Heart chambers — number?
Four: two atria, two ventricles.
Heart — what does it do?
Pumps blood through rhythmic contractions.
Major heart disease — example?
Coronary artery disease.
Atria — role?
Receive blood returning to the heart.
CAD — primary cause?
Atherosclerosis of coronary arteries.
Ventricles — role?
Pump blood out of the heart.
Right atrium — receives?
Deoxygenated blood from body.
Left ventricle — function?
Pumps oxygenated blood to body.
Coronary Artery Disease — cause?
Atherosclerosis narrows coronary arteries.
Heart failure types?
Systolic and diastolic failure.
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