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Heart Disease and The Doctor's Exam
Systolic blood pressure: The pressure in your arteries when the heart squeezes (the higher number). Diastolic blood pressure: The pressure in your ...
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What You Should Do After a Heart Attack
If yours doesn’t, your doctor may refer you to a heart center that runs one. If you smoke, the single most important thing you can do -- not just f...
Read moreHeart Disease Treatment with Angioplasty and Stents
Balloon: A catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the narrowing in your artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to push the plaque a...
Read moreWhat to Know: Pericardial Effusion
A pericardial effusion is excess fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. In most cases, inflammation o...
Read moreACE Inhibitors and Heart Disease
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are heart medications that widen, or dilate, your blood vessels. While taking them, have your doctor...
Read moreSymptoms of Heart Disease
Like valve disease, heart failure symptoms may not be related to how weak your heart is. Many people with heart muscle disease, or cardiomyopathy, ...
Read moreHeart Disease and Pericarditis
Pericarditis can be acute (occurring suddenly) or chronic (long-standing).
Read moreGet Moving for a Healthier Heart
The American Heart Association recommends you work up to exercising on most days of the week. The more exercise you can do, the healthier you -- an...
Read moreHeart Disease and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a medical condition in which the heart's ability to pump blood is lessened because its main pumping chamber, the le...
Read moreWhat is Atrial Fibrillation?
Your doctor has treatments to put your heart back into a normal rhythm and prevent complications. Untreated AFib and valve disease each make you mo...
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About Assisted Living
The following questions will help you and your family to evaluate assisted living facilities. Print out these questions and have them answered befo...
Read moreVegetarian and Vegan Diets Explained
The simplest definition of vegetarianism is a diet free of meat, fish, and fowl flesh. Flexitarians refer to vegetarians who occasionally eat meat ...
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