Cardiovascular disease is a general term used to describe diseases related to the heart and / or the blood vessels. There are many, many different types of cardiovascular diseases. This website will offer you links to other sites for further investigation. It is important to learn at least the basics about these diseases since, taken together, they are the leading cause of death in this country. There are also several behaviors that can affect your risk of developing some of these diseases.

Some common heart diseases are listed below:

 

Coronary Artery Disease

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Cad/CAD
• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html

Coronary heart disease

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007115.htm
• E medicine health http://www.emedicinehealth.com/coronary_heart_disease/article_em.htm
  

Cardiomyopathy

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001105.html

Congenital heart disease

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/congenitalheartdefects.html
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/chd/chd_what.html

Heart failure

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartfailure.html
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hf/HF_WhatIs.html

Some common diseases of the blood vessels are listed below:

Arteriosclerosis (including atherosclerosis)

• American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4440
• National Heart lung and blood institute:
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Atherosclerosis/Atherosclerosis_WhatIs.html
• Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/arteriosclerosis-atherosclerosis/DS00525

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000468.htm
• American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2114

Stroke

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html
• Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stroke/DS00150

Aneurysm

• Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001122.htm
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arm/arm_what.html

Peripheral Artery Disease

• American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3020242
• Web MD / Medicine net http://www.medicinenet.com/peripheral_vascular_disease/article.htm