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    An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide To Heart Health
    Also available in: Spanish
    An entertaining, colorful (comic-book style), bilingual guide presenting strategies for preventing heart disease. In a series of brief stories, it presents the Ramirez family deciding to make changes ... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Arrhythmias: Risk Factors and Prevention   External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    People who appear healthy and free of heart disease can experience arrhythmias but those with heart disease are at the highest risk. Reducing heart disease is key to reducing arrhythmia. This document... Details >
    Heart Rhythm Society
    Arrhythmias: Treatments  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    The underlying cause of an arrhythmia provides the basis for selecting the best treatment. Treatments fall into several main categories along a continuum from the least to most invasive. This document... Details >
    Heart Rhythm Society
    Cardiac Rehabilitation (Consumer's Guide)
    Also available in: Spanish
    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
    Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
    Learn to cook some of your favorite, traditional Latino dishes in a heart-healthy way. This bilingual cookbook contains 23 tested recipes that cut down on fat, cholesterol, and sodium but not on taste... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Easy-to-Read English/Spanish Booklets on Heart Health
    These set of eight booklets were written to help you make healthy changes in your life and reduce the risk of heart disease. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-side style, the booklets pre... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Eliminate Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
    Cardiovascular disease (CVD), primarily heart disease and stroke, causes more deaths in Americans of both genders and all racial and ethnic groups than any other disease.... Details >
    Office of Minority Health (CDC)
    For the Health of Your Heart (Salud para su Corazón)
    For the Health of Your Heart (Salud para su Corazón) is a comprehensive community-based heart-health promotion initiative from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that targets Latinos living... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Heart Diseases and Disorders  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Millions of people experience irregular heartbeats at some point in their lives, called arrhythmias, most of which are harmless and happen in healthy people free of heart disease. Sometimes, however, ... Details >
    Heart Rhythm Society
    Substances That Can Cause Heart Rhythm Disorders  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Spanish  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Thousands of substances have the potential to affect the heart's electrical system and alter its ability to pump blood through the body. Many illegal, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well ... Details >
    Heart Rhythm Society
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    Women's Heart FoundationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo

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