Curated OER
Heart Attacks Puzzle
In this heart attacks word search puzzle, students identify terms relating to the heart. Examples are angina, blood, veins, and pulse. A list of 44 words are provided to assist students in their search.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Coronary Artery Disease
Thorough overview of coronary artery disease. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Heart Disease
Explains the different types of heart disease, their causes, how they are diagnosed, heart surgery treatments, and ways to prevent heart disease.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Cardiac Rehabilitation
This tutorial presents information about cardiac rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is necessary to maintain heart health. The heart, angina, exercise, prevention, obesity and other risk factors are covered.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: High Cholesterol
Thorough overview of high cholesterol. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Thorough overview of heart attacks. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention and much more.
Other
Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Prevention, Treatment
This site discusses lifestyle changes, nutrients, and medical options and precautions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Heart Disease
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.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Hypertension Treatment and the Prevention of Heart Disease in the Elderly
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...
Remedy Health Media
Health Central: Heart Disease
This resource provides an overview about heart disease.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Angina
One-page article with useful information on angina, including causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Heart Attack
This resource presents brief information defining a heart attack. The article also contains many links to related topics and publications in English and Spanish.