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Everyone can benefit from learning about heart health. If you or a loved one is living with a heart
condition, or if you want to learn how to prevent heart problems in the future, our topics can give
you the information you need. From heart defects in babies to heart failure in older people, we cover
a wide range of heart problems.
Learn more about heart problems in topics such as:
Coronary Artery Disease.
Heart Attack and Unstable Angina.
Heart Failure.
Atrial Fibrillation.
Congenital Heart Defects.
Interactive Tool: Are You At Risk For a Heart Attack?
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2. Health Topics
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Alan's Story: Coping with Change After a Heart Attack
Alcohol Abuse: Other Health Problems That M ay Occur
Alcohol and Heart Disease
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Anesthesia
Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease
Angioplasty for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Antidepressants for Sleep Problems
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Arrhythmias and Sexual Activity
Arrhythmias: Foods That Affect Heart Rate
ASA
Atherectomy for Coronary Artery Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Awareness During General Anesthesia
Beta-Blockers for Systolic Heart Failure
Birth Control Pills, Hormone Therapy, and Coronary Artery Disease
Blood Pressure Screening
Blood Thinners for Heart Failure
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
Cardiac Cachexia
Cardiac Device M onitoring
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation Home Program: Hospital to Home
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase I: In the Hospital
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II: Outpatient Program
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase III: Long-Term Lifestyle Change
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3. Cardiac Rehabilitation Team
Cardiac Rehabilitation: M edicine and Exercise
Cardiac Rehabilitation: M onitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise
Cardiac Rehabilitation: M onitoring Your Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Weight and Resistance Training
Care at the End of Life
Catheter Ablation for a Fast Heart Rate
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Central Venous Catheters
Change in Heartbeat
Chest Problems
Classification of Heart Failure
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects That Cause Aortic Valve Stenosis
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: How It Is Done.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: How to Prepare
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Recovering in the Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Self-Care for Recovery
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: The Recovery Process
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: What to Expect After You Go Home
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Day One of Recovery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: M inimally Invasive M ethods
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: When You Arrive at the Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Your M edical Team
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease Risk Screening
Coronary Artery Disease: Eating Fish to Lower Your Risk
Coronary Artery Disease: Helping a Loved One
Coronary Artery Disease: Roles of Different Doctors
DASH Diet Sample M enu
Depression and Coronary Artery Disease
Diabetic Neuropathy: Treatment for Blood Pressure Problems
Diastolic Heart Failure
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4. Diastolic Heart Failure
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Diuretics and Potassium Supplements
Drug-Eluting Stents
Elbow Pain: Other Causes of Pain
Electrical Cardioversion (Defibrillation) for a Fast Heart Rate
Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation
Endocarditis
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) for Heart Problems
Exercise Tips if You Have a Pacemaker or ICD
Familial Lipid Disorders
Family History of Heart Disease
Fast Heart Rate
General Anesthesia
Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
Healthy Diet Guidelines for a Healthy Heart
Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Heart Block
Heart Disease: Prevention M yths
Heart Failure
Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
Heart Failure and Sleep Problems
Heart Failure Complications
Heart Failure Stages
Heart Failure Symptoms
Heart Failure Types
Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
Heart M urmur
Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
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5. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
Heart Transplant
Heart Valve Disease
Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or prolapse
Heart Valve Replacement: M inimally Invasive M ethods
Heart Valve Surgery: Recovery
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure: Nutrition Tips
High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Based on Heart Attack Risk
High Cholesterol: Eating Fish and Fish Oil
High Cholesterol: How a Dietitian Can Help
High Triglycerides
High-Normal Blood Pressure
High-Output Heart Failure
How Beta-Blockers Treat Diastolic Heart Failure
How Nitrates Treat Systolic Heart Failure
How to Find Hidden Salt (Sodium)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk of Sudden Death
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Inhaled Anesthetics
Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Risk for a Stroke if You Have Atrial Fibrillation?
Interactive Tools
Intravenous (IV) Anesthetics
Ischemia
Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
Joan's Story: Coping With Depression and Anxiety From Heart Failure
Joyce's Story: Feeling Better With a Pacemaker
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6. Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki Disease: Criteria to Diagnose
Lipid Panel
Local Anesthetics
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Low-Dose ASA Therapy
M alignant High Blood Pressure
M aze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
M edicines for Heart Failure
M edicines That M ake Heart Failure Worse
M edicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure
M editerranean Diet
M itral Valve Prolapse
M itral Valve Prolapse: Children Who Play Sports
M itral Valve Regurgitation
M itral Valve Regurgitation and Exercise
M itral Valve Stenosis
M odify Recipes for a Heart-Healthy Diet
M onitoring and M edicines for Heart Failure
M onitoring Aortic Valve Regurgitation
M onitoring During Anesthesia
M yxoma Tumours of the Heart
Organ Transplant
Pacemaker for Atrial Fibrillation
Pacemaker for Bradycardia
Paradoxical Embolism
Passing Out (Syncope) Caused by Arrhythmias
People Who Need Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis
Pericarditis
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Exercise
Planning to Be an Organ Donor
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)
Procedural Sedation
Procedures That M ay Require Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis
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7. Pulmonary Embolism
Quick Tips: Self-Care For Heart Failure
Quick Tips: Taking Charge of Your Angina
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Resuming Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack
Right-Sided Heart Failure
Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
Risks and Benefits of M edicines for Heart Failure
Scarlet Fever
Schizophrenia: Other Health Problems That M ay Occur
Scleroderma
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease
Smoking: Heart Attack and Stroke Risks
Sodium and High Blood Pressure
SPECT Image of the Heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Systolic Heart Failure
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for High Cholesterol
Thrombolytic M edicines for Pulmonary Embolism
Tips for Success With the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet
Triggers of Sudden Heart Failure
Types of Bradycardia
Types of Supraventricular Tachycardia
Using Nitroglycerin for Angina
Vagal M anoeuvres for Fast Heart Rate
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventriculogram
Weight and Coronary Artery Disease
What to Do if Your Cardiac Device Is Recalled
What You Need to Know Before Exercising With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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8. Women and Coronary Artery Disease
Medical Tests
Ambulatory Electrocardiogram
Angiogram
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
Cardiac Blood Pool Scan
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Enzyme Studies
Cardiac Perfusion Scan
Chest X-Ray
Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body
Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)
Coronary Calcium Scan
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Echocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
Electrophysiology Study
Exercise Electrocardiogram
Home Blood Pressure Test
Pericardial Drainage
Medications
Adenosine for Fast Heart Rates
Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists: Diuretics for Heart Failure
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) for High Blood Pressure
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors for Coronary Artery Disease
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors for Heart Failure
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors for High Blood Pressure
Antiarrhythmic M edicines for Atrial Fibrillation
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9. Antiarrhythmic M edicines for Fast Heart Rates
Antiarrhythmics for congenital heart defects
Antibiotics for Lyme Disease
Anticoagulants for aortic and mitral valve regurgitation
Anticoagulants for Coronary Artery Disease
Anticoagulants for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Anticoagulants for Pulmonary Embolism
Antiplatelet M edicine for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
ASA for Coronary Artery Disease
ASA for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
ASA for mitral valve regurgitation
Beta-Blockers for Atrial Fibrillation
Beta-Blockers for Coronary Artery Disease
Beta-Blockers for Fast Heart Rates
Beta-Blockers for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Beta-Blockers for Heart Failure
Beta-Blockers for High Blood Pressure
Beta-Blockers for M itral Valve Prolapse
Bile Acid Sequestrants for High Cholesterol
Calcium Channel Blockers for Atrial Fibrillation
Calcium Channel Blockers for Coronary Artery Disease
Calcium Channel Blockers for Fast Heart Rates
Calcium Channel Blockers for Heart Failure
Calcium Channel Blockers for High Blood Pressure
Cardiac glycosides for congenital heart defects
Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors for High Cholesterol
Dabigatran for Atrial Fibrillation
Digoxin for Atrial Fibrillation
Digoxin for Fast Heart Rates
Digoxin for Heart Failure
Digoxin for mitral valve regurgitation
Direct Renin Inhibitors for High Blood Pressure
Diuretics for congenital heart defects
Diuretics for Heart Failure
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10. Diuretics for High Blood Pressure
Fibric Acid Derivatives for High Cholesterol
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
M orphine for Heart Attack
Nicotinic Acid for High Cholesterol
Nitrates for Coronary Artery Disease
Nitrates for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Other M edicines for High Blood Pressure
Oxygen Therapy for Heart Failure
Statins and Statin Combinations for High Cholesterol
Thrombolytics for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Vasodilators for congenital heart defects
Vasodilators for Heart Failure
Vasodilators for mitral valve regurgitation
Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation
Make a Wise Decision
Aortic Valve Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
ASA: Should I Take Daily ASA to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take Warfarin to Prevent Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Electrical Cardioversion?
Heart Disease Risk: Should I Have a Coronary Calcium Scan?
Heart Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
Heart Disease: Should I Have Angioplasty for Stable Angina?
Heart Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery?
Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart Problems: Should I Have Catheter Ablation?
Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart valve problems: Should I choose a mechanical valve or tissue valve to replace my heart valve?
High Blood Pressure: Should I Take M edicine?
High Cholesterol: Should I Take Statins?
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11. Take Action
Heart Disease: Eating a Heart-Healthy Diet
Heart Disease: Exercising for a Healthy Heart
Heart Disease: Walking for a Healthy Heart
Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
Heart Failure: Avoiding M edicines That M ake Symptoms Worse
Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
Heart Failure: Eating Less Salt
Heart Failure: Taking M edicines Properly
Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
Heart Problems: Living With a Pacemaker or ICD
High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
High Blood Pressure: Taking M edicines Properly
High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet
Warfarin: Taking your medicine safely
Last Revised: April 20, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review : Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine
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