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Anti-Platelets Medications
Anti-platelets are a group of medications that are given to help prevent the blood from creating clots or becoming thickened. They are often given as a preventative...
Atherectomy and Unblocking Blood Vessels
An atherectomy is a procedure used to help unblock blood vessels that have become compromised, preventing blood flow from passing easily through...
Coronary Angioplasty Surgery
For those who have been diagnosed with narrowed coronary arteries as a result of built up fatty plaques or those who continue to experience narrowed arteries even after...
Emergency First Aid for Heart Attacks
Unfortunately some heart attacks can be immediately fatal, and those that aren't need immediate medical attention, but the chances of survival of...
Explaining Cardiac Enzymes
Enzymes are found throughout the body and are released to enable chemical reactions and responses to take place.
Cardiac enzymes are chemical substances made up of...
Fibrinogen Treatment Before Heart Surgery
It would have been unthinkable a century ago, but modern surgery now makes it possible for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to have open...
Having a Coronary Artery Bypass
Stemming from the main artery of the body the aorta, the coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with its own blood supply.
You will need this operation if the...
Heart Transplants Explained
A heart transplant is a surgical procedure involving the exchange of a poorly functioning heart for one that performs more effectively.
Indications for a Heart...
Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
The main valves in the heart prevent blood flowing through the atria and ventricles, the chambers of the heart, in the wrong direction. If heart valves are damaged...
How Pacemakers Work
Pacemakers are medical devices designed to help the heart beat in a normal rhythm. In a normal heart the rhythm is determined by electrical impulses triggered by the...
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD)
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators otherwise known as ICD’s are medical devices used to prevent death from cardiac arrest.
An ICD is a...
Laser Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease increases the risk of developing angina and of having a heart attack. Fatty plaques, known as atheroma, build up on the...
Long Acting Nitrates
Nitrates are a group of medications given to patients who suffer from angina. They can be either short or long acting and will need prescribing by a doctor....
Recovering from Heart Surgery
As important as the pre-operative phase and the intra-operative procedure, the recovery period can determine whether the whole operation is going to be a success or...
Taking Calcium-Channel Blockers
Calcium channel blockers are a group of medications given in the treatment of certain cardiac conditions or those of the circulatory system.
How Do They Work?...
Thrombolysis Causes & Treatments
For those who have suffered from a heart attack, stroke or other problem with the circulation involving blood clots, one type of treatment that might have been suggested...
Using Beta-blockers
Also known as beta-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs or beta-antagonists these are a group of medications given for their beneficial action on the heart and circulatory...
What Are Aldosterone Antagonists?
Aldosterone antagonists are drugs that are often used to treat heart failure. This occurs when the heart becomes damaged and then cannot act as an efficient and...
What are Statins?
For those who have been told they have cardiovascular disease caused by high cholesterol it is likely that they will be prescribed a drug called a statins, which has...
What is Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN)?
For those who suffer from angina, the attacks can be frequent and very painful. Fortunately a group of drugs called trinitrates has been developed to try and help...
