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                     Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease is defined as medical conditions affecting the cardiovascular system, including heart, blood vessels(arteries and veins). Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary heart disease Coronary heart...

It's easy to forget many of the common terms in pharmacology, not least because of how many different and competing terms we're required to digest. This section amalgamates the most common terms in pharmacology, acting as a convenient pharmacology glossary...

Each year, millions of people experience irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. In fact, a recent study found that one in four adult Americans over the age of 40 could develop an irregular heartbeat. (1) This is especially true for people with coronary...

An arrhythmia is also known as an irregular heartbeat. However, it is not the same as a normal irregular heartbeat.  An arrhythmia can occur in a completely normal heartbeat or in ones that are either slow or rapid.  In the United States...