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Certain types of heart disease, such as heart defects, can't be prevented. However, you can prevent many other types of heart disease by making lifestyle changes, learn about them below.   ...

Learn about the variety of tests we provide to help diagnose a variety of heart diseases and conditions:  Ambulatory blood pressure monitor Electrocardiogram (EKG) Coronary CT angiog...

Seek emergency medical care if you have these heart disease symptoms: Chest pain Shortness of breath Fainting If you suspect you're having a heart attack, immediately call 911. I...

In heart valve disease, also known as valvular heart disease, one or more of the valves in your heart doesn't work properly. Your heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the correct directio...

Congenital heart disease is one or more problems with the heart's structure that you're born with. Congenital heart disease, also called congenital heart defect, can change the way blood flows through...

Heart rhythm problems, or heart arrhythmias, occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Hear...

Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels ― the coronary arteries ― that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing depos...

Peripheral artery disease, also called peripheral arterial disease, is a common circulatory problem where narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs. When you develop peripheral artery disease...

Aortic valve disease is a condition where the valve between the main pumping chamber of your heart and the main artery to your body, the aorta, doesn't work properly. Aortic valve disease may be a con...