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Diseases & Conditions
• Aortic aneurysm
• Aortic dissection
• Aortic valve regurgitation
• Aortic valve stenosis
• Arteriosclerosis / Atherosclerosis
• Atrial fibrillation
• Atrial septal defect (ASD)
• Buerger's disease
• Bundle branch block
• Cardiomyopathy
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Ebstein's anomaly
• Endocarditis
• Heart arrhythmias
• Heart murmurs
• High blood cholesterol
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
• Left ventricular hypertrophy
• Long QT syndrome
• Low blood pressure (hypotension)
• Lymphedema
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Mitral valve regurgitation
• Mitral valve stenosis
• Myocarditis
• Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
• Patent foramen ovale
• Pericarditis
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Prehypertension
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Raynaud's disease
• Rheumatic fever
• Sudden cardiac arrest
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Thrombophlebitis
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Tricuspid atresia
• Varicose veins
• Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Features
• Congenital heart defects: When your baby's born with a heart malformation
• Cholesterol: The best foods to lower your cholesterol and protect your heart
• Cholesterol levels: What numbers should you aim for?
• HDL cholesterol: How to boost your 'good' cholesterol
• Is cholesterol in turkey? Check your Thanksgiving favorites
• Lowering cholesterol: Could your diet use some TLC?
• Mediterranean diet for heart health
• Policosanol: Popular supplement doesn't reduce cholesterol
• Reduce cholesterol with lifestyle changes
• Statins: Are these cholesterol-lowering drugs right for you?
• Triglycerides: Why do they matter?
• ACE inhibitors: New warning for pregnant women
• Automated external defibrillators: Do you need an AED?
• Cardiac rehabilitation: Building a better life after heart disease
• Cardiovascular disease 101: Know your heart and blood vessels
• Chest X-rays: Helping detect heart and lung conditions
• Coronary angiography and other heart catheterization procedures
• Coronary calcium scans: Heart scans mired in controversy
• Echocardiogram: Sound imaging of the heart
• Electrocardiogram: Tracing the electrical path through the heart
• Flu shots: Important if you have heart disease
• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: After your ICD is implanted
• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Controlling a chaotic heart
• Menus for heart-healthy eating
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
• Angiotensin II receptor blockers
• Are you at risk? Factors that can cause high blood pressure
• Beta blockers
• Calcium channel blockers
• Central-acting agents
• Choosing blood pressure medications
• DASH diet: Avoid hidden dangers when dining out
• DASH diet: Shopping, cooking and a well-stocked kitchen
• Diuretics
• Doing the DASH: Taking the guesswork out of healthy eating
• High blood pressure: Early treatment may offer protection
• High blood pressure: Get the most out of home monitoring
• High blood pressure: Take steps to control it
• High blood pressure and children: Early treatment offers hope
• High blood pressure and exercise: Why activity is key
• High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges
• How being black affects your blood pressure
• How being older affects your blood pressure
• Resistant hypertension: When your blood pressure is difficult to control
• Sample menus for the DASH eating plan
• Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection?
• The dangers of high blood pressure: A look at what hypertension can do to different parts of your body
• Vasodilators
• Claudication: When circulation problems cause leg pain
• Pacemakers: Generating regular heartbeats
• Secondary high blood pressure: When another condition causes hypertension
• Heart-healthy eating to help prevent cardiovascular disease