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What Happens with Heart Failure

Treatment Procedures Angioplasty (PTCA, PCI) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Heart Transplant Surgery Heart Valve Repair / Replacement Pacemakers and ICDs Septal Ablation Ventricular Assist Devices Aortic Valve Repair / Replacement Mitral Valve Repair / Replacement Heart failure occurs when your heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs. This is […]

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Echocardiography

An echocardiogram, also known as “echo” for short, is a cardiac ultrasound that aids in assessing your heart’s condition. Using a device called a transducer, an echo transmits high-frequency sound waves throughout the body. As these sound waves bounce, or echo, off the structures in your body, they paint a picture that is displayed on […]