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Cardiac tamponade
Occurs when fluid accumulates in the pericardial space compressing the heart and compromises cardiac…
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Cardiac syndrome X
See microvascular angina See Coronary microvascular dysfunction causing cardiac ischemia in womenCardiac syndrome X…
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Cardiac surgery
Approximately 646,000 open heart procedures performed annually in the U.S. Approximately 1-1.5 million patients…
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Cardiac resynchronization
Refers to biventricular pacing with multisite pacing incorporating an atrial lead, a right ventricular…
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Cardiac rehabilitation programs
Exercise intervention, lifestyle programs including smoking cessation, diet modification, control of cardiovascular risk factors,…
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