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Cardiac Surgery

The cardiac surgery.


  • There are risks with any surgery. - 617
  Key words: Cardiac, Cardiac-Surgery, Heart, Heart-Surgery, Surgery  

  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is cardiac arrest?
  Answer: Cardiac-arrest is when the heart stops beating and can be fatal. - 308

Question: What is a heart, and what is it purpose?
  Answer: A heart is a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood from the veins to the lungs and into the arteries.
  Note: Some believe that the heart is also the center of emotions and feelings. - 136

Question: Where is the human heart located?
  Answer: The heart is located in the chest between the lungs. - 137

Question: What is a heart beat?
  Answer: A heart beat is the rhythmic contracting and relaxing of the heart muscle to pump blood. - 138


  External related links to the world ...  

American Heart Association
 American Heart Association

 Learn about the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death caused by cardiovascular disease.

americanheart.org - 466
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

 Heart and vascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases and resources.

nhlbi.nih.gov - 467



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