
Cardiovascular disease
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The number one killer in the United States, cardiovascular disease affects the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiologists are doctors who identify, treat and help you manage cardiac conditions, such as:
- coronary artery disease, angina and heart attacks
- hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)
- heart rhythm problems
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- stroke
Related links
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Chest pain: How a doctor decides it could be a heart attack
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Your heart and types of heart problems
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Stroke: Warning signs, videos
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Too young to have a stroke? Think again
Source: American Board of Specialties, Research and Education Foundation, Which Medical Specialist for You?; American Medical Association; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Lexicon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations
Reviewed by: David G Hurrell, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute® at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
First published: 8/1/2004
Last reviewed: 12/12/2013