Cardiovascular Diseases

Listen to the podcast with Paul Mather, MD, about heart transplant and heart failure devices, and then take this quiz to see what you've learned!

Listen to the podcast with Paul Mather, MD, about heart transplant and heart failure devices. Then take this quiz to see what you’ve learned!

Listen to the podcast with Paul Mather, MD, about the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Then take this quiz to see what you’ve learned!

Mark is a 62-year-old African American man with congestive heart failure that severely limits his daily activities.

Geraldine, a 32-year-old woman, comes to your office with her 66-year-old grandmother. She tells you that Grandma “isn’t much for doctors.”

Susan is a 55-year-old woman who recently began following a low-fat diet in order to lower her risk of heart disease.

Ron is a 46-year-old overweight man who is worried about his risk of heart disease. In an attempt to lower his risk, Ron recently adopted a vegetarian diet, but at his most recent check-up, tells you that...

Beta-blockers, such as metoprolol, are commonly chosen as first line treatment for angina.

Thomas is a 37-year-old clinically obese man with hypertension. He has recently begun following The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet to help lower his blood pressure, but is having a hard...

Arnold, a 48-year-old city bus driver, was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. He is obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 36, has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes daily since age 16, and has...