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Heart Diseases--Prevention
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- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Prevention/Screening
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Treating Sleep Apnea Reduces Heart Disease Deaths (06/13/2005, Reuters Health)
- Lipitor Reduces Heart Risks for Diabetics (06/02/2005, Reuters Health)
- Milk May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes (06/02/2005, United Press International)
- Social Connections: Could Heartwarming Be Heart-Saving? (05/01/2005, American Heart Association)
- Enlarged Waist Elevated Triglycerides = Heart, Stroke Risks for Women (04/18/2005, American Heart Association)
- Traditional Risk Factors Better Than Emerging Risk Factors in Predicting Heart Disease Death in Older People with Chronic Kidney Disease (04/12/2005, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- More News on Heart Diseases--Prevention
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
Also available in: Spanish
Overviews
- Overviews
- 5 Strategies You Can Adopt Today to Prevent Heart Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How to Keep Your Heart Healthy (Food and Drug Administration)
- Preventing Heart Disease (American College of Cardiology)
- Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Lipid Panel Test: Gauging Your Heart Disease Risk (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Cardiac Risk Assessment (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- For Your Heart (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Learn and Live Quiz (American Heart Association)
Also available in: Spanish
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Counting Your Fat Grams (Women's Heart Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Eating for a Healthy Heart
(Food and Drug Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
- Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
- How Can I Cook Healthfully? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Mediterranean Diet (Women's Heart Foundation)
- Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
- Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease (UpToDate)
- Check Your Physical Activity & Heart Disease I.Q. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Exercising for a Healthy Heart
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - How Can I Manage My Weight? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - How Can I Manage Stress? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Ibuprofen: Does It Counteract the Benefits of Aspirin? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Risk Factors for Heart Disease (American Medical Association)
- Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Managing Cholesterol (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Preventing Heart Disease: Making Lifestyle Changes (American Medical Association)
- Protect Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Statins: Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Why Should I Lose Weight? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
Research
- Research
- AHRQ Evidence Reports Confirm that Fish Oil Helps Fight Heart Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish - ALLHAT: New Findings about Drugs to Lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Comparison of Different Programs to Improve Preventive Care for Cardiovascular Conditions (American College of Physicians)
- Get Antioxidants from Food, Not Supplements (American Heart Association)
- Is It Cost-Effective to Treat High-Risk Cardiac Patients with Clopidogrel plus Aspirin as Opposed to Aspirin Alone? (American College of Physicians)
- Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: The Women's Health Study (American Heart Association)
- Red Wine and Your Heart (American Heart Association)
- Young Adults Who Maintain Their Weight, Even If Overweight, Have Lower Risk Factor Levels for Heart Disease in Early Middle Age (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Women
- Women
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF
- Heart Disease Prevention in Women (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Heart Truth for Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Preventing Heart Disease - What Women Need to Know (American College of Cardiology)
- Protecting Women's Hearts: An Interview with a Mayo Clinic Specialist (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Who's Taking Your Family's Health to Heart (American College of Cardiology)
Other Languages
- Other Languages
- Aspire for Healthy Hearts: Serve Up a Healthy Life (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF - In Vietnamese