Heart Disease

What is Heart Disease?

• Anatomy of the heart

Warning Signals

• Heart attack warning signals
• Heart attack and women
• Heart attack myths
• Cardiac arrest warning signs

Prevention of Risk Factors

• Diabetes
• High blood cholesterol
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Being overweight
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Physical inactivity
• Smoking
• Stress
• Risk factors you can't control
• Women's issues

Emergency Care

• Cardiac arrest
• CPR
• AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators)
• HSFC's role in CPR Science 
• CPR courses
• CPR courses for the general public 
• CPR training

Heart Disease Conditions

• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial fibrillation 
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital heart disease 
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart attack 
• Heart block
• Heart failure 
• Infective endocarditis
• Kawasaki disease
• Long QT Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Pericarditis
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Valve disorders

Tests

• Angiography/arteriography
•  Blood and urine
• Cardiac catheterization
• Chest X-ray
• Doppler ultrasound
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
• Electrophysiology Studies (EPS)
• Exercise electrocardiogram (stress test)
• Holter or event monitoring
• Physical exam
• Thallium/cardiolite scan
• Tilt table exam
• Transesophogeal echocardiogram (TEE)

Treatment

• Medications
•  Surgery and other procedures

Other resources 

• Blood pressure guidelines (2008) (PDF)
• Coping with Stress 
• Diabetes and you: Manage your lifestyle. Reduce your risk. 
• Emergency signs, signals, actions – for life 
• Emergency wallet card for heart attacks and strokes
• Find reliable health information online 
• Get your Blood Pressure under control (PDF) 
• Heart and Soul: Your Guide to Living with Congenital Heart Disease (PDF)
• HeartSmart™ Women: A guide to living with and preventing heart disease and stroke 
• Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment^TM
• Just breathe: Becoming and remaining smoke free
• Lifestyle changes to manage your high blood pressure
• Living with Cholesterol (PDF) 
• Managing Congestive Heart Failure (PDF)
• Recovery Road (PDF)
• Stress Test: How fit are you when it comes to managing stress? 
• Taking control: Lower your risk of heart disease and stroke (PDF)

Living With Heart Disease

• Resuming activities
• Cardiac rehab