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Treatment & Diagnosis
Medications & Supplements
- bupropion (Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban, Aplenzin, Fortivo XL, Zyban)
- colestipol (Colestid)
- lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil, Qbrelis) ACE Inhibitor
- Zocor (simvastatin)
- felodipine (Plendil)
- alteplase (TPA, Activase, Cathflo Activase)
- Aspirin Therapy (Guidelines for Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention)
- Nicorette Gum (nicotine polacrilex, Habitrol)
- nicotine inhaler - oral, Nicotrol
- Nitrates (Medication)
- nicotine spray - nasal, Nicotrol NS
- nicotine patch (Nicoderm CQ, Habitrol)
- Congestive Heart Failure Medications
- cangrelor (Kengreal)
- Entresto (sacubitril and valsartan)
- Repatha (evolocumab)
- Anticoagulants (Anticoagulant Drug Class)
- Beta Blocker Side Effects (Adverse Effects)
- Vasodilators (Drug Class Side Effects, List of Names)
- Aspirin vs. Plavix (clopidogrel)
Prevention & Wellness
- Young Female Smokers at Especially High Heart Risk
- Global Efforts to Cut Smoking Show Mixed Results
- AHA News: 3 Simple Steps Could Save 94 Million Lives Worldwide
- American Soldiers' Hearts in Worse Shape Than Civilians'
- AHA News: Vaping Ignites Legislative Trend to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21
- Vaping May Exact a Toll on Blood Vessel Health
- Unfiltered Cigarettes Are Most Deadly
- Vaping Habit Might Make You More Prone to Flu
- When E-Cig Makers Offer Promotional Items, More Teens Likely to Vape
- Your Life Span May Be Foretold in Your Heart Beats
- Unhealthy Diets May Be World's Biggest Killer
- More Americans Now Think Vaping Is Harmful
- Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts, Study Shows
- Move More, Live Longer
- Heart Disease a Growing Threat to U.S. Veterans
- Health Tip: Dangers of Teen E-Cigarette Use
- Does PTSD Really Harm Veterans' Hearts?
- Better Heart Care Saves U.S. Billions a Year, Study Finds
- Nearly Half of American Adults Have Unhealthy Hearts: Report
- Vaping Tied to Rise in Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
- Dirty Air Tied to Raised Risk of Strokes, Shorter Lives
- Vapers Exposed to Fewer Toxins Than Conventional Smokers: Study
- Smokers Who Roll Their Own Less Likely to Quit
- Smoking Bans Might Help Nonsmokers' Blood Pressure
- Vapers May Prompt Smokers to Quit: Study
- Breaking the Smoking-Drinking Connection
- Smoking, Diabetes May Be Especially Risky for Women's Hearts
- The Sooner You Quit Smoking, the Better
- High Blood Pressure in Young Adults Tied to Earlier Strokes
- E-Cigarettes Slowed Wound Healing in Animal Study
- Scientists Closer to Drug That Cuts Nicotine Dependence
- E-Cigs Continue to Spark Debate Over Health Risks/Benefits
- Smoking Seems to Weaken the Immune System: Study
- To Help Beat Heart Disease, Stay Upbeat
- Online History Gives Clues to Heart Ills
- 'Million Hearts' Project Aims to Prevent 1 Million Cardiac Crises
- Monitoring System for Underage Tobacco Sales Falls Short: Study
- Smoking, Drinking a Double Whammy for Teens' Arteries: Study
- New Wrinkle in Heart Health: Furrowed Brows May Bode Ill
- Daily Vaping Tied to Doubling of Heart Attack Risk
- 6 Steps for Promoting Heart Health in Women
- Smoking May Boost Irregular Heart Beat Risk
- Blacks Have Shorter Life Spans After Surviving Heart Stoppage: Study
- On Top of Other Challenges, Homeless Have Higher Heart Disease Risk
- 'Smoke-Free' Rooms Still Loaded With Smoke Residues, Study Finds
- Health Tip: Living With Cardiomyopathy
- As Younger Men's Smoking Rises, So Does Their Stroke Risk
- Smoking Puts Blacks at Higher Risk for Heart Failure
- Toxins in E-Cigarettes May Vary by Flavor
- No Heart Risk From Stop-Smoking Drugs Chantix and Zyban: Study
- Smokers' Diets Let Them Down, Too
- Cardiac Defects in Baby Tied to Later Heart Trouble in Moms
- Health Tip: Quit Smoking
- Hookah Smoking Carries a Poisoning Risk
- Smoking Bans May Not Rid Casinos of Smoke
- More Hardcore Smokers Trying to Kick the Habit
- 'Heat-Not-Burn Cigarettes' Aiming for U.S. Market
- Most Americans Favor Larger Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs
- E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors: Study
- More Than One-Fifth of High School Students Smoke: CDC
- Binge Drinking May Boost Blood Pressure in Young Men
- Teen Sisters Develop Ways to Measure Lung, Heart Damage
- Some Lung Patients Buy Cigarettes Along With Meds at Pharmacies: Study
- Quit-Smoking Products Won't Harm the Heart, Review Finds
- Men Who Smoke After Cancer Diagnosis Face Higher Death Risk
- Smokers Die About a Decade Earlier on Average
- Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
- States Use Only Fraction of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Smoking, Study Finds
- Smoking Gene May Reveal Why Some People Smoke More
- Could Menthol Cigarettes Pose Even Higher Stroke Risk?
- Diabetes Risks Go Beyond Heart Attacks, Strokes
- Serena Williams' Pulmonary Embolism, Hematoma: FAQ
- Study Finds Smoking Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
- U.S. Breast Cancer Rates No Longer Declining
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