Resources for Coronary Heart Disease

• Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
• Angina
• Atherosclerosis
• Heart Attack
• Cardiovascular Information for the Public
• NHLBI Fact Book
• Coronary Disease (MedlinePlus)

• Angina (MedlinePlus)
• Heart Attack (MedlinePlus)
• Recovering From Heart Problem Through Cardiac Rehabilitation: Patient Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Angina: Interactive Tutorial (MedlinePlus)
• Heart Attack: Interactive Tutorial (MedlinePlus)

• Latest News
• Eat More Whole Grains to Lower Diabetes, Heart Risk (03/02/2006, Reuters Health)
• Soy Benefits Heart Health in Healthy Young Men (02/28/2006, Reuters Health)
• Young Type 2 Diabetics at Higher Stroke Risk (02/16/2006, HealthDay)
• Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have Small Effect on Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke (02/07/2006, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• FDA Allows Barley Products to Claim Reduction in Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (12/23/2005, Food and Drug Administration)
• More News on Heart Diseases--Prevention

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
  Also available in: Spanish

• Overviews
• 5 Strategies You Can Adopt Today to Prevent Heart Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• How to Keep Your Heart Healthy (Food and Drug Administration)
• Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease (American Heart Association)

• 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)

• Health Check Tools
• Cardiovascular Disease Quiz: Risk and Prevention (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• For Your Heart (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Learn and Live Quiz (American Heart Association)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Nutrition
• Antioxidant Supplements: Can They Prevent Heart Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Counting Your Fat Grams (Women's Heart Foundation)
• Dietary Fiber: An Essential Part of a Healthy Diet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Eating for a Healthy Heart (Food and Drug Administration)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
• Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
• How Can I Cook Healthfully? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
  Also available in: Spanish
• Mediterranean Diet (Women's Heart Foundation)
• Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Vitamin and Mineral Supplements to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)

• Related Issues
• Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
• Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease (UpToDate)
• Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: Know the Facts (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Check Your Physical Activity & Heart Disease I.Q. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Elevated Triglycerides: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Exercising for a Healthy Heart (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• How Can I Manage My Weight? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
  Also available in: Spanish
• How Can I Manage Stress? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
• Ibuprofen: Does It Counteract the Benefits of Aspirin? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
• Managing Cholesterol (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Preventing Heart Disease: Making Lifestyle Changes (American Medical Association)
• Protect Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Statins: Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
• Why Should I Lose Weight? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF

• Research
• ALLHAT: New Findings about Drugs to Lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: The Women's Health Study (03/07/2005, American Heart Association)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Women
• Heart Disease Prevention in Women (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
• Heart Truth (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Protecting Women's Hearts: An Interview with a Mayo Clinic Specialist (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

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