The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health
Information Center
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Health Information Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time (closed on Federal holidays.) Health Information Specialists are
available to assist you and provide information on diseases of the heart, lung,
and blood, and sleep disorders and accept orders for publications. After hours,
you may leave a voicemail message or send an e-mail, and your inquiry will be
answered the next business day.
As a research institute, the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute does not provide referrals to doctors nor counsel
people on specific medical problems. Advice on treatment or care of an
individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician or
other health professional who has examined the patient and is familiar with the
patient's medical history.
You can contact the NHLBI Health Information Center as
noted below. Please indicate that your request results from a visit to the
NHLBI Web site.
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301-592-8573 240-629-3255 TTY
1-800-877-8339 Federal Relay Service For additional servces:
GSA Federal Relay Service
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Fax: |
301-592-8563 |
E-mail: |
NHLBIinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
(Please include a valid return e-mail address in the
body of the message.) |
Mail: |
NHLBI Health Information Center P.O. Box
30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 |
More About the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
The Health Information Center develops and maintains
information on NHLBI topics to respond to inquiries, and supports and
disseminates materials for
NHLBI's national
health education and awareness campaigns.
Public and patient education
materials are available on many topics, such as:
- Asthma
- Cholesterol
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Overweight and obesity
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- Peripheral arterial disease
- Physical activity
- Sickle cell anemia
- Sleep disorders
- Von Willebrand disease
- Women's heart disease
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The NHLBI Diseases and
Conditions Index (DCI) also provides patients and the public with a quick
and easy way to find complete and reliable information, written in plain
language. The DCI features many illustrative graphics and animations throughout
its topics, which are printable as fact sheets.
Clinical practice
guidelines and reports for health professionals are available on asthma,
high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and overweight and obesity.
To receive regular updates on educational materials,
useful articles, and links to tools and information,
sign up for the
NHLBI Health Information Network (HIN) eNewsletter. NHLBI HIN members
receive about two to four e-mails per month, depending on topic selection.
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