Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States. It is very important to know the heart to prevent heart disease. Many forms of heart disease can be prevented and treated with healthy lifestyle choices. For someone who has heart disease or not; there is information, facts, symptoms, different types, diagnosis, tests, treatment, care, living and management that can be provided. Symptoms of heart disease may include chest pain, shortness of breath, pain, numbness, weakness, or cold legs or arms if the blood vessels in those areas are narrow. There are many causes of heart disease. You can simply be born with heart defects, or naturally cause them yourself by smoking, excessive alcohol use, even having high blood pressure, diabetes. Drug abuse can also cause heart disease. Stress is a cause of heart disease. Even over-the-counter medications can cause heart problems. There are numerous tests used to diagnose heart disease. Blood test, chest x-rays, tilt test which is used to help find fainting, exercise test which develops an assessment of the heart's response during moderate exercise while a 12-lead ECG is performed, electrocardiograms, cardiac MRI, monitoring holter is in which the heart is recorded while the patient is ambulating for at least a 24 hour period, echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, cardiac biopsy in which the doctor removes some of the heart tissue, cardiac computed tomography (CT) helps to visualize the Heart anatomy and cardiac MRI are all tests used to see if someone has a form of heart disease. There are treatments to help prevent heart disease. Depending on how bad the shape... half of the paper... m, and even a nuclear scan of the heart, can be done. For treatment, women will need to stay in hospital until their symptoms disappear. Women may need to use a balloon heart pump; undergo immunosuppressive therapy; and possibly a heart transplant if severe congestive heart failure persists. In general it is mandatory to do anything to prevent heart disease. Heart disease is very dangerous and simply does not affect older women and men, but it can happen to a middle-aged person who does not have a healthy lifestyle. It can also occur in children or pregnant women. Some people may even be born with heart defects that cause a type of heart disease. Heart disease can also be inherited from a parent or grandparent. It is important for everyone to take care of themselves to prevent heart disease or help treat it.