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Atrial Fibrillation

How Is Atrial Fibrillation Treated? Treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) depends on how severe or frequent the symptoms are and whether you already have heart disease. General treatment options include medicines, medical procedures, and lifestyle changes. Goals of Treatment Treatment of AF is designed to: Prevent blood clots ... (more...)

Cardiac Catheterization

Key Points: Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions. A long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter is put into a blood vessel in your arm, groin (upper thigh), or neck and threaded to your heart ... (more...)

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY The Biventricular Pacemaker Implant Procedure  Key Points:What is cardiac resynchronization therapy?   Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is used to to treat the delay in heart ventricle contractions that occur in some people with advanced heart failure. Heart failure means the heart's pumping  power is weaker ... (more...)

Cardiomyopathy

Key Points: Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy refers to diseases of the heart muscle. It has a variety of causes, symptoms, and treatments. In cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle becomes enlarged or abnormally thick or rigid. In rare cases, the muscle tissue in the heart is replaced with scar tissue. The ... (more...)

Carotid Artery Disease

Key Points: Carotid Artery Disease Carotid artery disease is a condition in which a fatty material called plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries. You have two common carotid arteries-one on each side of your neck-that divide into internal and external carotid arteries. Plaque narrows the ... (more...)

Carotid Artery Stent

Key Pioints:Carotid Stenting  What is carotid artery stenting?  Carotid artery stenting is a procedure in which your vascular surgeon inserts a slender, metal-mesh tube, called a stent, which expands inside your carotid artery to increase blood flow in areas blocked by plaque.  Hardening of the arteries, also known ... (more...)

Carotid Artery Utrasound

Key Points: Carotid Artery Utrasound Carotid ultrasound is a test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the insides of the two large arteries in your neck. These arteries, called carotid arteries, supply your brain with blood. A carotid ultrasound can show whether buildup ... (more...)

Carotid Endarterectomy

Key Points: Carotid Endarterectomy CEA is neck surgery to strip the inner lining of a carotid artery of obstructive plaque. The surgeon first makes an incision in the neck to access the narrowed carotid artery. Then the artery is opened and the plaque is removed. Finally, ... (more...)

Cholesterol

Key Points: Cholesterol Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is made in your body. Cholesterol is also in some foods that you eat. Your body needs some cholesterol to work the right way. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. Too much cholesterol in the ... (more...)

Congenital Heart Defects

Key Points: Congenital Heart Defects Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. Congenital heart defects change the normal flow of blood through the heart. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 8 out of ... (more...)