Health Topics

Heart Diseases
Health information topics about Heart Diseases:

Anatomy/Physiology

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

    2. Healthy Heart
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html

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

Children

    1. Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075790728898FS11YTH4.pdf

    2. Children: Heart Disease & Health
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006331&recruiting...

    2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002318&recruiting...

    3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006323&recruiting...

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

Diagnosis/Symptoms

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

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

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

    4. Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E
    American Society of Echocardiography
    http://www.seemyheart.org/tee.html

    5. Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech
    American Society of Echocardiography
    http://www.seemyheart.org/tte.html

    6. Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warn
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053

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

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

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

    10. Computer Imaging / Tomography
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms
    Society of Thoracic Surgeons
    http://www.sts.org/doc/3564

Directories

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

    2. Find an Interventional Radiologist
    Society of Interventional Radiology
    http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm

Genetics

    1. Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels
    National Center for Biotechnology Information
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...

Health Check Tools

    1. For Your Heart
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/hhs/

    2. What's Your Heart Disease Risk?
    Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
    http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=heart

    3. Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke?
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/tools/heart/quiz.cfm

Men

    1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=115&mtitle=Heart%20Disease%20and%20...

National Institutes of Health

    1. Heart and Vascular Diseases
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm

Organizations

    1. American College of Cardiology

    http://www.acc.org/

    2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

    3. Women's Heart Foundation

    http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/

    4. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and

    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/

    5. American Heart Association

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

Overviews

    1. Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032

    2. Heart Disease
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart.html

Prevention/Screening

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

    2. Cardiac Risk Assessment
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.ht...

    3. Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11086

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. Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes
    National Diabetes Education Program
    http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TCH_AsAm_flyer_Eng.pdf

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

    3. Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease
    American Heart Association
    http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf

    4. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes
    National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
    http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm

    5. Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease?
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00766

    6. Dental Care and Heart Disease
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4548

    7. Depression and Heart Disease
    National Institute of Mental Health
    http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depheart.cfm

    8. Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422

    9. Angina and Heart Disease
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/233.xml

    10. Caffeine
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4445

    11. Calcification of the Pericardium
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00631

    12. Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care
    American College of Cardiology
    http://www.acc.org/media/patient/cardio.htm

    13. Cholesterol Counts for Everyone
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm

Research

    1. Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalitie
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-32

    2. Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Common
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/erythropr.htm

    3. Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardio
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-12

    4. Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niddk-29.htm

    5. Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to
    National Institute on Aging
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nia-25.htm

    6. Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommend
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chdpr.htm

    7. Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-43

    8. Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardio
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/10/I-58

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

    10. ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease P
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nhlbi-07.htm

    11. Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Di
    Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
    http://www.fda.gov/cber/genetherapy/celltherapyheart.htm

Seniors

    1. Aging and Diseases of the Heart
    American Heart Association
    http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/14/e99.pdf

Specific Conditions

    1. Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion)
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01198

    2. Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00623

    3. Cardiac Tamponade
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00438

    4. Bacterial Endocarditis
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4436

    5. Heart Palpitations
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/831.xml

    6. Heart Tumors
    InteliHealth
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtC...

    7. JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ06U08WCD&sub_...

    8. JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTVF5XX2D&sub_...

    9. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01033

    10. Pericarditis
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00505

    11. JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAMX3Y61E&sub_...

Statistics

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

    2. FASTATS: Heart Disease
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm

    3. Disparities in Heart Disease
    American Public Health Association
    http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Heart-PHW04_Facts.pdf

    4. Heart Disease and Stroke Maps
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx

Treatment

    1. FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00896.html

    2. Heart Surgery Overview
    Texas Heart Institute
    http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html

    3. American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013397

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

    5. Cardiac Catheterization
    slp 3D
    http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=154

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

Women

    1. Heart Truth for Women
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/

    2. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579

    3. Pregnancy and Heart Disease
    American Heart Association
    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4688

    4. Women & Heart Disease
    Texas Heart Institute
    http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/women.html

    5. Women and Heart Disease
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_hdis.htm

    6. Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm

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