About Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Disease: The Silent Predator

More than twice as many Americans will die from heart disease or stroke than will die from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer.  High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, being overweight, being physically inactive or having a family history of heart disease all increase your risk for developing heart disease.  And if you’re over 40 or a person of color, your risk is even higher.  To reduce your risk for heart attack or other heart problems, ask your personal physician to assess your risk for developing cardiovascular disease and to provide recommendations to help you improve your heart health.

Common Heart Conditions:

• Aortic Valve Disease (Stenosis, Regurgitation)
• Arrhythmia (Change in Heartbeat)
• Bradycardia
• Cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic, Restrictive, Dilated)
• Chest Pain and Heart Attack
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Endocarditis
• Heart Failure
• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Mitral Valve Disease (Stenosis, Regurgitation, Prolapse)
• Pericarditis
• Unstable Angina (or Acute Chest Pain)
• Ventricular Tachycardia

For more information about our programs and services, awards and recognitions, or our nationally recognized heart specialists, contact our Health Resource Center at 1-888-HEALING (1-888-432-5464).  Or you may find a heart specialist by searching our online physician directory.