Watch this to learn about Exercise Cardiac Stress Test with Imaging. You will get information about why a doctor might request one, and what information they can gain from it. It gives your healthcare provider more information than a non-imaging stress test.
This test maps blood flow through the heart while you are at rest and while you are doing physical activity. It can show problems with the structure and function of your heart. And, it helps diagnose heart disease or other problems.
A transthoracic echocardiogram (echo) is an imaging test. It helps your doctor assess your heart. Here's how it works.
The ECG is a test that records electrical signals from your heart. The pattern of these signals can tell the healthcare provider if your heart is normal, under stress, or having electrical problems, strain, or damage.
An EPS closely monitors your heart rhythm. EPS can help find out exactly what your rhythm problem is and what can be done to control it. A specially trained doctor (electrophysiologist) does the procedure in an EPS lab.
Doppler ultrasound uses harmless sound waves to evaluate and create pictures of blood flow inside your blood vessels. This test can detect narrow or blocked arteries and veins due to an abnormality pressing on them or blood clots inside.
Watch this video to learn what catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is and how to prepare for the procedure.
Catheter ablation can fix a cardiac arrhythmia when medicines used to treat it don't work. The ablation stops abnormal electrical signals in your heart. This lets your normal heart rhythm take over again.
TAVR is a procedure to replace a diseased aortic valve using minimally invasive methods.
These procedures are often used in the evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
The Valsalva maneuver can help slow your heart when it's beating too fast.
Watch to learn the facts behind some common concerns you may have about coronary artery procedures.
Watch this to learn about coronary angiography and find answers to common questions about the procedure.
Watch this to learn how to recover safely at home after your coronary angiogram.
Watch this to learn how a cardiac catheterization helps your doctor check and treat your heart.
Watch this to learn about cardiac catheterization and find answers to common questions about the procedure.
Watch this to learn how to heal safely at home after your cardiac catheterization.
Watch this to learn what coronary angiography is, and what it can show your doctor.
Watch this to see how a procedure called coronary angioplasty helps open blocked arteries.
Watch this to learn about coronary angioplasty and find answers to common questions about the procedure.
Watch this to learn what a heart stent is and how it helps keep your arteries open.
Watch this to learn about the benefits and risks of coronary angioplasty.
Watch this to learn how to recover safely at home after your coronary angioplasty.
This procedure uses a balloon-tipped catheter to open one or more arteries in your heart. After an artery is opened, a mesh stent may be placed to hold it open.
Watch this to learn when to contact your doctor or 911 after having an angioplasty.
Watch this to learn about restenosis and what to do if your heart symptoms return.
Angiography is a special type of x-ray that allows your coronary arteries to be viewed and recorded on film. Your doctor can see if the blood vessels to your heart are clogged.
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.
A stent is a small metal coil or mesh tube that is placed in a narrowed artery through a catheter (a long, thin tube) to help improve blood flow to your heart. The stent permanently holds the passageway open and helps reduce the rate of restenosis, renarrowing of the artery.
You may have had angina, dizziness, or other symptoms of heart trouble. To help diagnose your problem, your health care provider may advise a cardiac catheterization. This common procedure is sometimes also used to treat a heart problem. Learn what to expect before, during, and after the procedure.
This is a procedure to look for blocked areas in the blood vessels that send blood to your heart.
Watch this to learn what a pacemaker is.
The body generates electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat. In some people, those electrical impulses don't happen in a normal pattern, which can cause the heart to beat too slowly, too fast or irregularly. A very slow heartbeat can lead to fatigue, lightheadedness, dizziness and fainting. In patients who are at risk for a very slow heart rate, doctors often recommend a pacemaker.
Watch this video to learn the different types of pacemakers and how to prepare before the procedure.
Disorders in the heart's electrical system can lead to arrhythmias, or an abnormal heart rhythm. Some patients who have been diagnosed with a slow heart rate, known as bradycardia, may require a pacemaker. A pacemaker is a device that is implanted in the chest and can correct a slow heartbeat.
The procedure for implanting a pacemaker is often routine and relatively easy for the patient. The health care team will tell the patient how to prepare for surgery and what to expect during the procedure.
Following the pacemaker implant procedure, the patient will stay in the hospital for one or two nights to make sure the wound is healing without complications and the device is working properly. Before discharging the patient, the health care team will provide instructions on how to care for the wound at home.
Most patients with a pacemaker can live a normal, active life. Patients do need to take some precautions such as carrying their medical ID card, which contains information about their device, and telling all of their heath care providers that they have a pacemaker.
Watch this clip to understand how a pacemaker has helped Patsy after her heart attack.
You have a condition called heart failure. To treat your symptoms, you will get a special device to help keep your heart pumping normally.
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.
You can usually do almost everything you did before you got your pacemaker. See your doctor regularly to help ensure that you remain healthy and feeling good. Here are some things to avoid.
A pacemaker helps keep your heart from beating too slowly. This can help you feel better and have more energy. As you recover, follow all of the instructions you are given. This sheet can help.
"Pacemakers are reliable life-saving devices, but problems do rarely occur. It is important to understand why you have a pacemaker. This can also help you understand why it might fail."" "" "
Watch this video to learn what an IDC or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is and how it's good for your heart.
Watch this to learn what an ICD is.
The body generates electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat. In some people, those electrical impulses don't happen in a normal pattern, which can cause the heart to beat too slowly, too fast or irregularly. A very fast heartbeat can lead to ventricular tachycardia, a potentially life-threatening condition. In patients who are at risk for ventricular tachycardia, doctors often recommend an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD.
Disorders in the heart's electrical system can lead to arrhythmias, or an abnormal heart rhythm. Some arrhythmias can be life threatening and require an electrical shock to return the heart to a normal rhythm. Patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac death may require an implantable cardiac defibrillator or ICD, which can deliver a life-saving shock if the heart starts to beat too fast or in a chaotic pattern.
With this procedure, a small device is placed in your chest. It monitors your heart's rhythm. If it detects that your heart isn't beating normally, it sends electricity to your heart to convert your heart rhythm to a normal one.
Watch this to learn answers to common concerns about getting a heart rhythm device.
The procedure for implanting an ICD is often routine and relatively easy for the patient. The health care team will tell the patient how to prepare for surgery and what to expect during the procedure.
Following the ICD implant procedure, the patient will stay in the hospital for one or two nights to make sure the wound is healing without complications and the device is working properly. Before discharging the patient, the healthcare team will provide instructions on how to care for the wound at home.
Most patients with an ICD can live a normal, active life. Patients do need to be aware of the types of shocks an ICD delivers and what to do if they experience a shock. There are also some precautions patients should take in order to reduce complications.
An ICD is a device that is placed permanently inside your body. An ICD monitors your heart rhythm (the speed and pattern of your heartbeat). If this rhythm becomes too fast or too slow, the ICD sends out electrical signals that help bring the rhythm back to normal. Read on to learn more.
The ICD monitors your heart rhythm. If the rhythm becomes too fast or too slow, the ICD sends out signals to bring the rhythm back to normal.
Watch how the angioplasty procedure restores blood flow in the narrowed peripheral artery.
Watch this checklist to help prepare for your angioplasty.
Watch this checklist to help understand what you can do to help your recovery from angioplasty at home.
Watch how femoral bypass surgery restores blood flow in a blocked artery.
Watch what you will need to do to help prepare for femoral artery bypass surgery.
See how you can help recover at home from your femoral artery bypass surgery.
Watch how this procedure clears blockages and restores blood flow in the arteries of your arms and legs.
Watch what you will need to do to prepare for your atherectomy.
See what to expect as you recover from the atherectomy procedure.
This procedure removes plaque that's blocking a carotid artery. That's an artery that sends blood to your brain and your face. You have two of these arteries, one on each side of your neck.
Surgery to bypass a blocked leg artery can ease your symptoms. The bypass is done with a special tube that reroutes blood around a blockage.
You had a procedure known as peripheral artery bypass surgery. Follow these instructions on what to do after you get home.
Learn what to expect before, during, and after heart valve surgery.
For the first 6 to 8 weeks after heart valve surgery, you'll gain a little more energy and strength each day. Your healthcare provider will discuss what you can and can't do as you recover. Here's what you can expect.
Valve disease occurs when a valve doesn't open or close the way it should. If a valve doesn't open all the way, the heart has to push blood through a smaller opening. If the valve doesn't close tightly, some blood will leak backward.
Aortic stenosis means your aortic valve has a problem opening. The left ventricle has to work harder to push the blood through the valve. In some cases, this extra work will make the muscle of the ventricle thicken. This type of stenosis can quickly get worse.
