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Consumer Health: Heart Health



American Heart Association

The American Heart Association offers a wide array of practical information to be heart smart. Here you can find information regarding food & nutrition, exercise, and diseases and conditions.

Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia

En Espaņol


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Special Web Pages and Interactive Applications

Interactive webpages on heart health, high blood pressure, cholesterol, healthy weight, women's health and Sleep disorders.

Heart and Vascular Diseases


MEDLINEplus & MEDLINEplus en Espaņol

Health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine, with extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases, conditions and wellness.

Sample MEDLINEplus Health Topics:

Heart Diseases

Coronary Disease

African-American Health

Asian-American Health

Hispanic-American Health

Native-American Health


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promoting health through strong partnerships.

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (CDC)


Lab Tests Online

Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.


ClinicalTrials.gov

Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.



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Source: Links to government web sites, such as www.americanheart.org, www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm, www.medlineplus.gov, www.cdc.gov, clinicaltrials.org, and labtestsonline.org/index.html

First published: 04/15/2005
Last updated: 04/15/2005

Reviewed by: Kolleen Olsen, MSLS, 612-863-5470, kolleen.olsen@allina.com

 

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