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Your doctor will diagnose heart valve disease based on your medical and family histories, a physical exam, and results from one or more tests: electrocardiogram (EKG), chest x ray, echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, stress testing, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

You can take action to prevent heart disease and heart failure by avoiding illegal drugs, being physically active, following a heart-healthy eating plan, quitting smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight.

Metabolic syndrome has several causes that act together. You can control some of the causes, such as overweight and obesity, an inactive lifestyle, and insulin resistance. You can’t control other factors, such as growing older, genetics, or coexisting conditions such as excessive blood clotting and constant, low-grade inflammation.

Strategies to help you quit include getting ready to quit, using support, asking for medicine and using it correctly, learning new skills and behaviors, and preparing for withdrawal and relapse.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released physical activity guidelines that recommend the types and amounts of physical activity that children and youth age 6 or older, adults, people over the age of 65, women who are pregnant or just had a baby, and other groups can do.

Sudden cardiac arrest happens without warning and requires emergency treatment. Doctors rarely diagnose sudden cardiac arrest with medical tests as it's happening. Instead, sudden cardiac arrest often is diagnosed after it happens with tests such as an electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiography, MUGA test, cardiac MRI, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology study, and blood tests.

Aunque no se conoce la causa exacta de la aterosclerosis, los estudios muestran que la aterosclerosis es una enfermedad lenta y compleja que puede comenzar en la infancia. La enfermedad avanza más rápidamente a medida que la persona envejece.

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) ha publicado pautas para la actividad física que recomiendan el tipo y la cantidad de actividad física que pueden realizar los niños y jóvenes de 6 años en adelante, los adultos, las personas de 65 años o más, las mujeres embarazadas o que han tenido un bebé recientemente y otros grupos de personas.

Reducir sus factores de riesgo para la enfermedad coronaria, a través de un estilo de vida saludable para el corazón y atención médica regular, puede ayudarle a prevenir un ataque cardíaco.

Treatment for overweight and obesity will depend on the cause and severity of your condition. Possible treatments to aim for a healthy weight include healthy lifestyle changes, behavioral weight-loss treatment programs, medicines, and possibly surgery.