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Heart rhythm problems, or heart arrhythmias, occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Hear...

Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries or high blood pressure,...

Aortic valve disease is a condition where the valve between the main pumping chamber of your heart and the main artery to your body, the aorta, doesn't work properly. Aortic valve disease may be a con...

Electrophysiology (EP) is a specialized field of cardiology focusing on diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disturbances. During an EP study, electrodes are guided through blood vessels to your heart...

Heart failure and its related therapies are complex. Managing your care works best when you're being treated, and are actively involved in, and educated about, your condition. Mayo Clinic Health Syste...

Dyslipidemia. It's a long word, but it's linked to the No. 1 killer in the U.S.: heart disease. If you have dyslipidemia, which is characterized by abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels, you ca...

The Vascular Medicine Clinic incorporates a comprehensive approach in evaluating, diagnosing and treating peripheral artery disease. Patients are educated about their condition, learning the importanc...

Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation is a customized outpatient program of exercise and education. These rehabilitation programs are designed to gradually acclimate your heart, lungs and vascular syst...

A breast lump can be described as a mass, growth, swelling, thickness or fullness. A breast lump can vary in the way it looks and feels. If you have a breast lump, you may notice: A dis...

Everyone is born with a small amount of breast tissue. During puberty, women begin developing more breast tissue and men do not. Though breast cancer is most commonly thought of a disease that affects...