Also called: Also called: Cardiac disease
If you're like most people, you think that heart disease is a problem for other folks. But heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. It is also a major cause of disability. There are many different forms of heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
Other kinds of heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart, or the heart may not pump well and cause heart failure. Some people are born with heart disease.
You can help reduce your risk of heart disease by taking steps to control factors that put you at greater risk:
- Control your blood pressure
- Lower your cholesterol
- Don't smoke
- Get enough exercise
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Heart Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/HeartDisease/
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Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire(Siteman Cancer Center) - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.siteman.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=heart
Also available in Spanish http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=spanish&func=start&quiz=heart
- Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/your_guide/living_hd_fs.pdf
- Heart and Vascular Diseases(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/
- Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-disease/DS01120/METHOD=print
- Swine Flu Update for People with Heart Disease(04/30/2009, American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=729
- Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists(04/28/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83507.html
- Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment(04/27/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83434.html
- Teen Weight Gain May Mean More Adult Belly Fat(04/23/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83326.html
- Framingham Heart Study Launches New Project to Develop Blood Tests for Heart Disease(03/12/2009, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2009/nhlbi-12.htm
- Arthritis Pain May Keep People with Heart Disease Physically Inactive(02/26/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r090226.htm
- More News on Heart Diseases http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_h.html#heartdiseases
- Cardiac Catheterization(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cath/cath_what.html
- Cardiac CT(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ct/ct_whatis.html
- Cardiac MRI(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/mri/mri_whatis.html
- Computer Imaging / Tomography(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554
- Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/coronaryangiographyandpossibleangioplasty/htm/index.htm
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Diagnostic Tests and Procedures(Texas Heart Institute) - http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/Diag/
Also available in Spanish http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics_Esp/Diag/diagtest_sp.cfm
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Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/echocardiogram/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/echocardiogramspanish/htm/index.htm
- Echocardiography(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/echo/echo_whatis.html
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Echocardiography Stress Test(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/echocardiography/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/echocardiographyspanish/htm/index.htm
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ekg/ekg_what.html
- Heart Disease: Tests(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart-4.html
- Invasive Testing(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/invasive/default.aspx
- Nuclear Heart Scan(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/nscan/nscan_whatis.html
- Radiographic Tests(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/radiograph/default.aspx
- Stress Testing(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/stress/stress_whatis.html
- Ultrasound Tests(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/ultrasound/default.aspx
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MedlinePlus: Heart Surgery(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartsurgery.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/heartsurgery.html
- What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1196965757160AnticoagandAntiplat.pdf
- Cardiac Risk Assessment(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.html
- Cholesterol Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cholesterol/test.html
- hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hscrp/test.html
- Lipid Profile(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lipid/glance.html
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MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases--Prevention(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/heartdiseasesprevention.html
- Triglycerides: The Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/triglycerides/test.html
- Cardiac Rehabilitation(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/rehab/rehab_whatis.html
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cardiacrehabilitation/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/cardiacrehabilitationspanish/htm/index.htm
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Building a Better Life After Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/cardiac-rehabilitation/HB00017/METHOD=print
- Coping with Feelings(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3047697
- Left Ventricular Assist Device(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4599
- Disease and Conditions Podcasts(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/pods/podcasts.html
- Enlarged Heart(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/enlarged-heart/DS01129/METHOD=print
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Heart Palpitations(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/831.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/articles/831.printerview.html
- Heart Tumors(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtContent
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/left-ventricular-hypertrophy/DS00680/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Palpitations(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hpl/hpl_what.html
- Pericardial Effusion(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pericardial-effusion/DS01124/METHOD=print
- Pericarditis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/pericarditis/DS00505/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Pericarditis(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/peri/peri_whatis.html
- Silent Ischemia(Texas Heart Institute) - http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/Cond/silent.cfm
- Small Vessel Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/small-vessel-disease/DS01080/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422
Also available in Spanish http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3042012
- Anesthesia and Heart Disease(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4462
- Antibiotics and Your Heart(American Dental Association) - http://www.ada.org/public/topics/antibiotics.asp
- Arthritis and Heart Disease(Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/heart-disease-connection.php
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Caffeine(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4445
Also available in Spanish http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3041028
- Can Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Take Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs?(American Heart Association) - http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/117/17/e322
- Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care(American College of Cardiology) - http://www.acc.org/media/patient/cardio.htm
- Cholesterol Counts for Everyone(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/
- Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/stroke/
- Flu Shots: Important If You Have Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/flu-shots/HB00086/METHOD=print
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Gum Disease Links to Heart Disease and Stroke(American Academy of Periodontology) - http://www.perio.org/consumer/mbc.heart.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.perio.org/consumer/mbc.sp.heart.htm
- Heart Disease Risk Factors(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/HeartDisease/risk_factors.htm
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JAMA Patient Page: Acute Emotional Stress and the Heart(American Medical Association) - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/298/3/360.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/298/3/360/DC1/1
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JAMA Patient Page: Chronic Stress and the Heart(American Medical Association) - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/298/14/1722.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/298/14/1722/DC1/1
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JAMA Patient Page: Smoking and the Heart(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/17/2112.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/299/17/2112/DC1/1
- New Guidelines Regarding Antibiotics to Prevent Infective Endocarditis(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3047051
- Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF - http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf
- Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714
- Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Links to PDF - http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TCH_AsAm_flyer_Eng.pdf
- See My Heart Cardiovascular Media Library(American Society of Echocardiography) - http://www.medmovie.com/mmdatabase/MediaPlayer.aspx?ClientID=46&TopicID=701,'_blank','toolbar=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,width=640,height=480','true'
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Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire(Siteman Cancer Center) - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.siteman.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=heart
Also available in Spanish http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=spanish&func=start&quiz=heart
- Palpitations(DSHI Systems) - http://www.freemd.com/palpitations/visit-virtual-doctor.htm
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cardiacrehabilitation/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/cardiacrehabilitationspanish/htm/index.htm
- Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/coronaryangiographyandpossibleangioplasty/htm/index.htm
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Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/echocardiogram/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/echocardiogramspanish/htm/index.htm
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Echocardiography Stress Test(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/echocardiography/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/echocardiographyspanish/htm/index.htm
- If I Had - A Family History of Heart Disease(Insidermedicine) - http://www.insidermedicine.com/archives/If_I_Had_A_Family_History_of_Heart_Disease_Dr_Sekar_Kathiresan_MD_Harvard_Medical_School_Massachusetts_General_Hospital_3079.aspx?p=mdlnp
- Sleep Deprivation and Cardiovascular Risk(Harvard Medical School) - http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/video/sleep07_mullington_cardio
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)(OR-Live) - One hour program - 2/17/2009 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM-Flash/shm_2226/rnh.cfm?id=851
- Play the Electrocardiogram Game(Nobel Foundation) - http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/ecg/
- Healthy Heart(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html
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Heart Anatomy(Texas Heart Institute) - http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy/anatomy2.cfm
Also available in Spanish http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy_Esp/anato_sp.cfm
- How the Heart Works(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hhw/hhw_whatis.html
- Cardiovascular Screening(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/health/cardio.asp
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Cardiovascular+Diseases%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Heart+Diseases%22
- Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/chelation/chelationstudy.htm
- Genetics Home Reference: Williams syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=williamssyndrome
- Air Pollution and Cardiovacular Disease(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/impacts/cardiovascular.cfm
- Children with ADHD Should Get Heart Tests Before Treatment with Stimulant Drugs(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=398
- Depression Treatment, Increased Physical Activity in African Americans May Reduce Heart Disease and Improve Quality of Life(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=688
- Developmental Changes in Adolescence Raise Men's Heart Disease Risk(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=400
- Family Cardiac Caregivers May Have Higher Heart Disease Risk(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=362
- Fatty Liver Disease May Raise Heart Disease Risk in Overweight, Obese Kids(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=452
- Half of Adults 50 and Younger with Low 10-Year Risk of CVD Have High Lifetime Risk(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=635
- Healthy Elderly People with Daytime Sleepiness Face Higher Risk of Cardiovascular-Related Death(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=681
- Heart Disease(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/heartdisease.pdf
- Heart Patients Should Be Screened, Treated for Depression(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=523
- Lack of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3052800
- Link Between Heart Disease, Sleep Apnea Should Be Probed(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=476
- New Survey Shows African-Americans Are Concerned with Heart Health but Unaware of Link to Brain Health(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053663
- Patients at Community Health Clinics Less Likely to Be Referred to Cardiologist(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=721
- Poor Teen Sleep Habits May Raise Blood Pressure, Lead to CVD(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=496
- Smoking During Pregnancy Associated with Artery Damage in Children(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=613
- Statement Addresses Risks of High Blood Sugar in Heart Patients(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=343
- Article: Social deprivation and prognostic benefits of cardiac surgery: observational study... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19342410&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Use of a nurse-led intervention to optimize beta-blockade for reducing... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19332211&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The 'what, when, where, who and how?' of cardiac computed... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19279980&tool=MedlinePlus
- Heart Diseases -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=heart+diseases[majr:noexp]+NOT+heart+diseases/pc[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Cardiac Glossary(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3038158
- Deciphering Heart Disease Medspeak(Medical Library Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/heart-disease1.pdf
- Find an Accredited Echocardiography Laboratory or Vascular Laboratory(American Society of Echocardiography) - http://www.asecho.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3333
- Find an Interventional Radiologist(Society of Interventional Radiology) - http://members.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm?section=customer
- American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- FastStats: Heart Disease(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh2/
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -- 2008 Update(American Heart Association) - Large PDF file - http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1200082005246HS_Stats%202008.final.pdf
- Cardiovascular Disorders(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-9282
- Children's Health(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477
- Children's Vascular Health Activity Book(Society for Vascular Surgery) - http://www.vascularweb.org/patients/childrensactivitybook/index.html
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Heart Disease(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/heart_disease.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/adultos/heart_disease_esp.html
- Men and Heart Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/library/fs_men_heart.htm
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MedlinePlus: Heart Disease in Women(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseaseinwomen.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/heartdiseaseinwomen.html
- Aging Hearts & Arteries(National Institute on Aging) - Large PDF file - http://www.niapublications.org/pubs/hearts/Aging_Hearts_And_Arteries.pdf
- Angina - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/angina.html
- Arrhythmia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arrhythmia.html
- Cardiac Arrest - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cardiacarrest.html
- Cardiomyopathy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cardiomyopathy.html
- Coronary Artery Disease - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html
- Endocarditis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocarditis.html
- Heart Attack - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartattack.html
- Heart Diseases--Prevention - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html
- Heart Failure - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartfailure.html
- Heart Surgery - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartsurgery.html
- Heart Valve Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartvalvediseases.html
- Blood, Heart and Circulation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodheartandcirculation.html
- Seniors - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniors.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Heart Diseases is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Heart Diseases - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/heartdiseases.html