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| This week: Premature atrial complexes - PACs: a common annoyance. And - Constrictive pericarditis. |
| Premature Atrial Complexes - PACs
Premature atrial complexes (PACs) are the most common cardiac arrhythmia. They are caused by early (premature) heart beats that are generated from within the heart's atrial chambers. PACs are a... Read more | Constrictive Pericarditis
Constrictive pericarditis is a condition in which the pericardial sac loses its normal elasticity, and begins to restrict the heart's ability to fill with blood. Since the filling of the... Read more | Heart Block - How To Tell When A Pacemaker Is Required
Heart block, which is also called atrioventricular block, or "AV block", the heart's electrical impulses are blocked (either partially or completely) as they travel from the atrial chambers of the... Read more | Noise Pollution and Heart Disease
Do people who live and/or work in noisy environments have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease? Evidence is accumulating that they do. What kind of noise pollution increases the risk, and... Read more | |
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