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Heart Health
Taking care of your heart is key to good health. Find strategies to prevent heart disease and keep this vital organ in tip-top shape through the years.
The Anatomy of the Heart
By Sherry Christiansen
What is a Normal Resting Heart Rate?
By Steph Coelho
Mitral Valve Clip (MitraClip) Procedure: Preparation, Recovery, Long-Term Care
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
What Causes Plaque in the Arteries?
By Rebeca Schiller
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What Causes Hardening of the Arteries?
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Vascular Surgery: Long-Term Care
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Vascular Surgery: Recovery
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Is Congestive Heart Failure Hereditary?
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Congestive Heart Failure: Life Expectancy and Prognosis
By Rebeca Schiller
Vascular Surgery: What To Expect on the Day of Surgery
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Balloon Angioplasty: Preparation, Recovery, Long-Term Care
Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD
Normal Heart Rate: What It Is, Targets, Measuring
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO
5 Types of Pulmonary Hypertension
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Left Atrial Enlargement: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Ventricular Fibrillation: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Aortic Aneurysm: Symptoms and Complications
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
How Aortic Aneurysms Are Diagnosed
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Understanding Mitral Valve Prolapse
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Aortic Aneurysm: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
How Should Your Doctor Evaluate Dyspnea?
By Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Dressler's Syndrome Heart Muscle Injury Overview
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Heart Problems That Go Hand in Hand With Strokes
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Cholesterol, Heart Disease, and African Americans
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
How Cocaine Affects the Cardiovascular System
By Richard N. Fogoros, MD
How Aortic Aneurysms Are Treated
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
What You Should Know About Thromboembolism
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Embolus and Your Bloodstream
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
SPECT Scan: Uses, Side Effects, Procedure, Results
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
How Blood Flows Through the Heart and Lungs
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Heart Murmurs: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Prophylaxis for Bacterial Endocarditis
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Aortic Aneurysm: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
What Are Ventricular Septal Defects?
Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO
Heart Cancer: Understanding Cardiac Tumors
Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD
Prevention of Aortic Aneurysms
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Low-Fat Diet: Pros, Cons, and How It Works
By Richard N. Fogoros, MD
The "Bubble Study" for Patent Foramen Ovale
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Critical Limb Ischemia: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD
Vascular Disease: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Understanding Heart Disease in Women
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
The Heart's Chambers and Valves
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Heart Disease: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Heart Disease: Men vs. Women
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Congenital Heart Disease: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO
Heart Bypass Surgery: Recovery
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Heart Bypass Surgery: How to Prepare
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Heart Bypass Surgery: Long-Term Care
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Tetralogy of Fallot
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Examining the Link Between Heart and Kidney Disease
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Gut Bacteria and Heart Disease Treatment
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Transient Ischemic Attack: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Symptoms and Causes of Myocarditis
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Hibernating Heart Muscles: What Happens?
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
Framingham Risk Calculator and Cholesterol
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
Kawasaki Disease and Cardiac Complications
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Blue Lips: Characteristics, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Pericarditis Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Migraines and Cardiovascular Disease: How They're Linked
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
The Basics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
How Cardiac Symptoms Are Different in Women
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Overview of Pulmonary Infarction
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Overview and More
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, and Heart Surgery
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD