Heart Disease Center—Heart Attack

A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is interrupted. This deprives the heart muscle of oxygen, causing tissue damage or tissue death.

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Find answers in our in-depth report on heart attack:

 ]]>What is a heart attack?]]>

 ]]>What are the symptoms?]]>

 ]]>What are the risk factors?]]>

 ]]>How is the condition diagnosed?]]>

 ]]>What are the treatments?]]>

 ]]>What are the screening tests?]]>

 ]]>How can I reduce my risk?]]>

 ]]>What questions should I ask my healthcare provider?]]>

 ]]>Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel]]>

 ]]>Cardiac catheterization]]>

 ]]>Coronary angioplasty]]>

 ]]>Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)]]>

 ]]>Echocardiogram]]>

 ]]>Electrocardiogram]]>

 ]]>Exercise stress test]]>

 ]]>MRI]]>

 ]]>PET scan]]>

]]>Practical prevention—diet helps maintain a healthy blood pressure]]>

Hypertension affects 50 million Americans at some point in their lives. That's one in every four people in the US. The chance that your blood pressure will rise increases steadily as you grow older. Learn more about what you can do to prevent this common condition.

]]>Reducing your risk of heart disease when you have diabetes]]>

New studies indicate that, because diabetes can cause damage to the heart and blood vessels, controlling cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is equally important as controlling blood glucose.

]]>Start a regular exercise program]]>

Exercise helps keep your body healthy and your tissue and organs working properly. In keeping your body in good working order, exercise also helps ward off many diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and many others.