Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Included in this section:
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : Detailed information on abdominal aortic aneurysms, including description of abdominal aortic aneurysm, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical and procedure illustrations
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Aneurysm Overview : Detailed information on the dangers of aneurysm, how an aneurysm develops, and aneurysm diagnosis
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Angina Pectoris : Detailed information on angina pectoris, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Aortic Dissection : Detailed information on the dangers of aortic dissection, how aortic dissection develops, and aortic dissection diagnosis
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Arrhythmias : Detailed information on arrhythmias, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Atherosclerosis : Detailed information on atherosclerosis, including causes, disease progression, symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Atrial Fibrillation : Detailed information on atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia, including symptoms and diagnostic information
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Atrial Flutter : Detailed information on atrial flutter, a type of arrhythmia, including symptoms and diagnostic information
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Biventricular Pacing : Detailed information on biventricular pacing and how it is performed
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Bradycardia, Heart Block and Bundle Branch Block : Detailed information about bradycardia, heart block and bundle branch block, including definitions, symptoms and treatment.
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Calculating Calories and Fat Grams : Detailed information on calculating calories and fat grams in order to appropriately maintain your current weight, lose weight, or gain weight
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Cardiac Catheterization : Detailed information on a cardiac catheterization procedure, including how the procedure is performed, reasons for the procedure, and pre- and post-evaluation instructions
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Cardiac Diagnostic Tests : Detailed information on cardiac diagnostic and surgical procedures
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Cardiac Diagnostic Tests : Detailed information on common cardiovascular diagnostic procedures
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Cardiac Rehabilitation : Detailed information on a cardiac rehabilitation program, including cardiac rehab goals and objectives and members of a cardiac rehab team
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Cardiac Sarcoma : Detailed information on cardiac sarcoma, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Cardiomyopathy : Detailed information on cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle, including descriptions, symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) : Detailed information on cpr, including how to become properly trained in cpr
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention : Detailed information on heart disease prevention
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Lifestyle Changes : Detailed information on lifestyle changes necessary to lower your risk for heart disease
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Cardiovascular Diseases Online Resources : List of World Wide Web sites with information about cardiovascular diseases
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Cardiovascular Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to cardiovascular disease and heart healthy living
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Carotid Artery Disease : Detailed information on carotid artery disease, including description of carotid artery disease, importance of carotid arteries, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical and procedure illustrations
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Cholesterol in the Blood : Detailed information on cholesterol levels and heart disease risk
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Chronic Venous Insufficiency : Detailed information on chronic venous insufficiency, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical illustrations
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Claudication : Detailed information on claudication, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and a labeled, full-color anatomical illustration
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Congestive Heart Failure : Detailed information on congestive heart failure, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Coronary Arteries: Anatomy and Function : Detailed anatomical description of the coronary arteries of the heart, including simple definitions and a labeled, full-color illustration
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Coronary Artery Disease : Detailed information on coronary artery disease, including anatomy of the coronary arteries and disease symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Deep Vein Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis : Detailed information on deep vein thrombosis and thrombophlebitis, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical illustrations
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Diabetes and Heart Disease : Detailed information on heart disease and diabetes, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment
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Diabetes and High Blood Pressure : Detailed information on diabetes and high blood pressure, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment
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Diet and Cardiovascular Disease : Detailed information on heart-healthy eating to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
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Echocardiogram (Echo) : New York Presbyterian's detailed information on a echocardiography (echo) procedure, including how the procedure is performed, reasons for the procedure, and pre- and post-evaluation instructions
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Electrocardiogram (ECG) / Stress Test / Holter Monitor : Detailed information on an electrocardiogram (EKG) procedure, including how the procedure is performed, reasons for the procedure, and pre- and post-evaluation instructions
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Food Components : Detailed information on heart-healthy eating to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
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Frequently Asked Questions About Pacemakers and Implantable Card : Detailed information on pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators and frequently asked questions about their use
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Gastric Bypass (Malabsorptive) Surgery : Detailed information on gastric bypass surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, anatomical illustration of the digestive system, and an illustration of a gastric bypass procedure
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Heart's Electrical System: Anatomy and Function : Detailed anatomical description of the electrical system of the heart, including simple definitions and a labeled, full-color illustration
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Heart Anatomy : Detailed anatomical description of the heart, including simple definitions and a labeled, full-color illustration
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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) : Detailed information on heart attack, symptoms of heart attack, warning signs, how to respond in an emergency, and heart attack treatment
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Heart Attacks in Women: Statistics : Detailed information on heart attack, symptoms of heart attack, warning signs, how to respond in an emergency, and heart attack treatment
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Heart Defects, Congenital : Detailed information on the different types of congenital heart defects
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Heart Disease Statistics : Statistics profiling the occurrence of heart disease
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Heart Murmurs : Detailed information on heart murmurs, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Heart Transplant Surgery : Detailed information on heart transplantation, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the anatomy of the heart, anterior view
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Heart Valve Anatomy and Function : Detailed anatomical description of the heart valves, including simple definitions and a labeled, full-color illustration
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Heart Valve Diseases : Detailed information on heart valve diseases, including causes, anatomy of the heart valves, disease symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) : Detailed information on high blood pressure, also called hypertension, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Implantable Converter Defibrillators : Detailed information about implantable converter defibrillators, what they are and how they are implanted,
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Lifestyle Changes : Detailed information on lifestyle changes necessary to lower your risk for heart disease
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Living with a Pacemaker or ICD : Detailed information on pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators and frequently asked questions about their use
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Medical Management of Vascular Conditions : Detailed information on the medical management of vascular conditions, including description of the vascular system, risk factors for vascular conditions, causes of vascular conditions, medical management of risk factors, and full-color anatomical illustrations
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Metabolic Syndrome : Detailed information on metabolic syndrome, including desciption of metabolic syndrome, causes, risk factors, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, and treatment
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Mitral Valve Prolapse : Detailed information on mitral valve prolapse, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Obesity: Surgical Treatment Overview : Diabetes, obesity treatment, obesity surgical treatment, obesity gastric bypass surgery, malabsorptive surgery, gastric stapling surgery, restrictive surgery
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Pacemaker and ICD FAQ : New York Presbyterian's detailed information on pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators and frequently asked questions about their use
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Pacemaker and Implantable Converter Defibrillator (ICD) Overview : Detailed information on living with a pacemaker, including reasons for getting a pacemaker or an implantable converter defibrillator (ICD)
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Pericarditis : Detailed information on pericarditis, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Peripheral Vascular Disease : Detailed information on peripheral vascular disease, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Renal Vascular Disease : Detailed information on renal vascular disease, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and a full-color anatomical illustration
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Rheumatic Heart Disease : Detailed information on rheumatic heart disease, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Risks of Physical Inactivity : Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease : Detailed information on smoking and heart disease, including the risks of secondhand smoke and how to quit smoking
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Sudden Cardiac Death : Details about sudden cardiac death, what it is, who is at risk, and how those at risk can be treated
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Supraventricular Tachycardia : Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Syncope (Sudden Loss of Consciousness) : Syncope (Sudden Loss of Consciousness)
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm : Detailed information on thoracic aortic aneurysms, including description of a thoracic aortic aneurysm, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical illustrations
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Varicose Veins : Detailed information on varicose veins, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and full-color anatomical illustrations
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Vascular Conditions and Diseases : Detailed information on vascular conditions and diseases
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Vascular System : Detailed information on vascular conditions, including a description of the vascular system, causes and effects of vascular disease, and a full-color anatomical illustration
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Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation : Detailed information about ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment
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Vital Signs : Detailed information on vital signs, including body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome : Detailed information about Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, its causes, symptoms and treatment
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