Heart Failure
Other Conditions
- How Fluid Overload and Edema Work
- Coronary Artery Disease In-Depth
- Aortic Arch Syndrome
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Insufficiency
- Aortic Stenosis
- Pericarditis - Bacterial
- Pericarditis - Constrictive
- Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiogenic Shock
- What's more likely -- death by an auto accident or death by french fries?
Heart Disease Background
- How Heart Disease Works Chances are, at some point in your life, you or one of your loved ones will confront some aspect of heart disease. It's a major cause of death all over the world. Find out what you need to know.
- Heart Disease Guide Heart diseases or cardiovascular disorders are any disorder impairing heart functions. Learn about heart disease causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
- Heart Disease Resources Heart disease resources. Heart disease support, information and contacts.
- How Jugular Venous Distension Works Jugular venous distension can be a sign of heart disease -- it happens when high blood pressure swells your jugular vein. How do doctors diagnose it, and how do they treat it?
- Symptoms of High Cholesterol Your body does not have a way of telling you if you have high cholesterol. However, it can lead to heart disease, so you should get a test -- and learn the symptoms of heart disease.
- Consequences of High Cholesterol As most people know -- and as doctors have known for decades -- high cholesterol is a major factor in heart disease. Find out how those fatty deposits can shut down the pump.
- Is there a link between heart disease and kidney disease? Heart disease is more common in people with even mild to moderate kidney disease than in those of the same age and sex without kidney disease. Why is that? And what are the risks?
Coronary Heart Disease
- How Coronary Heart Disease Works Cardiovascular disease kills more Americans than the next four causes of death combined. Coronary heart disease is the most common culprit. Find out how to avoid becoming a statistic.
- Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease Angina and heart attack are often among the symptoms of coronary heart disease. These symptoms can be different for men and women. Learn how to recognize the symptoms, from the relatively mild chest pain of angina to a full-blown heart attack.
- Coronary Heart Disease Guide Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the narrowing of the small blood vessels of the heart that may lead to heart attacks. Learn about CHD causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
- Coronary Heart Disease Surgeries and Procedures Coronary heart disease procedures may be warranted when symptoms are severe. Learn when you may need an invasive procedure for coronary heart disease.
- Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Women Coronary heart disease risk factors in women are generally the same as in men, but they affect women differently. Learn how the risk changes with age.
- Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Whereas men experience crushing chest pain as an obvious sign of coronary heart disease, women often have no symptoms. This makes it difficult to know who should be screened. Find out if you might be at risk.
- What is a heart bypass operation? What does it mean when someone has a heart bypass operation?
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Treatment & Surgeries
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Pacemaker
- Open Heart Surgery
- Heart-and-lung Transplant
- Heart Disease and Vitamin E
- Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- How Artifical Hearts Work
- Heart-Healthy Diet In-Depth
- Foods That Claim to Lower Cholesterol
- Foods That Lower Cholesterol
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- How can alcohol be good for your heart?
- What's an AICD, and how could it save your life?
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