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Heart Diseases
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- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Health Check Tools
- Alternative Therapy
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Genetics
- Research
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
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- Organizations
- Statistics
- Children
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- Women
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Psychological Distress Common in Heart Patients (06/14/2005, Reuters Health)
- Enlarged Heart More Common in Blacks Than Whites (06/06/2005, Reuters Health)
- Study Focuses on Warfarin Dosing Problems (06/02/2005, United Press International)
- New Kidney Function Test Better than Standard at Predicting Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes (05/18/2005, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Patients with Heart Disease Can Lower Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Exercise, Stress Management (04/06/2005, American Medical Association)
- Women Who've Had Hysterectomy Have More CVD Risk Factors (03/21/2005, American Heart Association)
- More News on Heart Diseases
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Heart and Vascular Diseases (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understanding the Leading Killer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heart Disease (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Computer Imaging / Tomography (American Heart Association)
- Coronary Angiogram and Angioplasty
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Echocardiogram (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Echocardiography Stress Test (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Electrocardiograph Tests (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (American Society of Echocardiography)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Echocardiography (American Society of Echocardiography)
- Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs (American Heart Association)
- Invasive Tests (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Laboratory Tests (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Nuclear Imaging (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Radiographic Tests (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Ultrasound Tests (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Treatment
- Treatment
- American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling' Plan to Prevent Brain Damage After Cardiac Arrest (American Heart Association)
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) (Food and Drug Administration)
- Cardiac Catheterization
(slp 3D) - Requires media player - One hour program - FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Arteries (Food and Drug Administration)
- Heart Surgery Overview (Texas Heart Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?
(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Cardiac Risk Assessment (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information (American Heart Association)
- MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases--Prevention (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? (National Women's Health Information Center)
- For Your Heart (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- University of Maryland School of Medicine Study Shows Laughter Helps Blood Vessels Function Better (University of Maryland Medicine)
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Bacterial Endocarditis (American Heart Association)
- Cardiac Tamponade (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heart Palpitations (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Heart Tumors (InteliHealth)
- JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis (American Medical Association)
- JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis (American Medical Association)
- JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (American Medical Association)
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pericarditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
- Angina and Heart Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Caffeine (American Heart Association)
- Calcification of the Pericardium (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care (American College of Cardiology)
- Cholesterol Counts for Everyone (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Dental Care and Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
- Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Depression and Heart Disease (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
- Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke (American Heart Association)
- Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Research
- Research
- ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease Patients (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Are High Sugar Levels Associated with New Cardiovascular Events in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Already Had a Heart Attack? (American College of Physicians)
- Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Disease (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
- Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electrocardiographic Abnormalities (American Academy of Periodontology)
- Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a Discharge Medication Program for Patients Hospitalized with Heart Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalities of Coronary Arteries in People without Other Cardiac Risk Factors (American College of Physicians)
- Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Commonly Used Drugs May Increase the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardiovascular Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommended for Screening Patients at Low Risk for Heart Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to Adverse Health Outcomes (National Institute on Aging)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy of the Human Heart (Texas Heart Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Healthy Heart (Food and Drug Administration)
- Normal Heart and How It Works (American Heart Association)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- Find an Interventional Radiologist (Society of Interventional Radiology)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Women's Heart Foundation
Statistics
- Statistics
- Disparities in Heart Disease (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - FASTATS: Heart Disease (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's No. 1 Killer, Stroke No. 3 (American Heart Association)
Children
- Children
- Children: Heart Disease & Health (American Heart Association)
- Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Men
- Men
- What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Disease and Stroke in Men (National Women's Health Information Center)
Women
- Women
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF
- Heart Truth for Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabetes Have Triple the Risk of Heart Failure (American Heart Association)
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
- Women & Heart Disease (Texas Heart Institute)
- Women and Heart Disease (American College of Physicians)