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Heart health can be affected when people suffer from coronary heart disease, including heart attack and angina; heart failure, due to high blood pressure or a damaged heart valve; and in some cases, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
The Heart Foundation of Australia website has a range of information on heart health.
Updated January 2008
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Heart murmur - Q & A
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Better Health Channel
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A range of questions on heart murmurs. Our experts provide the answers.
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Aug 2007
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Electrocardiogram
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Better Health Channel
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An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a medical test that detects cardiac (heart) abnormalities by measuring the electrical activity generated by the heart as it contracts. The ECG can help diagnose a range of conditions including heart arrhythmias and coronary heart disease.
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May 2008
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Heart explained
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Better Health Channel
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The functions of the heart are to pump oxygenated blood around the body, and to deliver deoxygenated blood and waste products (carbon dioxide) to the lungs. Disorders of the heart include coronary heart disease, heart attack and heart murmurs.
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Dec 2008
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Aortic stenosis
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Better Health Channel
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Aortic stenosis is the abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve. Symptoms include breathlessness, fainting, coughing at night and pains in the chest (from angina). Treatment includes medications and surgery.
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Nov 2007
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Your heart
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Your heart is about the same size as a pear. It sits behind your sternum (which is the bone between the two sides of your ribs) .
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Mar 2006
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Echocardiography
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Australian Prescriber
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Technological advances have led to a broader range of indications for echocardiography.
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