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Heart disease
In-Depth
Risk factors
- Metabolic syndrome Metabolic syndrome — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of conditions related to insulin resistance.
- Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors All women face the threat of heart disease. Discover how to protect your heart.
- Heart disease risk calculator Heart disease risk: Use this tool to calculate your risk of having a heart attack.
- Stress symptoms: Effects on your body, feelings and behavior Stress symptoms — Learn how stress can affect your health so you can take action.
Symptoms
- Tachycardia Tachycardia — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a rapid heartbeat.
- Bradycardia Bradycardia — Comprehensive overview of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a slow heartbeat.
- Heart attack symptoms: Know what signals a medical emergency Watch for these heart attack symptoms.
Tests and diagnosis
- Blood tests for heart disease Blood tests offer clues to your heart health. Here's information about these blood tests.
- Chest X-rays Chest X-rays — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging test.
- Cholesterol test Cholesterol test — Overview covers how to interpret the results of this common blood test.
- Cardiac catheterization Cardiac catheterization — Overview covers definition, risks and results of this test for heart problems.
Causes
- Chagas disease Chagas disease — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatments of this parasitic infection.
Complications
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
- Flu shots: Important if you have heart disease Flu shots are recommended for anyone with heart disease. Find out why.
Treatments and drugs
- Chelation therapy for heart disease Chelation therapy for heart disease — Overview covers the definition and risks of this procedure.
- Cardioversion Cardioversion — Overview covers what to expect during this procedure to reset your heart's rhythm.
- Drug-eluting stents: Do they increase heart attack risk? Drug-eluting stents are generally safe if used with proper medications. Find out more.
- Angina treatment: Stents, drugs, lifestyle changes — What's best? Choosing angina treatment — angioplasty, stents or lifestyle changes — can be confusing. Find out more.
- Chelation therapy for heart disease Chelation therapy for heart disease — Overview covers the definition and risks of this procedure.
- Gene therapy Gene therapy — Overview covers definition, risk, results of this experimental procedure.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Nuts and your heart: Eating nuts for heart health Discover how walnuts, almonds and other nuts help lower cholesterol and improve heart health.
- Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart? Red wine and something in it called resveratrol may be good for your heart. Discover more.
- Heart-healthy diet: 7 steps to prevent heart disease Ready to start your heart-healthy diet? Here are seven tips to get you started.
- Menus for heart-healthy eating: Cut the fat and salt Use these menus to jump-start your heart-healthy diet.
- Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart Omega-3 fatty acids in fish are good for your heart. Find out more.
- Trans fat is double trouble for your heart health Trans fat raises your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol and lowers your "good" (HDL) cholesterol. Find out more about how to avoid it.
Alternative medicine
- Chelation therapy for heart disease Chelation therapy for heart disease — Overview covers the definition and risks of this procedure.
Prevention
- Mediterranean diet: Choose this heart-healthy diet option The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet emphasizes healthy fats, fruits and vegetables.
- Healthy savings: The art of frugal food shopping Use these frugal food tips to achieve healthy savings on your grocery bill.
- Main attraction: 10 vegetable main dishes Here are 10 ways to transform fresh vegetables into main-meal options.
- Daily aspirin therapy: Understand the benefits and risks Daily aspirin therapy can be lifesaving or life-threatening. Discover if you're a good candidate.
- Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart? Red wine and something in it called resveratrol may be good for your heart. Discover more.
- 5 medication-free strategies to help prevent heart disease Heart disease prevention — five strategies you can adopt now to protect your heart.
- Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart Omega-3 fatty acids in fish are good for your heart. Find out more.
- Menus for heart-healthy eating: Cut the fat and salt Use these menus to jump-start your heart-healthy diet.
