Mini Clip Safer Than Heart-Valve Surgery

The mini clothespin's maker, Abbott Laboratories, hopes to win approval to sell it in the United States next year.

Doctors say knowing the symptoms of a heart attack and acting quickly offer the best chance of recovery.

What you need to know about a leading cause of death and disability.

Answers to questions about heart medications, what they are and what they do.

Matters of the Heart

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Heart Attacks are Gender Biased	Do You Need Coronary Angioplasty?
Do You Live in Heart Attack City?	Peripheral Artery Disease
Is a Heart Attack in Your Genes?	Cardiovascular Connections
Are ER Heart Attack Tests Reliable?	Influenza and H1N1 Bad for Your Heart
Coronary Artery Disease	Stroke

Mayo Clinic: Heart Disease	American Stroke Association
American Heart Association	Heart Attack Signs
WHO: Cardiovascular Diseases	Exercise for a Healthy Heart
Cardiovascular Disease Statistics	Cleveland Clinic: Smoking & Heart Disease
Best Heart & Heart Surgery Hospitals	Atherosclerosis
Nutrition, Health and Heart Disease	Angina
Caregiver FAQs	Open Heart Surgery
Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs	Valve Surgery
Women's Heart Health	Heart Transplant
Go Red For Women	Angioplasty

Overview	Treatment
Symptoms	Cardiovascular Disease Overview
Diagnosis	High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)