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- Congenital heart disease
Some congenital heart defects are mild and cause no significant disturbance to the way the heart functions.
- Heart disease - enlarged heart
An enlarged heart isn't a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.
- Heart disease and stroke
Although blocked blood vessels can cause both coronary heart disease and some types of stroke, stroke is not the same as heart disease.
- Heart disease - know your risk
Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, diabetes, obesity, family history and age.
- Smoking and heart disease
A smoker's excess risk of heart attack reduces rapidly after only one year of not smoking.
- Diet and heart disease risk
A diet low in saturated fats and high in fibre and plant food can substantially reduce your risk of developing heart disease.
- Heart disease - eating for a healthy heart (video)
Learn the three steps you can take to improve your heart health today.
- Heart disease and mental health
Did you know that your mental health can affect your heart health and vice versa? Depression can affect how well people with heart disease recover, and increase their risk of further heart problems.
- Heart disease - angioplasty and stent procedures (video)
People with coronary heart disease talk about the medical procedures that followed their heart attack and diagnosis.
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can affect a child's normal growth and development, including normal growth of the genitals.