What is heart disease?
Heart disease or cardiovascular disease is an umbrella term for any of several conditions that make it difficult for the… [more]
What causes heart disease?
Heart disease can be caused by a congenital problem with the heart, by infections such as rheumatic fever that damage… [more]
What are the symptoms of heart disease?
Each of the different heart disease conditions has its own set of symptoms, though there is some overlap among them.… [more]
What are the risk factors for heart disease?
Many risk factors for heart disease are well known to doctors, while others are currently under intense study to verify… [more]
How do I know if I have heart disease?
Heart disease may cause many of the recognizable symptoms mentioned above like shortness of breath and chest pain, or it… [more]
What treatments are available for heart disease?
Many treatments are available to help heart disease patients manage their disease. People who have many risk factors for heart… [more]
How can I prevent heart disease?
Some risk factors are beyond your control. If you have one or more of these non-controllable risk factors, you may… [more]