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Heart disease falls into three main categories: electrical, structural and circulatory. Learn more about each of these categories.

When most people hear the word aneurysm, they probably don’t think of aneurysms in the heart, but they are possible. A ventricular aneurysm occurs when a weakened part of the heart balloons out, which can cause other heart problems.

Electrophysiology is a subspecialty of cardiology that focuses on diagnosing and treating heart rhythm issues. An electrophysiology study is a special test that uses a catheter to stimulate and monitor the heart to diagnose an arrhythmia.

Did you know that diabetes and heart disease are linked? In adults with diabetes, the most common causes of death are heart disease and stroke. But many of the risk factors can be managed to reduce your risk.

People with congestive heart failure can benefit from improved nutrition and increased exercise. Oklahoma Heart Hospital’s Intensive Cardiac Rehab program is a great option to improve lifestyle factors in a safe, monitored environment.

Pacemakers and defibrillators are both used to treat irregular heart rhythms, but there are some key differences between the two devices. Some newer devices can perform both functions.

Coronary heart disease, also called coronary artery disease, is the most common type of heart disease and accounts for half of all deaths from heart disease. It’s caused by a specific type of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, called atherosclerosis.

Part of the cardiovascular system, veins are vessels that circulate blood throughout your body. Age, family history, lifestyle factors and other medical conditions can all increase your risk of vein disease.

An abnormal heart rhythm, also called an arrhythmia, occurs when the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly. There are multiple tests that can be used to diagnose an abnormal heart rhythm.

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the artery between the heart and lungs. It’s a serious condition that can cause damage to the lungs or low levels of oxygen in the blood.

Exercise is an important part of overall heart health, and most abnormal heart rhythms shouldn’t prevent you from exercising. Here’s what you should know about abnormal heart rhythms and exercise.

Heart disease is the number one killer of women and is responsible for one in three deaths of women. Wear Red Day is an important day to raise awareness of how heart disease impacts women.

The guidelines for diagnosing and treating high blood pressure (hypertension) changed in 2018 for the first time in 14 years. Learn more about the new guidelines.

Ventricular tachycardia is a condition where the heart beats too fast due to an abnormal rhythm in the lower chambers of the heart. Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

A cardiac CT scan uses x-ray and computer technology to view the structure of the heart and surrounding arteries in order to diagnosis certain heart conditions.

Depression and heart disease are closely linked with one in five patients who have a heart attack experiencing depression symptoms shortly after. Depression can also increase the risk of heart attack in patients with no history of heart disease.

Cardioversion is a procedure used to treat irregular heart rhythms and help return the heart to a normal rhythm. It’s commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation, or AFib, and can be used to treat other heart rhythm issues as well.

For the sixth consecutive year, Oklahoma Heart Hospital has received multiple Press Ganey awards for high levels of patient satisfaction.