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Atrial Fibrillation

15/05/2018

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm that happens when electrical impulses fire off from different places in the atria (the top chambers of the…

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AF

30/04/2018

Atrial fibrillation – a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. A normal heart rate should be regular and…

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Aortic Stenosis

30/04/2018

Aortic stenosis – one of the most common and most serious valve disease problems. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve opening…

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Angiogram

20/04/2018

Angiogram – an X-ray investigation performed under a local anaesthetic that produces images of the flow of blood within an artery (in this case…

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ARB

20/04/2018

Angiotensin II receptor antagonist/angiotensin receptor blocker. ARBs are a group of medicines usually prescribed for those patients who are intolerant of ACE inhibitors. Rather…

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ACS

20/04/2018

Acute coronary syndrome covers all episodes that result from sudden and spontaneous blockage or near blockage of a coronary artery, including heart attack and…

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ACE-I

20/04/2018

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) are a class of drug used after a heart attack and other causes of the heart muscle to weaken, to…

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