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Treatment of Heart Disease

By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com

Updated: December 28, 2007

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Major advances have taken place over the past several decades, and continue to take place, regarding the treatment of heart disease. One of the main purposes of this website is to keep you informed of new information about treating heart disease as it becomes available. Knowing what your options are regarding therapy is an important step in learning to live with heart disease.

Treating Heart Disease

Coronary Artery Disease
Surviving and thriving after you have coronary artery disease means both you and your doctor have to do the right things. Here's what you need to know about coronary artery disease, angina, and heart attacks.

Heart Failure
Study after study show two things: 1) receiving appropriate treatment for heart failure makes you feel better and live longer, and 2) many doctors fail to give the appropriate therapy. Here's what you need to know.

Heart Rhythm Problems
A primer on the cardiac arrhythmias - PVCs, atrial fibrillation, SVT, IST, and other heart arrhythmias - their causes, the symptoms they produce, and how they should be treated.

Miscellaneous Heart Problems
Articles on miscellaneous topics including the dysautonomias, pericarditis, valvular heart disease, and others.

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