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Heart Disease
Heart Disease Topic

Heart Disease Topic
Learn the keys to better heart health.

Heart News  
The latest heart-related news headlines.

• Longer Time Frame for Clot-Busting Drug May Help Beat Stroke
• Stroke Prevention Treatment Varies Widely Across U.S.
• Childhood Cancer May Be Linked to Later Heart Problems
• More related headlines

Related News

Heart Disease Feature Story  

Stem Cells Hold Hope in Combating AnginaStem Cells Hold Hope in Combating Angina

Treatment may help restore blood flow when other methods fail

An investigative technique that uses stem cells may offer hope to people who can't get relief from the severe pain of blocked heart arteries with conventional treatments such as angioplasty or bypass surgery. full story»


Heart-Related Illnesses and Conditions  
Find information about illnesses and conditions that relate to the heart or search the entire database.



Illnesses and Conditions
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Heart-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine  
Search complementary and alternative therapies for heart.


Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Search entire Complementary and Alternative Medicine database.

Heart-Related Drug Guide  
Search the Drug Guide, an electronic drug reference that provides useful patient education, summaries of more than 2,400 commonly prescribed medications.





drug guide

Ace Inhibitors



AntiCoagulants


Beta Blockers



Long-Acting Calcium Channel Blockers



Nitrates (Nitroglycerin and Long-Acting Nitrates)



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Medical Tests 

Ambulatory Electrocardiography

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Catheterization or Coronary Angiography

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Chest X-Ray

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Echocardiography

Electrocardiography

Exercise Electrocardiography

Homocysteine

Pulse Measurement

Thallium/Technetium (Sestamibi) Cardiac Scan

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