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Heart disease
Heart disease: Introduction
Any of a number of conditions that can affect the heart. Some examples include coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary heart disease and high blood pressure. Heart disease is a big problem in today's society because of lifestyle issues such as poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking.
Symptoms of Heart disease
- Angina - and its symptoms:
- Chest discomfort
- Chest pain
- Brief pain episodes - often 2-5 minutes
- Pain worsens on exercise
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 13 symptoms of Heart disease
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Heart disease:
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Heart disease: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Heart disease:
Medical Textbooks Online about Heart disease
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
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- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Heart disease
Test for Heart disease in your own home
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- Stethoscope
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Stress test - also called treadmill test or exercise ECG
- Echocardiography
- more tests...»
See full list of 7 diagnostic tests for Heart disease
Wrongly Diagnosed with Heart disease?
- Misdiagnosis of Heart disease
- Failure to diagnose Heart disease
- Hidden causes of Heart disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Heart disease
Heart disease: Self Assessment Tools
- Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
- Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
- Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
- Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
- Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
- Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
- more tools...»
Heart disease: Medical Mistakes
- Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
- Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
- Obesity -- Health Mistakes
- Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
- Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
- more mistakes...»
Heart disease: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers
Products, offers and promotion categories available for Heart disease:
- Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
- Heart health products & offers »
- Men's Health
- High cholesterol
- more product offers...»
Heart disease: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
- more undiagnosed conditions...»
Misdiagnosis and Heart disease
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but...read more »
Rare undiagnosed iron disorder causes various severe conditions: The rare "iron overload" disorder, hemochromatosis, can cause a variety of symptoms and result...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It should be considered...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of hypertension...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Heart disease
Heart disease: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Heart disease
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Heart disease:
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Heart disease, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Heart disease: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Causes of Heart disease
Read more about causes of Heart disease.
More information about causes of Heart disease:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Heart disease (2 listings)
- Drug interactions causing Heart disease (78 listings)
- Heart disease as a complication caused by other conditions
- Heart disease as a symptom
- Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Heart disease
Treatments for Heart disease
- Aspirin - low-dose aspirin may be used to avoid heart attacks. However, because of side effects and risks it is not usually recommended for healthy individuals. Rather, mainly for those with existing heart problems or previous conditions.
- Digitalis - makes the heart pump harder, also helps some heart rhythm problems.
- ACE inhibitors
- Beta-blocker
- Nitrate (including nitroglycerine)
- more treatments...»
See full list of 10 treatments for Heart disease
Latest Treatments for Heart disease
See full list of 17 latest treatments for Heart disease
News Archives for Heart disease
Medical news articles related to Heart disease include:
- Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
- Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
- Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
- Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Heart disease
Medical research articles related to Heart disease include:
- Music for stress and anxiety reduction in coronary heart disease patients
- Leptin and coronary heart disease: prospective study and systematic review
- Effect of raloxifene on stroke and venous thromboembolism according to subgroups in postmenopausal women at increased risk of coronary heart disease
- Atherogenic dyslipidaemia but not total- and high-molecular weight adiponectin are associated with the prognostic outcome in patients with coronary heart disease
- Cost-effectiveness of a disease management programme for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and heart failure in primary care
- Atorvastatin at 80 mg/day reduced cerebrovascular events more than atorvastatin at 10 mg/day in stable coronary heart disease
- A kinesin family member 6 variant is associated with coronary heart disease in the Women`s Health Study
- more research...»
Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database
Videos for Heart disease
Women Fight Cholesterol
Heart disease is the number one killer of American women, but it can be prevented. One way is to control your cholesterol levels. Find out how.
Sleep and Heart Disease
Everyone knows that a good night's sleep makes you feel better the next day. But did you know that how long you sleep might be a factor in heart...
Women's Heart Disease Facts
The statistics for heart disease in women are staggering. Yet many don't know they are at risk, nor do they know the signs and symptoms of...
Nutrition Supplements
Nearly 60 million Americans are diagnosed with heart disease every year and it's the leading cause of death in both men and women. But...
Patient Surveys for Heart disease
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Prognosis for Heart disease
More about prognosis of Heart disease
Reseach about Heart disease
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Prevention of Heart disease
Prevention information for Heart disease has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Heart disease.
Read more about prevention of Heart disease
Statistics for Heart disease
- Medical statistics for Heart disease
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Heart disease
- Death and Mortality statistics for Heart disease
- Society statistics for Heart disease
Heart disease: Broader Related Topics
Types of Heart disease
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) - most common type of heart disease caused by artery narrowing and reduced blood suppy to the heart.
- Heart attack
- High blood pressure
- Ischemic heart disease
- Heart rhythm disorders
- more types...»
See full list of 10 Types of Heart disease
Curable Types of Heart disease
Possibly curable types of Heart disease include:
- Valvular heart disease
- Infective endocarditis
- Congenital heart diseases
- Coronary heart disease
- Atrial myxoma
- HOCM
- more types...»
Rare Types of Heart disease:
Rare types of Heart disease include:
- Atrial myxoma
- HOCM
- Long QT syndrome
- Wolff Parkinson White syndrome
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- more types...»
Stories from Users Related to Heart disease
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Definitions of Heart disease:
A disease of the heart - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
- Heart disease
- What is Heart disease?
- Online Medical Textbooks for Heart disease
- Prevalence and Incidence of Heart disease
- Videos related to Heart disease
- Prognosis of Heart disease
- Types of Heart disease
- Prevalence of Types of Heart disease
- Incidence of Types of Heart disease
- Causes of Heart disease
- Risk Factors for Heart disease
- Symptoms of Heart disease
- Diagnostic Tests for Heart disease
- Diagnosis of Heart disease
- Signs of Heart disease
- Complications of Heart disease
- Misdiagnosis of Heart disease
- Undiagnosed Heart disease
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Heart disease
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Heart disease
- Medical Malpractice and Heart disease
- Associated Conditions of Heart disease
- Inheritance and Genetics of Heart disease
- Treatments for Heart disease
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Heart disease
- Prevention of Heart disease
- Cure Research for Heart disease
- Deaths from Heart disease
- Death Statistics for Types of Heart disease
- Statistics about Heart disease
- Statistics by Country for Heart disease
- Medical News Summaries About Heart disease
- Hospital Statistics for Heart disease
- Books about Heart disease
- Articles about Heart disease
- Glossary for Heart disease
- CARDIOMEGALY (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- CARDIAC MURMURS (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Cardiomegaly (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Gallops & Extra Heart Sounds (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Irregular Heart Rhythms (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Abnormal Heart Sounds (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Heart Failure (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- CARDIOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Congestive Heart Failure (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Cardiac Arrest (Sudden Cardiopulmonary Collapse) (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Heart Murmurs* (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Valvular heart disease (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Cardiac arrhythmias (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Cardiac tamponade (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Heart failure (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Cardiomegaly (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Congestive Heart Failure (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Heart Murmur, Diastolic (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Heart Murmur, Systolic (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Cardiomegaly/Congestive Heart Failure (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Discrete Heart Sounds (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Valvular heart disease (Handbook of Diseases)
- Cardiac arrhythmias (Handbook of Diseases)
- Cardiac tamponade (Handbook of Diseases)
- Heart failure (Handbook of Diseases)
- Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (Handbook of Diseases)
- Heart Murmurs (Asymptomatic) (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Cardiac Failure (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- CARDIOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Do not forget to prescribe prophylaxis against endocarditis for patients with heart disease (Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)
- Give ketamine in patients with significant cardiac disease or sepsis (Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)
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