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This consumer version of Clinical Practice Guideline No. 17 was written to help you learn how to lower your risk for future heart problems. You will also learn tips for finding a cardiac rehab plan th... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Useful information for patients about angioplasty procedures and devices technologies, treatments for heart disease.... Details >

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Peripheral arterial disease, or P.A.D., develops when your arteries become clogged with plaque—fatty deposits that limit blood flow to your legs. Just like clogged arteries in the heart, clogged arter... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

One in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 has peripheral arterial disease, or P.A.D., a condition that raises the risk for heart attack and stroke. P.A.D. is more common in African Americans than ... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

This new web site gives you reliable information about the products used to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular disease. It includes full descriptions and patient instructions for many medicat... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Signs of acute coronary artery disease lead to nearly 1.5 million hospital admissions each year in the United States. These patients have either angina (chest pain) or myocardial infarction (MI), whic... Details >

American College of Physicians  

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One in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 has peripheral arterial disease, or P.A.D., a common, yet serious, disease that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. This Web site will help you lea... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health