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. American Red Cross Statement On Compression-Only CPR 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00am "Articles published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) cite a pair of studies on Compression-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), sometimes called continuous chest compressions, Hands-Only CPR, or cardio cerebral resuscitation (CCR). "These articles validate the American Red Cross guidance on Compression-Only CPR... Statement From American Heart Association President Ralph Sacco, M.D. On Sena... 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00am The $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee is a much needed boost to heart disease and stroke research and a welcome source of revenue for the research community in this challenging fiscal environment... Millions Of Americans In Early Stages Of Kidney Disease Need Stroke Monitoring 29 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) - a major risk factor for stroke - according to new research by investigators at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center... Trophos Publishes The Identification And Characterization Of The Novel Cardio... 29 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Trophos SA a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics from discovery to clinical validation for indications with under-served needs in neurology and cardiology, announcedthat a publication entitled "TRO40303 (3,5-seco-4-nor-cholestan-5-one oxime-3-ol), a new cardioprotective compound, inhibits mitochondrial permeability transition" was published ... Transporting Patients Directly To PCI-Capable Hospitals Best Strategy For Tre... 28 Jul 2010 at 12:00pm To improve emergency care for heart attack patients, new research suggests that expanding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capacity at hospitals is less effective than using emergency medical services (EMS) to transport patients directly to existing PCI centers... Insurers Test At-Home Technology, Monitoring Devices To Help Cut Heart Failur... 28 Jul 2010 at 6:00am The Wall Street Journal: "Technology that aims to keep congestive heart failure patients out of the hospital is gaining traction. The idea is for heart patients to take readings like their weight, blood pressure and other key metrics using wireless and other technologies; the data are then transmitted to a case manager or medical care giver... New Approach In Early Detection Of Atherosclerotic Changes In Vascular Systems 28 Jul 2010 at 5:00am Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are the major causes of death in the world. Atherosclerotic plaque, the narrowing of blood vessels, causes audible turbulence in the bloodstream. Standard and electronic stethoscopes are designed to listen to heart and lung signals between 10-300 Hz... The Methodist Hospital Opens Country's Most Advanced Robotic Operating Room 27 Jul 2010 at 7:00am The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center opened the country's most advanced hybrid, robotic operating room. The new suite integrates advanced robotics, imaging and navigation with surgery to offer patients the least invasive and safest surgical and interventional treatments for cardiovascular disease... Cerenis Therapeutics And Novasep Awarded 10.7M Euros Funding From The French ... 27 Jul 2010 at 7:00am Cerenis Therapeutics SA (Cerenis), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel high-density lipoprotein (HDL) therapies to treat cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases, and Groupe Novasep (Novasep), a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, announce today that they have received French Government funding through OSEO to finance the dev... Three Classification Tools To Diagnose Heart Problems 27 Jul 2010 at 7:00am A statistical analysis of publicly available heart rate data using three classification tools - Random Forests, Logistic Model Tree and Neural Network - could lead to a rapid and precise way to diagnose heart problems, according to research in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare... Performance Intervention At Outpatient Cardiology Practices Improves Heart Fa... 27 Jul 2010 at 4:00am A study led by UCLA tested a new performance intervention to help improve adherence to national guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure patients in an outpatient setting. Heart failure is a chronic, progressive disease that impacts millions and results in substantial morbidity, mortality and the use of significant healthcare resources and costs... Surgery Or Stenting For Carotid Artery Disease? Question Remains 27 Jul 2010 at 3:00am A review of scientific studies that compares two treatments for preventing strokes due carotid artery disease provides no clear answer on which treatment is better, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician reports in an editorial in today's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine... Preventing Heart Problems While Keeping A Cool Head 27 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Max Planck researchers explain the cause of the flushing effect arising from cholesterol treatment with nicotinic acid. Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma... Heart Bypass Does Not Impair Neurocognitive Function In Children With Less Co... 26 Jul 2010 at 3:00am School-aged children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during surgery for less complicated congenital heart defects do not appear to suffer any impairments in neurocognitive abilities, such as intelligence, memory, motor skills and behavior... No Firm Conclusions About HDL Cholesterol Can Be Drawn From JUPITER Sub-analysis 25 Jul 2010 at 3:00am No firm conclusions about HDL cholesterol can be drawn from JUPITER sub-analysis Sophia Antipolis, 23 July 2010: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is concerned that interpretations of a paper about cholesterol, published in the Lancet (1), could act to deter ongoing research efforts into developing new therapeutic strategies to increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol...