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Heart News

The latest heart-related news headlines.

• High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
• Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
• Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
• More related headlines

Heart Disease Feature Story

Marital Discord Can Harm the Heart

Family problems rival smoking and cholesterol as a risk factor

Bickering, controlling spouses might be setting themselves up for heart disease. And the damage they sustain appears to differ by sex, researchers have found. full story»

Heart-Related Illnesses and Conditions

Find information about illnesses and conditions that relate to the heart or search the entire database.

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Heart-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Heart-Related Drug Guide

Search the Drug Guide, an electronic drug reference that provides useful patient education, summaries of more than 2,400 commonly prescribed medications.


Ace Inhibitors
AntiCoagulants
Beta Blockers
Long-Acting Calcium Channel Blockers
Nitrates (Nitroglycerin and Long-Acting Nitrates)

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Medical Tests

Ambulatory Electrocardiography

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Catheterization or Coronary Angiography

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Chest X-Ray

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Echocardiography

Electrocardiography

Exercise Electrocardiography

Homocysteine

Pulse Measurement

Thallium/Technetium (Sestamibi) Cardiac Scan

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