Heart Attack

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770




2.	Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Myocardial Infarction National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009203&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf




2.	Myoglobin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/myoglobin/test.html




3.	Patient Questions and Answers about Nuclear Cardio American Society of Nuclear Cardiology http://www.asnc.org/patientinfo/pppatientfaq.cfm




4.	Thallium Stress Test American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4743




5.	Troponin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/troponin/test.html




6.	What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_symptom...




7.	Hypertensive Crisis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00626




8.	Electrocardiogram: Tracking Heartbeat Regulation Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00014




9.	Ejection Fraction Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00360




10.	Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00012




11.	CK-MB Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ckmb/test.html




12.	Cardiac Biomarkers American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_biomarkers/gla...

Dictionaries/Glossaries

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

Health Check Tools

1.	Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year R National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp

National Institutes of Health

1.	Promise of New Medical Uses for Sodium Nitrite for National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2005/nhlbi-14.htm




2.	What Is a Heart Attack? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/HeartAttack/HeartAttack_WhatIs...




3.	Act in Time to: Heart Attack Signs National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/index.htm

Organizations

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




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

Overviews

1.	Heart Attack American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4578




2.	Heart Attack Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00094

Prevention/Screening

1.	C-Reactive Protein: A Simple Test to Help Predict American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/12/e81.pdf




2.	Heart Attack: Emergency Survival Guide for the Wor Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00025




3.	Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/291.xml

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life After a American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/002.xml




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

Related Issues

1.	What Happens during a Heart Attack? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_whathap...




2.	Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714




3.	Depression After a Heart Attack American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/702.xml




4.	Call 911 -- Before It's Too Late Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/call911.ht...




5.	Dressler's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00576

Research

1.	Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primar American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3029340




2.	Update on Cholesterol Guidelines: More-Intensive T National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/nhlbi-12.htm




3.	Sudden Death in Military Recruits American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/11/I-26




4.	Statin Therapy and the Outcomes during Hospitaliza American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/11/I-29




5.	Risk for Heart Attacks with Different NSAIDs American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/I-45




6.	Levels of Risk Factors Associated with Heart Attac American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-23




7.	Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro American Academy of Periodontology http://www.perio.org/consumer/ecg.htm




8.	Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Heart Attacks: Var American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/3/I-21




9.	Can Stem Cells Restore Cardiac Tissue After a Hear American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-82




10.	ACE Inhibitors after Heart Attacks: Varying Effect American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/2/I-34

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.	Types of Heart Attack Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_types.h...

Statistics

1.	Heart Attack and Angina Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4591

Treatment

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




2.	Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html




3.	How Is a Heart Attack Treated? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_treatme...




4.	Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4751




5.	JAMA Patient Page: Percutaneous Coronary Intervent American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSK0WYGQD&sub_...




6.	What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn...

Women

1.	Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/HeartDisease/panic_attack_or_h...




2.	Women: Warning! It Could Be a Heart Attack! National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/owh/pub/factsheets/heartattack.htm