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What Is a Heart Attack?
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked. A leading killer of both men and women in the United States, learn the symptoms and how acting fast can save your li... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
ABCs of Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack 
Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease and stroke, it is also your responsibility. This document provides simple solutions to cardiovascular disease prevention. By followin... Details >
Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW THE FACTS
Aspirin has been shown to be helpful when used daily to lower the risk of heart attack, clot-related strokes and other blood flow problems. However, no medicine is completely safe. Talk to your docto... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Aspirin in Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention
Learn about the use of aspirin therapy for patients who've had or are at high risk for a heart attack, unstable angina, ischemic stroke (caused by blood clot) or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs or "l... Details >
Estimate Your Heart Attack Risk
This risk assessment tool uses information from the Framingham Heart Study to predict a person’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. This tool is designed for adults aged 20 and olde... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Heart and Vascular Diseases Information for Patients and the General Public
This web site links visitors to many resources related to cardiovascular diseases. Includes: consumer health information booklets - some in Spanish -on high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol; re... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs
Heart attack and stroke are life-and-death emergencies -- every second counts. If you see or have any of the listed symptoms, immediately call 9-1-1. ... Details >
MRI can predict risk of heart attacks
MRI can be used to locate tissue damage in a heart attack or pinpoint blockages, but it has not been used to predict heart attacks. ... Details >
National Heart Attack Alert Program
The National Heart Attack Alert Program (NHAAP) was launched in June 1991 and is the newest of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) national education programs. The NHAAP has the ov... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Public Use of Automated External Defibrillators
The combination of effective CPR and rapid defibrillation is a proven formula for success for survival of a heart attack.... Details >