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Heart News  
The latest heart-related news headlines.

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest
• Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
• Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found
• More related headlines

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Heart Disease Feature Story  

It's Never Too Late to Get Healthy It's Never Too Late to Get Healthy

Risk of heart disease can drop dramatically, even after middle age

Most people know someone who thinks it's too late to stop smoking or start exercising or eat right. At their age, they say, the changes won't do any good. Research has proved them wrong. full story»


Heart-Related Illnesses and Conditions  
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Illnesses and Conditions
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Heart-Related Complementary and Alternative Medicine  
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Heart-Related Drug Guide  
Search the Drug Guide, an electronic drug reference that provides useful patient education, summaries of more than 2,400 commonly prescribed medications.





drug guide

Ace Inhibitors



AntiCoagulants


Beta Blockers



Long-Acting Calcium Channel Blockers



Nitrates (Nitroglycerin and Long-Acting Nitrates)



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Medical Tests 

Ambulatory Electrocardiography

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Catheterization or Coronary Angiography

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Chest X-Ray

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Echocardiography

Electrocardiography

Exercise Electrocardiography

Homocysteine

Pulse Measurement

Thallium/Technetium (Sestamibi) Cardiac Scan

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