http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/ RSS en-us http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/prevention/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/prevention/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/research/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/research/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/diagnosis/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/diagnosis/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/ Coronary artery disease, commonly known as coronary heart disease, or simply, heart disease, is the number one killer in America. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/heart-failure/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/heart-failure/ Heart failure affects about 5 million Americans. Roughly 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/ventricular-septal-defect/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/ventricular-septal-defect/ Ventricular septal defect (also called VSD) is a common congenital heart defect. Found most often with babies, these defects are commonly called “holes of the heart”, and can be seen in the heart wall between the right and left ventricles. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/valvular-stenosis/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/valvular-stenosis/ Valvular stenosis, also called heart valve disease or narrowed valve, occurs when there is narrowing, stiffening, thickening, fusion or blockage of one or more valves of your heart. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/heart-attack/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/heart-attack/ A heart attack is when blood vessels that supply blood to your heart are blocked, preventing enough oxygen from getting to your heart and causing heart muscle to die or become permanently damaged. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/high-blood-pressure/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/high-blood-pressure/ High blood pressure is the result of the result of the force of the blood produced by your heart and the size and condition of your arteries. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/congenital-heart-disease/ http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rgh/rochester-general-hospital/centers-and-services/rochester-heart-institute/general-cardiology/common-heart-conditions/congenital-heart-disease/ Congenital heart disease is a type of heart defect or problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST