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.
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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
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 |
ABCs of Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack 
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 |
ACE inhibitor drugs underused in heart failure patients
Almost a third of heart failure patients face an increased risk of death because they do not receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.... Details >
American Heart Association |
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
This page provides Internet links to adults with congenital heart disease.... Details >
Congenital Heart Information Network |
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 |
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Be active for your heart! / Keepers of Wisdom To Strengthen the Hearts
Being active has always been part of the American Indian and Alaska Native daily life. Being active is one way to keep a healthy heart. This document discusses how being active prevent heart disease a... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Help Your Heart!
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives today. You can do something to prevent heart disease. One way to keep healthy is not to misuse tobacco. ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Keep the Harmony Within You - Check Your Blood Pressure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives today. Knowing your blood pressure can help you prevent heart disease. This document provides tips to lower your blo... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Treat Your Heart to a Healthy Celebration!
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives today. This document discusses how to prevent heart disease by eating healthy and provides tips for making heart hea... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Cardiovascular Disease
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 |
American Indian/Alaska Natives and Cardiovascular Diseases
Fact sheet about cardiovascular disease in tje American Indian and Alaska Native population.... Details >
American Heart Association |
American Indians & Alaska Natives and Cardiovascular Disease
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 |
An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide To Heart Health
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 |
Angina
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 |
Arrhythmias: Risk Factors and Prevention
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 |
Arrhythmias: Treatments
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 |
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (Journal)
One of five monthly Journals written for the general public and healthcare professionals and published by the American Heart Association.... Details >
American Heart Association |
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders and Cardiovascular Disease
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 |
Ask NOAH About: Heart Disease and Stroke
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 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 >
American Heart Association |
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 >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Building Healthy Hearts for American Indians and Alaska Natives
This background paper provides an overview of cardiovascular diseases and its associated risk factors among American Indians and Alaska Native populations in the United States. ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
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 >
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
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 >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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 >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
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 >
Stanford Prevention Research Center |
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 >
American Heart Association |
CHEST: Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal
This monthly journal features cutting edge clinical investigations in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine, such as pulmonology, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, sleep and... Details >
American College of Chest Physicians |
Cholesterol
Also available in: Japanese
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Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Congenital Heart Defects
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 |
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
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 |
Dealing with Heart Disease
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. |
Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
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 |
Devices and Procedures: A Patients' Guide
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 |
Dietary intakes of nutrients thought to modify cardiovascular risk from three groups of American Indians
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among American Indians.... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Diseases and Conditions Index
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 |
Don't Burn Your Life Away--Be Good to Your Heart
Also available in: Vietnamese
Be good to your heart, do not smoke.... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Easy-to-Read English/Spanish Booklets on Heart Health
These set of eight booklets were written to help you make healthy changes in your life and reduce the risk of heart disease. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-side style, the booklets pre... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Eliminate Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
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) |
EVS™ Vascular Closure System
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 |
Facts About Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
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 |
FDA Heart Health Online
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 |
For Patients, Their Families and Friends - Hope Heart Institute
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)
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 |
Give the Gift of Good Nutrition
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 |
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: Cardiovascular Disease
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 |
Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
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 |
Healthy Heart Workout Quiz
Ten questions and answers about the cardiovascular health benefits of physical activity.... Details >
American Heart Association |
Heart and Vascular Diseases Information for Patients and the General Public
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 |
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
This online guide lists the symptoms that commonly signal a heart attack.... Details >
American Heart Association |
Heart Diseases and Disorders
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 |
Heart Truth
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 |
Heart Truth for African American Women: An Action Plan
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 |
Inflammation markers signal rapidly advancing coronary disease
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 |
Noonan Syndrome Links - Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.
This page provides a list of links, some of them discuss features that are associated with Noonan Syndrome. ... Details >
Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc. |
Noonan Syndrome: Possible Anomalies
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. |
Pregnancy and Heart Disease
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 |
Questions and Answers by People Affected by Noonan syndrome - Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.
This page presents some typical Questions and Answers asked by people affected by Noonan syndrome.... Details >
Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc. |
Resource Room Page - Congenital Heart Information Network
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 |
Risk Factors for Heart and Blood Vessel Disease
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 |
Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease
This page discusses signs and symptoms of heart disease, including heart attack, stroke, and leg problems.... Details >
Hope Heart Institute |
Substances That Can Cause Heart Rhythm Disorders
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 |
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Networking Program
This networking program will allow you to contact others in your geographical area and/or in similar circumstances regarding Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes.... Details >
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation |
The Native American National CVD Preventation Program
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 |
Vietnamese Aspire for Healthy Hearts Keep Your Heart in Check--Know Your Blood Pressure Number
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 |
Women's Heart Disease Risk Quiz
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 |