Heart rate refers to the number of heartbeats a person has per minute, also known as a pulse. Having a lower resting heart rate can signal good health. This article will explain how to measure a person’s resting heart rate. It…
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. It can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems. Doctors use echocardiograms to help them diagnose heart problems, such as damaged cardiac tissue, chamber enlargement, stiffening of the heart muscle,…
Stent placement is a procedure that places a small tube called a stent inside a blood vessel or passageway in the body in order to keep it open. People may have stent placement in a narrowed artery, such as those…
