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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 >
Be Good to Your Heart
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
Blood Vessel Disease
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 >
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Cardiac rehab: Healing mind and body
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 >
Cardiac Rehabilitation (Consumer's Guide)
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 >
Cardiovascular Disease
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
Cardiovascular disease risk factor awareness in American Indian communities
The aim of this study is to assess awareness of nine major risk factors for heart disease among American indians.... Details >
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Women
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 >
Chelation Therapy: American Heart Association's Recommendations
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 >