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I would have never thought a Halloween night in the 90s would have shaped my life today. I was your typical 4-year-old, running around trick-or-treating, when I ended up falling...

If there’s anything I’ve learned in the last 12 years of knowingly living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), or genetically high cholesterol, it’s that a heart-healthy life is multifaceted. Sure, anyone...

When your heart has an irregular heartbeat, the condition is called arrhythmia (uh-RITH-me-uh). It may mean that your heart is beating too fast, too slowly, or a combination of the...

It can take years to receive a cardiovascular disease (CVD) diagnosis, often while experiencing frequent and debilitating symptoms, such as pain. To learn more about the challenges of living with...

Welcome to our Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) community! Not sure where to start? We're here to help you find exactly what you're looking for. The CardiovascularDisease.net community includes up-to-date and trustworthy...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition in which the heart loses its regular rhythm and beats too fast. It is a type of arrhythmia (uh-RITH-me-uh). Other types of arrhythmia make...

I was about 6 months into my second round of pulmonary hypertension (PH) therapy when I started to feel like I could finally see some independence returning into my life...

Drugs that control heart rate or rhythm are called antiarrhythmics. They can prevent or treat a fast or irregular heart rate (arrhythmia). These drugs block fast or irregular electrical signals...

So you just got diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia. Now what? It was shocking, receiving the diagnosis. At the time, I thought, 'How could I have high cholesterol? I’m a teenager...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

How many times do you answer the phone for an unknown number? Before being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH), the answer for me would have been never. Now, I rarely...

An arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat. This includes heartbeats that are too slow, too fast, or irregular. Arrhythmias happen when electrical signals in the heart do not work properly. A...

Have you been diagnosed with aortic stenosis? Has your doctor recommended aortic valve replacement as a treatment option? We recently asked the members of several of our support communities whether...

Living with aortic stenosis can often come with uncertainty, especially when considering all of your treatment options. A CardiovascularDisease.net community member recently shared the realities of living with aortic stenosis...

My name is Amber, and I am a registered nurse (RN). I spent the first 5 years of my career working on a step down unit (SDU) — or intermediate...

I have a healthcare background going back many decades, but when my cardiologist said I had aortic stenosis (AS), I didn't know what that meant. I thought the malaise I...

In 2017, I learned I had aortic stenosis. I knew I had a heart murmur when I was young. However, I was told it was a functional murmur and not...

Aortic valve replacement is a type of surgery that replaces a damaged or diseased aortic valve with a mechanical or tissue valve. Aortic valve replacement is the most common surgery...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is designed to treat aortic stenosis (AS). AS is a condition in which the aortic valve becomes too narrow, disrupting blood flow from the heart...

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of aortic stenosis (AS) is critical. AS, when left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to serious health risks like heart failure and even death.Aortic stenosis...