Evidence from clinical trials now indicates that in patients with stable angina, medical treatment can be as effective as the more invasive treatments we hear so much about, treatments like bypass surgery, angioplasty and stents.

But what, exactly, is medical therapy for angina? It turns out that treating angina medically is an art that involves the judicious use of several treatment modalities, some of which are well-known to doctors and others less so. You can read all about the medical therapy of angina here.

Implantable defibrillators (ICDs) are highly effective at preventing sudden cardiac death from heart arrhythmias. Unfortunately, most of the more than 400,000 Americans who die suddenly each year never learn that their risk is high - and therefore, they never have the opportunity to consider an ICD.

Here is a brief article that discusses the current thinking on which people should consider receiving an ICD.

Pulmonary hypertension - the condition in which the blood pressure within the pulmonary artery is elevated - is always a potentially serious problem, and often a life-threatening one.  If you have pulmonary hypertension it is critical that your doctor take every step necessary to identify the underlying  cause, and institute aggressive therapy.  Here's what you need to know about pulmonary hypertension.

Chest pain is a common symptom that is commonly misunderstood. Click here to read about the causes of chest pain, and how it should be evaluated.