Coronary Disease

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Your Coronary Arteries Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/cad_arteri...

Children

1.	Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4499

Clinical Trials

1.	Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/chelationstudy.htm




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Coronary Disease National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003327&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Coronary Arteriosclerosis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003324&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Living with Coronary Artery Disease Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/livingwith...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Radiographic Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/radiograph/defau...




2.	What Are the Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/cadsymptom...




3.	Ultrasound Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/ultrasound/defau...




4.	Nuclear Imaging Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/nuclear/default....




5.	Lipid Profile American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lipid/glance.html




6.	Laboratory Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/labtests/default...




7.	Invasive Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/invasive/default...




8.	Electrocardiograph Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/electrocard/defa...




9.	Coronary Angiography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11222

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/glossary.html

Directories

1.	Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/

Disease Management

1.	Coronary Artery Disease Treatment: Medical Managem Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/treatment_...




2.	Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=hrt_dis/2908

Genetics

1.	Gene Variation in Immune System Cells Lowers Heart National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2003/niaid-15.htm




2.	Can Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Be Inherited? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4610

Health Check Tools

1.	Risk Assessment Tool for Heart Attack or Coronary American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003499

National Institutes of Health

1.	Atherosclerosis National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Atherosclerosis/Atherosclerosi...




2.	Coronary Artery Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Cad/CAD_WhatIs.html

Nutrition

1.	Vitamin and Mineral Supplements to Prevent Cardiov American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4788

Organizations

1.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




2.	American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

Overviews

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Coronary Artery Disease American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZ183223E&sub_...




2.	Coronary Artery Disease National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/coronary.htm




3.	Understanding Coronary Artery Disease Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/understand...

Prevention/Screening

1.	Use of New Imaging Techniques to Screen for Corona American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/8/e50.pdf




2.	hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hscrp/test.html




3.	Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/239.xml




4.	Coronary Calcium Scans: Heart Scans Mired in Contr Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00015




5.	Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Recommendati American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/7/I-95

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017

Related Issues

1.	"Good Cholesterol": High-Density American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/5/e89




2.	How Does Coronary Artery Disease Develop? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/caddevelop...

Research

1.	Inflammation Markers Signal Rapidly Advancing Coro American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024940




2.	Red Wine and Your Heart American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/2/e10




3.	Study Finds Direct Association between Cardiovascu National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nidcr-07.htm




4.	Invasive versus Conventional Management of Elderly American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/3/I-56

Specific Conditions

1.	Acute Coronary Occlusion: A Common Cause of Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00462




2.	Atherosclerosis National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/atheroscle.htm




3.	Atherosclerosis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4440




4.	Cardiac Ischemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01646




5.	Coronary Artery Spasm American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4520

Statistics

1.	Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2005 Update American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1105390918119HDSStats2005Up...




2.	New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018015

Treatment

1.	Stent Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/stent.html

Women

1.	Cardiac Imaging Is Underused in Women to Diagnose American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml;jsessionid=?identifier=3028559...




2.	What's Important about Elderly Women's F American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010084