HEART DISEASE 

Heart (Cardiac) disease is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart.  The disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, such as infections and conditions that affect your heart's muscle, valves or beating rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease.

Because heart disease is the number one leading cause of death in Kentucky today, our cardiologists realize the importance of maintaining cutting-edge technology to treat health care issues and cardiac risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and lack of exercise. If you come to Lourdes for cardiac services or for cardiac surgery, you can be sure that you are putting your trust in the top cardiac programs in the region.
 
Illnesses and disability caused by heart disease diseases include:

• Coronary heart disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardiovascular disease
• Ischaemic heart disease
• Heart failure
• Hypertensive heart disease
• Inflammatory heart disease
• Valvular heart disease