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Topic: Heart Diseases
Anatomy/Physiology
- Normal Heart and How It Works - American Heart Association
- Healthy Heart - Food and Drug Administration
- Anatomy of the Human Heart - Texas Heart Institute
Children
- Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics - American Heart Association
- Children: Heart Disease & Health - American Heart Association
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest - National Institutes of Health
- Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Radiographic Tests - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Ultrasound Tests - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Electrocardiograph Tests - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E - American Society of Echocardiography
- Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech - American Society of Echocardiography
- Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warn - American Heart Association
- Invasive Tests - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Laboratory Tests - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Nuclear Imaging - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Computer Imaging / Tomography - American Heart Association
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms - Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Directories
- Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Find an Interventional Radiologist - Society of Interventional Radiology
Genetics
- Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels - National Center for Biotechnology Information
Health Check Tools
- For Your Heart - National Women's Health Information Center
- What's Your Heart Disease Risk? - Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
- Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? - National Women's Health Information Center
Men
- What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di - National Women's Health Information Center
National Institutes of Health
- Heart and Vascular Diseases - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Organizations
- American College of Cardiology -
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -
- Women's Heart Foundation -
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and -
- American Heart Association -
Overviews
- Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Heart Disease - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Prevention/Screening
- New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease - American Heart Association
- Cardiac Risk Assessment - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information - American Heart Association
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Related Issues
- Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes - National Diabetes Education Program
- Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke - American Heart Association
- Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease - American Heart Association
- Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease? - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Dental Care and Heart Disease - American Heart Association
- Depression and Heart Disease - National Institute of Mental Health
- Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease - American Heart Association
- Angina and Heart Disease - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Caffeine - American Heart Association
- Calcification of the Pericardium - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care - American College of Cardiology
- Cholesterol Counts for Everyone - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Research
- Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalitie - American College of Physicians
- Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Common - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardio - American College of Physicians
- Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to - National Institute on Aging
- Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommend - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a - American College of Physicians
- Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardio - American College of Physicians
- Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro - American Academy of Periodontology
- ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease P - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Di - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Seniors
- Aging and Diseases of the Heart - American Heart Association
Specific Conditions
- Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion) - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly) - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Cardiac Tamponade - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Bacterial Endocarditis - American Heart Association
- Heart Palpitations - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Heart Tumors - InteliHealth
- JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis - American Medical Association
- JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis - American Medical Association
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Pericarditis - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - American Medical Association
Statistics
- New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's - American Heart Association
- FASTATS: Heart Disease - National Center for Health Statistics
- Disparities in Heart Disease - American Public Health Association
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Treatment
- FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart - Food and Drug Administration
- Heart Surgery Overview - Texas Heart Institute
- American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling - American Heart Association
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Food and Drug Administration
- Cardiac Catheterization - slp 3D
- What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? - American Heart Association
Women
- Heart Truth for Women - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet - American Heart Association
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease - American Heart Association
- Women & Heart Disease - Texas Heart Institute
- Women and Heart Disease - American College of Physicians
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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