Conditions & Disabilities  /  Heart Disease

• Heart Disease and Associated Problems

  To be told you have heart disease can strike fear into anyone hearing it for the first time, however it's not as bad as it sounds. In this article I am going to explain some of the terms, causes and remedies associated w [...]

• What Are the Causes of Heart Disease?

  Millions of Americans suffer from it, but what really are the causes of heart disease? There is almost as many myths and misinformation about the causes of heart disease as there are actual causes. Everything from fatty [...]

• How To Live With Heart Disease

  The agony of finding out that you may be suffering from some form of heart disease is usually traumatic. Your doctor has just received the laboratory test results for the battery of tests that you have completed during y [...]

• Understanding Child Heart Disease

  Heart disease is a disorder, which affect the proper functioning of the heart. Child heart disease is common affecting many newborn and older children. This article examines the various child heart diseases and their tre [...]

• Facts About Heart Disease You Need To Know

  Basically, heart disease is a disorder affecting the ability of the heart to function normally. There are many forms of heart disease of varied etiology. The most widespread form of heart disease is high cholesterol. In [...]

• High Blood Pressure

  High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is a disease caused by taking lots of tension. This happens when you keep on thinking continuously about a variety of matters. In High Blood Pressure, the blood circulation pressure in [...]

• Viagra Is Good for the Heart

  Viagra (Sildenafil citrate), which millions of men take for erectile dysfunction (ED), reduces the effects of hormonal stress on the heart by half, according to a study published online in the journal Circulation. Viagra [...]

• PAD, Peripheral Artery Disease

  Do you know that in the U.S alone 8 to 12 million people are suffering from PAD, more commonly known as poor circulation. The scary thing is that each year these numbers seem to be steadily increasing because of peoples [...]

• Mitral Valve Prolapse - A Heart Condition

  Mitral Valve allows blood to flow in one direction from the atrium (upper chamber) to the ventricle (lower chamber). It is one of the four valves separating different chambers of the heart. Mitral valve causes problem if [...]

• What is Heart Disease?

  The term heart disease is a very broad term. Problems can arise within the heart muscle, arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle, or the valves within the heart that pump blood in the correct direction. Understandin [...]