National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health - NHLBI
Organization URL(s)
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.govwww.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Other Contact Information
31 Center Drive
MSC2470
Bethesda,
MD 20892-2470
301-496-4236 (Voice)
301-592-8573 (Voice, Information Center)
301-592-8563 (FAX, Information Center)
240-629-3255 (TTY, Information Center)
Description
The primary responsibility of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is the scientific investigation of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. NHLBI oversees resources and research, demonstration, prevention, education, control, and sleep disorders and training activities in these fields. The program emphasizes the prevention and control of heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders, and education concerning these diseases through more rapid transfer of knowledge into the mainstream of clinical medicine and personal health practices. Inquiries related to high blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma, and blood diseases, as well as any information requests associated with cardiovascular disease prevention and heart-health promotion are handled by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center.
Online Resources
- Be Active for a Healthier Heart
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/viet_facts/viet-pa.htm
- Bronchiectasis
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/brn/brn_whatis.html
- How Can an Aneurysm Be Prevented?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arm/arm_prevent.html
- Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/aapibkgd/
- Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders: Background Report
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/aapibkgd/aapibkgd.pdf
- African American Health from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_slct.htm#afam
- Aim for A Healthy Weight
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/
- An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide To Heart Health
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/lat_foto.htm
- Asian American/Pacific Islander Health from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_slct.htm#ap
- Asian-American Cuisine
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/asian.htm
- Asthma & Physical Activity in the School
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/phy_asth.htm
- Asthma Publications from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm#asthma
- Be Good to Your Heart
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/viet_facts/viet-smoking.htm
- Blood Diseases and Resources Information
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/blood/index.htm
- Calculate Your Body Mass Index
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
- Cardiovascular Risk in the Vietnamese Community: Formative Research from Houston, Texas
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/vietnamese.htm
- Cholesterol Quiz
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/CholesterolQuiz/quiz.htm
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Educational Video
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/campaign-materials/index.htm#educationalvideo
- Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm
- Clinical Research Studies: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH
http://patientrecruitment.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- Clinical Trials at NHLBI
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/studies/index.htm
- Create-A-Diet
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/create.htm
- Cut Down on Fat - Not on Taste
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_fat.htm
- Cut Down on Salt and Sodium
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_salt.htm
- Daily Food and Activity Diary
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/diaryint.htm
- Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_recip.htm
- Diseases and Conditions Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/pods/podcasts.html
- Estimate Your Heart Attack Risk
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub
- Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm
- Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/pad/materials/pad_extfctsht_general.html
- Facts about Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) for African Americans
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/pad/materials/pad_extfactsheet_aa.html
- For the Health of Your Heart (Salud para su Corazón)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/latin_pg.htm
- Give the Gift of Good Nutrition
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/viet_facts/viet-nutrition.htm
- Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity: Electronic Textbook
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/e_txtbk/
- Healthy Eating: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/h_eating.htm
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm
- Heart and Vascular Diseases Information for Patients and the General Public
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm
- Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/cooking.htm
- Heart Truth
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/index.htm
- Heart Truth for African American Women: An Action Plan
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/material/factsheet_aa.pdf
- Hearts N' Parks
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm
- High Blood Cholesterol--What You Need to Know
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/hbc_what.htm
- High Blood Pressure Detection
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/detect/detect.htm
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbp_preg.htm
- Hispanic American Health from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_slct.htm#latino
- How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_chk.htm
- How Is An Aneurysm Treated?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arm/arm_treatments.html
- Interactive Menu Planner
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi
- Job Opportunities - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/jobs/index.htm
- Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/ktb_recipebk/
- Keep Your Heart in Check-Know Your Blood Pressure Number or Nais ng mga Pilipino ang Malusog na Puso (High Blood Pressure Prevention)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/filipino_facts/filipino-hbp.htm
- Kick the Smoking Habit
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_smok.htm
- Learn Your Cholesterol Number
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_chonu.htm
- Live Healthier, Live Longer: Lowering Cholesterol for the Person with Heart Disease (Interactive Web Site)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/
- Lung Diseases Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Lung.html
- National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm
- National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htm
- National Heart Attack Alert Program
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/nhaap/index.htm
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Framingham Heart Study
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/framingham/index.html
- New Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women with Asthma
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/nhlbi-11.htm
- NHLBI Healthy People 2010 Gateway
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- NHLBI Healthy People 2010 Minority Populations Gateway: American Indian and Alaska Native
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/minority/nat_frameset.htm
- NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Guide to Behavior Change
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/behavior.htm
- NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Guide to Physical Activity
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/phy_act.htm
- NHLBI Study Shows Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Survival
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nhlbi-14.htm
- Obesity Education Initiative (OEI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei/index.htm
- Portion Distortion
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
- Portion Distortion Interactive Quiz
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/
- Protect Your Heart--Lower Your Blood Cholesterol
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_chol.htm
- Questions To Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/question.htm
- Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/sodium/sodium.htm
- Restless Legs Syndrome: Detection and Management in Primary Care
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/sleep/rls_gde.htm
- Sleep Disorders Podcasts
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Sleep.html
- Stay Active and Feel Better
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_act.htm
- Stay in Circulation: Steps to take to learn about Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/pad/index.html
- Take Steps--Prevent High Blood Pressure
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_hbp.htm
- The Heart Truth Campaign
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/
- Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section: Diet and Fitness
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/lifestyles.htm
- Tips for Reducing Sodium in Your Diet
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/sodium/tips.htm
- Tips On How To Make Healthier Meals
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/tips.htm
- Tips To Help You Remember To Take Your High Blood Pressure Medicine
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/tips.htm
- Ventricular Septal Defect
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vsd/vsd_what.html
- Vietnamese Aspire for Healthy Hearts Keep Your Heart in Check--Know Your Blood Pressure Number
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/viet_facts/viet-hbp.htm
- Watch Your Weight
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_wt.htm
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/
- What Are Holes in the Heart?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/holes/holes_whatare.html
- What Are Overweight and Obesity?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/obe/obe_whatare.html
- What Are Palpitations?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hpl/hpl_what.html
- What Are Thalassemias?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Thalassemia/Thalassemia_WhatIs.html
- What Is a Heart Attack?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/HeartAttack/HeartAttack_WhatIs.html
- What Is an Aneurysm?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arm/arm_what.html
- What Is an Arrhythmia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arr/arr_whatis.html
- What Is Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/anemia/anemia_whatis.html
- What Is Angina?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Angina/Angina_WhatIs.html
- What Is Aplastic Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/aplastic/aplastic_whatis.html
- What Is Asthma?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html
- What Is Atherosclerosis?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Atherosclerosis/Atherosclerosis_WhatIs.html
- What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/af/af_what.html
- What Is Cardiac CT?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ct/ct_whatis.html
- What Is COPD?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html
- What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cf/cf_what.html
- What Is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Dvt/DVT_WhatIs.html
- What Is Fanconi Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/fanconi/fanconi_whatis.html
- What Is Heart Block?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hb/hb_whatis.html
- What Is Hemochromatosis?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemo/hemo_whatis.html
- What Is Hemophilia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemophilia/hemophilia_what.html
- What Is Insomnia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/inso/inso_whatis.html
- What Is Iron-Deficiency Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ida/ida_whatis.html
- What Is Long QT Syndrome?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/qt/qt_whatis.html
- What Is Marfan Syndrome?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/mar/mar_whatis.html
- What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pad/pad_what.html
- What Is Pernicious Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/prnanmia/prnanmia_what.html
- What Is Pneumonia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_whatis.html
- What Is Restless Legs Syndrome?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/rls/rls_WhatIs.html
- What Is Sarcoidosis?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html
- What Is Sickle Cell Anemia?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html
- What is Sleep Apnea?
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html
- Women's Health Initiative, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/index.html
- Women's Health Initiative: Questions and Answers About the Estrogen-Alone Study
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/e-a_faq.htm
- Your Guide To Better Health Series
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/yourguide/
- Your Guide to Living Well With Heart Disease
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/your_guide/living_well.htm
- Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html
- Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/index.htm
- Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/phy_active.htm
Print Resources
NHLBI provides information on such topics as heart disease, the heart, arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina, Raynaud's disease, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, heart transplants, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, and sickle cell disease. Topics of publications for professionals include arteriosclerosis, lipid research, fetal hemoglobinopathies, cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, asthma, and aplastic anemia. A publications list is available.
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