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These heart health apps for your phone and other mobile devices can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage your risk of heart disease. Learn more about each app's features by watching the videos below.

Heart Savers

Use mobile apps to help monitor your heart. — Dan Saelinger

1. Healthy Heart 2 (free)

For patients at high risk for heart disease, this app lets users track blood pressure, pulse, cholesterol, blood glucose, potassium and meds. Data can be saved for backup, analysis and sharing with doctors and family members.

See also: High-tech heart procedures that could save your life

2. Heart Pal ($0.99)

This app allows you to log, chart and analyze your blood pressure and to share stored data with your doctor. Plus, it includes a pill-tracker feature, enabling you to manage your prescriptions and set schedules for taking medication.

3. HeartWise Blood Pressure Tracker ($0.99)

HeartWise is an easy-to-use log for tracking blood pressure, resting heart rate and weight. Charts, graphs and trend-analysis tools also show how your blood pressure fluctuates daily and over time.

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