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Adult Congenital Heart Association
This site has information and resources about congenital heart disease. The association "is a national organization for adults, and adolescents, with congenital heart disease (CHD)." It offers links to information and resources, support,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Circulatory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will begin to understand and define cardiovascular disease, and list its risk factors.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Body Circulation
Learners are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Index
Index of images of various types of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.
Science Museum, London
Making the Modern World: What Is Stress?
This website gives an overview of stress, its causes, and the physical and psychological results. Case studies and a glossary are included.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Heart Attack
This site from MedicineNet.com provides great information on a myocardial infarction, otherwise known as a heart attack. Includes a definition and description, along with information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Cardiovascular Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease that affects the cardiovascular system. But the term is usually used to describe diseases that are linked to...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Conditions: Heart Attack: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Read a general overview of heart attacks and heart pain, including angina. Content includes information on the difference between stable and unstable angina, and the symptoms of a heart attack.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Conditions: Congestive Heart Failure
Learn extensive information on congestive heart failure. Content includes a focus on diet concerns, necessary lifestyle and exercise changes, available treatments, tips on working with your doctor, a caregiver's guide, and more.
Other
Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah: Heart Murmurs
Information about heart murmurs and other problems with the heart valves. Gives good illustrations and audio examples of different kinds of heart murmurs.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Cardiovascular Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease
Learn about the impact of coronary artery disease on the heart, including when it begins and what can be done to stop its progression. This page includes important facts about the disease and who is at risk for developing it.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: How Can Lifestyle, Genes and Environment Affect Health? Oc
This lesson focuses on Cardiovascular disease. The heart requires its own constant blood supply in order to keep beating and this is delivered through the coronary arteries. Genetic and lifestyle factors can lead to the coronary arteries...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Enlarged Heart
Brief information about an enlarged heart with links to related issues from the American Heart Association.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.29 Cardiovascular Diseases
Discover how cardiovascular disease can be dangerous to human health.
University of Washington
University of Washington: After Your Heart Attack
This site offers information on how to recognize and prevent a heart attack.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Lab Tests Online: Cardiac Risk Assessment
What is cardiac risk assessment? What is included in cardiac risk assessment? How is the lipid profile used? These questions and more are answered in this competent site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Circulatory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Heart Fact Sheet
A revealing chart is found in this brief site that illuminates the areas of the country where the highest heart disease death rates are found. You will also find heart disease facts which contain several revealing points about the...
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The article answers questions about coronary artery bypass surgery.
Other
American Heart Association: Aneurysm
This article offers brief information about what an aneurysm is and how to treat it.
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.