Heart Disease Features
- WebMD the Magazine's My Story: Cardiac Recovery
A reader's personal cardiac comeback story.
- My WebMD: In My 20s With a Pacemaker
Once considered a "fall risk," 26-year-old Shoshana Davis no longer faints, thanks to her pacemaker.
- How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?
Our cardiac expert shares five easy ways to improve your heart health.
- Can You Reverse Heart Disease?
Can you actually undo some of the damage from heart disease? At least one doctor has a surprising answer.
- How to Wreck Your Heart
When it comes to the heart’s health, there are some things you can’t control -- like getting older, or having a parent with heart disease. But there are many more things you can do to lower chances of sabotaging your ticker.
- Why Are African-Americans at Greater Risk for Heart Disease?
New research shows that African-Americans are at much higher risk for heart disease than other races -- and it starts earlier.
- Heart Attacks in Middle-Aged Women: Lower Your Risk
Think heart attacks only hit old men? You might be surprised to learn they can strike middle-aged women, too. Learn how to lower your risk.
- The New Heart Tests: Which Ones Should You Have?
Experts explain the pros and cons of coronary calcium scores, carotid artery ultrasound, and CT heart scans.
- Do You Know Which Symptoms Signal a Heart Attack in Women?
The warning signs of a female heart attack are different than men’s.
- Five Super Foods for Your Heart
Add these 5 foods to your heart-healthy diet to help lower cholesterol and manage blood pressure.
- Women and Heart Disease: Key Facts You Need to Know
Experts share information about the symptoms and risks of heart disease in women that even the most health-savvy people may not know.
- Hardened Arteries: It's About More Than Heart Disease
Hardened arteries aren't just a heart problem.
- The Dangers of High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is tough on arteries and your health. Here's how to fight back
- Sam Morton: Living With Heart Disease
WebMD community member Sam Morton lives each day to the fullest, despite living with chronic heart disease.
- Atherosclerosis: What’s Happening Inside Your Arteries?
Could atherosclerosis be clogging your arteries? Find out what’s happening in this peek into your body's highway system.
- Your Arterial Lifeline
Heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. But diseases caused by atherosclerosis also lead to chronic pain, kidney failure, blindness, and even impotence.
- The Post-Quadruple-Bypass Workout
The top way for heart patients to heal faster? Just get moving.
- Spot Heart Attack, Stroke, and Angina Symptoms
Chest pains, pressure, or dizziness may be something serious. See the warning signs of heart attack, angina, and stroke.
- Sex After a Heart Attack
Sex after a heart attack isn’t nearly as risky as many patients believe.
- Rein In the Rage: Anger and Heart Disease
Experts explore the connection between anger and heart disease, and give tips for getting your anger under control.
- Aspirin Therapy: Right for Your Heart?
Daily aspirin helps many, but age, gender, and heart disease risks play a part. Is it right for you?
- Should You Take Daily Aspirin for Your Heart?
Daily aspirin therapy to protect the heart is not for everyone. Find out whether or not aspirin is right for you.
- Heart Disease Detection Goes High Tech
Experts review the latest techniques that reveal whether you have heart disease.
- Un-Break Her Heart
Toni Braxton never imagined that the lyrics to her most famous song would come true -- or that a serious medical condition would put her name on another set of charts.
- Your Waistline and Heart Disease: What's the Link?
Heart disease risk can depend on your weight and where you wear it. Here’s what you can do.
- Overcoming Cardiovascular Disease
If you've been diagnosed with stroke, heart attack, angina or PAD, you may be in shock. But the right medical care can prevent future problems.
- 5 Heart-Healthy Foods
Nothing is more important than taking good care of your heart. Try these five foods to give your heart some extra nutritional strength.
- Heart Biases That Can Kill
Millions of Americans experience heart attack symptoms each year. So why do some get better treatment than others?
- Proper Nutrition and Heart Health
Proper nutrition -- including a low fat, high fiber diet -- is considered so important to heart health that just about every set of guidelines touches on what you should eat, what you shouldn't eat, how you should eat it, and when you should eat it.
- 5 Emergencies: Do You Know What to Do?
If an emergency occurs, how would you react? Find out what to do for five common emergencies.
- Silent Risk: Women and Heart Disease
Heart disease kills half a million American women each year. So why are women more afraid of breast cancer?
- Too Old for a Bypass?
Many elderly people are often turned down for heart surgery.