Heart Information Center
At Texas Heart Institute (En español)
Anatomy
Diagnostic Tests
- Angiography
- Blood Tests
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI and MRA)
- Cold-Weather Exercise
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
- Diagnosing Stroke
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Studies
- Exercise Stress Test
- Holter Monitoring
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Nuclear Ventriculography
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
Heart Diseases & Conditions
- Aneurysms and Dissections
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Stenosis
- Arrhythmia
- Arritmia
- Arterial Blockage
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
- Brugada Syndrome
- Buerger’s Disease
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Categories of Arrhythmias
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Cianosis
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Cyanosis
- Diabetes
- Diastolic Dysfunction
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Diseases of the Aortic Valve
- Diseases of the Mitral Valve
- Diseases of the Pulmonary Valve
- Diseases of the Tricuspid Valve
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle
- Ebstein’s Anomaly
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmurs
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Infective Endocarditis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Long Q-T Syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Bridge
- Myocarditis
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Phlebitis
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Raynaud’s Phenomenon
- Recovering From a Heart Attack
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Fever
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Silent Ischemia
- Stroke
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
- Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Types of Strokes
- Valve Disease
- Varicose Veins
- Venous blood clots (including DVT)
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Vulnerable Plaque
Heart Smart
- 14 Simple Ways to Reduce Saturated Fat
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
- Cholesterol
- Exercise
- Heart Attack Warning Signs
- Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Heart Disease Risk Factors for Children and Teenagers
- Hot Weather Exercise Tips
- Minerals: What They Do, Where to Get Them
- Nutrition
- Obesity and Overweight
- Smoking and Your Heart
- Tips for Reducing Salt Intake
- Trace Elements
- Understanding Food Labels
- Understanding Omega-3 Fatty Acids or “Fish Oil”
- Vitamins
- Women and Heart Disease
Medical and Surgical Procedures
- A Heart Surgery Overview
- Aneurysm Repair
- Balloon Angioplasty and Stents
- Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stents
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Catheter Ablation
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Heart Transplantation
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Limited-Access Heart Surgery
- Lung Transplantation
- Maze Surgery
- Pacemakers
- Radial Artery Access
- Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
- Valve Repair or Replacement
- Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
- Ventricular Assist Devices
Medications
Types of Heart Doctors