Quick Reference Source Index
From causes and symptoms to prevention and treatments, get the quick facts on cardiovascular diseases, conditions, and medical procedures. Our quick reference sources cover the basics of cardiovascular health. All fact sheets are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based research on diagnosis and medical treatments. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet .
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Arrhythmias
Cardiovascular Risk
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)
Congestive Heart Failure
Coronary Heart Disease
High or Low Blood Pressure
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Valvular Heart Disease/Heart Murmurs
Arrhythmias
- Aortic insufficiency
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Cardiac arrest
- Cardioversion
- Electophysiology study
- Fainting (Syncope)
- Pacemaker insertion
- Ventricular fibrillation
Cardiovascular Risk
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac stress test (exercise tolerance test)
- Cholesterol testing
- Hemochromatosis
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Hyperlipidemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)
- Angiogram
- Angiography
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Doppler ultrasound
- Head CT scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan)
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Stroke
- Transient ischemic attack
Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest x-ray
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary angiography
- Echocardiogram
- Heart transplant
- Heart-lung transplant
Coronary Heart Disease
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Coronary stenting
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Angina
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac stress test/exercise tolerance test
- Cardiac tamponade
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation—CPR (Adult)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation—CPR (Child)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation—CPR (Infant)
- Chest x-ray
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- Coronary artery disease (coronary heart disease)
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart attack
- Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Pericarditis
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Robot-assisted cardiac procedures
High or Low Blood Pressure
Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Angiogram
- Angiography
- Aortic aneurysm
- Chest x-ray
- Computed tomography angiography (CTA)
- Deep vein thrombosis (thrombophlebitis)
- Doppler ultrasound
- Duplex venous ultrasound
- Femoropopliteal bypass surgery
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Peripheral artery disease
- Varicose veins
- Venography
- Venous duplex ultrasound
Valvular Heart Disease/Heart Murmurs
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Bacterial endocarditis (infective endocarditis)
- Chest x-ray
- Coronary angiography
- Doppler ultrasound
- Echocardiogram
- Endocarditis
- Heart murmur
- Heart valve replacement
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Patent ductus arteriosis
- Septal defects
- Tetralogy of fallot
- Tricuspid valve disease