A
A-V block
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
aneurysmectomy and grafting *
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
Abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy and grafting *
Ablation treatment
ACE inhibitors *
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and heart disease
AED (automated external defibrillator)
illustration
text
AEM (ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring)
Event monitor
Holter monitor *
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and heart disease
Alcohol and heart disease
Alcohol in diet
Alcohol in diet, brief version *
Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring (AEM)
Event monitor
Holter monitor *
Aneurysm
abdominal aortic
aneurysmectomy and grafting *
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
cerebral (stroke)
cerebral (stroke), brief version *
dissecting
illustration *
text *
left ventricular
overview
Angina
atypical or variant
enhanced external counterpulsation
overview *
transmyocardial laser revascularization
unstable angina
Angiogram *
Angiography
coronary
overview *
Angioplasty
carotid *
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
illustration of catheter in heart *
overview *
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors *
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Anti-arrhythmic medicines
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelets
Aorta, coarctation of
illustration
text
Aortic aneurysm, abdominal
aneurysmectomy and grafting *
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
Aortic dissection
illustration *
text *
Aortic valve
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
regurgitation
stenosis
ARBs
Arrhythmia
ablation treatment
atrial fibrillation *
bradycardia
electrophysiologic study (EPS)
illustration of catheter positions
text
illustration of nodes responsible for cardiac rhythm
long Q-T syndrome (LQTS)
overview
palpitations *
sudden cardiac death
tachycardia
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular premature beats
Arterial Doppler studies
Arteries
hardening of
illustration of plaque buildup in arteries *
text *
illustration of circulatory system *
transposition of
illustration
text
Arteritis, temporal (giant cell)
Arthritis (rheumatoid) and the heart
Artificial heart valves
illustration *
text *
Aspirin and heart disease
Asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH)
Atherectomy
Atheroma, removal
Atherosclerosis
carotid artery disease *
illustration of plaque buildup in arteries *
lipid panel test
overview *
unstable angina
Atrial fibrillation *
Atrial septal defect
Atrial ventricular block
Atrioventricular node, illustration
Atrioventricular septal defect
illustration
text
Atypical angina
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
illustration
text
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Balloon
angioplasty *
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
intraaortic pump
valvuloplasty
Beta blockers *
Birth defects
atrial septal defect
coarctation of the aorta
illustration
text
congenital heart disease
endocardial cushion defect
illustration
text
hypoplastic left heart syndrome
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
patent foramen ovale
tetralogy of Fallot
illustration
text
transposition of the great vessels
illustration
text
ventricular septal defect
Biventricular pacing
Blocked carotid artery
diagnosis and treatment *
surgery to remove blockage (carotid endarterectomy)
Blood clots
blood thinners
deep vein thrombosis *
in the lung *
overview
thrombolytics *
thrombophlebitis *
Blood lipids
Blood tests
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
lipid panel
prothrombin time (PT) and INR
total cholesterol
BMI chart *
Body mass index (BMI), chart for calculating *
Bradycardia
diagnosis and treatment
pacemaker implantation *
Bypass surgery *
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Calcium channel blockers
Cancer
cardiac tumors
pheochromocytoma
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation *
bradycardia
electrical cardioversion *
long Q-T syndrome (LQTS)
overview
pacemaker implantation *
palpitations *
sudden cardiac death
tachycardia
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular premature beats
Cardiac catheterization
illustration of catheter in heart *
text *
Cardiac electron beam (ultra-fast) computed tomography
Cardiac event monitoring
Cardiac pacing
biventricular pacing
illustration of pacemaker in chest *
illustration of sinus and AV nodes
pacemaker syndrome
pacemakers
temporary
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac transplantation
Cardiac tumors
Cardiogenic shock
Cardiologists, when to see
Cardiomyopathy
hypertrophic
idiopathic dilated
overview
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
illustration
text
Cardioversion, electrical *
Cardioverter defibrillators, implantable (ICD)
Carotid artery disease *
Carotid endarterectomy
Catheter ablation
Catheterization
cardiac catheterization *
catheter ablation
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
illustration of catheter in heart *
transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale
Cerebrovascular accident (see also Stroke)
Cerebrovascular accident, brief version (see also Stroke) *
Cerebrovascular disease *
Chest pain, noncardiac
Cholesterol
blood lipids
controlling
controlling, brief version *
high (hypercholesterolemia) *
high-density lipoprotein (HDL), test for
lipid panel test
medicines to lower *
test for total cholesterol
Chronic lung disease and cor pulmonale
Circulatory system, illustration *
Claudication, intermittent
Clot busters (thrombolytics) *
Clots, blood
Coarctation of the aorta
illustration
text
Cocaine and the heart
Computed tomography, cardiac electron beam (ultra-fast)
Congenital heart disease
Congestive heart failure *
Connective tissue disease
Marfan syndrome
progressive systemic sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
COPD and cor pulmonale
Cor pulmonale
Coronary angiogram
Coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
illustration of catheter in heart *
text *
Coronary artery bypass surgery
illustration *
text *
Coronary artery disease *
Coronary artery stents
illustration
text
Coronary intensive care unit
Coronary spasm
Coumadin (warfarin)
CPR
illustration
text
CT (computed tomography), ultra-fast
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DASH diet
Deep vein thrombosis *
Defibrillation
automated external (AED)
implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Dermatomyositis
Diabetes and heart disease
Diastolic dysfunction
Diastolic heart failure
Diet
DASH
food pyramid illustration *
for weight loss *
healthy diet
healthy diet, brief version *
losing weight *
low sodium for hypertension
low sodium for hypertension, brief version *
Nutrition Facts label, illustration
nutrition labels, how to read
salt/sodium in diet
to control cholesterol
to control cholesterol, brief version *
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH diet)
Digitalis
Digoxin
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Directional atherectomy
Dissection, aortic
illustration *
text *
Diuretics
Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
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ECG (electrocardiogram) *
Echocardiogram
intracardiac (ICE)
stress
transesophageal (TEE)
transthoracic *
Edema, pulmonary
EKG (electrocardiogram) *
Electrical cardioversion *
Electrocardiogram
exercise treadmill test (ETT) *
overview *
Electron beam (ultra-fast) computed tomography, cardiac
Electrophysiologic study (EPS)
illustration of catheter positions
text
Embolus, pulmonary *
Endarterectomy, carotid
Endocardial cushion defect
illustration
text
Endocarditis, infective *
Endovascular grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Enhanced external counterpulsation
EPS (electrophysiologic study)
illustration of catheter positions
text
Essential hypertension *
ETT (exercise treadmill test) *
Event monitoring
Exercise
for people with heart disease
rehabilitation after heart attack or cardiac procedures
Exercise test *
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Fainting *
Fat in healthy diet
Fat in healthy diet, brief version *
Fiber in healthy diet
Fiber in healthy diet, brief version *
Fibrillation
atrial *
ventricular
Food groups
food pyramid *
in healthy diet
in healthy diet, brief version *
Food pyramid illustration *
Functional heart murmur *
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Giant cell arteritis
Great vessels, transposition of
illustration
text
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HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol test
Healthy diet
Healthy diet, brief version *
Heart anatomy overview *
Heart attack
diagnosis and treatment
diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
prevention *
warning signs
Heart block
Heart disease in women
Heart failure *
Heart murmur
innocent *
overview *
Heart palpitations *
Heart specialists, when to see
Heart transplant
Heart valve
infection *
replacement
Hemodynamic monitoring
High blood pressure (see also Hypertension) *
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) test
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and heart disease
Holter monitors *
Homocysteine
Hypercholesterolemia *
Hypertension
DASH diet
essential (unknown cause) *
low-sodium diet
low-sodium diet, brief version *
pheochromocytoma
primary pulmonary hypertension
renovascular
secondary (associated with disease) *
weight control
weight control, brief version *
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Hypotension, orthostatic
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ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
ICD surgery
ICE (intracardiac echocardiogram)
ICU (intensive care unit)
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS)
Illustrations
AED universal symbol
aneurysm, abdominal aortic
aortic dissection *
artificial heart valves *
blood flow in heart (cross section)
blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
body mass index *
catheter in heart *
catheter positions (EPS)
circulatory system *
coarctation of the aorta
coronary artery bypass surgery *
coronary artery stent
CPR
endocardial cushion defect
food pyramid *
heart
cross section (child's heart) *
cross section *
external view *
mitral valve prolapse *
normal and diseased heart valves *
Nutrition Facts label
pacemaker in chest *
plaque buildup in arteries *
sinus and atrioventricular nodes
stroke, types of *
tetralogy of Fallot
transposition of the great vessels
Imaging
angiogram *
EBT (electron beam tomography)
echocardiogram
stress
transesophageal (TEE)
transthoracic *
heart catheterization
illustration of catheter in heart *
text *
magnetic resonance (MRI) *
MUGA scan
PET scan
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
overview
surgery
Infarction, myocardial
Infections
AIDS and heart disease
endocarditis *
myocarditis
rheumatic fever
Infective endocarditis *
Inflammation of heart muscle
Innocent heart murmur *
INR test
Intensive care unit, coronary
Intercourse (sexual) after heart attack
Intermittent claudication
Intraaortic balloon pump
Intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE)
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
Ischemia
atherosclerosis *
stroke
stroke, brief version *
transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
unstable angina
IVUS (intravascular ultrasound)
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Kawasaki disease
Kidney, renovascular hypertension
L
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Lab tests
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
lipid panel
prothrombin time (PT) and INR
total cholesterol
Left ventricular aneurysm
Leg problems
deep vein thrombosis *
intermittent claudication
thrombophlebitis *
Lipid panel test (lipid profile)
Lipids, blood
Long Q-T syndrome (LQTS)
Losing weight *
Lung problems
chronic lung disease (and cor pulmonale)
heart failure *
primary pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary edema
pulmonary embolism *
Lupus (SLE) and the heart
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) *
Marfan syndrome
Medicines
ACE inhibitors *
angiotensin receptor blockers
anti-arrhythmics
anticoagulants and antiplatelets
beta blockers *
calcium channel blockers
digoxin
diuretics
nitroglycerin and nitrates
statins *
thrombolytics (clot busters) *
vasodilators *
warfarin (Coumadin)
Mitral valve
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
prolapse
illustration *
text *
regurgitation
stenosis *
Monitoring
event
hemodynamic
Holter *
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) *
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
MUGA scan
Multi-gated acquisition scan
Murmur
innocent *
overview *
Myocardial infarction
see also Heart attack
Myocardial infarction, brief version *
Myocarditis
and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
overview
Myxoma
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Nitroglycerin and nitrates
Noncardiac chest pain
Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia
O
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Obesity
effects on the heart
losing weight *
Orthostatic hypotension
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Pacemaker
biventricular pacing
illustration of pacemaker in chest *
implantation *
overview
pacemaker syndrome
temporary cardiac pacing
Palpitations *
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Patent foramen ovale
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
illustration of catheter in heart *
text *
Pericardial tap
Pericardiocentesis
Pericarditis *
Peripheral artery disease
PET scan
Pheochromocytoma
Phlebitis *
Physiologic heart murmur *
Plaque
atherectomy (removal of plaque from an artery)
atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) *
carotid artery disease *
illustration of plaque buildup in arteries *
unstable angina
PM/DM (polymyositis/dermatomyositis)
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM)
Positron emission tomography (PET scan)
Pre-excitation syndrome
Premature beats, ventricular
Prevention
controlling cholesterol, brief version *
heart disease *
triglyceride levels
weight-loss diet *
Primary hypertension *
Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)
Prinzmetal's angina
Progressive systemic sclerosis and the heart
Prolapse, mitral valve *
Protein in healthy diet
Protein in healthy diet, brief version *
Prothrombin time test (PT)
PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia)
PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)
illustration of blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
illustration of catheter in heart *
text *
Pump, intraaortic balloon
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Radiofrequency ablation
Radioisotope exercise test *
Radionuclide ventriculogram
Regurgitation
aortic valve
mitral valve
Rehabilitation, cardiac
Renovascular hypertension
Resources
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis and the heart
Ruptured aneurysm
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Safe exercise for people with heart disease
Salt/sodium
in diet
low-sodium diet for hypertension
low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Sarcoma
Scleroderma
Sclerosis, progressive systemic, and the heart
Secondary hypertension *
Septal defect
atrial
ventricular
Sex after a heart attack
Shock, cardiogenic
Sinus node
illustration
overview *
Sodium/salt
low-sodium diet for hypertension
low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Spasms, coronary
Statins *
Stenosis
aortic valve
idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic (IHSS)
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
mitral valve *
Stents, coronary artery
illustration
text
Stress echocardiogram
Stroke
illustration of types *
overview
overview, brief version *
transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Sudden cardiac death
Superficial thrombophlebitis *
Supraventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal (PSVT)
Surgical valvuloplasty
Sustained ventricular tachycardia
Syncope (fainting) *
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the heart
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Tachycardia
diagnosis and treatment
illustration of nodes responsible for cardiac rhythm
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
ventricular tachycardia (VT)
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Tamponade, cardiac
TEE (transesophageal echocardiography)
Temporal arteritis
Temporary cardiac pacing
illustration of pacemaker in chest *
text
Tests to diagnose heart disease *
Tetralogy of Fallot
illustration
text
Thrombolytics (clot busters) *
Thrombophlebitis *
Thrombosis
deep vein *
overview
TIA (transient ischemic attack) *
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Transmyocardial laser revascularization
Transplant, heart
Transposition of the great vessels
illustration
text
Treadmill test *
Triglycerides
Tumors
cardiac
pheochromocytoma
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Ultra-fast CT (computed tomography)
Ultrasound
arterial Doppler studies
intravascular (IVUS)
transesophageal (TEE)
transthoracic *
Unstable angina
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V tach
Valve replacement
Valves
aortic valve regurgitation
aortic valve stenosis
artificial
illustration *
text *
balloon valvotomy
heart valve replacement
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
infective endocarditis *
mitral valve prolapse
illustration *
text *
mitral valve stenosis *
surgical valvuloplasty
Valvotomy, balloon
Valvuloplasty
balloon valvotomy
surgical
Valvuloplasty, balloon
Variant angina
Vasodilators *
Vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis) *
Veins, illustration of circulatory system *
Venous (deep) thrombosis *
Ventricular problems
fibrillation overview
premature beats
septal defect (VSD)
sudden cardiac death
tachycardia
VF (ventricular fibrillation)
Vibratory heart murmur *
VPB (ventricular premature beats)
VSD (ventricular septal defect)
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Warfarin
Weight
effects on the heart
loss, diet for *
loss, to control hypertension
loss, to control hypertension, brief version *
When to see a specialist
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Women and heart disease
WPW syndrome
