Heart Disease Center

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States. There are many different types of heart disease—some are congenital (people are born with them) and others develop over the course of time and affect people later in life.

• Acute coronary syndrome
• Angina
• Aortic coarctation
• Aortic insufficiency
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial fibrillation
• Bacterial endocarditis
• Cardiac tamponade
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart attack
• Heart murmur
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - adult
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Septal defects
• Tachycardia
• Ventricular tachycardia

Read our in-depth reports on various types of heart disease:

• Arrhythmias
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease and angina
• Heart attack
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol and other lipid disorders

• Aortic aneurysm repair/removal
• Atherosclerosis
• Blood pressure measurement
• Cardiac catheterization
• Cardioversion
• Cholesterol tests
• Coronary angioplasty
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Coronary stenting
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram
• Electrophysiology study
• Exercise stress test
• Exercise tolerance test
• Heart-lung transplant
• Heart transplant
• Heart valve replacement
• Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
• Maze procedure—open surgery
• Mini-maze procedure—minimally invasive surgery
• Myocardial perfusion imaging
• Nuclear stress test
• Pacemaker insertion
• Robot-assisted cardiac procedures
• Thoracotomy

Brush your teeth: it's good for your heart

When bacteria from your gums get into your blood, it can spell trouble for your heart. How can you protect your gums and your heart from disease?

Tips for reducing stress in your life

Many people feel stress often; some even feel it as a part of their daily lives. Stress has been implicated as a possible cause of—or at least exacerbating some of the symptoms of—numerous conditions, including coronary artery disease.

Reducing your risk of heart disease when you have diabetes

New studies indicate that, because diabetes can cause damage to the heart and blood vessels, controlling cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is equally important as controlling blood glucose.

Seven sizzling ways to stop smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the most daunting challenges you'll face in your life. It's an addiction that is both physical and psychological, but quitting smoking can be done.

Weight loss: what are your options?

Being overweight is closely linked to many very serious health conditions, most particularly risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Fortunately, even modest reductions in weight can help improve these conditions.

• Angioplasty
• Coping with the challenges of heart failure
• Coronary angiography
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
• Heart surgery - reducing future risk factors
• Learning about risk factors
• Pacemaker implant procedure
• Treating atrial fibrillation
• Understanding arterial plaque
• Understanding atrial fibrillation
• Understanding cholesterol levels
• Understanding heart failure
• What is a stent?
• What is angina pectoris?

Cardiac arrest in healthy, young athletes

Learn what sudden cardiac arrest is, what the causes are, and why young athletes are at risk.

Risk factors for heart trouble: where do they end?

It seems that science keeps discovering ways by which men and women can increase or decrease their odds in cardiac roulette. What do you need to know?

The immune system and organ transplant: what you should know

"Chocolate is good for you” sounds like an obvious entry in the “too good to be true” hall of fame. But a significant body of evidence supports this statement. So chocolate lovers can indulge their cravings—to a point—without too much guilt.

• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Stroke

• Angina
• Atherosclerosis and heart disease prevention
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Congestive heart failure
• Heart attack
• High cholesterol
• High homocysteine
• High triglycerides