ACE inhibitor drugs underused in heart failure patients
Almost a third of heart failure patients face an increased risk of death because they do not receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.... Details >
American Heart Association |
Ask NOAH About: Heart Disease and Stroke
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) provides full-text health information for consumers about cardiovascular diseases in both English and Spanish.... Details >
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health |
Cardiac rehab: Healing mind and body
Cardiac rehabilitation is a multi-pronged program designed to help you return to better health, whether you've had a heart attack, heart surgery or certain other heart conditions. ... Details >
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
Chelation Therapy: American Heart Association's Recommendations
This fact sheet contains recommendations from the American Heart Association regarding the use of chelation (E.D.T.A., ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) in treating arteriosclerotic heart disease.... Details >
American Heart Association |
Chest pain: is it just indigestion or a heart attack?
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Korean Spanish Thai Vietnamese
How can you tell the difference between heart attack symptoms and simple indigestion? Like a heart attack, indigestion can create a burning pain, but it's unlikely to spread to other parts of the body... Details >
New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service |
Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
Learn to cook some of your favorite, traditional Latino dishes in a heart-healthy way. This bilingual cookbook contains 23 tested recipes that cut down on fat, cholesterol, and sodium but not on taste... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Depression and Heart Disease
Depression can strike anyone. However, research over the past two decades has shown that people with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression than otherwise healthy people, and converse... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Facts About Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Heart disease and stroke, the principal causes of cardiovascular disease, are the first and fifth leading causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Risk factors often occur to... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: Cardiovascular Disease
This brief fact sheet describes how heart disease affects minority women.... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health |
Heart Disease - how treatments can help
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Spanish Tongan Vietnamese
A guide to the causes of artery problems, how they contribute to heart disease, and how they can be treated
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New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service |
