Heart Attack Health information topics about Heart Attack: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 2. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Myocardial Infarction National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009203&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf 2. Myoglobin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/myoglobin/test.html 3. Patient Questions and Answers about Nuclear Cardio American Society of Nuclear Cardiology http://www.asnc.org/patientinfo/pppatientfaq.cfm 4. Thallium Stress Test American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4743 5. Troponin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/troponin/test.html 6. What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_symptom... 7. Hypertensive Crisis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00626 8. Electrocardiogram: Tracking Heartbeat Regulation Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00014 9. Ejection Fraction Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00360 10. Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00012 11. CK-MB Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ckmb/test.html 12. Cardiac Biomarkers American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_biomarkers/gla... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/glossary.html Health Check Tools 1. Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year R National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp National Institutes of Health 1. Promise of New Medical Uses for Sodium Nitrite for National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2005/nhlbi-14.htm 2. What Is a Heart Attack? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/HeartAttack/HeartAttack_WhatIs... 3. Act in Time to: Heart Attack Signs National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/index.htm Organizations 1. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Heart Attack American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4578 2. Heart Attack Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00094 Prevention/Screening 1. C-Reactive Protein: A Simple Test to Help Predict American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/12/e81.pdf 2. Heart Attack: Emergency Survival Guide for the Wor Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00025 3. Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/291.xml Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life After a American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/002.xml 2. Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017 Related Issues 1. What Happens during a Heart Attack? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_whathap... 2. Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714 3. Depression After a Heart Attack American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/702.xml 4. Call 911 -- Before It's Too Late Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/call911.ht... 5. Dressler's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00576 Research 1. Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primar American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3029340 2. Update on Cholesterol Guidelines: More-Intensive T National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/nhlbi-12.htm 3. Sudden Death in Military Recruits American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/11/I-26 4. Statin Therapy and the Outcomes during Hospitaliza American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/11/I-29 5. Risk for Heart Attacks with Different NSAIDs American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/I-45 6. Levels of Risk Factors Associated with Heart Attac American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-23 7. Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro American Academy of Periodontology http://www.perio.org/consumer/ecg.htm 8. Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Heart Attacks: Var American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/3/I-21 9. Can Stem Cells Restore Cardiac Tissue After a Hear American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-82 10. ACE Inhibitors after Heart Attacks: Varying Effect American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/2/I-34 Specific Conditions 1. Acute Coronary Occlusion: A Common Cause of Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00462 2. Types of Heart Attack Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_types.h... Statistics 1. Heart Attack and Angina Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4591 Treatment 1. Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=hrt_dis/2908 2. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html 3. How Is a Heart Attack Treated? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/mi_treatme... 4. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4751 5. JAMA Patient Page: Percutaneous Coronary Intervent American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSK0WYGQD&sub_... 6. What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn... Women 1. Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/HeartDisease/panic_attack_or_h... 2. Women: Warning! It Could Be a Heart Attack! 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