Heart and Heart Diseases

To make something more rigid and less flexible.

To go around something.

A term for a group of illnesses involving irregular electrical activity in the heart.

A substance located in the blood and cells of the body. Too much of this substance is linked to problems with the heart and arteries.

Surgical procedure that widens an obstructed blood vessel by inserting a balloon and inflating it.

Something that is free of all living and potentially dangerous microorganisms.

A condition where the arteries become blocked and narrow, which prevents sufficient blood from reaching the heart.

The act of inhaling tobacco smoke through a cigarette or other means.

A heart condition in which fatty materials accumulate in arteries and harden their walls.

A term for a group of illnesses that affect the heart.