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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the different types of heart disease, their causes, how they are diagnosed, heart surgery treatments, and ways to prevent heart disease.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Index of images of various types of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: Cerebral Softening Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a photograph of a post-stroke brain.
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Other

Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Prevention, Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses lifestyle changes, nutrients, and medical options and precautions.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Heart Health and Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple guide from The Franklin Institute to keeping your heart healthy through proper exercise, a varied diet, and a clean lifestyle. Here, read about how to exercise and eat to avoid heart disease.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Heart Disease

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although this disease mainly affects older people, it is important to know what it is, how you get it, and what you as a kid can start doing to prevent it.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: Hypertension Treatment and the Prevention of Heart Disease in the Elderly

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal discusses medical research on the treatment of hypertension and its role in preventing coronary heart disease. Read about how doctors are treating and preventing hypertension and...
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Remedy Health Media

Health Central: Arteriosclerosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from drkoop.com about the prevention, causes, treatments, and prognosis for atherosclerosis, a common disorder of the arteries. Also accompanying the text are various diagrams that show what atherosclerosis is.
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Other

National Stroke Association: What Is Stroke?

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from National Stroke Association about what a stroke is. Symptoms, types, and myths are offered as well.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Conditions: Cholesterol: Why Cholesterol Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what cholesterol is, the different types, and why high cholesterol is a health risk. Click on a link to view an illustration of HDL and LDL cholesterol within an artery, as well as learn about methods of prevention and treatment...
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Q & a About Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about stroke in a question and answer format.
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Other

American Heart Association: Aneurysm

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers brief information about what an aneurysm is and how to treat it.