This section is designed to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about how the heart functions, heart disease and heart health.

The Heart How does the heart work? Heart Disease What is a heart attack, or myocardial infarction? What is angina? What is a heart murmur? What is coronary heart disease? What is congestive heart failure? What is syncope? What are risk factors? Heart Health Why is exercise important? What is nutrition's role? How does diet influence heart health? Heart Procedures Cardiac Catheterization Cardioversion/Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Electrophysiology Study Pacemaker Implantation Heart Tests Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram Echocardiogram Exercise Stress Test Holter Monitoring Nuclear Cardiology Stress Test Tilt Table Test Transesophageal Echocardiogram