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Heart Diseases--Prevention
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html
Research
AHA/CDC Panel Issues Recommendations on CRP Testing (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3007984
AHRQ Evidence Reports Confirm that Fish Oil Helps Fight Heart Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/omega3pr.htm Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/spomega3pr.htm
ALLHAT: New Findings about Drugs to Lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/allhat/facts.htm
ApoB: A Better Marker for Heart Disease Risk Than "Bad" Cholesterol (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3016380
Comparison of Different Programs to Improve Preventive Care for Cardiovascular Conditions (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/7/I-53
CRP (C-Reactive Protein) Improves Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Metabolic Syndrome (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3007985
Different Cholesterol Predicts Heart Risk Too, New Target for Drugs? (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005949
Frequency of Light-to-Moderate Drinking Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Men (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/niaaa-08.htm
Get Antioxidants from Food, Not Supplements, Says American Heart Association (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023709
High Blood Pressure and High CRP Escalate Cardiovascular Risk (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3017379
If You Think Your Work-Out Is Tough Enough, It Probably Is (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3008814
Task Force Finds Little Evidence to Support Use of Vitamin Supplements to Prevent Cancer or Heart Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/vitapr.htm
Young Adult Fitness Protects Heart Health in Middle Age (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2003/nhlbi-16.htm
The primary NIH organization for research on Heart Diseases--Prevention is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Page last updated: 26 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 13 July 2004