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Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention Myths
Coronary Artery Disease Includes causes and symptoms of heart disease. Looks at cholesterol, hypertension, and risk of heart attack. Covers diet, physical activity, and treatment with medicines, angioplasty, and bypass surgery. Includes how to help prevent heart disease.
Coronary Artery Disease: 5 Ways to Help Lower Your Risk Learn how a heart-healthy lifestyle can help lower your risk for coronary artery disease.
Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
How to Prevent a Second Heart Attack Learn how medicines and a healthy lifestyle help protect you from another heart attack.
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in the Hospital Learn how to help prevent dangerous blood clots (DVT) while in the hospital.
Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Guides people not already diagnosed with coronary artery disease through decision to take statin medicine to lower risk of heart attack or stroke. Covers cholesterol and other risk factors. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke Discusses taking aspirin to prevent a first and second heart attack for people who have coronary artery disease. Covers aspirin therapy to help lower risk of a stroke. Discusses if aspirin therapy is for you. Looks at things to avoid while taking aspirin.
Coronary Artery Disease: Every Step Matters Learn how heart disease affects you and how to help prevent a heart attack.
Carotid Artery Procedures: Stroke Prevention Explore your treatment options for stroke prevention when you have a narrowed carotid artery.
Deep Vein Thrombosis: 7 Ways to Help Prevent DVT Learn seven things that can help you prevent blood clots in leg veins (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
Preventing a Heart Attack or Stroke: How Aspirin May Help See why your doctor may prescribe aspirin to help prevent a heart attack or stroke.
Physical Activity Helps Prevent a Heart Attack and Stroke
Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Guides through the decision to have a carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke if you have not already had a stroke or TIA. Lists pros and cons. Explains risks. Looks at other treatments. Has interactive tool to help you decide.
Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Guides people who have not had a heart attack or a stroke through decision to take daily aspirin. Discusses benefits and risks. Looks at who can take daily aspirin. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant (apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, or rivaroxaban) to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants.
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke? Guides you through the decision to take an anticoagulant to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram? Guides you through the decision to have an angiogram. Explains why the test is done and what it can show. Discusses why you might or might not want to have the test. Lists risks and benefits. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
Weight and Coronary Artery Disease
Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk Covers risk of heart disease and stroke in women. Lists things that increase risk. Lists prevention steps, such as diet, exercise, not smoking, managing cholesterol and blood pressure, and making decisions on birth control and hormone therapy.
Heart Attack and Stroke: Lowering a Woman's Risk See how three women made heart-healthy lifestyle changes to help lower their risk for heart attack and stroke.
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Exercise
Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
Caring for Your Implanted Port Learn what an implanted port is and how to care for it at home.
Coronary Calcium Scan: Should I Have This Test? Guides you through the decision to have a coronary calcium scan. Explains why a coronary calcium scan is done and what it can show. Lists treatments that might come after a coronary calcium scan. Lists risks and benefits. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
Care in the Hospital: Central Vascular Access Device (CVAD) Learn about central vascular access device (CVAD) use and care in the hospital, including information on infection prevention.
Learning About Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke Learn what raises your risk for having a heart attack or stroke and how you can lower your risk.
Carotid Artery Procedure: How Others Decided Hear what other people thought about as they decided whether to have a procedure to help prevent a stroke.
Manage Stress for Your Heart
Cholesterol: How It Raises Your Risk Learn how high cholesterol raises your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Getting Treatment Through a PICC or Central Line Learn about different kinds of treatments given through a PICC or central venous line.
Deciding About Taking Blood Pressure Medicine Compare the pros and cons of taking medicine for your high blood pressure.
Statins Are Important After a Heart Attack Learn why taking a statin pill is such an important part of your treatment.
How to Give Yourself an Anticoagulant (Blood Thinner) Shot Learn what an anticoagulant (blood thinner) shot is, and see how to give yourself an injection.
Caring for Your PICC or Central IV Line Learn how to care for a central or PICC IV line at home.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test? Guides through decision to have screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Includes pros such as finding aneurysms so that they can be treated. Also explains the possible harm that could come if the test leads to risky surgery. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
Statins: Should You Take Them to Lower Your Risk? Compare the pros and cons of taking a statin to lower your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Statins: Overcoming Barriers to Taking Them Learn how to find what is getting in the way of taking your statin pill every day.

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