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There are important steps you can take in advance to document your healthcare desires. The American Heart Association explains about advance directives.

The American Heart Association explains the key to preventing cardiovascular disease (heart disease) is managing your risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high blood glucose. But how do you know which risk factors you have?

The American Heart Association explains how chest pain may not always be angina. Learn some other common causes of chest pain.

What is peripheral artery disease or commonly called PAD? Diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure raise your risk of developing PAD, but not many people who have those common conditions know what PAD is?

The American Heart Association explains that although it is not proven that inflammation causes cardiovascular disease, inflammation is common for heart disease and stroke patients and is thought to be a sign or atherogenic response.

The American Heart Association explains that if you have too many lipids – or fats – in the blood that's called hyperlipidemia. Learn what you can do.

The key to boosting energy is making healthy, lasting lifestyle changes. The american Heart Association offers these five energy boosting tips that also boost your heart health.

The American Heart Association helps you learn to manage blood pressure using these simple tips.

The American Heart Association helps you learn how to manage blood pressure with some simple steps from Life's Simple 7.

Is pulmonary hypertension the same as high blood pressure? The American Heart Association explains the difference between systemic hypertension and pulmonary hypertension.

The American Heart Association explains that Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive test that uses a magnetic field and radiofrequency waves to create detailed pictures of organs and structures inside your body. It can be used to examine your heart and blood vessels, and to identify areas of the brain affected by stroke.

The American Heart Association explains tachycardia as a heartbeat that's too fast, a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute (BPM) in adults. Learn more.

The American Heart Association explains hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the potential causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

The American Heart Association explains that heart disease is a general term for several problems that, together, kill more Americans than anything else. Learn what to look out for.

The American Heart Association explains that echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart. Learn more.

The American Heart Association explains higher risk for high blood pressure, also called hypertension, in women including birth control and high blood pressure, pregnancy and preeclampsia, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH), toxemia of pregnancy and menopause and high blood pressure.

The American Heart Association explains that being overweight or obese makes it difficult to manage the disease but proper nutrition and regular physical exercise are two powerful weapons against diabetes.

Meet Adam Pick, who became passionate about helping patients and caregivers after his double heart valve replacement surgery.

Taking medicine may be new to you, and there may be a lot to remember. Read our helpful tips.

The American Heart Association explains the different cholesterol medications for lowering high cholesterol including Statins, HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, Selective cholesterol absorption inhibitors, Resins, bile acid sequestrant, bile acid-binding drugs, Lipid-Lowering Therapies.