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Get Your Blood Pressure Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

Starting at age 18, you should check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can help you live a longer, healthi... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Get Your Cholesterol Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

Adults age 20 and older should get their cholesterol checked with a simple blood test at least once every 5 years. Lowering your cholesterol can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Learn About Heart Disease: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

Certain factors increase your risk of getting heart disease. You are at a higher risk if you are a woman age 55 or older, a man age 45 or older, or related to someone who had early heart disease. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

Be Active for a Healthier Heart

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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

ABCs of Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack  External Link

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  External Link

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs

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

Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders

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

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Selected Internet Links  External Link

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

Congenital Heart Information Network  External Link

American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet

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