Resource Center

Understanding the basics about your heart health is very important, especially when you or a loved one is diagnosed with a heart-related problem. The Saint Vincent Heart Center provides patients and their family members with general information about cardiac diagnoses, treatments, risk factors and more. Our resource center can help you understand the situation and answer some of the questions you may have. If you need heart care services, you can contact the Saint Vincent Heart Center at 814-452-5000 to schedule a visit for anything ranging from diagnostic testing to cardiac rehabilitation.

If you have any questions about your diagnosis, procedure or any of the risk factors leading up to your condition, please utilize our heart and vascular center resource library, below.

The Saint Vincent Heart and Vascular Resource Library

Abnormal Heartbeat	Heart Failure
After a Heart Attack	Heart Murmur
Aneurysms	Heart Transplant
Angioplasty	High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
Atherosclerosis	High Blood Pressure Treatments
Atrial Fibrillation	Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
Bacterial Endocarditis	Low Sodium Diet
Blood Clots	Mitral Valve Prolapse
Blood Pressure: Low	Myocarditis
Cardiac Arrest	Non-Surgical Treatments for CAD
Cardiac Rehabilitation	Pacemakers
Cardiomyopathy	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Chest Pain (Angina)	Phlebitis and Thrombosis
Chest Pain (Other Than Angina)	Reversing Heart Disease
Children and Heart Disease	Stroke
Cholesterol and Saturated Fat	Stroke: Are You at Risk?
Cholesterol: Good and Bad	Stroke-induced Mental Impairments
Cholesterol: High Blood Levels	Stroke-induced Physical Impairments
Cholesterol: Low Cholesterol Diet	Thallium Exercise Scan
Congenital Heart Disease	Triglycerides
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	Valvular Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Disease	Varicose Veins
Coronary Intensive Care Unit	Varicose Veins: Treatment
Early Warning of Heart Attack
Heart Attack and Stroke: Causes
Heart Attack and Stroke: Reducing Your Risk