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Heart and circulation
Atrial fibrillation is when the heart beats too fast in an irregular rhythm. It is caused by faulty electrical signals in your heart and is the most common type of arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat...
Heart and circulation
Coronary heart disease is due to fatty deposits building up on the walls of the arteries to the heart. It causes angina, which is chest pain.
In the UK, more people die from coronary heart...
Heart and circulation
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a widening or bulging of the aorta (the largest blood vessel) in the abdomen. Abdominal aortic aneurysm usually occurs at a weak spot in the aortic wall. It often...
Heart and circulation
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to unblock blood vessels that supply the heart with blood. Fatty material can build up on the inside of blood vessels. Coronary angioplasty flattens the...
Heart and circulation
The cardiovascular system supplies oxygen from the lungs to the tissues around the body. It also transports carbon dioxide, a waste product, from the body to the lungs. Breathing out removes...
Heart and circulation
An angiogram (also called a cardiac catheterisation) is a test used to diagnose certain heart conditions.
You will meet the doctor carrying out your procedure to discuss your care. It may...
Heart and circulation
An echocardiogram uses ultrasound to produce moving real-time images of the inside of your heart. In a TOE, the ultrasound probe is placed in your oesophagus (the pipe that goes from the mouth to...
Heart and circulation
This factsheet is for people who have heart failure, or who would like information about it.
Heart failure is a term used to describe the condition when the heart is not pumping blood...