Definition
Focus On: Pericarditis
The pericardium is the sac that protects and surrounds your heart.
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How Your Heart Works - Animation
Your heart is a pump that is responsible for delivering blood to all parts of your body. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to nourish the cells, and veins transport oxygen-poor blood on its way back to the heart and lungs. This animation shows how the heart and circulatory system work.
Focus On: Pericardial Effusion
Learn about what happens in your body when you have pericardial effusion, signs and symptoms of pericardial effusion, and what treatments are available.
What is Heart Failure?
Watch this video to learn how the heart muscle weakens with heart failure, and how heart failure affects your body.
Focus On: Atrial Flutter
The heart has its own electrical system that helps keep the heart in rhythm and helps control howThe hear...
