Heart Disease and Stroke Quick Guide

Can you recommend some good web sites for information on the heart and heart diseases?
- American Heart Association
  - www.americanheart.org
  - Includes Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia, sections on diseases and conditions, children's health, healthy lifestyle, heart attack/stroke warning signs, and cpr/ecc.
- National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute
  - www.nhlbi.nih.gov
  - Part of the U.W. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
  - Includes information on diseases and conditions, health assessment tools, tutorials and recipes.
- Familydoctor.org: Heart Disease & Stroke
  - familydoctor.org/x5022.xml
  - Produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians
Are there additional resources which I might find useful?
- Heart Diseases from MedlinePlus
  - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html
  - From the National Library of Medicine
  - Links to high-quality web sites covering many heart-related topics such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, and cardiovascular diseases.
- Healthfinder
  - www.healthfinder.gov
  - From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  - Links to quality consumer health information sources.
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
  - medlineplus.gov
  - From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
  - www.cdc.gov/az.do
- MayoClinic.com
  - www.mayoclinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
  - www.merck.com/mmhe
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Can you recommend some good web sites for information on the heart and heart diseases?

Are there additional resources which I might find useful?

Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?