Heart Disease
Heart Disease Web Sites American Heart Association
Large site with extensive information for patients. Sections include "Warning Signs", "Diseases and Conditions", "Health Lifestyle" and the "Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia".
http://www.americanheart.org
American Heart Association Journal Page
All five journals published by the American Heart Association are available online in full text for free. The journals are: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; Circulation; Circulation Research; Hypertension; and Stroke.
http://www.ahajournals.org/
Heart Information Network
The lay person and professional can benefit from these comprehensive and timely resources for heart patients and others interested in lowering their risk factors for heart disease. Find the latest heart news from a variety of sources, as well as search through its library of related documents.
http://www.heartinfo.org/
MedlinePlus Heart Disease
Overviews, resources, research, news, organizations, pictures/diagrams, and more. Links to the left are citations and abstracts of research articles from the healthcare provider-oriented MEDLINE database from the National Library of Medicine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Good links and practical information for the public on high blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, heart attack, heart disease, healthy heart recipes, and more from this subdivision of the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm
NOAH, Ask NOAH about Heart Disease and Stroke
Excellent in-depth list of resources on specific diseases, women and heart disease, anatomy, causes, symptoms, diagnostic tests, diet, treatments, rehab, clinical trials, and more. Compiled by NOAH (New York Online Access to Health), the NY Academy of Medicine and the New York City Public Libraries.
http://www.noah-health.org/en/blood/disease/
Open Heart
Through hands-on activities, you'll learn how the heart works, how the heart gets into trouble, what can be done to rescue it, and what you can do to keep your heart healthy. Topics covered include anatomy, diseases and diagnostic tools, hospital procedures and careers, and disease prevention. Activities let you assemble the heart, do mock diagnosis and treatment, or observe a virtual surgery. Includes a glossary. From the Columbus Medical Association Foundation.
http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/openHeart/heart.html
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