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Topic: Heart Attack


Anatomy/Physiology

- Normal Heart and How It Works - American Heart Association
- Anatomy of the Human Heart - Texas Heart Institute

Clinical Trials

- ClinicalTrials.gov: Myocardial Infarction - National Institutes of Health

Diagnosis/Symptoms

- New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease - American Heart Association
- Myoglobin Test - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Patient Questions and Answers about Nuclear Cardio - American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- Thallium Stress Test - American Heart Association
- Troponin Test - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Hypertensive Crisis - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Electrocardiogram: Tracking Heartbeat Regulation - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Ejection Fraction - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- CK-MB Test - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Cardiac Biomarkers - American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Dictionaries/Glossaries

- Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology - Texas Heart Institute

Health Check Tools

- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year R - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health

- Promise of New Medical Uses for Sodium Nitrite for - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- What Is a Heart Attack? - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Act in Time to: Heart Attack Signs - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Organizations

- American Heart Association -
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -

Overviews

- Heart Attack - American Heart Association
- Heart Attack - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Prevention/Screening

- C-Reactive Protein: A Simple Test to Help Predict - American Heart Association
- Heart Attack: Emergency Survival Guide for the Wor - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention - American Academy of Family Physicians

Rehabilitation/Recovery

- Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life After a - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Related Issues

- What Happens during a Heart Attack? - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke - American Heart Association
- Depression After a Heart Attack - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Call 911 -- Before It's Too Late - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Dressler's Syndrome - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Research

- Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primar - American Heart Association
- Update on Cholesterol Guidelines: More-Intensive T - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Sudden Death in Military Recruits - American College of Physicians
- Statin Therapy and the Outcomes during Hospitaliza - American College of Physicians
- Risk for Heart Attacks with Different NSAIDs - American College of Physicians
- Levels of Risk Factors Associated with Heart Attac - American College of Physicians
- Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro - American Academy of Periodontology
- Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Heart Attacks: Var - American College of Physicians
- Can Stem Cells Restore Cardiac Tissue After a Hear - American College of Physicians
- ACE Inhibitors after Heart Attacks: Varying Effect - American College of Physicians

Specific Conditions

- Acute Coronary Occlusion: A Common Cause of Heart - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Types of Heart Attack - Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Statistics

- Heart Attack and Angina Statistics - American Heart Association

Treatment

- Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease - UpToDate
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Food and Drug Administration
- How Is a Heart Attack Treated? - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) - American Heart Association
- JAMA Patient Page: Percutaneous Coronary Intervent - American Medical Association
- What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? - American Heart Association

Women

- Panic Attack or Heart Attack? - Women's Heart Foundation
- Women: Warning! It Could Be a Heart Attack! - National Women's Health Information Center

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