Cardiovascular Risk Calculators
Consumer Health Information
Medical Information
Organizations
Public Health Information
- Aortic dissection Mayoclinic
- Cardiovascular disease: A blueprint for understanding the leading killer MayoClinic
- Cardiovascular Health Partners Web Portal!
- CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - Publications
- CDC State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Training Institute Materials Rich resources
- Circulatory Disorders MedlinePlus
- Consumer Health Ratings - Cardiac, Heart Ratings - Reports that are limited to Heart Conditions or Procedures State Report Cards
- Coronary Disease MedlinePlus
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Essential Features of Designating Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest as a Reportable Event AHA
- Healthy People 2010 Objectives—Heart Disease and Stroke
- Healthy People 2010 Focus Area 12: Heart Disease and Stroke Progress Review May 21, 2007
- Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC
- Heart Attack MedlinePlus
- Heart
Disease and Stroke, at a Glance CDC
- Heart Disease CDC
- Heart Diseases - Prevention MedlinePlus
- Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention Legislative Database Search for Bills
- Heart-Healthy
and Stroke-Free: A Social Environment Handbook CDC Division for Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention
- National Heart Blood Lung Information Page
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National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, Latino Community Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Outreach
Initiative, Background Report, 1996 CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, 1990; Health United States 1995
- Public Access Defibrillation by Trained Community Volunteers Increases Survival for Victims of Cardiac Arrest 11/2003
- Scientific Statements and Practice Guidelines for 1991-2006 AHA.org
- Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Annals of Internal Medicine 6 April 2004
- Self-Reported Heart Disease and Stroke Among Adults With and Without Diabetes --- United States, 1999--2001
- Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit CDC. Thanks Dr. Dyann Matson Koffman
- The Community Health Worker’s Sourcebook A Training Manual for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke CDC/HDSP
Cough-CPR Hoax
Research Information
Statistical Information
- Age-Adjusted Rates* of Death from Heart Disease, by Race and Sex --- United States, 1979--2006† MMWR 7/2008
- American Heart Association - Heart Disease Still #1 Killer; Stroke #3
- Declining Prevalence of No Known Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke Among Adults --- United States, 1991--2001 MMWR 1/16/04
- Disparities in Premature Deaths from Heart Disease --- 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2001
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps CDC.gov
- Heart and Stroke Statistics American Heart Association
- Heart & Stroke Statistical Fact Sheets
- Heart & Stroke Statistics American Heart Association
- Heart
Disease and Stroke Statistics CDC
- Hospitalizations for Heart Disease, by Diagnosis* and Percentage Distribution† --- United States, 2003 MMWR 7/22/2005
- Mortality Maps
- New Study Suggests that Death Rates for Some Cardiac and Cancer Surgeries May Be Linked to Surgeons' Experience - Press Release Date: November 26, 2003
- NHLBI Morbidity and Mortality Chart Book NIH.gov
- Performance Measures The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence
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Prevalence of Adults With No Known Major Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease -- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1992 MMWR 2/4/1994
- Prevalence of Heart Disease --- United States, 2005 MMWR 2/2007
- Prevalence of Self-Reported Heart Disease and Stroke Among U.S. Adults With and Without Diabetes CDC 11/2003
- Rate* of Hospitalizations† for Coronary Atherosclerosis and Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI),§ by Year --- National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1996--2005 MMWR 7/2007
- Receipt of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Heart Attack Survivors --- United States, 2005 MMWR 2/2008
- Statistics about Coronary heart disease Wrongdiagnosis.com
- Use of Stents* Among Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Coronary Angioplasty, by Race --- United States, 2003 QuickStats, CDC 4/2005
RISK FACTORS
Demographics & Heart Disease
Diabetes & Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
- A Little Walking Cuts Blood Pressure
Study Shows Even Short Walks Can Improve Your Health WebMD
- Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
- Adopting a treatment strategy: Making lifestyle changes to control blood pressure (Mayo Clinic)
- Cardiovascular Information (NHLBI)
- Clinical Performance Measures - Hypertension
- DASH Eating Plan
- DASH Recipes
- Do Narrowed Blood Vessels Lead to Hypertension? Annals of Internal Medicine 2/2004
- Effects of Blood Pressure Measurements on Mortality Annals of Internal Medicine 1/2003)
- Guidelines from the British Hypertension Society
- High Blood Pressure CDC
- High Blood Pressure, What You Need to Know
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)[Healthchecksystems.com]
- High Blood Pressure MedlinePlus
- Hypertensive Crisis MayoClinic
- Hypertension-Related Mortality Among Hispanic Subpopulations --- United States, 1995--2002 MMWR 2/2006
- Low Blood Pressure MedlinePlus
- JNC VII Express NIH.gov
- Microalbuminuria Increases Risk for Heart Attacks and Strokes in Hypertensive Patients (12/2003)
- National Heart Blood Lung Information Blood Pressure Page
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- Percentage* of Persons Aged >20 Years with Hypertension,† by Race/Ethnicity --- United States, 1999--2002 MMWR August 26, 2005
- Prevalence of Actions to Control High Blood Pressure --- 20 States, 2005 MMWR 5/2007
-
Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment AHA
- Risk factors: Reduce your odds of developing high blood pressure MayoClinic
- What
Is High Blood Pressure? NHLBI
- Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure
Lipids/Cholesterol - General
- Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering Reduces Atherosclerosis Progression in Bypass Grafts NHLBI - 1997
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ATP III - Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) NHLBI
- ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines Web Site NHLBI/HP 2010
- Cholesterol Management 101 WebMD
- Cholesterol Page CDC
- Cholesterol Honcode
- Cholesterol MedlinePlus
- Cholesterol & the Heart Medicinenet.com
- Cholesterol-heart disease connection (NHLBI)
- Cholesterol: Diet Tips for Children With High Cholesterol
- Cholesterol MedlinePlus
- Cholesterol levels: What numbers should you aim for? Mayo Clinic
- Cholesterol Lowering Drugs American Heart Association
- Cholesterol: Managing its Effects on Cardiovascular Disease Risk AAFP.org
- Cholesterol test at age 50 identifies high heart risk British Medical Journal
- Create-A-DietHeart-healthy
- DASH To lower cholesterol
- Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)
- Diet to lower cholesterol
- Different cholesterol predicts heart risk too, new target for drugs? (American Heart Assoc)
- Drink more tea to lower cholesterol: VUMC study (2003) Vanderbilt Medical Center
- Facts About Cholesterol and Lipid Disorders North Suburban Cardiology Group, Ltd
- Framingham Coronary Disease Risk Prediction Score Sheet for Men Based on LDL Cholesterol Level NHLBI
- Framingham Coronary Disease Risk Prediction Score Sheet for Men Based on LDL Cholesterol Level NHLBI
- Framingham Coronary Disease Risk Prediction Score Sheet for Men Based on Total Cholesterol Level NHLBI
- Framingham Coronary Disease Risk Prediction Score Sheet for Women Based on Total Cholesterol Level NHLBI
- Heart-healthy Recipes NHLBI
- High Blood Cholesterol - What You Need to Know NHLBI.NIH.gov
- High Blood Cholesterol NIH.gov
- High Blood Cholesterol Mayo Clinic
- Keep to the Beat Heart Healthy Recipes (NHLBI)
- Know Your Cholesterol Numbers..Know Your Risk
- Lipid Lowering Treatment Lipidsoline.org
- Lipidsonline.Org
- Lipoprotein Metabolism
- Lowering Cholesterol Heartcenteronline.com
- National Cholesterol Education Program (NHLBI)
- National Heart Blood Lung Information Cholesterol Page
- NCEP ATP III Treatment Guidelines NIH.gov
- NCEP ATP III Treatment Guidelines - Summary Apollolipids.org
- New cholesterol guidelines for converting healthy people into patients Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD
- Niacin to boost your HDL 'good' cholesterol Mayo Clinic
- 9 foods that lower cholesterol
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Raising HDL levels may be as important as lowering LDL Amednews
- Rationale and design for the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). ALLHAT Research Group (1996) PubMed
- September is National Cholesterol Month (NIH)
- Simple Steps to Reduce Your Risk (NHLBI)
- 10
Tips for Good Cholesterol WebMD
- The Skinny on Fat: Good Fats vs. Bad Fats WebMD
- Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)
- Top 5 lifestyle changes to reduce cholesterol Mayo Clinic
- Triglycerides
- Trends in Cholesterol Screening and Awareness of High Blood Cholesterol --- United States, 1991--2003 MMWR 9/2005
- Trends in Mean Total Cholesterol Among Adults Aged 20--74 Years, by Age Group --- United States, 1960--1962 to 1999--2002 MMWR 12/2005
- Understanding Fat & Cholesterol
- What You Must Know About Your Cholesterol WebMD
- Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol with TLC NHLBI
Cholesterol, Stanols & Sterols
Lipids/Cholesterol - The bad one - LDL
Nutrition
Obesity
Women & Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Disease - Specific Diseases
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