Heart Attack

Watch how to properly use nitroglycerin, in the event that you experience heart attack symptoms.

Find out how statin medications help you to treat your heart disease and lessen your risk of having another heart attack.

Nitroglycerin eases chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Fast-acting nitroglycerin can stop an angina attack. Follow these instructions.

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain (angina) by getting more blood and oxygen to your heart. Long-acting nitroglycerin helps prevent angina from starting.

Your healthcare provider prescribed nitroglycerin for you. This medicine relieves chest pain caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart (angina) by getting more oxygen-rich blood to your heart. Fast-acting nitroglycerin can stop an angina attack.

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain caused by a lack of blood to the heart (angina) by getting more oxygen-rich blood to your heart. Long-acting nitroglycerin helps prevent angina.

Understand the mix of emotions that are common after having a heart attack, learn healthful coping strategies and find out who you can turn to for emotional support.

When you have heart disease, you may experience a symptom called angina. This program helps you learn how to recognize angina, take steps to prevent angina, and treat it if you experience it.

Learn how one person's life changed after a heart attack.

If you've had a heart attack, you need to take special care of your body and mind. Know what to expect when you return home, including what activities are OK to do; how to deal with depression; how to take care of your heart with food, exercise, and medicine; and when to call the doctor.

Every year, people in the U.S. who have a heart attack survive and enjoy a normal, productive life. Your heart is healing. With each passing day, you can become stronger and more active. Make preventing another heart attack your first priority. © AHA

Too much stress can increase your risk of a heart attack. Learn how to recognize when you're under chronic, dangerous stress and what steps you can take to reduce the amount of stress in your daily life.

Now that you survived a heart attack, this worksheet will help you through the days between your discharge from the hospital and follow-up visit with your doctor. © AHA

In this video learn how Dale's life was impacted by her heart attack, and how she recovered from it.

Learn how having a heart attack changed Paul Lee's life.

A heart attack occurs when a vessel that sends blood to your heart suddenly becomes blocked. Follow these guidelines for home care and lifestyle changes.

Exercise is an important part of your recovery after a heart attack.

You play an important role in your recovery after heart attack.

Questions to ask your doctor before you leave the hospital.

What to expect when you get home, getting support and easing back into your life.

Learn how to manage your risk factors for heart attack.

Tips to returning to sexual activity after heart attack.

Learn to take care of yourself after a heart attack.

Some heart attacks are sudden and intense but may start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Learn some of the signs of a heart attack. © AHA

A heart attack is an urgent message from your heart that it's starved for oxygen. Here are the warning signs to look for--and what you need to do if they occur.

If you have risk factors for heart problems, it's important to watch for signs of a heart attack such as chest pain.

If you've had a heart attack, you are at risk for having another. Know the signs.

A heart attack occurs when blood flow that brings oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is severely reduced or cut off. This is due to a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances (plaque) that narrows coronary arteries. This process is called atherosclerosis. © AHA

There are 2 kinds of angina. They are stable and unstable. Stable angina occurs at certain times and can often be managed. Unstable angina occurs at uncertain times. It may not get better with the usual forms of treatment for angina. It is a warning that a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) is possible in the near future.

Here are some important questions to ask your healthcare providers after your heart attack.