Heart Attack

Learn the importance of taking immediate action if you or someone else is showing the symptoms of a heart attack.

Watch how to properly use nitroglycerin, in the event that you experience heart attack symptoms.

Watch this video to learn the importance of taking an antiplatelet medicine or a daily aspirin after a heart attack, and know when to seek care.

Find out how statin medications help you to treat your heart disease and lessen your risk of having another heart attack.

Nitroglycerin eases chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Fast-acting nitroglycerin can stop an angina attack. Follow these instructions.

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Long-acting nitroglycerin helps prevent angina from starting.

Your health care provider prescribed nitroglycerin for you. Fast-acting nitroglycerin can stop an angina attack.

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain caused by a lack of blood to the heart (angina) by getting more oxygen-rich blood to your heart. Long-acting nitroglycerin helps prevent angina.

Find out which food choices are the best for heart health, and why making just a few changes in what and how much you eat can help you heal.

Understand the mix of emotions that are common after having a heart attack, learn healthful coping strategies and find out who you can turn to for emotional support.

After a heart attack, it's normal to feel powerful emotions. You may feel anxious and afraid. You may be angry, depressed or lonely. It can be overwhelming, and even make your recovery harder. Well, you need to know that many people experience these emotions. With help, you can cope with them and regain control of your life.

When you have heart disease, you may experience a symptom called angina. This program helps you learn how to recognize angina, take steps to prevent angina, and treat it if you experience it.

As you recover from your heart attack, it's good to set goals for yourself. Goals keep you motivated. And they help you see improvements as they happen.

Learn how one person's life changed after a heart attack.

After a heart attack, it's important to get regular exercise. By exercising your heart, you lower your risk for future problems. But you need to make sure you're exercising safely. Here are some things to keep in mind as you get back on your feet. Of course, before starting any exercise plan, talk to your doctor.

Too much stress can increase your risk of a heart attack. Learn how to recognize when you're under chronic, dangerous stress and what steps you can take to reduce the amount of stress in your daily life.

In this video learn how Dale's life was impacted by her heart attack, and how she recovered from it.

Learn how having a heart attack changed Paul Lee's life.

A heart attack occurs when a vessel that sends blood to your heart suddenly becomes blocked. Follow these guidelines for home care and lifestyle changes.

Exercise is an important part of your recovery after a heart attack.

This plan helps you get stronger after you've had a heart attack, heart surgery or some other heart issue. It includes exercise and healthy eating. You may also have to change some of your bad habits.

You play an important role in your recovery after heart attack.

If you had a heart attack, ask your health care provider these questions before you leave the hospital.

What to expect when you get home, getting support and easing back into your life.

Learn how to manage your risk factors for heart attack.

Tips to returning to sexual activity after heart attack.

Learn to take care of yourself after a heart attack.

Having a heart attack not only affects your body, but also your emotions. Working through your emotions after a heart attack is a vital part of the recovery process.

Watch this to learn the most common symptoms of a heart attack for both men and women so you can quickly get help.

Fast action during a heart attack can be the difference between life and death. Fortunately, most heart attacks start slowly. Many begin with telltale warning signs. If you know how to spot these signs, and if you act quickly, you can get the help you need before it's too late.

Know the common emergency tests and treatments conducted on patients arriving to the hospital with heart attack symptoms.

A heart attack is an urgent message from your heart that it's starved for oxygen. Here are the warning signs to look for--and what you need to do if they occur.

If you have risk factors for heart problems, it's important to watch for signs of a heart attack such as chest pain.

If you've had a heart attack, you are at risk for having another. Know the signs.

This is a blockage in one of your coronary arteries. They're the vessels carrying blood to your heart's tissue. A heart attack can strike suddenly, often without any warning.

There are 2 types of angina, stable and unstable. Stable angina occurs at certain times and can often be managed. Unstable angina occurs at uncertain times. It may not get better with the usual forms of treatment for angina. It is a warning that a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) is possible in the near future.

Here are some important questions to ask your healthcare providers after your heart attack.

A heart attack happens when the blood supply is cut off from the heart muscle, usually because of a blood clot. Without blood and oxygen, the muscle cells are damaged and die.

Quitting smoking is one of the best changes you can make for your heart. Here's how to get started.