Cardiovascular Disease
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An excellent site from the American College of Cardiology with
video library and patient handouts.
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Learn about various topics in cardiology
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A categorical listing
of heart diseases with links to news, treatment advances, fact
sheets and articles on each topic.
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Information about heart disease, prevention and treatment.
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Superb site providing
excellent and unbiased patient education on cardiac disease and
a variety of procedures including panoramic views of a cath lab and
a nuclear stress lab.
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Excellent, patient oriented review of cardiac disease,
treatments and procedures
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A library of printable information
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A great site to learn
all about your risk for coronary artery disease and how to treat it,
including diet therapy, medical therapy and sample diets. Here is a
chart of choice foods in a cholesterol
lowering diet .
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Support group for families of patients with heart disease
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An organization committed to helping heart patients and their
families.
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Interactive site exploring the heart. Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia
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Cardiology resources available on the Web
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More information on cardiology on the Web
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For information about this blood thinner.
Dietary Sites
Cyberkitchen
Learn to eat right, lose weight and shape up
Cholesterol and
Health
Answers questions on high cholesterol and treatment options
Enjoy
Eating
From the AHA, a user friendly manual for healthy eating, a cook
book for heart healthy diet
Heart
Disease and Diet
Heart
Disease Nutrition and Diet Alternatives
Nutrition Navigator
Cholesterol
lowering diet
A chart with foods in a cholesterol lowering diet
Cyberdiet
Information and resources dedicated to a healthy diet and
lifestyle including a daily food planner, online discussions and a
list of support groups
Interactive
Cholesterol Education Program
A site dedicated to understanding the role of cholesterol and how
to go about lowering cholesterol. Composed of 10 interactive modules
with topics such as "Making sense of a cholesterol report"
and "Low fat cooking".
Mayo
Clinic Nutrition Center
Contains a searchable virtual cookbook to help patients develop
healthy recipes. A Mayo dietician is available to answer questions
as well
Heart Medications
Healthy
Hearts
All
about cardiac medications with printable handouts
General Medical Sites
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Superb site from the
famous Mayo Clinic on all types of medical problems,
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links to reliable
sources and a great starting point to research health information
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Links to international medical information. Reliable and easy
to use.
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This site uses physicians and other medical personnel to rate
and rank sites
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Good site with a news section, ask the experts section, a
section on diseases and treatments, a diet and medicine
section and a pharmacy section
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A gateway to consumer health information with searchs by
keyword and indexed by topic. Also has links to state health
departments and support groups.
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An index of health topics that includes everythomg from basic
fact sheets to academic journal articles.
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Search on your prescription and you can get all the basic facts
about the medication, including directions for use, side effects and
current news about the drug. Also has an extensive nutrition
database.
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The site contains tips on Web searching and avoiding quackery.
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Patient oriented guide to conditions that require emergency
care. Includes an article on aortic dissection by Dr. Georgeson
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Good and practical site which features hand-outs on over 400
disease states (including coronary artery disease, congestive
heart failure, etc). Also available are hand-outs on
medications.
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Check to see if you qualify for your medications for free
(donated by drug companies).
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