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- Ejection fraction: An important heart test - Mayo Clinic
Ejection fraction is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it squeezes When the heart squeezes, it's called a contraction Ejection fraction is just one of many tests your healthcare professional may use to see how your heart works The heart squeezes and relaxes
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): More than . . .
Nearly half of all patients with heart failure have a normal ejection fraction (EF) The prevalence of this syndrome, termed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), continues to increase in the developed world, likely because of the increasing prevalence of common risk factors, including older age, female sex, hypertension
- Cholecystitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Cholecystitis (ko-luh-sis-TIE-tis) is swelling and irritation, called inflammation, of the gallbladder The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the belly under the liver
- HIDA scan - Mayo Clinic
Overview A hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts
- Tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Jeff Olsen: This is a normal heartbeat [HEART BEATING] Atrial fibrillation interrupts this regular beat Fred Kusumoto, M D , Cardiology, Mayo Clinic: In atrial fibrillation, instead of the atria squeezing in a normal regular fashion, the atria beat irregularly and chaotically
- Ivermectin (oral route) - Mayo Clinic
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of ivermectin in children weighing less than 15 kilograms (kg) Safety and efficacy have not been established Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would
- Pericardial effusion - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Pericardial effusion (per-e-KAHR-dee-ul uh-FU-zhun) is the buildup of too much fluid in the double-layered, saclike structure around the heart (pericardium)
- Mitral valve regurgitation - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Mitral valve regurgitation is the most common type of heart valve disease In this condition, the valve between the left heart chambers doesn't close fully
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