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Symptom Checker
Symptom checker - symptoms associated with heart disease

The Cardiac Risk Factors
The cardiac risk factors

Is Low Cholesterol Bad in Heart Failure?
Is low cholesterol bad in heart failure?

New Recommendations on Obesity
Recommendations on screening for obesity

What To Do If You Are At High Risk For Heart Disease
What to do if you have high risk for heart disease

Why the Health Care System Behaves the Way It Does
Why the health care system behaves the way it does

How the Blood Clots; How to Prevent Abnormal Clotting
How the blood clots, and how to prevent abnormal clotting

Brief Review of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Brief review of cardiac arrhythmias

Brief Review of Coronary Artery Disease
Brief summary of coronary artery disease

Heart muscle problems - Cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle problems - cardiomyopathy

A Brief Survey of Valvular Heart Disease
a brief survey of valvular heart disease

The Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
The transesophageal echocardiogram

The Cardiac Electrical System
The cardiac electrical system

The Heart's Chambers and Valves
A description of the heart's chambers and valves

Anatomy of the Normal Coronary Arteries
Normal coronary artery anatomy

Long QT Syndrome
Long QT syndrome - torsades de pointes

An Uh Oh for Atkins?
Children on a low-carb diet had worsened lipid profile

Atkins Vindicated?
Has the contoversial Atkins low carbohydrate diet been vindicated by new data?

Low Fats, or Low Carbs?
Low fat diets vs low carbohydrate diets - is there common ground?

Problems With the Drug-Coated Stent?
Problems reported with the drug coated stent

FDA: "Never mind, Cypher is fine."
Previous warnings on Cypher drug coated stents were false alarms

Docs Drop the Ball on Risk Assessment
While risk assessment is easy, doctors are failing to do it

Mr. Cheney Has an ICD - Should You?
Preventing sudden death after heart attacks is not something that's only for Vice Presidents

Say Nuts to Heart Disease
Eating nuts can help prevent heart disease

Beta Blockers in Heart Failure
Beta blockers in heart failure

 
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