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.
- Treating Coronary Artery Disease
- Treating and Recovering from Heart Attacks
- Treating Heart Failure
- Treating Heart Rhythm Problems
Treating Coronary Artery Disease
These articles pertain to the treatment of coronary artery disease and heart attacks.
- Overview of treating coronary artery disease
- What are the medical treatments for coronary artery disease?
- Angioplasty - what is it, and when should it be used?
- Stents - when should stents be used for coronary artery disease?
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Nitrates for the treatment of angina
- Beta blockers for the treatment of coronary artery disease
- Calcium blockers for the treatment of angina
- Ranexa for angina
- EECP for angina
- Stenting for coronary artery disease
- Chelation fails again
- Plavix not helpful for stable CAD
- Restenosis
- Can coronary artery disease be reversed?
- Brachytherapy - radiation therapy for coronary artery disease
Treating and Recovering from Heart Attacks
Heart attacks - or myocardial infarctions - are dangerous, life-threatening events. These articles describe the treatments that can improve your odds of surviving a heart attack, and leading as normal life as possible afterwards.
- First Aid for someone who might be having a heart attack
- Surviving a heart attack - 1st 24 hours
- Surviving a heart attack - after the first day
- A post-heart attack treatment check-list
- Preventing sudden death after heart attacks
- Following the treatment guidelines improves heart attack survival
- Sex after a Heart Attack - Advice for Men
- Depression After a Heart Attack
- Cardiac enzymes and heart attacks
- Sex after a Heart Attack - Advice for Women
- Acute pericarditis after a heart attack
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
- All about heart transplantation
- 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.
