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Heart Failure

Heart Failure (HF) is the condition in which the heart muscle fails to pump the blood sufficiently for the body’s needs. The term congestive heart...

Holter

The holter, also called as holter monitor, is a device that monitors the heart rhythm via electrocardiography (ECG). A conventional holter device performs continuous ECG...

Hypertension

A condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. Hypertension is defined by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of...