Heart Disease

Heart Disease

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Heart News

The latest heart-related news headlines.

• Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor?
• Doctors Turning to Cardiac Catheterization Too Quickly
• High Natural Estrogen Might Raise Women's Stroke Risk
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Heart Disease Feature Story

For Female Caregivers, Heart Disease Looms

Multi-generational living, do-it-all expectations add unhealthy stress

Women in the so-called "sandwich" generation -- those who care for their aging parents and their own children at the same time -- might have yet another worry: This all could be hard on their hearts. full story»

Heart-Related Illnesses and Conditions

Find information about illnesses and conditions that relate to the heart or search the entire database.

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Heart-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Search complementary and alternative therapies for heart.

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Heart-Related Drug Guide

Search the Drug Guide, an electronic drug reference that provides useful patient education, summaries of more than 2,400 commonly prescribed medications.


Ace Inhibitors
AntiCoagulants
Beta Blockers
Long-Acting Calcium Channel Blockers
Nitrates (Nitroglycerin and Long-Acting Nitrates)

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Medical Tests

Ambulatory Electrocardiography

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Catheterization or Coronary Angiography

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Chest X-Ray

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Echocardiography

Electrocardiography

Exercise Electrocardiography

Homocysteine

Pulse Measurement

Thallium/Technetium (Sestamibi) Cardiac Scan

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