Education

This section provides links to information that will help you learn more about your disease as well as tests and procedures for your heart. This information has been reviewed and is felt to be accurate and unbiased. In almost all cases, the information is presented without influence of any pharmaceutical or medical device company.

Some of these links will open a new web page, while others are PDF files.

Determine Your Risk for Heart Disease

• Calculate My Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Calculate My Risk for Heart Attack Using My Cholesterol Values

Cardiology Topics

• General Patient Education from the American College of Cardiology
• Normal Heart Anatomy
• Normal Heart Function

Coronary Artery Disease (Blockages)

• What is Angina?
• Angioplasty and Stents

Heart Failure

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Biventricular Pacemakers

Rhythm Problems (Arrhythmias)

• What are Arrhythmias?
• Rhythm (Electrophysiology) Studies
• Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
• What is Sudden Cardiac Death? (Fatal Arrhythmia)
• Fact Sheet on Sudden Cardiac Death
• Defibrillators (ICD's)
• Pacemakers

Valve Disease

• Aortic Stenosis
• Mitral Regurgitation

Heart Testing

• Carotid Ultrasound
• Echocardiogram (Ultrasound of the Heart)
• Stress Testing
• Cardiac CT