Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Heart Diseases

What is heart disease?

Heart disease is a general term that includes many types of heart problems. It's also called cardiovascular disease, which means heart and blood vessel disease.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but there are ways to prevent and manage many types of heart disease.

(Read more)

Results 1 - 10 of 6,492 for heart health
  1. Heart Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... diseases diagnosed? To find out if you have heart disease, your health care provider will: Ask about your medical history, ...
  2. Heart Health Tests (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... it is easier to treat. Blood tests and heart health tests can help find heart diseases or identify ... heart diseases. There are several different types of heart health tests. Your doctor will decide which test or ...
  3. Heart Health for Women Easy-to-Read (Food and Drug Administration)  
    Women's Health/Specifics ... Women's Health ... Heart Disease in Women/Start Here ... Heart Disease in Women ... Food and Drug Administration ... FDA Information on heart disease ...
  4. Atrial Fibrillation/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Atrial Fibrillation ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Legendary NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is sharing ...
  5. ... start just because they want to avoid developing heart disease. ... Heavier drinking can harm the heart and liver. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in people who abuse alcohol. Health care providers recommend that if you drink alcohol, ...
  6. Pregnancy and Your Heart Health From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF  
    The Heart Truth,High Blood Pressure,pregnancy,heart health ,maternal health
  7. Black and African American Health/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Black and African American Health ... How to Prevent Heart Disease/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... How to ...
  8. Cholesterol/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Cholesterol ... Teen manages familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition that causes your “bad” cholesterol levels to remain ...
  9. Heart Health Tests for People with Diabetes (American Heart Association)  
    Diabetic Heart Disease/Diagnosis and Tests ... Diabetic Heart Disease ... Heart Health Tests/Related Issues ... Heart Health Tests ... American Heart Association ... The American ...
  10. Mental Health and Heart Health (American Heart Association)  
    Mental Health/Related Issues ... Mental Health ... Heart Diseases/Related Issues ... Heart Diseases ... American Heart Association ... The American Heart Association explains ...
previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · next