Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation is a program designed by your healthcare team. It'll help you recover from your heart problem and reduce your risk of future heart problems.

Diabetes and Heart Disease

If you have diabetes, you are 2 to 4 times more likely to have heart disease than someone without diabetes. You can control your health risks by making some changes in your life.

Pacemakers

A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps your heart's electrical system beat at the right pace. Inserting the pacemaker into your body is called implantation. You stay awake during the procedure.

Long-Acting Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Long-acting nitroglycerin helps prevent angina from starting.

Fast-Acting Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin eases chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Fast-acting nitroglycerin can stop an angina attack. Follow these instructions.

What to Know When Taking Warfarin

Warfarin is medicine that controls how your blood clots. It's used to help prevent blood clots that may cause serious health problems. These problems include heart attack, stroke, a blockage in an artery or vein, or a blood clot that travels to the lungs (pulmonary embolism).

Coronary Atherectomy

Atherectomy is a procedure that relieves symptoms of coronary artery disease by improving blood flow to your heart.

Coronary Angioplasty

Angioplasty relieves symptoms of coronary artery disease by improving blood flow to your heart. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after the procedure.