There is no cure for heart disease, but it can be controlled. Treatment for heart disease will vary for each particular situation. Everyone diagnosed with heart disease will need to undergo lifestyle changes. Depending on the severity, these may be the only changes a person needs to make. For more serious conditions, treatment for heart disease may include medications or certain procedures and cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab for short).
Over time, heart disease can weaken the heart muscle and contribute to:
Heart failure. In heart failure, the heart is unable to pump blood to the rest of the body effectively. Heart failure does not mean that the heart has stopped or is about to stop working. But it does mean that the heart is failing to pump blood the way that it should.
Arrhythmias. Arrhythmias are changes in the normal rhythm of the heartbeats. Some can be quite serious.
Heart Disease in Women
Many women think heart disease is a man's problem. But heart disease is very much a woman's problem -- in fact, heart disease is the number one killer of American women.
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