Many people think that heart attacks are a “man’s problem,” yet heart disease is actually the number one killer of both men and women in the United States.

Chronic heart failure (CHF) refers to the ongoing condition of your heart’s inability to pump sufficient blood to meet your body’s demands.

This Cardiology Patient Page will focus on medical treatment of blood clots that can cause critical illness by blocking the blood supply to the heart, brain, lungs, or legs.

The heart is a 4-chambered muscle that functions as a blood pump; the 2 upper chambers are called the atria and the 2 lower chambers are the ventricles.

Syncope, or fainting, is a form of transient loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous and complete recovery.

Over the past 4 decades, numer-
ous scientific reports have ex-
amined the relationships be-
tween physical activity, physical

fitness, and cardiovascular health.

Cardioversion refers to the process of restoring the heart’s
normal rhythm from an abnormal rhythm

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance in the United States, affecting over 2 million individuals.

All that glitters is not gold” is a familiar saying. Similarly, all that is called chest pain is not necessarily a result of heart disease.

Aseemingly healthy person suddenly collapses, her heart stopped. Cardiac arrest can happen with no warning. But why? Who’s at risk? And how can you protect yourself?