Heart Care Videos

Angina or Chest Pain

There are two main types of angina. Stable angina, the most common type, occurs when the heart needs more oxygen, and the reduced blood flow cannot meet demand. Unstable angina occurs without any cause.

 

Arterial Plaque (Hardening of the Arteries)

Inside your blood vessels and arteries, fatty substances, called plaque, build up, narrowing the vessels and reducing blood flow. If blood flow is completely blocked, you can have a heart attack.

 

Atrial Fibrillation: An Overview

Atrial Fibrillation is a type of rapid, irregular heartbeat. Some people have atrial fibrillation and feel fine. Others develop symptoms: palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue or swelling in the feet. Atrial fibrillation must be treated right away.

 

Atrial Fibrillation: Treatment

For most patients with atrial fibrillation, preventing blood clots that could lead to a stroke is extremely important. Several treatment options may be recommended, such as taking special medications.

 

Cardiac Catheterization — Coronary Angiography/Angiogram: Opening Your Arteries

The catheter is threaded over a guide wire, inserted into an artery in your arm or leg, and fed up and into the heart. It is a test done to detect problems with the heart and its blood supply.

 

Cardiac Catheterization: What is Stenting?

A stent is a metal, scaffold-like device. During the procedure, a small balloon is inflated inside your blocked artery. A stent is placed and expanded into place, pushing the plaque against the artery wall, reinforcing the artery, holding it open.

 

Coronary Angioplasty

This procedure is a done to open an artery in the heart. This will allow better blood flow. It is done with a balloon passed through a special catheter.

 

Heart Failure: An Overview

Heart failure is a weakened heart that pumps less blood. Your body tries to help the heart pump more blood by releasing chemicals, called hormones. They make the heart bigger. Over time, this weakens your heart more, and it pumps even less blood.

 

Heart Failure: Coping with the Challenges

One way to keep heart failure from overwhelming you, is to learn to cope with the challenges. This video will give you tips to help you succeed in making lifestyle changes.

 

Heart Surgery: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Surgery is used to restore blood flow to the heart muscle. This is done by using blood vessels from other parts of the body to provide a route around obstructed coronary (heart) arteries.

 

Heart Surgery: Reducing Future Risk Factors

There are steps you should take to prevent further heart damage. Reduce your risk factors: high cholesterol, smoking and secondhand smoke, an inactive lifestyle, being overweight, diabetes, stress and high blood pressure.

 

High Blood Cholesterol: Cooking Healthy Meals

Cooking food low in fat and cholesterol can be as fun and easy as you make it. Try steaming foods. Broiling meat is a good no-fat cooking method. Other methods include microwaving and baking. Trim excess fat from meat before cooking.

 

High Blood Cholesterol: An Overview

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, and specific cholesterol goals may depend on the presence of other heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, being overweight, or a family history of heart disease or diabetes

 

High Blood Pressure: How to Get it Under Control

While high blood pressure, or hypertension, can't be cured, you can limit its damage by controlling it. To control blood pressure, you'll need to make changes in your lifestyle, and in some cases, take medication.

 

Pacemaker Insertion

Surgical insertion of an artificial pacemaker, which is a small, battery-operated device, helps maintain a normal heartbeat by sending electrical impulses to the heart.