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Heart and Health Related Articles : Articles Page 3Is It The LDL, Or Is It The Statin?Using statins, and not ultra-low LDLs, may be the important thing Read Full Story: About.com: Is It The LDL, Or Is It The Statin? What is Heart DiseaseWhen you think of heart disease, usually people think of coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries leading to the heart), but coronary artery disease is just one type of cardiovascular disease. Read Full Story: WebMD: Heart Diseases That Affect the Heart and Cardiovascular System Abnormal Heart RhythmAn arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia) is an irregular heartbeat. Heart rates can also be irregular. Read Full Story: WebMD: Abnormal Heart Rhythm Your Guide to Heart FailureHeart failure affects nearly 5 million Americans. Roughly 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Read Full Story: WebMD: Your Guide to Heart Failure Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenital heart disease is a type of defect or malformation in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels that occurs before birth. Read Full Story: WebMD: Congenital Heart Disease Heart Muscle Disease (Cardiomyopathy)Cardiomyopathy, or heart muscle disease, is a type of progressive heart disease in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened. Read Full Story: WebMD: Cardiomyopathy - Heart Muscle Disease Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis)Pericardial disease, or pericarditis, is inflammation of any of the layers of the pericardium. Read Full Story: WebMD: Heart Disease and Pericarditis Aortic AneurysmAn aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery. Normally, the walls of arteries are thick and muscular, allowing them to withstand a large amount of pressure. Read Full Story: WebMD: Aortic Aneurysm and Your Heart Vascular DiseaseVascular disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system. This ranges from diseases of your arteries, veins and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation. Read Full Story: WebMD: Vascular Disease and Your Heart Heart Valve DiseaseAccording to the American Heart Association, about 5 million Americans are diagnosed with valvular heart disease each year. Read Full Story: WebMD: Heart Valve Disease
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