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This selection of videos provides more information about what is happening with your heart.

They cover a range of conditions that affect the heart and describe them in easy-to-follow language and illustrations.

Aortic Valve Stenosis

The aortic valve is between your heart’s main pumping chamber (left ventricle) and the major artery (aorta) that carries blood…

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Arrhythmias

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several sequences that…

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Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disease that affects the arteries, which carry blood to the organs of the body. Normal arteries allow…

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Atrial Fibrillation

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Atrial Fibrillation Complications

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart arrhythmia in which abnormal electrical signals begin in the atria (top chambers) of the…

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Atrial Flutter

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made of several parts that tell…

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Atrial tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia (AVNRT)

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Atrioventricular Reentry Tachycardia (AVRT)

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Bradycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made of several parts that tell…

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Cardiac arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an event caused by a problem with the heart’s “electrical” system. SCA occurs when the…

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Common heart problems

The arteries, muscle, conductive tissue and valves of the heart work together to keep it beating normally. These four functional…

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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Coronary artery disease is a condition in which the coronary arteries are narrowed by deposits called plaques. The coronary arteries…

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Dilated cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a term used to describe a condition of the heart in which one or more of the…

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Focal atrial tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Focal ventricular tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Heart attack

A heart attack happens when blood flow to an area of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and an area of…

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Heart failure

The normal heart has strong muscular walls that pump blood out of the heart. Heart failure most often results from…

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Heart valve disease

Valvular heart disease is any condition that disrupts the proper function of the valve. There are four valves in the…

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High blood pressure

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition in which blood pressure levels are measured above the normal ranges. Blood…

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The normal heart has strong muscular walls that pump blood out of the heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in…

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Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia

Ischemic Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally rapid heartbeat that is caused by an abnormal firing of electrical signals in a…

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Long QT Syndrome

Long QT Syndrome is a condition that is characterized by a delay in repolarization of the heart after the initial…

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Mitral valve regurgitation

The heart has four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. The mitral valve is the heart valve located…

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Premature Ventricular Contractions

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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RVOT Ventricular Tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Sinus Tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made of several parts that tell…

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Supraventricular Tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made up of several parts that…

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Ventricular Fibrillation

Ventricular fibrillation is a very fast, irregular heartbeat that is caused by abnormal firing of electrical signals in the ventricles…

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Ventricular Tachycardia

The heartbeat is controlled by the electrical system of the heart. This system is made of several parts that tell…

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