Heart Diseases Health information topics about Heart Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 2. Healthy Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html 3. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html Children 1. Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075790728898FS11YTH4.pdf 2. Children: Heart Disease & Health American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006331&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002318&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006323&recruiting... 4. Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/chelationstudy.htm Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Radiographic Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/radiograph/defau... 2. Ultrasound Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/ultrasound/defau... 3. Electrocardiograph Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/electrocard/defa... 4. Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tee.html 5. Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tte.html 6. Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warn American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053 7. Invasive Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/invasive/default... 8. Laboratory Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/labtests/default... 9. Nuclear Imaging Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/nuclear/default.... 10. Computer Imaging / Tomography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ 2. Find an Interventional Radiologist Society of Interventional Radiology http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... Health Check Tools 1. For Your Heart National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/hhs/ 2. What's Your Heart Disease Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=heart 3. Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/tools/heart/quiz.cfm Men 1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=115&mtitle=Heart%20Disease%20and%20... National Institutes of Health 1. Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm Organizations 1. American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/ 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/ 4. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ 5. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032 2. Heart Disease American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart.html Prevention/Screening 1. New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf 2. Cardiac Risk Assessment American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.ht... 3. Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11086 Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017 Related Issues 1. Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TCH_AsAm_flyer_Eng.pdf 2. Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714 3. Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf 4. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm 5. Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00766 6. Dental Care and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4548 7. Depression and Heart Disease National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depheart.cfm 8. Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 9. Angina and Heart Disease American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/233.xml 10. Caffeine American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4445 11. Calcification of the Pericardium Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00631 12. Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/media/patient/cardio.htm 13. Cholesterol Counts for Everyone National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm Research 1. Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalitie American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-32 2. Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Common Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/erythropr.htm 3. Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-12 4. Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niddk-29.htm 5. Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nia-25.htm 6. Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommend Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chdpr.htm 7. Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-43 8. Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/10/I-58 9. Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro American Academy of Periodontology http://www.perio.org/consumer/ecg.htm 10. ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease P National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nhlbi-07.htm 11. Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Di Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/genetherapy/celltherapyheart.htm Seniors 1. Aging and Diseases of the Heart American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/14/e99.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01198 2. Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00623 3. Cardiac Tamponade Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00438 4. Bacterial Endocarditis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4436 5. Heart Palpitations American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/831.xml 6. Heart Tumors InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtC... 7. JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ06U08WCD&sub_... 8. JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTVF5XX2D&sub_... 9. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01033 10. Pericarditis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00505 11. JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAMX3Y61E&sub_... Statistics 1. New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018015 2. FASTATS: Heart Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm 3. Disparities in Heart Disease American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Heart-PHW04_Facts.pdf 4. Heart Disease and Stroke Maps National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx Treatment 1. FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00896.html 2. Heart Surgery Overview Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html 3. American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013397 4. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html 5. Cardiac Catheterization slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=154 6. What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn... Women 1. Heart Truth for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/ 2. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579 3. Pregnancy and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4688 4. Women & Heart Disease Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/women.html 5. Women and Heart Disease American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_hdis.htm 6. Healthy Heart Handbook for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.