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Myocarditis Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Antibiotics; Anti-inflammatory medicines to reduce swelling; Diuretics to remove excess water from the body; Low-salt diet;
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
While myocarditis is a serious condition, there is no medical treatment necessary if it results from a general viral infection. The only steps to recovery include rest and avoidance of physical exertion. Adequate rest becomes more important to rec...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Heart transplantation, also called cardiac transplantation, is the replacement of a patient's diseased or injured heart with a healthy donor heart.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Heart transplantation is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2009
Heart transplantation, also called cardiac transplantation, is the replacement of a patient's diseased or injured heart with a healthy donor heart.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A pacemaker is a surgically implanted electronic device that regulates a cardiac arrhythmia. Pacemakers are most frequently prescribed when the heartbeat decreases under 60 beats per minute at rest (severe symptomatic bradycardia). They are also u...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating irregularly or too slowly. It sends a signal to your heart that makes your heart beat at the correct pace.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 13, 2008
A pacemaker is an implantable electronic device that delivers electrical stimulation to the heart to help regulate its beat.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A pacemaker is a surgically-implanted electronic device that regulates a slow or erratic heartbeat.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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