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If your relatives have had heart issues, you may be more at risk due to shared genes. Even when environmental factors play a role, getting tested for any inherited heart conditions is important.

Several dozen people gathered at Clovis Community Medical Center to celebrate patients living with a Left Ventricular Assist ...

When tested, the patch was found to be worn comfortably for at least 48 hours and was able to provide continuous imaging of muscle, blood vessels, heart, diaphragm, lung, or stomach. However, the ...

The aorta starts at the heart’s left ventricle, curves into the aortic arch, and stretches all the way down from the chest into the abdomen. The abdominal aorta begins after the aorta passes through a ...

It is about four inches long and almost 1 inch in diameter. The IVC goes from the diaphragm into the right side of the heart, beneath the entrance of the superior vena cava. A few veins merge and ...