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• Chamber
  == Chamber (Medicine) == ...d in various contexts in the field of medicine. The etymology of the word "chamber" is derived from the Old French ''chambre'', which means "room".
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• Cardiomegaly
  ...ickened heart muscle or an enlarged heart chamber; usually a result of the heart having to work harder than normal, as occurs with high blood pressure ...ickened heart muscle or an enlarged heart chamber; usually a result of the heart having to work harder than normal, as occurs with high blood pressure<br>{{
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• Eccentric hypertrophy
  ...ardiac hypertrophy]] that occurs in response to volume overload within the heart. The term is derived from the Greek words "ekkentros" meaning "out of the c ...f the heart chamber remain the same thickness, but the overall size of the chamber increases. This is typically a response to increased volume load, such as t
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• Right atrium
  ...ium''' (pronounced: /ˈraɪt ˈeɪtriəm/) is one of the four chambers of the [[heart]]. It receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the [[vena cava]] a ...differentiate it from the [[left atrium]], the other atrial chamber of the heart.
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• Atrium
  ...chamber in which blood enters the heart. In humans and other mammals, the heart is divided into four chambers: the left and right atrium and the left and r ...t of the heart, it refers to a chamber that allows blood to enter into the heart.
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• Atrioventricular canal
  ...ion: A-tree-o-ven-TRIK-yoo-lar KAN-uh-l) is a significant structure in the heart's development. It is also known as the '''AV canal'''. ...n. "Atrium" means entrance hall, "ventricular" refers to a small cavity or chamber, and "canal" signifies a tube-like passage or duct.
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• Batista procedure
  ...ation: /bəˈtiːstə prəˈsiːdʒər/) is a surgical operation performed on the [[heart]] to treat [[dilated cardiomyopathy]]. The procedure is named after its dev ...ping chamber of the heart. This is done to reduce the size of the enlarged heart and improve its pumping efficiency. The procedure is considered a last reso
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• Pacemakers
  ...l abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. There are three types of pacemakers: Single Chamber, Dual Chamber, and Biventricular.
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• Ventricle
  ...in the brain that circulate cerebrospinal fluid through it, and two in the heart that pump blood throughout the body ...in the brain that circulate cerebrospinal fluid through it, and two in the heart that pump blood throughout the body<br>{{glossary headings}}<br>[[Category:
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• Bicuspid valve
  ...one of the four main [[heart valves]] that regulate blood flow through the heart. ...e is located between the [[left atrium]] and the [[left ventricle]] of the heart. Its primary function is to allow oxygen-rich blood to flow from the left a
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• Left atrium
  ...m''' (pronunciation: /lɛft ˈeɪtriəm/) is one of the four chambers of the [[heart]]. It receives oxygenated blood from the [[lungs]] and pumps it down into t The left atrium is located in the upper part of the heart, on the left side. It is separated from the [[right atrium]] by the [[inter
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• Atrioventricular fistula
  ...upper chamber of the heart) and a [[ventricle]] (the lower chamber of the heart). ...Latin words 'atrium' and 'ventriculus' which refer to the chambers of the heart, and the Latin word 'fistula' which means pipe or tube.
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• Ebstein anomaly
  ...ack into the right upper heart chamber (atrium) from the right lower heart chamber (ventricle). ...used by low oxygen levels); [[heart palpitations]]; and in severe cases, [[heart failure]].
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• Ventricular Assist Device
  ...he heart and helps pump it to the body and vital organs, just as a healthy heart would. ...ulus" which means "little belly", referring to the belly-like shape of the heart's lower chambers. "Assist" is derived from the Latin word "assistere" meani
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• Ventricle (heart)
  == Ventricle (heart) == ...hambers of the [[heart]] that pump blood out of the heart to the body. The heart has two ventricles - the [[left ventricle]] and the [[right ventricle]].
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• Pacemaker crosstalk
  ...ology]] to describe a phenomenon where the signals from one lead of a dual-chamber [[Pacemaker]] interfere with the functioning of the other lead. This can le ...er", a device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the beating of the heart, and "crosstalk", a term used in electronics to describe interference betwe
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• Heart valve diseases
  == Heart Valve Diseases == ...unctioning of the [[heart]]'s valves. These diseases can affect any of the heart's four valves: the [[mitral valve]], [[tricuspid valve]], [[pulmonary valve
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• Ventricular assist device
  ...he heart and helps pump it to the body and vital organs, just as a healthy heart would. * [[Heart Failure]]: A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
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• Ventricular remodeling
  ...ology]] to describe changes in size, shape, structure, and function of the heart after cardiac injury, such as a [[myocardial infarction]]. ...ch refers to the process of making changes to something, in this case, the heart's structure.
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• Windkessel effect
  ...tion. The term originates from the German words 'Windkessel', meaning 'air chamber', and 'Effect', which refers to the result or consequence of a particular a ...ta]], in dampening the pulsatile nature of the blood flow ejected from the heart.
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