Our nurses and exercise specialists work with you to help strengthen your heart and lungs and manage your symptoms and recovery. Your care team starts by listening to understand you. Then, we work …

Our team includes more than 100 renowned vascular, thoracic, cardiac electrophysiology and heart specialists. Our doctors are sought-after researchers, technological innovators, and world-class …

Dec 6, 2025 · Heart, organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be as simple as a straight tube, as in spiders and annelid worms, or as complex as the four-chambered double pump …

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Aug 13, 2024 · Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition that affects the major blood vessels that supply the heart muscle. A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery …

Sep 19, 2025 · Heart disease can lead to a heart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, stroke and organ damage. Healthy habits, medicines and procedures can prevent or treat CAD and other heart diseases.

May 15, 2024 · High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors. 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. What is heart disease? The term "heart …

Mar 20, 2025 · Heart disease is a general term that includes many types of heart problems. It's a type of cardiovascular disease, which means heart and blood vessel disease. Heart disease is the leading …

When you choose Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s in Mequon, Wisconsin, for your heart and vascular care, you get an entire team trained to deliver the latest in therapeutics and surgery to help prevent, …

Cardiac muscle tissue has autorhythmicity, the unique ability to initiate a cardiac action potential at a fixed rate—spreading the impulse rapidly from cell to cell to trigger the contraction of the entire heart.