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Heart Diseases Health information topics about Heart Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 2. Healthy Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html 3. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html Children 1. Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075790728898FS11YTH4.pdf 2. Children: Heart Disease & Health American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006331&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002318&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006323&recruiting... 4. Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/chelationstudy.htm Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Radiographic Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/radiograph/defau... 2. Ultrasound Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/ultrasound/defau... 3. Electrocardiograph Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/electrocard/defa... 4. Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tee.html 5. Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tte.html 6. Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warn American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053 7. Invasive Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/invasive/default... 8. Laboratory Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/labtests/default... 9. Nuclear Imaging Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/nuclear/default.... 10. Computer Imaging / Tomography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ 2. Find an Interventional Radiologist Society of Interventional Radiology http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... Health Check Tools 1. For Your Heart National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/hhs/ 2. What's Your Heart Disease Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=heart 3. Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/tools/heart/quiz.cfm Men 1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=115&mtitle=Heart%20Disease%20and%20... National Institutes of Health 1. Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm Organizations 1. American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/ 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/ 4. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ 5. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032 2. Heart Disease American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart.html Prevention/Screening 1. New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf 2. Cardiac Risk Assessment American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.ht... 3. Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11086 Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017 Related Issues 1. Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TCH_AsAm_flyer_Eng.pdf 2. Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714 3. Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf 4. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm 5. Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00766 6. Dental Care and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4548 7. Depression and Heart Disease National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depheart.cfm 8. Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 9. Angina and Heart Disease American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/233.xml 10. Caffeine American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4445 11. Calcification of the Pericardium Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00631 12. Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/media/patient/cardio.htm 13. Cholesterol Counts for Everyone National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm Research 1. Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalitie American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-32 2. Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Common Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/erythropr.htm 3. Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-12 4. Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niddk-29.htm 5. Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nia-25.htm 6. Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommend Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chdpr.htm 7. Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-43 8. Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/10/I-58 9. Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro American Academy of Periodontology http://www.perio.org/consumer/ecg.htm 10. ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease P National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nhlbi-07.htm 11. Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Di Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/genetherapy/celltherapyheart.htm Seniors 1. Aging and Diseases of the Heart American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/14/e99.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01198 2. Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00623 3. Cardiac Tamponade Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00438 4. Bacterial Endocarditis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4436 5. Heart Palpitations American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/831.xml 6. Heart Tumors InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtC... 7. JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ06U08WCD&sub_... 8. JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTVF5XX2D&sub_... 9. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01033 10. Pericarditis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00505 11. JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAMX3Y61E&sub_... Statistics 1. New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018015 2. FASTATS: Heart Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm 3. Disparities in Heart Disease American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Heart-PHW04_Facts.pdf 4. Heart Disease and Stroke Maps National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx Treatment 1. FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00896.html 2. Heart Surgery Overview Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html 3. American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013397 4. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html 5. Cardiac Catheterization slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=154 6. What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn... Women 1. Heart Truth for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/ 2. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579 3. Pregnancy and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4688 4. Women & Heart Disease Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/women.html 5. Women and Heart Disease American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_hdis.htm 6. Healthy Heart Handbook for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm   Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Toshiba Introduces New X-Ray System With 12" X 12" Flat Panels And Hybrid Cat... 16 Mar 2010 at 4:00am When working on patients in a hybrid setting, it is critical the imaging system provides outstanding image quality, as well as the flexibility to reach ancillary equipment and the patient quickly and easily. Designed to create a best-in-class hybrid suite, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc... Toshiba's Cath Lab Used During Interventional Live Cases At ACC 2010 16 Mar 2010 at 4:00am In interventional procedures, it is critical that the imaging system provide outstanding image quality, as well as positioning flexibility for clinicians to access ancillary equipment and the patient quickly and easily. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray systems, featuring the unique C-arm positioner, are specifically designed to excel in this setting... Cardiac Rehabilitation Helps Survival Time In Heart Patients Receiving Stent ... 16 Mar 2010 at 3:00am A team of Mayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents placed to treat blockages in their coronary arteries... New Analysis Assesses Impact Of Common Genetic Variation On Benefit Of Antipl... 16 Mar 2010 at 3:00am A new analysis of the TRITON-TIMI 38 study evaluated response rates in patients with a common genetic variant in the ABCB1 gene... Interventional Radiologists Examine Simple Test That Might Predict Heart Attacks 16 Mar 2010 at 3:00am The prevalence of abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) test results among individuals tested for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and who are not considered at high risk of a coronary heart event by Framingham-based risk factors is high and provides another way to identify those who may be at risk for future heart attacks, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiol... Medtronic CareLink(R) Network Remote Monitoring Significantly Reduced Time To... 16 Mar 2010 at 2:00am Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced results from the CONNECT trial showing the median time to clinical decision was significantly reduced for cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients monitored remotely with the Medtronic CareLink® Network, compared to standard in-office follow-up... Medtronic Announces Initial Results Of STOP AF Clinical Trial 16 Mar 2010 at 2:00am Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced data from the STOP AF (Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) clinical trial during late-breaking sessions at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta. The data showed superiority over anti-arrhythmic drugs, with 69... Frost & Sullivan Lauds Positron Corporation For Cardiac-Focused PET Molecular... 15 Mar 2010 at 6:00am Based on its recent analysis of the cardiac molecular imaging systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Positron Corporation with the 2010 North American Award for New Product Innovation, for its pioneering cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, Attrius™... Abbott Statement: ACCORD Lipid Results Support Treatment Guidelines For Fibra... 15 Mar 2010 at 5:00am Results were presented today on behalf of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute from ACCORD, a study in patients with diabetes that evaluated cardiovascular outcomes in three distinct studies - glycemic control, blood pressure control and lipid control... American Heart Association Comment On The FDA Drug Safety Communication Regar... 15 Mar 2010 at 5:00am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a drug safety communication to patients and healthcare professionals regarding the use of clopidogrel, an anti-clotting medication. The FDA is requiring a "Boxed Warning" on the label of clopidogrel to tell patients and healthcare providers that certain patients may lack genetic factors required to effectively metabolize the drug... GE Healthcare's MAC 800 Portable ECG Device Helps To Advance Physician Care O... 15 Mar 2010 at 5:00am GE Healthcare' announced that the company's portable ECG (electrocardiograph) device, the MAC 800, will be implemented in both Vancouver and Whistler to help support physician care of athletes, trainers and visitors throughout the Vancouver 2010 Paralymipc Winter Games... Telemonitoring Improves Patient Care 15 Mar 2010 at 3:00am Telemonitoring may reduce the mortality of patients with heart failure by 20%. Silke Schmidt et al. present their study results in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[8]131-8). The term "telemonitoring" covers a very wide variety of clinical applications of electronic transfer of patient data to the physician... Safety And Efficacy Of Drug-Eluting Stents Vs. Bypass Surgery To Be Determine... 15 Mar 2010 at 2:00am The announcement of a new clinical trial, EXCEL (Evaluation of Xience Prime versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization), that will compare drug-eluting stents to coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease, was made today at "Optimizing PCI Outcomes: Evolving Paradigms," a symposium presente... FDA Announces New Boxed Warning On Plavix 15 Mar 2010 at 2:00am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration added a boxed warning to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), alerting patients and health care professionals that the drug can be less effective in people who cannot metabolize the drug to convert it to its active form... Medtronic Starts International Study Of CoreValve(R) Transcatheter Aortic Val... 14 Mar 2010 at 3:00am Moving to expand the evidence base for the future of structural heart disease therapy, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the start of the first of several new initiatives in a robust international clinical program for its CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system, a minimally-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement...