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Answers By Heart: A Patient Information Guide to Common Cardiac Terms

Dear Patients,

Please use this information to help answer any questions you may have regarding:

Cardiac Diagnoses
Cardiac Procedures
Cholesterol & Blood Pressure
In-Office Testing
Medications
Heart Surgery Preparation & Recovery
Healthy Lifestyles (weight loss, diet, exercise)
Quitting Smoking

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Thank You,

Atlanta Heart Associates, P.C.
Doctors & Staff

Cardiac Conditions	Lifestyle & Risk Reduction	Treatments & Tests
How Can I live with Heart Failure	How can I Avoid Weight Gain when I Stop Smoking	How can I Prepare for Heart Surgery

How Will I Recover from my Heart Attack	How can I Cook Healthfully	How can I Recover from Heart Surgery

What are the warning signs of a Heart Attack	How can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking	How do I Manage my Medicines

What are the warning signs of a Stroke	How can I Lower My Cholesterol	How will I be monitored after Heart Surgery

What Is a Heart Attack	How can I Monitor my Chol. BP & Weight	What are Anti Coagulant & Antiplatelet Agents

What Is an Arrhythmia	How can I Quit Smoking	What Are Electrophysiologic Tests

What Is Angina	How can I Reduce High Blood Pressure	What Happens after Heart Surgery

What Is Atrial Fibrillation	How can Phys. Activity Become a Way of Life	What is a Coronary Angiogram

What Is Bacterial Endocarditis	How do I Change Recipes	What is a Pacemaker

What Is Cholesterol Levels	How do I follow a Healthy Diet	What is a Stent

What Is Congestive Heart Failure	How do I Read Food Labels	What is a Stress Test

What is Diabetes & How to Control It	What about African Americans & High BP	What is an Automated External Defibrillator

What Is Heart Disease & Stroke	What about Eating Out	What is an Implantable Defibrillator

What is High Blood Chol. & Triglycerides	Why should I be Physically Active	What is Cardiac Rehabilitation

What is High Blood Pressure	Why should I Limit Sodium	What is Carotid Endarectomy

What Is Metabolic Syndrome	Why should I Lose Weight	What is Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine

What Is Peripheral Vascular Disease		What is Coronary Angioplasty

		What is Coronary Bypass Surgery

		What is Echocardiography

		What is Heart Valve Surgery
		What is High Blood Pressure Medicine

Answers By Heart: A Patient Information Guide to Common Cardiac Terms

Cardiac Conditions

Lifestyle & Risk Reduction

Treatments & Tests

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