Symptoms and Diagnosis of Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Attacks
Coronary artery disease - the disease of the blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle - is the most common, and most commonly deadly, form of heart disease. Here are several articles that describe coronary artery disease, the medical conditions it can produce, and how it is diagnosed.
- An overview of coronary artery disease
- New Thinking on Coronary Artery Disease
- What is Atherosclerosis?
- Heart Attack Risk Factors
- How Coronary Artery Disease is Diagnosed
- Noninvasive Testing for CAD
- The Causes of Chest Pain
- Stable Angina
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Unstable angina
- NSTEMI
- How To Survive a Heart Attack
- Treating CAD - An Overview
- Treating Unstable Angina and NSTEMI
- Medical Treatment for Stable Angina
- CAD in Women
Heart Failure
The following links lead to information on symptoms and diagnosis of heart failure.
- How the heart works (heart chambers and valves)
- Heart Failure - The Basics
- Heart muscle disease - cardiomyopathy, part 1
- Heart muscle disease - cardiomyopathy, part 2
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Diastolic dysfunction
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Cardiac catheterization and angiography
- Echocardiography
- Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
- MUGA scans
- Cardiac MRI
Heart Rhythm Problems
It's with you your entire life, yet you probably don't notice it much: your heartbeat. When normal, the heartbeat is nice and regular, and has just the right rate. But when things aren't quite right -- when the heartbeat is too fast or too slow, or just too irregular -- it's known as a cardiac arrhythmia (heart rhythm problem), which is among the most common of the heart disorders.[p]Most people, in fact, have occasional cardiac arrhythmias. The significance of cardiac arrhythmias can vary tremendously. Many arrhythmias are completely benign, while others are extremely dangerous and life-threatening.
- The cardiac electrical system
- Premature atrial complexes (PACs)
- Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs)
- Bradycadias (slow heart rhythms)
- Tachycardias (fast heart rhythms)
- Inappropriate sinus tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Long QT syndrome
- Bundle branch block (BBB)
- Palpitations
- Dizziness
- Syncope (loss of consciousness)
- Cardiac arrest
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Holter monitor and event monitor studies
- Electrophysiology study
Congenital Heart Diseases
Congenital heart diseases are an assortment of cardiac problems that are present at birth.
Other Heart Diseases
The following articles describe various heart disorders, such as heart valve disease, pericardial disease, and the dysautonomias.
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