If you want a simple definition of what heart disease is: it can be one of several abnormal conditions that affect the heart and/or the blood vessels in the heart. These conditions can be classified into three major types.
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) – One Form Of Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Disease is the most common example [...]

With a name like “congenital”, you could be forgiven wondering if strange genitalia is what causes congenital heart disease.  You might even think that bad luck in the genetic lottery is what causes congenital heart disease.  Actually, we really don’t have a definite answer as to why some people get this disease and some don’t.  [...]

One of the reasons our species is so successful is because we look for shortcuts in getting any kind of job done.  Unfortunately, we also look for shortcuts when it comes to out health, such as thinking that if you take Vitamin E and heart disease will never hammer you.  Just take a pill once [...]

Heart disease is not one particular type of trouble – it is a disorder of the circulatory system, and, in particular, the heart. Each of the many types of heart disease can be referring to damage to the heart’s muscle, valves, lining, arteries, or electrical system. There are many types of heart disease, and a [...]

For many years, when it came to studying heart disease, women were a distinct afterthought. The studies have been done based on men, and never a care was given to even the idea that statistics about heart disease might be different or women.
Now, things are better. Researchers are well aware that a woman’s body is [...]

As far as smoking and heart disease is concerned, it goes without saying that cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes for heart attacks and strokes as well as a number of other secondary vascular diseases. It is thus a good idea to learn more about smoking and heart disease and probably the first [...]

So you’ve been told you have heart disease – now, can you reverse it? It really depends what you mean by “reverse.” Perhaps your doctor explained to you that for some kinds of heart disease, the damage is already done. The best thing may be to have surgery (like for coronary artery disease) to open [...]

Rehabilitation of rheumatic heart disease is something that deserves to be taken very seriously, especially as the way that patients of rheumatic heart disease are treated today is a lot different from the traditional treatment methods which involved taking rest for six weeks following this form of a heart attack. In fact, because so [...]

Pulmonary heart disease, or cor pulmonale, is a term used to describe a change in the structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.  This disease can develop very slowly and it may e years before one notices symptoms.   Most of the people with this disease [...]

As the old saying goes, “Where there’s life, there’s hope.”  This is especially true for people with heart disease.  Although getting the diagnosis makes you feel anything but hopeful, it is not a death sentence.  There are many treatment options and changes you can do in order to still have a good quality of life [...]