On November 15, 2010 Thomson Reuters released its annual study identifying the top U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular services. The study examined the performance of 1,022 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties.

What can you do to reduce the risk of heart disease?

There are several lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your risk of heart disease:

• Exercise 30 to 60 minutes a day on most days of the week.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Quit or don't start smoking.
• Eat a diet that's low in saturated fat, cholesterol and salt.
  

This type of treatment includes the following types of medications, that:

• Thin your blood,
• Slow your heart down, so that less demand matches limited blood supply,
• Relax (dilate) your arteries so that more blood can pass through a wider pathway,
• Lower your blood pressure so that the heart has to work less,
• Modify your cholesterol to control the build-up of plaque (blockage),
• It also includes lifestyle modifications (diet, exercise and weight loss, smoking).