Heart: Warning Signs and Prevention of Heart Attack

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Heart disease causes more deaths in Canada than any other condition. You can reduce your personal risk for heart disease by coming up with a plan to lead a healthier lifestyle - and putting your plan into action! Learn more about heart health, the risk factors for heart disease, causes of heart disease, and what you can do to prevent heart disease.

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This Month's Feature: KEEPING THE BEAT: LIVING WITH AFIB

You can live a healthy life despite having atrial fibrillation! Find out what you can do.

	Keeping the beat: Living with AFib

	Keeping the beat: Living with AFib

Atrial Fibrillation

Click here to find out more about this common yet largely unknown medical condition.

Could you have this hidden heart disease?

Light-headed? Weak? Short of breath? Dizzy? Recognize the symptoms of AFib.

4 ways to steady a heart made hectic by AFib

Know your heart: Get an up-close view of atrial fibrillation

It’s called a ‘silent heart disease’. Luckily, your doctor can hear it.

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Have you been tested for high blood pressure? If your blood pressure levels are above normal, you might be at increased risk for heart disease and stroke.
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Related Medications

	ASA®, Entrophen® (acetylsalicylic acid)

	Plavix® (clopidogrel)

	Norvasc® (amlodipine)

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