Heart Disease Medical Reference
- What You Need to Know About Stents
Learn about heart stents, why they’re used, and what types you and your doctor can choose from.
- Gangrene
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, and treatments of gangrene, a potentially life threatening condition that happens when body tissue dies.
- What to Know About Pericardial Effusion
Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pericardial effusion -- an abnormal amount of fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart.
- Resveratrol Supplements
You may have heard the word “resveratrol,” but do you know what it is, why you might want it, and what it might do?
- Myocarditis: What You Should Know
Get information on myocarditis, including symptoms, causes, treatments, types, and complications.
- LDL Cholesterol
A look at why LDL is called the "bad" cholesterol and how it affects your risk of heart disease.
- How Potassium Helps Your Heart
A diet that includes potassium-rich fruits and vegetables is good for the heart. Learn the role of this mineral in keeping cholesterol, blood pressure, and an abnormal heart rhythm in check.
- Clogged Arteries (Arterial Plaque)
Clogged arteries can lead to heart attack and stroke. WebMD explains what causes arteries to harden, along with symptoms, tests, and treatments.
- Carotid Artery Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Tests, and Treatment
WebMD explains carotid artery disease, including the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Atherosclerosis can create life-threatening blockages in the arteries of your heart, without you ever feeling a thing. Learn more about coronary artery disease.
- What Is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)?
Peripheral artery disease narrows arteries in the legs, limiting blood flow. Are you one of the 8 million Americans affected by PAD?
- Are You at Risk for Atherosclerosis?
Could you be at risk for atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries?
- Diagnosing Atherosclerosis
Are you at risk for atherosclerosis? WebMD explains some of the signs, how hardening of the arteries is diagnosed, and ways to lower your risk.
- Atherosclerosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Prevention
Atherosclerosis -- or hardening of the arteries -- is the leading cause of heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Find out more.
- What Drugs Should I Avoid if I Have Heart Disease?
If you have heart disease, beware of some common medicines that can make your blood pressure and heart rate rise. WebMD explains.
- Heart Disease Medicine: How Can It Help You?
Heart disease medicines are an important part of your treatment plan. WebMD explains types of heart disease drugs and how they work.
- Heart Attack Symptoms: What to Do in an Emergency
Learn to recognize a heart attack and what to do to save a life.
- Do You Know the Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke?
It’s not only about chest pain or a headache. What else should you watch for?
- Heart Attack: What to Expect in the Emergency Room
If you or someone you love has a heart attack, you should know what you can expect at the emergency room and how to be prepared.
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
Peripheral vascular disease is any disease or disorder of the circulatory system outside of the brain and heart.
- Heart Disease and Stress: What's the Link?
WebMD looks at the connection between stress and heart disease, including ways to lower stress levels.
- Heart Disease and Electrophysiology Testing
An electrophysiology (EP) study can help an abnormal heart rhythm. Learn everything you need to know.
- Risk Factors for Heart Disease
WebMD explains the risk factors for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.
- Smoking and Heart Disease
Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease and heart attacks. Get some tips on how you can quit.
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital heart condition. Learn more about its symptoms and treatment.
- Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect, can be mild or life-threatening. Learn about the symptoms and treatment of this condition.
- How You Can Exercise to Help Prevent Heart Disease
Exercise -- especially aerobic exercise -- is key to good health for people with heart disease. Here’s how you can get started.
- Heart Disease and Heart Transplant
Learn more from WebMD about heart transplants, including who is eligible, how they are performed, and the outlook for heart transplant recipients.
- Heart Disease and Stress Tests
Stress tests are used to determine if you have heart disease. What are they? How do they do what they do?
- 8 Ways to Lower Your Heart Disease Risk
WebMD offers 8 ways you can reduce your risk of heart disease.
- Heart Disease and the Heart CT Scan
CT scans are an option your doctor has to help diagnose heart disease.
- Women and Heart Disease
There’s a connection between heart disease and menopause. Find out what you should know about it.
- Heart Disease and the Head-Up Tilt Table Test
The head-up tilt table test helps your doctor figure out the cause of fainting spells. Here’s what you can expect if you’re getting one.
- Heart Disease and the Heart Biopsy
WebMD explains when a heart biopsy is necessary and how the procedure is done.
- Heart Disease and the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
WebMD explains how a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is used to treat heart disease.
- Heart Disease and Antiplatelet Drugs
Learn about a group of powerful medications that prevent the formation of blood clots.
- Congenital Heart Disease Explained
What are congenital heart defects? How can they affect you? Get the answers you need.
- Symptoms of Heart Disease
WebMD explains the symptoms of various types of heart disease.
- Heart Disease and Homocysteine
Explore the link between heart disease and homocysteine, an amino acid that shows up in your blood after you eat meat.
- Heart Disease and Lead Extraction
What is a lead extraction? Learn more about the procedure and what it can do for you.
- ACE Inhibitors and Heart Disease
Learn how ACE inhibitors treat heart disease.
- Heart Disease and Clot Buster Drugs
Learn about thrombolytic therapy -- or clot busters -- to treat heart disease.
- Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and kidney damage. WebMD explains.
- Heart Disease and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
A rare condition called restrictive cardiomyopathy affects the heart and how it can be treated. Here’s what you need to know.
- Heart Disease and Sudden Cardiac Death
WebMD explains the difference between sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack.
- Heart Disease Symptoms
Find out the symptoms of the different types of heart disease, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, pericarditis, and more.
- Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy
WebMD looks at the main types of cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle.
- Heart Disease and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Learn more from WebMD about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, thickening of the heart muscle, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Angina (Ischemic Chest Pain)
Angina can feel like a heart attack, but often it's something else. Get all your questions about it answered here.
- What Are Heart Murmurs?
Learn the causes of heart murmurs, how to treat them, and how to prevent them.