An Exploration of Your Heart’s Anatomy
Each day, your heart pumps nearly 2,000 gallons of blood. Over the course of an average lifetime, it will beat over 3 billion times. It is slightly la
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Genaric Overview of How Your Heart Works
Though we rarely think about the heart's function, its operation is a wondrous symphony of actions that keep our cells and organs working properly. As
Understanding Atrial Fibrillation and Its Effects
Atrial fibrillation (also known as AF and AFib) is a condition in which your heart's atria (the two upper chambers) flutter, or fibrillate. This cause
Using Mitral Valve Surgery to Solve Leaflet Problems
When blood arrives at your heart from the inferior and superior vena cavae, it enters the right atrium. When that chamber contracts, blood is pushed i
Top 10 Reasons to Stick With Your Sleep Therapy
If you struggle with the symptoms of sleep apnea, you're not alone. Forty million Americans have some type of sleep disordered breathing, the most com