Subjects covered in Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It
Preventive Maintenance (Preventing Problems with the Heart and Blood Vessels)
Structure and Function of the Heart and Blood Vessels (How It's All Put Together)
Heart Attack! (A Heart Artery Has Closed)
Emotions and Heart Disease (Your Thoughts Run Your Life)
Stroke (Trouble in the Command Center)
Emergency Tactics (How to Handle Cardiac Emergencies in the Home)
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Women and Heart Disease (Women Are From Venus)
Atrial Fibrillation (The Most Common Rhythm Disturbance)
Silent Coronary Artery Disease and Angina (Blockage of the Arteries Supplying the Heart Muscle)
Congestive Heart Failure (Swelling and Fluid in the Lungs)
Deep Venous Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism (Blood Clots in the Leg Veins That Travel to the Lungs)
Aortic Aneurysm (Ballooning of the Wall of the Aorta)
Palpitations (The Wild and Racing Heart)
Chest Pain (Is It Dangerous, What is the Cause, and When do I go to the Hospital?)
Shortness of Breath (Is It a Problem and What is Causing It?)
Dizziness (Please Stop the Merry-Go-Round)
Renal Artery Stenosis (Blockage of the Renal Artery: The Saga of a Thirsty Kidney)
Syncope (Blackout Spells)
Cardiac Conduction System Disease and Pacemaker Therapy (You May Need to Live Better Electrically)
Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (A Shocking Experience That Can Save Your Life)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (An Enlarged Heart with Poor Function)
Aortic Dissection (Separation of the Layers of the Aortic Wall)
Blood Fats (Cholesterol and Other Lipids)
Artificial Heart Valves versus Tissue Valves (What Happens When I Need A New Heart Valve?)
Mitral Valve Prolapse (A Click, A Murmur, Some Pain, and Some Extra Beats)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Too Much Heart, Muscle That Is)
Anticoagulation and Platelet Drugs (Blood Thinners and Platelet Greasers)
Pericarditis (Inflammation in the Sac Surrounding the Heart)
Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade (Problems with Fluid Around the Heart)
Subclavian Stenosis and Subclavian/Vertebral Steal (Blockage of an Arm Vessel Can Lead to Dizziness)
Heart Disease and Death in Athletes (You Can Run Fast, But Still Be In Trouble)
Congenital Heart Disease (Silent Heart Problems at Birth May Show Up Years Later)
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (High Blood Pressure Can Occur in the Lung Artery Too)
Patent Foramen Ovale (A Silent Hole in the Heart from Birth Can Cause a Stroke)
Valvular Heart Disease (Strange Noise in the Heart)
Peripheral Arterial Disease (Blockage of the Arteries to the Lower Extremities)
Rheumatic Heart Disease (A Heart Valve Problem Years After a Sore Throat)
Mesenteric Insufficiency (Problems With Blood Flow to the Gut)
Infiltrative Heart Disease (Abnormal Material Within the Heart)
Myocardial Bridge (Bridge Over Troubled Heart)
Tumors of the Heart (Many Types, Different Symptoms)
Uncommon Arterial Aneurysms (Ballooning of Arteries in Unexpected Places)
Homocysteine (An Amino Acid Can Harm You)
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