An illness or condition that develops slowly and persists for a long period of time. Heart failure is almost always a chronic illness. Any heart condition or abnormality that a person was born with. A common form of heart failure that results in a patient retaining excessive fluid, often leading to swelling of the legs and ankles and congestion in the lungs. A procedure used to reroute the blood supply around a blocked section of a coronary artery.
Surgeons remove healthy blood vessels from another part of the body, such as the leg or chest wall.
Then the surgeons surgically attach the vessels to the diseased artery in such a way that the blood can flow around the blocked section. A condition caused by thickening of the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. When these arteries become blocked, the heart is deprived of oxygen and can become damaged. Severe cases can result in heart attack. Some people with diabetes must inject themselves with insulin every day to maintain a healthy glucose level.