Heart Disease

What Causes High Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the term used to describe the pressure exerted on the arterial walls as blood flows through them. This pressure is at its highest when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the arteries and is called the systolic pressure.

Obesity in Adults

Cardiology Procedures

Heart Failure

Hypertension Risk Factors

Structure and Function of the Heart

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Heart Failure Causes

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Heart Rate Reserve

What is Obesity?

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Heart Failure Symptoms

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Heart Failure Management

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Dieting for Obese Children

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

How the Heart Pumps Blood

What is Heart Rate?

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Failure Classification

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

What is high cholesterol?

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Hypertension Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Target Heart Rate

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is a Heart Attack?

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Cardiovascular Drugs

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

What is Cholesterol?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Hypertension Treatment

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Cardiology?

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Heart Attack Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Attack Symptoms

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Surviving Heart Attack

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

High Blood Pressure in Children

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Cholesterol Physiology

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart Failure Prognosis

Heart Failure Terminology

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