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Exercise's Effects on the Heart

Inactivity is one of the four major risk factors for coronary artery disease. However, exercise helps improve heart health in people with many forms of heart disease and can even reverse some risk factors, such as some of the effects of smoking.

Like all muscles, the heart becomes stronger and larger as a result of exercise so it can pump more blood through the body with every beat and sustain its maximum level with less strain. The resting heart rate of those who e...

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Expert & Community Posts

What is a Leaky Valve?

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Lisa Nelson RD #3: Please explain briefly what a leaking valve is and if someone chooses not to... Read more »

5 Heart Conditions Pregnancy May Affect

By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

The heart is the hardest working muscle in your whole body, and so in pregnancy, because of the... Read more »

My heart is thick, why? Causes of left ventricular hypertrophy

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Our hearts are vital pumps. Just like any pump they work best at the pressures for which they are... Read more »

Heart Scans, Nurse-o-scopes, and Medical Secrets: Oh My!

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Just half a century ago, if you wanted to look at a medical textbook, you would have to go to the... Read more »

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Health Guide

Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide

The most common heart valve abnormality is called Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), which affects between 5 percent and 20 percent of the population. It is more commonly found in women than men and... Read more »

Causes of Cardiac Enlargement

What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »

Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide

Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations of this syndrome are the development of shortness... Read more »

Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms

The Heart Attack Patient Guide is a simple explanation of what a person is likely to experience when having a heart attack. The guide describes how a person is treated immediately... Read more »

Heart Failure: Introduction

Tounderstand what occurs in heart failure, it is useful to be familiar with the how the heart works and its anatomy. The heart is composed of two independent pumping systems, one on the... Read more »

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