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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

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Be Active for a Healthier Heart explains the importance of daily physical activity in the prevention of heart disease. ... Details >

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

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 >

American Heart Association  

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, designed this Web page as part of a campaign to increase Americans' awareness of the need to act fast ... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center

This background paper provides an overview of cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors among Asian American and Pacific Islanders.... Details >

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

This page provides Internet links to adults with congenital heart disease.... Details >

Congenital Heart Information Network  

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives. This document discusses hea... Details >

Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/CDC

This page features links to information about the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in women and the disparities in care for women who have cardiovascular disease.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Fact sheet about cardiovascular disease in the American Indian and Alaska Native population.... Details >

American Heart Association  

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for all people in the US, and stroke is the third leading cause of death. ... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

Also available in: Chinese-Simplified  Chinese-Traditional  Japanese  Korean   

Angina is pain in the back or arms caused by a decreased blood flow to the heart.... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Also available in: Spanish   

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  

Also available in: Spanish   

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  

One of five monthly Journals written for the general public and healthcare professionals and published by the American Heart Association.... Details >

American Heart Association  

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for all people in the US, and stroke is the third leading cause of death. ... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) provides full-text health information for consumers about cardiovascular diseases in both English and Spanish.... Details >

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health  

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

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 >

American Heart Association  

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Don't Burn Your Life Away--Be Good to Your Heart discusses the harmful effects tobacco abuse can have on the body.... Details >

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

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional   

Blood Vessel Disease Blood vessel disease is also called peripheral vascular disease or artery disease. It is the narrowing of the blood vessels in the abdomen legs and arms. ... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Cardiac rehabilitation is a multi-pronged program designed to help you return to better health, whether you've had a heart attack, heart surgery or certain other heart conditions. ... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

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

The incidence rates of Cardiovascular Disease in Native Americans appear to be increasing significantly despite a fall in the general U.S. population mortality rates, quickly reaching incidence rates ... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The aim of this study is to assess awareness of nine major risk factors for heart disease among American indians.... Details >

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

This site provides a self-assessment for women on cardiovascular disease; this assessment will help you prevent one of the leading causes of death in American women, exceeding all forms of cancers com... Details >

Stanford Prevention Research Center  

This fact sheet contains recommendations from the American Heart Association regarding the use of chelation (E.D.T.A., ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) in treating arteriosclerotic heart disease.... Details >

American Heart Association  

Also available in: Japanese   

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Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

This health education information fact sheet provides general information on congenital heart disease including causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional   

Coronary Artery Disease CAD Coronary artery disease is also called heart disease or atherosclerosis. It is the hardening of the blood vessels by fatty deposits called plaque. ... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

This site focuses on educating members on the various aspects of coping with heart disease, including topics such as coping with depression, lifestyle changes, nutrition, and all about cholesterol.... Details >

Mended Hearts, Inc.  

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

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

Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among American Indians.... Details >

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Download these files to listen to information on heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders.... Details >

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

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Be good to your heart, do not smoke.... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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)

The EVS™ Vascular Closure System is used to stop bleeding following diagnostic and interventional heart (cardiac) catheterization procedures. After a cardiac catheterization procedure it is necessary ... Details >

Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Heart disease and stroke, the principal causes of cardiovascular disease, are the first and fifth leading causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Risk factors often occur to... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

This page provides patients, their families and friends with quotes, advice, and comfort from people who have experiences with heart and blood vessel surgery.... Details >

Hope Heart Institute  

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

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Serve Up a Healthy Life--Give the Gift of Good Nutrition talks about the heart health benefits of proper nutrition. ... Details >

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

This brief fact sheet describes how heart disease affects minority women.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This easy-to-use, easy-to-read handbook explains factors that place women at risk of heart disease and recommends steps they can take to protect their heart health. It also has special information for... Details >

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

Ten questions and answers about the cardiovascular health benefits of physical activity.... Details >

American Heart Association  

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

This online guide lists the symptoms that commonly signal a heart attack.... Details >

American Heart Association  

Also available in: Spanish   

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  

To make women more aware of the danger of heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and partner organizations are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth. The ... Details >

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

One in three women dies of heart disease. For African American women, the risk of heart disease is especially great. Heart disease is more prevalent among black women than white women—as are some of t... Details >

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

High levels of C-reactive protein and other inflammation markers may signal rapid progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with chest pain.... Details >

American Heart Association  

This page provides a list of links, some of them discuss features that are associated with Noonan Syndrome. ... Details >

Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.  

This page lists anomalies that are often noted in persons with Noonan Syndrome. This does not mean that all anomalies are seen in all persons with the disorder. Some people with Noonan Syndrome may ha... Details >

Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.  

A woman who has a history of heart disease, heart murmur, rheumatic fever or high blood pressure should talk with her healthcare provider before she decides to become pregnant. These health problems a... Details >

American Heart Association  

This page presents some typical Questions and Answers asked by people affected by Noonan syndrome.... Details >

Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.  

This page provides families with links to educational materials on a variety of congenital heart disease-related topics, including arrhythmias, defects/syndromes, an interventional procedures.... Details >

Congenital Heart Information Network  

This page presents risk factors for heart and blood vessel disease and what one can do about them. Risk factors discussed include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, stress, and family history.... Details >

Hope Heart Institute  

This page discusses signs and symptoms of heart disease, including heart attack, stroke, and leg problems.... Details >

Hope Heart Institute  

Also available in: Spanish   

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  

This campaign makes women more aware of the danger of heart disease. It gives women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk of heart disease. The campaign is especially aimed at women ages ... Details >

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

A significant rise in the rate of coronary artery disease has been noted among Native Americans throughout the past several decades. Indeed, cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of deat... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Keep Your Heart in Check--Know Your Blood Pressure Number explains what high blood pressure is, how to read your blood pressure number, and ways to keep blood pressure in the normal range. ... Details >

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

This publication discusses atrial fibrillation (A-tre-al fi-bri-LA-shun) or AF, which is the most common arrhythmia (ah-RITH-me-ah). An arrhythmia is a problem with the speed or rhythm of the heartbea... Details >

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

This publication discusses heart block, which is a problem that occurs with the heart's electrical system. It occurs when the electrical signal is slowed or disrupted as it moves through the heart. Th... Details >

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

This publication discusses long QT syndrome (LQTS). It is a disorder of the heart's electrical activity that may cause you to develop a sudden, uncontrollable, and dangerous heart rhythm (called an ar... Details >

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

Women’s risks for heart disease differ from men's in unique and specific ways. This page is an online risk assessment that alerts women to risk factors of heart disease while raising awareness to how ... Details >

Women's Heart Foundation  

To estimate your risk of heart disease and learn about ways to lower that risk, take a few minutes to answer some questions about your health, background, and lifestyle.... Details >

Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information

This booklet is a step-by-step guide to helping people with heart disease make decisions that will protect and improve their lives. It provides information and examples of how to live fully, healthful... Details >

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