Heart problems

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Adenosine for fast heart rates

Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a Heart Attack

Aldosterone receptor antagonists: Diuretics for heart failure

Ambulatory Electrocardiogram

Amyloidosis

Anesthesia

Angiogram

Angioplasty for coronary artery disease

Angioplasty with stent placement for heart attack and unstable angina

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) for high blood pressure

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for coronary artery disease

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for heart attack and unstable angina

Antiarrhythmic medications for atrial fibrillation

Antiarrhythmic medications 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 medicine for heart attack and unstable angina

Aortic Valve Regurgitation

Aortic Valve Stenosis

Aortic valve stenosis: Should I have surgery?

Aspirin for coronary artery disease

Aspirin for heart attack and unstable angina

Aspirin for mitral valve regurgitation

Atherectomy for coronary artery disease

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation: Should I take anticoagulants to prevent stroke?

Atrial fibrillation: Should I try electrical cardioversion?

Atrial Septal Defects

Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Barth Syndrome

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 mitral valve prolapse

Beta-Blockers for Systolic Heart Failure

Bile acid sequestrants for high cholesterol

Blood Thinners for Heart Failure

Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test

Brugada Syndrome

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 attack and unstable angina

Calcium channel blockers for heart failure

Calcium channel blockers for high blood pressure

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Calcium Scoring

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Cardiac glycosides for congenital heart defects

Cardiac Perfusion Scan

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Care at the End of Life

Carotid Artery Stenting

Catheter ablation for a fast heart rate

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Cayler Syndrome

Central Venous Catheters

Change in Heartbeat

Chest Problems

Chest X-ray

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors for high cholesterol

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body

Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)

Congenital Heart Defects

Cor Triatriatum

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Coronary artery bypass surgery for coronary artery disease

Coronary Artery Disease

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

Danon Disease

Determining the Need for Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus

Digoxin for atrial fibrillation

Digoxin for fast heart rates

Digoxin for heart failure

Digoxin for mitral valve regurgitation

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Direct renin inhibitors for high blood pressure

Diuretics for congenital heart defects

Diuretics for heart failure

Diuretics for high blood pressure

Drug-Eluting Stents

Echocardiogram

Eisenmenger Syndrome

Electrical cardioversion (defibrillation) for a fast heart rate

Electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation

Electrocardiogram

Electrophysiology Study

Endocardial Fibroelastosis

Endocarditis

Endocarditis, Infective

Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Exercise Electrocardiogram

Exercise Tips if You Have a Pacemaker or ICD

Fibric acid derivatives for high cholesterol

Giant Cell Myocarditis

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for heart attack and unstable angina

Goodman Syndrome

Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity

Heart Attack and Unstable Angina

Heart attack: Should I take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke?

Heart Block, Congenital

Heart catheterization for congenital heart defects

Heart disease risk: Should I have a coronary calcium scan?

Heart disease: Eating a heart-healthy diet

Heart disease: Exercising for a healthy heart

Heart disease: Should I have an angiogram?

Heart disease: Should I have angioplasty for stable angina?

Heart disease: Should I have bypass surgery?

Heart disease: Walking for a healthy heart

Heart Failure

Heart failure: Activity and exercise

Heart failure: Avoiding medicines that make symptoms worse

Heart failure: Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure

Heart failure: Checking your weight

Heart failure: Eating less salt

Heart failure: Should I get a pacemaker?

Heart failure: Should I get an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)?

Heart failure: Taking medicines properly

Heart failure: Watching your fluids

Heart Murmur

Heart problems: Living with a pacemaker or ICD

Heart problems: Should I have catheter ablation?

Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?

Heart transplant

Heart valve problems: Should I choose a mechanical valve or tissue valve to replace my heart valve?

Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or prolapse

High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure: Checking your blood pressure at home

High blood pressure: Should I take medicine?

High blood pressure: Taking medicines properly

High blood pressure: Using the DASH diet

High Cholesterol

High Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Based on Risk Categories

High cholesterol: Should I take statins?

High Triglycerides

History and physical exam for atrial fibrillation

History and physical exam for heart failure

Home Blood Pressure Test

Homocysteine

How Beta-Blockers Treat Diastolic Heart Failure

How Nitrates Treat Systolic Heart Failure

Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)

Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?

Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?

Interactive Tools

Ivemark Syndrome

Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome

Joan's Story: Coping With Depression and Anxiety From Heart Failure

Joyce's Story: Feeling Better With a Pacemaker

Kawasaki Disease

LEOPARD Syndrome

Lipid Panel

Living With More Than One Health Problem

Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy

Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

Medical history and physical exam for a fast heart rate

Medical history and physical exam for a slow heart rate

Medical history and physical exam for coronary artery disease

Medicines for Heart Failure

Medicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure

Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Fever, Familial

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Stenosis

Monitoring and Medicines for Heart Failure

Morphine sulfate

Nicotinic acid for high cholesterol

Nitrates for coronary artery disease

Nitrates for heart attack and unstable angina

Organ Transplant

Oxygen therapy for heart failure

Pacemaker for atrial fibrillation

Pacemaker for bradycardia

Pacemaker placement

Pediatric Cardiomyopathy

Pentalogy of Cantrell

People Who Need Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis

Pericardial Drainage

Pericarditis

Physical exam for high blood pressure

Prehypertension

Preventing Diabetic Heart and Blood Vessel Complications

Problems Related to Diabetes Complications

Procedures That May Require Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis

Pulmonary Embolism

Quick Tips: Taking Charge of Your Angina

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Resuming Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack

Rheumatic Fever

Risks and Benefits of Medicines for Heart Failure

Romano Ward Syndrome

Sakati Syndrome

Scarlet Fever

Should I Repair or Replace My Mitral Valve?

Statins and statin combinations for high cholesterol

Supraventricular Tachycardia

Tetralogy of Fallot

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for High Cholesterol

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for High Cholesterol

Thrombolytics for heart attack and unstable angina

Timothy Syndrome

Tips for Success with the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet

Triggers of Sudden Heart Failure

Truncus Arteriosus

Using Nitroglycerin for Sudden Chest Pain

VACTERL Association

Vasodilators for congenital heart defects

Vasodilators for heart failure

Vasodilators for high blood pressure

Vasodilators for mitral valve regurgitation

Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure

Ventricular Septal Defects

Ventricular Tachycardia

Warfarin for atrial fibrillation

Warfarin: Taking your medicine safely

What You Need to Know Before Exercising With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)

Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

Women and Coronary Artery Disease

Writing an Advance Directive

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