Cardiovascular Health:
- American Heart Association:
This is America's premiere organization whose mission is to fight heart disease
and stroke.
- Coronary
Artery Disease Risk Assessment:
Cigarette smoking, high blood pressure and high
blood cholesterol are major risk factors for coronary artery disease. Your
chances of developing angina, having a heart attack or dying from heart disease
within the next eight years increase with each risk factor you have. You can
estimate your risk of developing heart disease by taking the short test at
the Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information site.
- Heart: A Virtual Exploration:
This is the best online exploration of the heart that I've seen yet. A complete
multimedia-rich tutorial.
- Heart Information Network:
HeartInfo.org is an independent, educational Web site that provides consumers
with instructional information and services for the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Backed by an internationally renowned
panel of cardiologists, Heartinfo is dedicated to empowering and encouraging
consumers and health care professionals in their effort to reduce the risk
of cardiovascular disease.
- Medtronic:
Loads of information about coronary artery disease.
- Nova
Online: Cut to the Heart:
This portion of the Nova web site is based on a past television program. This
section contains information about the pioneers of heart surgery, treating
a sick heart, several images of "troubled hearts," and an image
map of the human heart.
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