Stress and Heart Disease
Category: Heart Disease
We've all experienced stress at one time or another. Your heart rate goes up, your blood pressure rises, and every part of your body tenses up. It has been linked to a variety of health conditions, but one of the most significant effects is the damage it can do to your heart. Not only is stress dangerous for people with heart disease, it can also increase the risk of heart complications. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the relationship between stress and heart disease, and share some helpful stress reduction techniques.

Heart Attack - A definition
Category: Heart Attack and Cardio
A heart attack is caused when a blockage forms in the heart's blood vessels. Knowing what causes a heart attack and how to prevent it could save your life.

What is PAD?
Category: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a blockage of arteries in the extremities, which can cause cramping in the legs, hips and thighs. Tune in to learn more about PAD.

Understanding PAD
Category: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Millions of Americans suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a disease that occurs when your blood cannot flow efficiently through your arteries. Find out it you are at risk for this serious disease.

Life after a Heart Attack
Category: Heart Attack and Cardio
After you've already suffered from a heart attack, you are at high risk for a second. Tune in to learn how to help prevent a second heart attack.

Metabolic Syndrome
Category: Heart Health - General
Your risk of developing heart disease, stroke or diabetes is greatly increased if you suffer from a combination of health problems, known as metabolic syndrome. Learn what you can do to fight back.

Diagnosing Heart Problems
Category: Heart Health - General
Do you suffer from chest pain while exercising? If so, you may want to see a doctor. Join experts as they talk about the various methods used to diagnose a type of heart problem, known as angina.

Do You Know Your LDL Number?
Category: Heart Health - General
Low density lipoprotein or LDL is known as "bad" cholesterol because too much can clog arteries and cause life threatening consequences. Find out what your LDL levels should be.

Angina
Category: Heart Health - General
Angina pectoris is the name for a chest pain or discomfort caused by a lack of blood supply to the heart muscle. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of this common condition.

Women Fight Cholesterol
Category: Heart Health - General
Heart disease is the number one killer of American women, but it can be prevented. One way is to control your cholesterol levels. Find out how.

Medications and Diet for hypertension
Category: Heart Health - General
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions. Fortunately, it can be controlled. Tune in to find out how.

Types of Cholesterol
Category: Heart Health - General
Cholesterol is necessary to keep the body functioning but too much of the "bad" cholesterol called LDL can cause more damage than good. Tune in to learn about the different types.

Angina Evaluation
Category: Heart Health - General
If you've been diagnosed with angina, how often you need to be monitored will depend on the severity of the angina. Tune in to learn more about the evaluation process.

Post Stent Surgery
Category: Heart Health - General
Stenting is a common procedure used to keep clogged arteries open. To ensure long-term success additional treatments are necessary after surgery. Learn more about the options.

Swollen Ankles and Heart Failure
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
Swollen ankles can be a symptom of heart failure but swelling can also be a result of factors unrelated to the heart so it's important to recognize the difference.

Metabolic Syndrome
Category: Heart Health - General
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that can increase a person's risk of developing heart disease. Learn more about this syndrome and how it affects the heart.

Managing Fluids and Salts
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
One of the most important ways of managing moderate to severe heart failure is to control fluid and the salt content in your diet. Tune in to find out how.

How Women Can Keep Cholesterol In Check
Category: Heart Health - General
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. but it can be prevented. One way is to control cholesterol levels. Find out what levels are recommended for prevention.

Diet and Heart Failure
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
If you have heart failure it's important to follow a heart healthy diet. Join experts as they discuss recommended dietary restrictions necessary to keep your heart pumping.

Heart Failure Causes
Category: Heart Health - General
Heart failure affects approximately 5 million people in the United States. It can be caused by a number of conditions and treatment options may vary depending on the cause.

High Blood Pressure in African-Americans
Category: Heart Health - General
High blood pressure is a silent killer that presents one of the greatest health risks facing the African American community. Learn how you can control high blood pressure and improve your health.

Mitral Valve Prolapse
Category: Heart Health - General
Heart trouble may sound like a click away if you have mitral valve prolapse (MVP). But this common misfiring in the heart is seldom serious. Learn what can be done if your MVP is out.

Aortic Aneurysms
Category: Heart Health - General
Abdominal aortic aneurysms usually grow silently for years until they rupture and become deadly. Learn if you are at risk and who definitely needs to be screened.

Controlling Cholesterol Counts
Category: Heart Health - General
Cholesterol is one of the most established risk factors for heart disease, yet people are still confused. Learn what cholesterol is and what we can do to control it.

Say ALOHA to Heart Disease
Category: Heart Health - General
Heart disease risk is something you have or don't have. But how do you know? Learn how you can set yourself on the path to a heart healthy life. And say aloha to heart disease.

Sleep and Heart Disease
Category: Heart Disease
Everyone knows that a good night's sleep makes you feel better the next day. But did you know that how long you sleep might be a factor in heart disease? Learn how sleep might be linked to the health of your heart.

Women's Heart Disease Facts
Category: Heart Disease
The statistics for heart disease in women are staggering. Yet many don't know they are at risk, nor do they know the signs and symptoms of trouble. Tune in to learn what everyone should know about the leading cause of death in American women.

Treating Diabetic Hypertension
Category: Heart Health - General
It's long been known that diabetes often goes hand-in-hand with high blood pressure. But many of the 11 million Americans that have both conditions don't get the treatment they need. Join experts as they discuss why people with diabetes also need to focus on controlling their blood pressure.

Diabetes and Hypertension
Category: Heart Health - General
Controlling blood sugar levels are crucial for people with diabetes. But equally important is blood pressure control. High blood pressure and diabetes often occur together and if left untreated can lead to serious consequences. Join experts as they discuss the link between these two conditions, who is most at risk and how it is diagnosed.

Spasticity Treatment
Category: Vascular Disease
Among the many serious consequences of a stroke, one of the most physically debilitating is "spasticity," or uncontrolled muscle tightness. Pain and restricted movement can make day-to-day life a struggle, but cutting-edge treatments like Botox and intrathecal baclofen (ITB) are helping patients ease the tension.

What is Spasticity?
Category: Vascular Disease
In the aftermath of a stroke, many people experience an uncontrollable tightness in the arms or legs that can cause pain and restrict movement. These symptoms are often accepted by patients as a new fact of life, but in truth they are part of a treatable condition called "spasticity".

Spasticity Doc Info
Category: Vascular Disease
After a stroke or other brain injury, certain muscles may start to contract involuntarily, often causing pain or restricting movement. This is called spasticity, and it can be treated, but it's important for patients to communicate their problem to their doctor in order to receive effective care.

Stroke Recovery Basics
Category: Vascular Disease
Stroke is a devastating condition that often results in serious long-term complications. Among the most common and most challenging are mobility difficulties. These can range from trouble doing normal household chores to a total inability to walk. Fortunately, many therapies are available to help restore physical abilities. Join our panel of experts as they discuss rehabilitation therapy and how it works.

PAD Awareness
Category: Heart Health - General
There's a good chance you've never heard of peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. But this blockage of the leg arteries affects an estimated 8-12 million people in the U.S. alone. The condition can lead to painful leg symptoms, but most people experience no symptoms at all, and the disease is dangerously underdiagnosed. Why aren't more doctors diagnosing PAD? Who's most at risk? And how is PAD connected to stroke and heart attack? Tune in to learn the answers to these questions and more.

Nutrition Supplements
Category: Heart Disease
Nearly 60 million Americans are diagnosed with heart disease every year and it's the leading cause of death in both men and women. But there's been a lot of talk lately about how nutritional supplements might help. Which supplements are effective? Join our panel of specialists as they discuss the pros and cons of various supplements that are currently available on the market.

Blood Pressure and Kidneys
Category: Heart Health - General
It's no secret that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious medical problem. But most people think hypertension is mainly a risk factor for heart attack or stroke. In fact, unchecked high blood pressure might also put you in danger of developing kidney disease. Join our panel as they discuss the dangers of high blood pressure, and offer measures you can take to cut your risks of developing kidney disease.

Life After a Heart Transplant
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
Heart transplant success is determined by your post-surgery quality of life. Successful patients are able to resume activities they enjoyed before the procedure, such as moderate exercise and sexual activity. Join Dr. Mehmet Oz and ex-baseball star and donor-heart recipient Frank Torre, as they discuss the recovery period after heart transplant surgery.

Post-stroke Caregiving
Category: Vascular Disease

When someone close to you suffers from a stroke, the emotional impact can be tremendous. But as anyone caring for a loved one after a stroke knows, the psychological challenges are only half of the story. The responsibility of helping someone through recovery and rehabilitation can be extremely demanding, and there's a lot to learn: Who do you call in emergency situations? How do you find the right kind of care for your loved one? How do you pay for it all? Join our panel of experts as they address these questions and discuss other caregiver issues.

Men's and Women's Hearts
Category: Heart Health - General
The differences between the sexes have been a popular topic for centuries. And so has the idea that the heart is the home of the soul. Modern medicine has discovered some significant dissimilarities between the hearts of men and women. Coincidence? Probably. But the medical facts are interesting -- and important -- nonetheless. Join our panel of experts as they discuss how men's and women's hearts differ, and the medical implications of these findings.

Secondary Stroke Prevention
Category: Vascular Disease
If you've suffered a stroke, one of your greatest concerns should be preventing a second stroke. Currently, 40 percent of stroke survivors have a second stroke within five years. And a repeat stroke is frequently more devastating than the first. But there are things you can do to keep a second attack at bay. Join our panel of experts for a discussion of prevention issues specific to stroke survivors.

TIA Overview
Category: Vascular Disease
TIA, or transient ischemic attack, can be described as a "light stroke" -- but this doesn't mean it should be taken lightly. While a TIA does not cause damage to the brain, it is a serious "brain attack" which puts you at higher risk of having a full-blown stroke sometime down the road. Our panel of experts will discuss the causes and symptoms of TIA, and address what you must do afterwards to reduce your risk of future attacks.

Heart Failure Diet
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
CHF is a serious disease that will usually require medical treatment. But diet and exercise can play a crucial role in slowing the progression of the disease and improving one's quality of life. Our panel of experts will discuss the latest recommendations.

Congestive Heart Failure
Category: Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common heart condition in the elderly population, and every year nearly a half million new cases are diagnosed. But what it is it, and more importantly, what causes it? Join our panel of experts as they discuss the basics of this life-threatening condition.