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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.

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  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 (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 ... Legendary NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is sharing his story of atrial fibrillation, also ...
  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. How to Prevent Heart Disease/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... How to Prevent Heart Disease ... Black and African American Health/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Black and African ...
  7. Heart Health From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)  
    Heart Diseases/Older Adults ... Heart Diseases ... How to Prevent Heart Disease/Older Adults ... How to Prevent Heart Disease ... National Institute on Aging ... From the National ...
  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)  
    The American Heart Association explains the tests to determine heart disease in people with diabetes including Electrocardiogram, EKG, ECG, Echocardiogram, ...
  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 ...
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