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We found about 98 results for Heart Attack
  1. Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
  2. How a HeartAttack Happens Get a clear, simple explanation of what happens during a heartattack.
  3. Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
  4. Heart Attack and Stroke: A Woman's Risk Learn why it's important to know your risks for heartattack and stroke if you're a woman.
  5. Heart attack: Fast facts Learn what a heartattack is.
  6. Heart Attack Covers causes of heartattack (myocardial infarction, or MI) and unstable angina. Discusses symptoms like chest pain or pressure. Explains MI and angina differences. Offers prevention tips. Covers diagnostic tests and treatment with medicines and surgery.
  7. Coronary Artery Disease: 7 Ways to Help Lower Your Risk for a HeartAttack Learn seven ways that can help you lower your risk for a heartattack.
  8. Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a HeartAttack or Stroke? Guides people not already diagnosed with coronary artery disease through decision to take statin medicine to lower risk of heartattack or stroke. Covers cholesterol and other risk factors. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  9. Thrombolytics for HeartAttack and Stroke
  10. Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for HeartAttack and Stroke
  11. How Plaque Increases the Risk of a HeartAttack Learn how plaque in blood vessels can become a problem and cause a heartattack.
  12. After a HeartAttack: Taking Beta-Blockers Learn how beta-blocker medicine helps your heart heal after a heartattack.
  13. How to Prevent a Second HeartAttack Learn how medicines and a healthy lifestyle help protect you from another heartattack.
  14. Is It a HeartAttack? Hear a story about how heart attacks may feel different than you expect.
  15. Heart Attack and Stroke: Lowering a Woman's Risk See how three women made heart-healthy lifestyle changes to help lower their risk for heartattack and stroke.
  16. Preventing a HeartAttack or Stroke: How Aspirin May Help See why your doctor may prescribe aspirin to help prevent a heartattack or stroke.
  17. Statins Are Important After a HeartAttack Learn why taking a statin pill is such an important part of your treatment.
  18. Learning About Risk for HeartAttack and Stroke Learn what raises your risk for having a heartattack or stroke and how you can lower your risk.
  19. After a HeartAttack: Taking an Aspirin or Antiplatelet Learn why it's important to take antiplatelet medicine or a daily aspirin after a heartattack.
  20. Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a HeartAttack
  21. Physical Activity Helps Prevent a HeartAttack and Stroke
  22. Resuming Sexual Activity After a HeartAttack
  23. Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk Covers risk of heart disease and stroke in women. Lists things that increase risk. Lists prevention steps, such as diet, exercise, not smoking, managing cholesterol and blood pressure, and making decisions on birth control and hormone therapy.
  24. Aspirin to Prevent HeartAttack and Stroke Discusses taking aspirin to prevent a first and second heartattack for people who have coronary artery disease. Covers aspirin therapy to help lower risk of a stroke. Discusses if aspirin therapy is for you. Looks at things to avoid while taking aspirin.
  25. Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a HeartAttack or Stroke? Guides people who have not had a heartattack or a stroke through decision to take daily aspirin. Discusses benefits and risks. Looks at who can take daily aspirin. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
  26. Cholesterol: Choosing a Heart-Healthy Life Learn about making healthy changes that can help lower your risk for heartattack and stroke.
  27. Heart and Circulation Provides link to info on high cholesterol and cholesterol/triglyceride tests. Also has links to info on coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease of the legs, plus tools to decide about treatment options.
  28. Coronary Artery Disease: Every Step Matters Learn how heart disease affects you and how to help prevent a heartattack.
  29. Chest Problems Briefly discusses possible causes of chest pain, which include angina, heartattack, pneumothorax, and chest wall pain. Covers heartattack symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  30. High Cholesterol Covers the kinds of cholesterol. Explains that cholesterol is one of many risk factors for heartattack and stroke. Covers treatment to lower risk of heartattack and stroke, which includes healthy habits and statins.
  31. Statins: Should You Take Them to Lower Your Risk? Compare the pros and cons of taking a statin to lower your risk for heartattack and stroke.
  32. Cardiac Rehabilitation Discusses cardiac rehabilitation (rehab), which helps you feel better and reduce risk of future heart problems with exercise and lifestyle changes. Looks at rehab for people who have heart conditions such as heartattack, heart surgery, or heart failure.
  33. Exercise Electrocardiogram (EKG) Covers exercise stress test, also called treadmill test or exercise EKG. Explains why it's done, such as finding cause of angina symptoms and checking exercise tolerance after heartattack. Includes how it's done and how it feels. Includes risks.
  34. Coronary Artery Disease Includes causes and symptoms of heart disease. Looks at cholesterol, hypertension, and risk of heartattack. Covers diet, physical activity, and treatment with medicines, angioplasty, and bypass surgery. Includes how to help prevent heart disease.
  35. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Discusses transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a mini-stroke. Covers causes, including blood clot as a result of atherosclerosis. Looks at treatment with medicines, surgery, and lifestyle changes. Discusses prevention steps.
  36. Acute Coronary Syndrome Covers angina and symptoms that happen when the heart does not get enough blood. Covers unstable angina and heartattack. Discusses treatment with medicines, angioplasty, or bypass surgery. Offers prevention tips.
  37. Coronary Angioplasty Covers a procedure, also called percutaneous coronary intervention, to widen narrow coronary arteries for stable angina and heartattack. Includes a slideshow of angioplasty. Describes use of stent and balloon to open artery. Explains why it's done and when it's not done. Includes how well it works, risks, and recovery...
  38. What Is a TIA? Learn about transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and what the risks are when you have one.
  39. What Is Clot-Busting (Thrombolytic) Treatment? Learn how clot-busting medicines are used for emergencies like stroke and heartattack.
  40. High Blood Pressure Covers causes and symptoms of high blood pressure. Explains systolic and diastolic pressure numbers. Looks at treatment and prevention steps. Includes risks of untreated high blood pressure such as heartattack, stroke, and kidney failure.
  41. Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
  42. Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
  43. Rheumatic Fever and the Heart
  44. Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish and Fish Oil
  45. Cholesterol: How It Raises Your Risk Learn how high cholesterol raises your risk for heartattack and stroke.
  46. Fainting
  47. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Lifestyle Changes
  48. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Medicine and Exercise
  49. Cardiac Rehabilitation Team
  50. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Hospital Program
  51. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Home Program
  52. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Outpatient Program
  53. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Monitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise
  54. Cardiac Rehab: How It Can Help Hear how cardiac rehab helped others have less fear and be more sure about how to live with a heart problem.
  55. Carotid Endarterectomy Discusses carotid endarterectomy surgery to remove plaque buildup in the carotid arteries to prevent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Includes info on how surgery can help prevent future strokes. Looks at long-term aspirin treatment.
  56. Cardiac Rehab: What Is It? Learn how cardiac rehab works and how it can help you get stronger and feel better.
  57. Stroke Discusses ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and TIA (transient ischemic attack). Describes stroke symptoms and importance of acting fast if symptoms develop. Covers stroke treatment and prevention.
  58. Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease
  59. ACE Inhibitors and ARBs: Helping Blood Flow Better Find out why it's important to keep taking your ACE inhibitor or ARB and how to make it easier.
  60. Stroke: Fast facts Learn the definition of a stroke.
  61. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Weight and Resistance Training
  62. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Exercise
  63. What Is a Stroke? Learn what a stroke is and what problems it can cause.
  64. Exercising to Prevent a Stroke
  65. Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
  66. Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Guides through the decision to have a carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke if you have not already had a stroke or TIA. Lists pros and cons. Explains risks. Looks at other treatments. Has interactive tool to help you decide.
  67. Carotid Artery Procedure: How Others Decided Hear what other people thought about as they decided whether to have a procedure to help prevent a stroke.
  68. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Maintenance Program
  69. Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older Briefly discusses the common causes of nausea and vomiting, including stomach illnesses, infections, health conditions, and medicines. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  70. Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take an anticoagulant to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
  71. After a Stroke: Taking a Blood Thinner for A-Fib Learn why it's important to take blood-thinning medicine after your stroke.
  72. Stroke: How to Prevent Another One
  73. Stroke: Getting Dressed
  74. Stroke: Perception Changes
  75. Stroke: What's Your Risk? Learn about some of the risk factors for stroke and find out how to help reduce stroke risk.
  76. After a Stroke: Your Self-Care Plan Learn how your self-care plan can help you manage after a stroke.
  77. Stroke Recovery: Using Support to Stay Positive Get help thinking about ways to stay positive and hopeful after a stroke.
  78. Self-Care After a Stroke
  79. Stroke: Changes in Emotions
  80. Stroke: Problems With Ignoring the Affected Side
  81. Stroke: Speech and Language Problems
  82. Stroke: Understanding the Symptoms Learn the symptoms of stroke and why it's important to call emergency services right away.
  83. Stroke: Know the Signs and BE FAST Learn how to recognize stroke symptoms and know when to call for emergency services.
  84. Stroke: Behavior Changes
  85. Carotid Artery Procedures: Stroke Prevention Explore your treatment options for stroke prevention when you have a narrowed carotid artery.
  86. Stroke: Dealing With Depression
  87. Stroke: Memory Tips
  88. Stroke: Common Problems
  89. Stroke: Understanding Your Emotions Learn about the range of emotions you may experience after you've had a stroke.
  90. After a Stroke: Taking an Antiplatelet Learn why it's important to take antiplatelet medicine after a stroke.
  91. Stroke: Preventing Injury in Affected Limbs
  92. Stroke Rehabilitation
  93. Driving a Car After a Stroke
  94. Stroke: What Is Stroke Rehab? Learn how stroke rehab works and how it can help you get stronger and feel better.
  95. Stroke Recovery: Finding What Inspires You Getting better after a stroke takes patience and effort. See how others found inspiration to keep going.
  96. Stroke: Your Rehabilitation Team
  97. Stroke: Bladder and Bowel Problems
  98. Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant (apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, or rivaroxaban) to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants.

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