Learn the difference between controllable and uncontrollable risk factors and how making healthy lifestyle changes can benefit your heart's health.
Watch this to learn some heart-healthy habits.
It's already known that aspirin itself can help prevent heart attacks. What makes it so beneficial?
See how smoking damages your heart and learn several common strategies that have helped others quit.
Understand what cholesterol is, how it affects your body, and what you can do to help keep your levels in a healthy range.
Understand the health concerns of having high blood pressure and learn several strategies to help keep your blood pressure within a healthy range.
Understand that having diabetes increases your risk for heart disease and learn steps you can take to better manage your blood glucose levels, lowering your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
Understand the relationship between unmanaged stress and heart disease and learn several useful management techniques to reduce the stress in your life.
Learn that getting regular physical activity is one of the best things people with heart disease can do to prevent another heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular procedure, and increase their overall well-being.
People with heart disease are at an increased risk of health problems caused by excessive heat and humidity. This video describes how heat affects your heart and gives tips on how to avoid heat-related injury.
Learn which foods to choose and which to limit when eating heart healthy to reduce your risk factors for heart disease.
Small changes in what you eat can make a big difference in your heart health. Watch and learn how easy it is to improve your health by eating right.
Certain foods can make your blood pressure go too high. Watch and learn how easy it is to have delicious meals without harming your health.
Understand the potential health benefits from the Mediterranean Diet and learn what foods are included and limited in the eating pattern.
Learn tips for safely taking your heart medications as prescribed to reduce your heart disease risk factors and your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Recognize the amount of stress being overweight puts on your heart. Learn tips for choosing healthier foods and increasing your activity so you can lose weight and keep it off.
Heart disease changes many aspects of life, and heart patients often wonder if sex is still safe. This video helps viewers understand how to have a healthy, safe sex life after a diagnosis with heart disease.
Understand what is provided in a cardiac rehabilitation program and recognize how it contributes to you living a long, heart healthy future.
Learn about the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation.
Learn about the 3 stages of cardiac rehabilitation and how each is important to your journey of living a heart healthy lifestyle.
Learn about the different kinds of exercises your cardiac care team may prescribe for you as you recover, and how your progress can be monitored.
Recognize that you don't have to go through cardiac rehabilitation alone and learn who will be available to support you along the way.
Understand that by identifying your risk factors for heart disease and making lifestyle changes, you can improve the health of your heart and prevent further damage.
Recognize the importance of setting healthy lifestyle change goals that are doable for you. Learn about making your goals SMART; specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.
Understand that following your exercise plan is key in making sure you are exercising safely and are benefiting the health of your heart. Learn how to monitor your heart rate to ensure you are exercising within your target range.
Learn tips for shopping in the supermarket and for using the resources available to help you fill your cart with heart healthy foods.
Understand what is included on the nutrition facts food label and how to use that information to help you make heart healthy choices now, and in the future.
Learn how to use the resources available to you to make dining out an enjoyable and heart healthy experience.
Understand why heart disease affects women differently than men.
Learn the importance of knowing your cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and the healthy lifestyle behaviors you can make to reduce these risks.
Learn about the symptoms of a heart attack in women.
Learn how hormone replacement therapy affects the risk of heart disease, breast cancer, and other conditions.
Watch this to learn about the symptoms of heart attack in women and what to do if you experience them.
Learn how stress and depression can affect the risk of heart disease in women.
Learn why quitting smoking is the most important lifestyle change you can make to protect your heart, and your overall health.
Learn how managing your weight, gaining control of your diabetes and exercising regularly can reduce the risk factors that lead to heart disease.
Learn what certain medications do to help reduce heart disease risk factors, and ways to remember when to take your medications.
Watch this to learn ways people with diabetes can lower their risk of heart disease and stroke.
Watch this to learn about the DASH Eating Plan.
Watch this to learn some answers to common concerns about cardiac stress testing.
Watch this to learn some answers to common concerns about Transesophageal Echocardiography.
