Heart Disease

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
  • Cardiac Catheterization(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Cardiac CT(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Cardiac MRI(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Computer Imaging / Tomography(American Heart Association)
  • Coronary Angiogram and Angioplasty(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Echocardiography(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Echocardiography Stress Test(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal Echocardiograms(American Society of Echocardiography)
  • Heart Guide: What Is Nuclear Medicine?(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Invasive Tests(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Laboratory Tests(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Most Common Heart Ultrasound: Transthoracic Echocardiogram(American Society of Echocardiography)
  • Nuclear Heart Scan(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Radiographic Tests(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Stress Testing(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Treatment
  • MedlinePlus: Heart Surgery(National Library of Medicine)
  • What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
• Prevention/Screening
  • Cardiac Risk Assessment(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • Cholesterol Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • Lipid Profile(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases--Prevention(National Library of Medicine)

    Also available in Spanish

• Rehabilitation/Recovery
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation: Building a Better Life After Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Disease Management
  • Left Ventricular Assist Device(American Heart Association)
• Specific Conditions
  • Enlarged Heart: What Are the Causes?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Heart Palpitations(American Academy of Family Physicians)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Heart Tumors(InteliHealth)
  • JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis(American Medical Association)
  • JAMA Patient Page: Pericardial Effusion(American Medical Association)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Pericarditis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Silent Ischemia and Ischemic Heart Disease(American Heart Association)
• Related Issues
  • Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association)
  • Anesthesia and Heart Disease(American Heart Association)
  • Antibiotics and Your Heart(American Dental Association)
  • Caffeine(American Heart Association)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care(American College of Cardiology)
  • Cholesterol Counts for Everyone(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Flu Shots: Important If You Have Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Heart Disease Risk Factors(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • JAMA Patient Page: Acute Emotional Stress and the Heart(American Medical Association)
  • JAMA Patient Page: Chronic Stress and the Heart(American Medical Association)
  • Mouth Body Connection: Heart Disease and Stroke(American Academy of Periodontology)

    Also available in Spanish

  • New Guidelines Regarding Antibiotics to Prevent Infective Endocarditis(American Heart Association)
  • Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
  • Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke(American Heart Association)
  • Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Links to PDF
• Health Check Tools
  • Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire

    Also available in Spanish

• Tutorials
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Coronary Angiogram and Angioplasty(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Echocardiography Stress Test(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

• Videos
  • Cardiac Catheterization(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program
  Games
  • Play the Electrocardiogram Game(Nobel Foundation) - Requires Flash Player
• Anatomy/Physiology
  • Healthy Heart(Food and Drug Administration)
  • Heart Anatomy(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

  • How the Heart WorksNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Clinical Trials (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
  • Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Genetics
  • Genetics Home Reference: Williams syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
• Research
  • Air Pollution and Cardiovacular Disease(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
  • Comparison of Body Mass Index Versus Waist Circumference with the Metabolic Changes That Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Insulin-Resistant Individuals(American Heart Association)
  • Detection of Kidney Disease in Patients with or at Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association)
  • Emergency Duties and Deaths from Heart Disease among Firefighters in the United States(American Heart Association)
  • Heart DiseasebNational Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF
  • Height Loss in Older Men: Associations with Total Mortality and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease(American Heart Association)
  • Inflammation May Explain Why Poor, Uneducated Suffer More CVD(American Heart Association)
  • Lack of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk(American Heart Association)
  • Light to Moderate Drinking Reduces Risk of Cardiac Events, Death(American Medical Association)
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease(Arthritis Foundation)
• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Cardiac hydatid disease: CT and MRI findings.
  • Article: Diagnostic strategies for heart disease in women: an update on...
  • Article: Pulmonary diseases and the heart.
  • Heart Diseases -- see more articles
• Dictionaries/Glossaries
  • Cardiac Glossary(American Heart Association)
  • Deciphering Heart Disease Medspeak(Medical Library Association) - Links to PDF
• Directories
  • Find an Interventional Radiologist(Society of Interventional Radiology)
  • Search for a Surgeon(Cardiothoracic Surgery Network)
• Organizations
  • American Heart Association
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Statistics
  • FASTATS: Heart Disease(National Center for Health Statistics)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2008 Updated(American Heart Association) - Large PDF file
• Children
  • Cardiovascular Disorders(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
  • Children's Health(American Heart Association)
  • Heart Disease(Nemours Foundation)

    Also available in Spanish

• Men
  • Men and Heart Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Women
  • MedlinePlus: Heart Disease in Women(National Library of Medicine)

    Also available in Spanish

• Seniors
  • Aging Hearts & Arteries(National Institute on Aging) - Large PDF file