Treatment of Heart Disease

By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease

No area of medicine has progressed more dramatically in recent decades than in the treatment of heart disease. The articles on this page discuss important aspects of many of the therapies being used today for coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias.

1. Treating Coronary Artery Disease
2. Treating Heart Failure
3. Treating Heart Rhythm Problems

Treating Coronary Artery Disease

These articles pertain to the treatment of coronary artery disease and heart attacks.

• Surviving a heart attack - 1st 24 hours
• Surviving a heart attack - after the first day
• A post-heart attack treatment check-list
• Sudden death after heart attacks
• Heart attack treatment guidelines improve survival
• Stenting for coronary artery disease
• EECP for angina

• Ranexa for angina
• Chelation fails again
• Plavix not helpful for stable CAD
• Restenosis
• Brachytherapy - radiation therapy for coronary artery disease
• Can coronary artery disease be reversed?

Treating Heart Failure

These articles are related to the treatment of heart failure.

• Cardiomyopathy and heart failure - Part 1
• Cardiomyopathy and heart failure - Part 2
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Diastolic heart failure
• New guidelines for treating heart failure
• Beta blockers in the treatment of heart failure

• ACE inhibitors in the treatment of heart failure
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
• Exercise in heart failure
• Treating heart failure in women
• Heart failure patients often get insufficient care
• Heart transplant is not the only option for "end stage" disease

Treating Heart Rhythm Problems

These articles describe the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders.

• Drug therapy for cardiac arrhythmias
• Amiodarone for cardiac arrhythmias
• Cardiac pacemakers
• Should you have an implantable defibrillator?

• Ablation therapy for cardiac arrhythmias
• Treating PVCs
• Treating atrial fibrillation
• Is ablation a "cure" for atrial fibrillation?