Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Cardiovascular Disorders

General Cardiovascular Disorders Patient/Family Resources

Miscellaneous

• American Heart Association: Homepage
  • Healthy Lifestyle: Table of contents
  • Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide: Table of contents
• American Stroke Association: Homepage
  • I am a Stroke (Warning Signs of Stroke): Access document
  • About Stroke: Table of contents
  • Stroke Care: Table of contents
  • Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide: Table of contents
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Homepage
  • Heart and Vascular Diseases: List of documents
  • The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women: Access Documents
  • Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources: Homepage
    • Educational Materials for Patients and the General Public: List of documents
    • Resources for Program Planners and Other Health Professionals: List of documents
  • Other Cardiovascular Information for Patients/General Public: List of documents
    • Stay Young at Heart Recipes: Table of contents
    • Booklets for African Americans on Heart Health: List of documents
    • Healthy-Heart Home Cooking -- African American Style: Access document (PDF)
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Heart Disease: Assessing Your Risk: Access document
    • Heart Disease and Women: Access document
    • Heart Disease and Smoking: Why You Need to Quit: Access document
    • Diet and Exercise: Healthy Balance for a Healthy Heart: Access document
    • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Access document
• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • Heart Disease and Women: Access document (PDF)
    • Alcohol Use and Heart Disease: Access document (PDF)
• American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • The Circulatory System: Access document
    • The Circulatory System — Arterial: Access document
    • The Circulatory System — Venous: Access document
    • Preventing Heart Disease: Making Lifestyle Changes: Access document
    • Benefits of Physical Activity for the Heart: Access document
    • Alcohol Use and Heart Disease: Access document
    • CPR Can Save Someone's Life: Access document
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (MEDEM): Homepage
  • Medical Library: Table of contents
    • Keeping your Heart Healthy: Access document
• MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage
  • Interactive Health Tutorials: Table of contents
    • Exercising for a Healthy Heart: List of documents
    • Pacemakers: List of documents
    • Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect: List of documents
    • Cardiac Rehabilitation: List of documents
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 3. Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 20. Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels Topics: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • The Heart: Access document
      • Blood Vessels: Access document
      • Effects of Aging: Access document
    • Chapter 21. Symptoms and Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders Topics: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Symptoms: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document

• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Heart Disease and Stroke: List of documents
    • Cardiovascular and Circulatory System: List of documents
• Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
  • Heart Disease: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Heart Diseases (General): List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
  Additional Heart Diseases Resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Vascular Medicine
  Additional Vascular Medicine Resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
  Additional Cardiology Resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)