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Links to Health Information Sites
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American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org).
The AHA supports research education and community
service program. This organization also sponsors the
American Heart Walk and programs to encourage the
public to exercise more and lower cholesterol and
blood pressure. This web site provides extensive
content in all aspects of heart health
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Merck Medicus (www.merckmedicus.com).
This is an excellent web site which provides
comprehensive information on the most of the health
topics. It provides detailed patient handouts and
health maps on various health topics. Once you get
to this web site please go to Patient Resources
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Mended Hearts (www.mendedhearts.org).
Affiliated with the American Heart Association,
Mended Hearts is a patient support organization of
people with heart disease, their spouses and health
care professionals. The main interest of Mended
Hearts is to help people recover emotionally from
cardiovascular disorders
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National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm).
This site provides excellent health information on
heart and vascular disorders
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Web
MD (www.webmd.com).
This site provides comprehensive information on
health matters
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Heart
Failure Society of America (www.hfsa.org).
This site provides excellent educational modules on
congestive heart failure
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National Society for MVP and Dysautonomia (www.mvprolapse.com).
This site provides good information on mitral valve
prolapse and also information regarding support
groups for people with mitral valve prolapse
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Vascular Disease Foundation (www.vdf.org).
This site provides good information of peripheral,
arterial and venous diseases
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Quit Smoking (www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm).
This site provides comprehensive information on the
risks of smoking and how to quit smoking
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Cut to Heart (www.phs.org/wgebhg/nova/heart).
This site contains general information about the
human heart. It has neat graphics and good
description of heart function
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Heart Info (www.heartinfo.org).
This independent educational site provides a wide
range of information and services to heart patients
and others interested in lowering risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases
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American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org).
This AMA web site provides patient education on the
human body in general
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PubMed (www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html).
A service of National Library of Medicine, provides
access to over 12 million med line citations since
the mid 1960s.
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www.fightcoronarydisease.com This site
provides good information about coronary disease,
its treatment and latest developments
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www.allaboutmyheart.com This site provides
information on heart basics, heart surgery and
recent advances
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime This website
provides information on warning signs of heart
attack, reducing heart attack risks and gives
information about heart medications
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www.healthfinder.gov This site provides
reliable health information from A to Z on
prevention, wellness, diseases and conditions
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www.justmove.org American Heart Association
provides exercise guidelines on this website for
healthy living
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www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines This site
provides dietary guidelines for healthy living
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www.diabetes.org American Diabetes
Association provides information on diabetes for
diabetics, healthcare professionals and the public,
on this website
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http://www.nih.gov This site is for the
National Institutes of Health and a site to explore
more medical information as well as ongoing
research
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http://www.acc.org This site is for the
American College of Cardiology and a site full of
research articles and cardiovascular concerns
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