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Hi, everyone! My name is David Advent, and I'm a new moderator and contributor for CardiovascularDisease.net. It's great to be here, and I'm looking forward to connecting with everyone. I've...

With chronic conditions comes regular testing. As someone with genetically high cholesterol, also known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), I am no stranger to regular blood tests. I usually test my...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a heart condition in which the heartbeat becomes too fast or irregular. AFib can lead to stroke, so doctors try to treat it as quickly as...

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...

The "In America survey" is now closed. It can take years to receive a cardiovascular disease (CVD) diagnosis, often while experiencing frequent and debilitating symptoms, such as pain. To learn...

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...