Heart Health Management, Artery Care, and Emergency Signs

Cardiovascular wellness focuses on plaque reduction, managing arrhythmias like AFib, and recognizing emergency signs of heart failure or infarction.

Congestive Heart Failure

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Factors That Influence Cardiac Preload

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kathy Jutila

One of the main functions of the heart and blood vessels is to supply the body with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood. The ability of the heart to pump blood out to the body, called cardiac output or stroke volume, is determined by three characteristics, according to the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

What Are the Causes of an Acute Renal Failure After Open Heart Surgery?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kathy Jutila

Open heart surgery is any kind of operation in which the heart is exposed through an incision in the chest. The most common open heart surgery in the United States is coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG.

Kathy Jutila has been writing health-related articles since 1979. Her work has appeared in "Infection and Immunity," "American Review of Respiratory Diseases," "Inflammation" and "Circulation." Jutila received a Bachelor of Science in biology, and a Master of Science in microbiology from Montana State University. She also holds a Doctorate of Medicine from the University of New Mexico.