heart requires a source of energy in order to function. The heart's pumping energy comes from an intrinsic electrical conduction system. How does the heart beat? Under some conditions, almost all heart tissue is capable of starting a heartbeat, or becoming the pacemaker. An arrhythmia occurs when:. Subscribe to Heart Images.
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Images of the Heart: Placement of EKG leads
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Monday, November 17, 2008. Placement of EKG leads. Based upon universally accepted. Http:/ www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A013a.htm. Subscribe to Heart Images. Enter your email address:. Had a severe heart attack in 2005, changed my perspective on the world. It broke my heart and opened it at the same time. The journey became an alchemical transformation, a grateful heart: www.heartak.com. www.heartcurrents.com. View my complete profile.
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Images of the Heart: Heart Valve Surgery
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Every few days, I see a picture or image on the Internet that REALLY captures my attention. Many times, those pictures are diagrams and illustrations that relate to heart valve surgery. As I remember it, before my. And pulmonary valve replacement surgery, I had a difficult time grasping what actually occurs during the operation. Your responses have so far been very positive. So, I am going to continue posting many more pictures - including. Mitral valve replacement diagram.
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Images of the Heart: View of Coronary Arteries
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008. View of Coronary Arteries. Technology Gives 3-D View Of Human Coronary Arteries. OFDI fly-through view of same patient's right coronary artery, white arrowheads indicate area of white dotted line in image at right. (Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital). Http:/ www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117192809.htm. Subscribe to Heart Images. Enter your email address:. View my complete profile.
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Images of the Heart: Vulnerable Plaque: The real cause of heart attacks
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Vulnerable Plaque: The real cause of heart attacks. Kinda looks like a watermelon). Swelling (inflammation) is your body's natural reaction to an injury. Inflammation can happen anywhere—on the skin, within the body, and even inside the arteries. In fact, scientists are now learning that inflammation may play a part in many of the diseases that come with aging, including. What is vulnerable plaque? For many years, doctors have thought that the main cause of a. When this infl...