cardiac arrest

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder that causes an increase in the wall thickness of the left ventricle

In the presence of an atrial sept defect, the wall separating the atria in the heart, normally intact, has a defect that causes the heart organ to overwork

Tricuspid atresia is a congenital heart defect that is caused by the failure of the tricuspid valve to develop

Coronary atherosclerosis is a disease that affects arterial vessels, leading to the formation of plaques, with a lipid content, in the arteries that carry blood to the heart

The defibrillator is a life-saving device that performs a correct analysis on the patient to recognise the presence of any heart rhythms that should be defibrillated

Aortic stenosis is a very common valve disease in Western countries; men between 60 and 70 years of age are most affected

The purpose of coronary artery bypass surgery is to bypass narrowings (stenosis), i.e. occlusions resulting from atherosclerosis, of the coronary arteries, which are the vessels responsible for maintaining a constant blood supply to the…

Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is a minimally invasive, nonsurgical treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) consists of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing to maintain circulatory flow and oxygenation

Aortic regurgitation consists of a reflux of blood through the aortic valve that occurs as a result of left ventricular relaxation