Here we are going to talk about some basic concepts about heart disease, including the basic anatomy and physiology of the heart. How exactly does the...

Lets talk about how the heart works when it is healthy and normal so that we can understand better what happens during different heart diseases.

The term “atherosclerosis” refers to cholesterol and calcium clogging up the arteries. In the heart we are talking about the “coronary arteries”, but...

The dreaded heart attack happens when a blood clot decides to form on top of one of those cholesterol plaques. That blood clot can form within minutes...

This was quite a quick overview of the heart anatomy, physiology and about the most common form of heart disease: atherosclerosis. Now that you know...