Heart Disease

What is Heart Disease?

• Anatomy of the heart

Warning Signs

• Heart attack warning signs  
• Heart attack myths
• Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (SADS) warning signs

Prevention of Risk Factors

• Diabetes
• High blood cholesterol
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Being overweight
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Physical inactivity
• Smoking
• Stress
• Risk Factors you can't control  

Women and Heart Disease 

• Women and heart attack 
• Women’s unique conditions related to heart disease 

CPR may save lives

• Read about "Emergency signs and actions - for life" (PDF) 

• Download our "Emergency wallet card" (PDF)

Heart Disease Conditions

• Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial fibrillation 
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital heart disease 
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart attack 
• Heart block
• Heart failure 
• Infective endocarditis
• Inherited Rhythm Disorders (IRDs) 
• Kawasaki disease
• Long QT Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Pericarditis
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Valve disorders

Tests

• Angiography/arteriography
• Blood test and urine
• Cardiac catheterization
• Chest X-ray
• Doppler ultrasound
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
• Electrophysiology Studies (EPS)
• Exercise electrocardiogram (stress test)
• Holter or event monitoring
• Physical exam
• Thallium/cardiolite scan
• Tilt table exam
• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) 

Treatment

• Medications
• Surgery and other procedures

Other resources 

• Blood pressure wallet card (PDF) 
• Coping with stress (PDF) 
• Diabetes and you: Manage your lifestyle. Reduce your risk. (PDF) 
• Find reliable health information online   
• Get your blood pressure under control (PDF) 
• Heart and soul: Your guide to living with congenital heart disease (PDF)
• HeartSmart™ women: A guide to living with and preventing heart disease and stroke (PDF) 
• Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment^TM
• Just breathe: Becoming and remaining smoke free (PDF)
• Lifestyle changes to manage your high blood pressure
• Living with cholesterol: Cholesterol and healthy living (PDF) 
• Managing congestive heart failure (PDF)
• Recovery road: An information guide for heart patients and their families (PDF)
• Stress test: How fit are you when it comes to managing stress? (PDF) 
• Taking control: Lower your risk of heart disease and stroke (PDF)

Living With Heart Disease

• Resuming activities
• Cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab)
• End-of-life care (palliative care)