Heart Information

Terrence Sweeney - Rock Creek
Anatomy - The anatomy of the heart, blood, blood vessels, heartbeat,  conduction system, coronary arteries, and heart valves.

Diagnosing Heart Disease - Descriptions of the many tools used to diagnose heart disease, including advanced imaging techniques and diagnostic cardiac catheterization.

Heart Conditions - From angina to vulnerable plaque, cardiovascular diseases are complex disorders that affect millions of Americans.

Heart Facts - On average, the heart beats 100,000 times per day to circulate 1 to 1.5 gallons of blood.

The Heart Valve Center - The International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation is a resource for physicians and patients who have an interest in learning more about heart valve disease.

How Healthy is your Heart? - Take this quiz to learn about the many factors that influence heart health.

Managing Heart Disease - The relationship between heart disease and cholesterol, smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, stress, and alcohol consumption.

Heart Medications - Medicines used to control blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, blood clotting, and the many other physiological processes involved in heart disease and heart health.

Treatment of Heart Disease - Modern medicine has produced truly amazing interventional procedures and cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries to treat or cure heart disease.

Who are the Heart Doctors? - What is the difference between a cardiologist and a cardiothoracic surgeon?