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Heart Disease
Heart Disease Topic

Heart Disease Topic
Learn the keys to better heart health.

Heart News  
The latest heart-related news headlines.

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Related News

Heart Disease Feature Story  

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Testing shows that arteries reflect damage from saturated fats

Most everyone rationalizes bad food choices sometimes: It's a special occasion, it's a nice restaurant, they're too tired to cook and on and on. full story»


Heart-Related Illnesses and Conditions  
Find information about illnesses and conditions that relate to the heart or search the entire database.



Illnesses and Conditions
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Heart-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine  
Search complementary and alternative therapies for heart.


Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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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.





drug guide

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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