Treatments for Heart Disease

In addition to drug treatments and surgery, there is a range of treatments for heart disease.

Drug treatments for people with heart disease can help lower blood pressure or cholesterol, prevent or dissolve blood clots, relieve and prevent angina symptoms or improve the strength or rhythm of the heart's contractions.

Medical procedures to diagnose and treat heart disease include coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass grafts, coronary angioplasty, coronary stenting, heart transplants, operations for congenital defects, surgery for heart valve defects, electrophysiological treatments and implanting of cardiac defibrillator.

The National Heart Foundation of Australia provides information on treatments for heart disease.

Updated January 2008

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Title:   Heart Health
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on heart diseases and their prevention, treatment, risk factors, support services and statistics.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Heart Attack
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to resources about heart attacks.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Heart attack explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A heart attack occurs when one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart is blocked. This usually occurs as a result of narrowing of these arteries, which is caused by a build-up of fatty deposits. Heart attack is a medical emergency.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Factsheet 18 - Depression and coronary heart disease
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   Following a major review of the evidence, the Heart Foundation now considers depression to be a significant risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Aboriginal and torres strait islander people with coronary heart disease - summary report
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This summary presents the key points detailed in 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment'.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Aboriginal and torres strait islander people with coronary heart disease : further perspectives on health status and treatment
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report builds on existing information on disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians in the health status and treatment of coronary heart disease.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Heart failure program summary
Publisher:   National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:   The NICS Heart Failure program was developed to address these gaps and improve health outcomes through the early diagnosis and appropriate management of heart failure in Australia.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Acute Coronary Syndromes
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation of Australia
Description:   A 2007 Addendum to the 2006 Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) guidelines (Heart Foundation and CSANZ) has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia on 3 March 2008. The Addendum provides information from recently published trials to be considered in the choice of therapies for the management of ACS.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Roles of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations in subgroups with asthma, COPD, diabetes or heart disease
Publisher:   National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   Vaccination of persons at risk of complications from influenza and pneumococcal disease is a key public health strategy for preventing associated morbidity and mortality.
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   ST-elevation myocardial infarction: New Zealand Management Guidelines
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   These guidelines apply to the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The purpose of these guidelines are to provide a summary of the most up-to-date New Zealand and overseas evidence and to make recommendations based on the evidence that will lead to the best practice for patients with STEMI in New Zealand.
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   The management of people with atrial fibrillation and flutter
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The purpose of this guideline is to provide an evidence-based summary of effective practice in the assessment and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) in New Zealand.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   NICS heart failure forum report
Publisher:   National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:   This report captures the presentations, discussions and outcomes from NICS' Heart Failure Forum 2004: Improving outcomes in chronic care, held in Canberra in June 2004.
Date:   Sep 2004
Title:   Epidemic of coronary heart disease and its treatment in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This is the first national report to examine in detail admissions to hospital for heart attack and acute care invasive treatments, such as cardiac catheterisation, percutaneous coronary intervention, and coronary artery bypass surgery.
Date:   Sep 2002
Title:   Heart disease - how treatments can help
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   A guide to the causes of artery problems, how they contribute to heart disease, and how they can be treated
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Heart attack and cardiac arrest: what to do in an emergency
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read about the importance of acting quickly if you suspect someone is having a heart attack.
Date:   Apr 2001
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