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A Heart in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Graphic)
- Diagram of a heart in dialated cardiomyopathy compared with a normal heart at en-systole (end of contraction). (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/He artInDilatedCardiomyopathy.htm
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Alcohol and Coronary Artery Disease (Alcohol Alert)
- Research has revealed an association between moderate alcohol consumption1 and lower risk for CHD. This Alcohol Alert reviews epidemiologic evidence for this association, explores lifestyle factors and physiological mechanisms that might suggest ways to explain alcohol's apparent protective effects, and presents available data on the balance between alcohol's beneficial and harmful effects on health. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa45.htm
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Diagram of the Heart
- (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/Di agramofHeart.htm
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Genes and Disease - Heart and Blood Vessels
- (National Library of Medicine) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.chapter.46
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Getting Enough Sleep
- News in health summary about the importance of sleep for children and teens. (Office of the Director) http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2005/September2005/docs/02capsules.htm
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Heart and Circulation (MEDLINE plus)
- Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information related to the heart and circulation. (National Library of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartandcirculation.html
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Hearts and Arteries
- To understand why aging is so closely linked to cardiovascular disease, and ultimately to understand the causes and cures for this group of diseases, it is essential to understand what is happening in the heart and arteries during normal aging-aging in the absence of disease. This understanding has.moved forward dramatically in the last 20 years. The purpose of this book is to tell the story of this progress, describe some of the most important findings, and give a sense of what may lie ahead. (National Institute on Aging) http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/AgingHeartsandArteri es/
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Heart, Lung, Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders and Conditions Index
- This Web-based health index gives you a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html
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How the Heart Works
- To understand congenital heart defects its helpful to know how the normal heart works. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/chd/chd_heartworks.html
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My Brain, My Body
- A series of interactive lessons on alcohol and its effects on the brain, the heart, the liver, and society as a whole. This educational tool is developed in accordance with the three-tiered science inquiry model. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) http://www.mybrainmybody.com/
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