Heart Disease
56 Articles & Excerpts
Preventing Heart Disease by Reducing Cholesterol
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
If you are an adult without CHD, you can expect your doctor to measure your total blood cholesterol and HDL cholesterol at least once every five years, and to assess other risk factors for CHD during regular visits.
Foods That Could Lower Heart Disease Risk
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA approves health claim for foods that contain plant sterol and stanol esters, shown to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. Planning a healthier diet that helps reduce the risk of heart disease just got easier.
Red Alert
 King of Hearts: The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
by G. Wayne Miller
This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of open-heart surgery, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, who, along with colleagues at University Hospital in Minneapolis and a small band of pioneers elsewhere, accomplished what many experts considered
Implanted Defibrillators and Pacemakers
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Implanted defibrillators and pacemakers have undergone miniaturization and other technical advances, making them gentler and more efficient in steadying abnormal heartbeats. But glitches still occur.
Women and Heart Disease
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Heart disease has been the number one killer of women since the turn of the century. Yet, until recently, many considered it a man's disease. Today awareness is growing of how women's symptoms and treatment may differ from men's.
What Is High Blood Cholesterol? How is it Treated?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cholesterol levels are determined through chemical analysis of a blood sample taken from a finger prick or from a vein in the arm. Home cholesterol kits, first approved in 1993, test only for total cholesterol levels but are as accurate as tests done
BiDil: Heart Drug for Black Patients
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
BiDil is a combination of two older drugs, hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate. Hydralazine relaxes the arteries so the heart doesn't have to work as hard to push blood through them. Isosorbide dinitrate relaxes both the veins and the arteries.
Treating High Blood Cholesterol: Drug Treatments
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Statins work by interfering with the cholesterol-producing mechanisms of the liver and by increasing the capacity of the liver to remove cholesterol from circulating blood. Statins can lower LDL cholesterol by as much as 60 percent, depending on the drug
Keep Your Cholesterol Under Control
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Highly effective drugs are available to lower cholesterol, but diet and exercise still come first. The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes.
Heart Disease Facts, Symptoms and Prevention
by CDC
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of disability. Almost 700,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. each year. That is about 29% of all U.S. deaths.
Artificial Heart Helps People Awaiting Transplants
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
About 4,000 people in the United States await heart transplants each year. During a typical year, only about 2,200 donor hearts become available. Some of the 4,000 people awaiting heart transplants have non-reversible biventricular failure and could be
Lowering Cholesterol
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though a number of drugs are available to treat elevated blood cholesterol, the first line of defense is lifestyle, including diet modification, increased exercise, and smoking cessation.
Heart Disease : Signs and Symptoms
by CDC
If the blood supply to the heart muscle is cut off, a heart attack can result. Cells in the heart muscle do not receive enough oxygen and begin to die. The more time that passes without treatment to restore blood flow, the greater the damage to the heart.
Devices Treat Heart Defects
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA recently approved new devices to treat two forms of heart defects that may be present at birth. The defects, also known as congenital heart defects, involve holes in the heart called septal defects.
Heart and Arteries Health for Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
Age is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Heart disease and stroke incidence rises steeply after age 65, accounting for more than 40 percent of all deaths among people age 65 to 74 and almost 60 percent at age 85 and above.
Women with Diabetes Face Greater Risk of Heart Disease
by National Institute of Health
If you are overweight, you are at risk for diabetes. And if you are a woman, you should know that diabetes can affect you differently than a man, particularly your heart. Diabetes is on the rise, both in men and women, young and old.
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