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Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia
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A
- ACE (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) Inhibitors — see Congestive Heart Failure; High Blood Pressure; High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- AED (Automated External Defibrillator) — see Arrhythmias; Cardiac Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics; Defibrillation; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- AED Statistics — see Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics
- AHA Diet — see Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults; Step I and Step II Diets (and the TLC)
- AIDS — see Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Heart
- ANS — see Autonomic Nervous System
- APLS — see Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS)
- AS (Aortic Stenosis) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- ASA — see American Stroke Association
- ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- ASH (Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy) — see Cardiomyopathy
- A-V Block or AV Block, First Degree — see Heart Block
- A-V Canal Defect or AV Canal Defect (Atrioventricular Canal Defect) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- A-V Node or AV Node (Atrioventricular Node) — see Heart Block; Radiofrequency Ablation
- Abdominal Aneurysm — see Aortic Aneurysm
- Ablation, Alcohol — see Cardiomyopathy
- Ablation, Radiofrequency — see Radiofrequency Ablation
- Abstracts — see Scientific Sessions / Meetings
- Actin — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Heart
- Actronics, Inc. — see Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Myocardial Infarction — see Heart Attack
- Acute Stroke Treatment Program — see American Stroke Association
- Adams-Stokes Disease
- Adult Stem Cell — see Stem Cell Research
- Age as a Risk Factor — see Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Airway Obstruction — see Heimlich Maneuver
- Alcohol Ablation — see Cardiomyopathy
- Alcohol and Congenital Cardiovascular Defects — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Alcohol and High Blood Pressure — see Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease; High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Alcohol and Stroke — see Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (LNA) (Omega-3 Fatty Acid) — see Fish Oil
- Alternatives to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — see Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA); Angioplasty, Laser; Atherectomy; Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery; Stent Procedure
- Alzheimer's Disease and Estrogen — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Ambulatory Cardiac Catheterization — see Outpatient Cardiac Catheterization
- Ambulatory Electrocardiography
- Ambulatory ECG, Ambulatory EKG — see Ambulatory Electrocardiography
- American Heart Association
- American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- American Heart Association Cookbooks — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- American Heart Association Copyright Permission Guidelines
- American Heart Association Educational Programs — see Education and Community Health Programs
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- American Heart Association Goals — see American Heart Association Strategic Goals
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- American Heart Association Mission
- American Heart Association Signature
- American Heart Association Strategic Goals
- American Heart Month
- American Heart Walk — see Development Programs
- American Stroke Association
- American Stroke Association Signature
- Aneroid Sphygmomanometer — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Analgesia — see Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Aneurysm, Aortic
- Aneurysm, Brain
- Angina Pectoris
- Angina Pectoris Treatments
- Angina Pectoris, Variant — see Angina Pectoris; Angina Pectoris Treatments
- Angina, Prinzmetal’s — see Angina Pectoris; Angina Pectoris Treatments
- Angina, Statistics — see Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- Angiocardiography — see Coronary Angiography
- Angiogenesis
- Angiography, Coronary — see Coronary Angiography
- Angioplasty, Balloon — see Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA)
- Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatments and Statistics
- Angioplasty, Cerebral — see Stroke Treatment
- Angioplasty, Laser
- Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA)
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors — see Congestive Heart Failure; High Blood Pressure; High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Animals in Research
- Answers By Heart — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis — see Bacterial Endocarditis; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Dental Care and Heart Disease; Heart Valves; Rheumatic Heart Disease / Rheumatic Fever
- Anticoagulants
- Antioxidant Vitamins
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS)
- Antiplatelet Agents
- Aorta, Coarctation of — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Aorta, Congenital Defects of the — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Aortic Aneurysm — see Aneurysm, Aortic
- Aortic Dilation — see Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis (AS) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- Aphasia
- Appetite Suppressants — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Appliances That May Interfere With Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Arrhythmias
- Arterial Switch — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Arteriography
- Arteriosclerosis — see Atherosclerosis
- Artificial Heart
- Artificial Heart Valve — see Heart Valve Surgery
- Artificial Sweeteners
- Aspartame — see Artificial Sweeteners
- Aspirin in Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention
- Assessment of Patients With Heart Disease — see Classification of Functional Capacity and Objective Assessment of Patients With Diseases of the Heart
- Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy (ASH) — see Cardiomyopathy
- Atherectomy
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Atrial Septostomy — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect (A-V or AV Canal Defect) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Automated External Defibrillation Statistics — see Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) — see Arrhythmias; Cardiac Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics; Defibrillation; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- Automated Internal Defibrillator — see Arrhythmias; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- Autonomic Failure — see Autonomic Nervous System (ANS); Low Blood Pressure
- Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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B
- B Vitamins and Homocysteine — see Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease
- BMI (Body Mass Index) — see Body Composition Tests; Obesity and Overweight; Obesity and Overweight in Children
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Balloon Angioplasty — see Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA)
- Balloon Atrial Septostomy — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Balloon Valvuloplasty — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Barth Syndrome — see Cardiomyopathy
- Beans — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Beans, Dried, as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Beans, Green — see Vegetables and Fruits
- Beta Blockers, Beta-blockers — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done; Congestive Heart Failure; Prevention, Secondary
- Beverages — see Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease; Desserts, Snacks and Beverages; Milk Products; Vegetables and Fruits
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Bi-directional Glenn Shunt — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Bile Acid Sequestrants — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Biostatistical Fact Sheets
- Biostatistics — see Statistics, Explanation of; Biostatistical Fact Sheets
- Birth Control Pills — see Oral Contraceptives; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Women and Heart Disease
- Blockage, Arrhythmia-Related — see Arrhythmias
- Blockage of Blood Vessel — see Atherosclerosis
- Blocked Airway Maneuver — see Heimlich Maneuver
- Blood Cholesterol and Stroke — see Stroke Risk Factors
- Blood Clot — see Heart Attack; Stroke; Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Blood Flow — see Circulatory System
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure — Buying and Caring for Home Equipment
- Blood Pressure, Causes — see Blood Pressure; High Blood Pressure Causes
- Blood Pressure, Children — see High Blood Pressure in Children
- Blood Pressure and Diet — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Blood Pressure and Exercise — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Blood Pressure and Weight — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Blood Pressure Cuffs for Children — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Blood Pressure Cuffs for Overweight People — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Blood Pressure, High — see Blood Pressure; High Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure Levels
- Blood Pressure, Low — see Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure, Non-Pharmacological Treatment — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Blood Pressure, Normal — see Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure Statistics — see High Blood Pressure Statistics
- Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- Blood Thinner — see Anticoagulants
- Body Composition Tests
- Body Mass Index (BMI) — see Body Composition Tests; Obesity and Overweight; Obesity and Overweight in Children
- Bradycardia — see Arrhythmias
- Brain Aneurysm — see Aneurysm, Brain
- Brain Attack — see Stroke
- Bran — see Fiber
- Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Breast Cancer Risk and Hormone Therapy — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Pravachol Study — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Buffalo Meat — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Bundle Branch Block
- Burr Devices — see Atherectomy
- Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery
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C
- c-CPR — see Cough CPR
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
- CABG or "Cabbage" (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery) — see Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Open-Heart Surgery Statistics
- CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) — see Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- CAP (Compliance Action Program) — see Pharmaceutical Roundtable
- CAT (Computerized Axial Tomographic) Scan — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — see Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Office on Smoking and Health; Statistics, Explanation of
- CHD (Congenital Heart Disease) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) — see Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics; Silent Ischemia and Ischemic Heart Disease
- CK (Creatine Kinase) — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- CK-MB Enzyme — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- COPD — see Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- CPPT — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- CPR — see Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics
- CPR/ACLS Learning System — see Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- CRP (C-Reactive Protein) — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- cTnT (troponin T) — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- cTnI (troponin I) — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) — see Stroke
- Caffeine
- Caffeine Withdrawal — see Caffeine
- Calcium, Dietary
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Carbohydrate Addiction
- Carbohydrates and Sugars
- Carbon Monoxide (CO) — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest (fund-raising event) — see Development Programs
- Cardiac Arrest (stopping of the heart) — see Sudden Cardiac Death
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyoplasty
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics
- Cardiovascular Disease Cost
- Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
- Cardiovascular Preventive Services — see Preventive Services, Basic Cardiovascular
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
- Cardioversion — see Defibrillation; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- Carotid Artery Disease — see Carotid Artery Stenosis; Stroke Risk Factors
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Carotid Bruit
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Phonoangiography — see Stroke Tests
- Carvedilol — see Congestive Heart Failure
- Catheterization — see Cardiac Catheterization
- Celebrity Celebration For Heart — see Development Programs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — see Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Office on Smoking and Health; Statistics, Explanation of
- Cereals — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Cerebral Aneurysm — see Aneurysm, Brain
- Cerebral Angioplasty — see Stroke Treatment
- Cerebral Arteriography — see Arteriography; Stroke
- Cerebral Arteriosclerosis — see Stroke
- Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis — see Stroke; Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Chain of Survival — see Defibrillation; Sudden Cardiac Death
- Check-ups — see Preventive Health Care
- Chelation Therapy
- Chest Pain — see Heart Attack Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Chewing Tobacco — see Smokeless Tobacco
- Chicken — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Chicken Skin
- Childhood Obesity — see Obesity and Overweight in Children
- Children and Cholesterol — see Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children
- Children and Fiber — see Fiber and Children's Diets
- Children and Heart Disease — see Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Children and High Blood Pressure — see High Blood Pressure in Children
- Children and Hyperlipidemia — see Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children
- Children and Smoking / Tobacco — see Cigarette Smoking and Children; Cigarette Smoking Statistics; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Children With Heart Disease — see Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Children's Diet — see Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children
- Children's Exercise — see Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children
- Chlamydia Pneumoniae — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
- Choking — see Heimlich Maneuver
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Cholesterol and Exercise — see Cholesterol, Lowering the Levels
- Cholesterol, Fiber and Oat Bran
- Cholesterol, HDL and LDL — see Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, Home Testing Devices
- Cholesterol Levels
- Cholesterol, Low Blood Levels
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- Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Cholesterol Ratio
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cholesterol and Smoking — see Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Statistics
- Cholesterol Testing — see Cholesterol Screening
- Cholesterol Treatment — see Cholesterol, Lowering the Levels
- Cholesterol, Types of — see Cholesterol
- Cholestyramine — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Choose To Move — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Stable Angina — see Angina Pectoris
- Cigarette Advertising — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Cigarette Excise Taxes — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cigarette Smoking and Children
- Cigarette Smoking and Oral Contraceptives — see Oral Contraceptives
- Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Circulatory System
- Cis Double Bonds — see Trans-Fatty Acids
- Cis Fatty Acids — see Trans-Fatty Acids
- Clarkson Potter — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Classification of Functional Capacity and Objective Assessment of Patients With Diseases of the Heart
- Clean Indoor Air Laws
- Clinical Trials
- Cloning Research
- Clopidogrel — see Antiplatelet Agents; Prevention, Secondary
- Clot — see Heart Attack; Stroke ; Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Coach-Class Syndrome — see Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- "Coarct" (Coarctation of the Aorta) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Coarctation of the Aorta — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Cocaine, Effect on the Heart and Brain — see Cocaine, Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Cocaine, Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Coconut Oil — see Fats and Oils; Tropical Oils
- Coenzyme Q10
- Coffee — see Caffeine
- Cold Remedies, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Cold Weather and Cardiovascular Disease
- Colestipol — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Collateral Circulation
- Collateral Vessels — see Angiogenesis; Collateral Circulation
- Coma, Diabetic — see Diabetes Mellitus; Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Commercial Weight Reduction Programs
- Common Threads PenFriends — see Stroke Family Support Network
- Community Site Programs — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Community Support for Exercise (Physical Activity) — see Exercise (Physical Activity), Community Support for
- Complete Heart Block — see Heart Block
- Compliance Action Program — see Pharmaceutical Roundtable
- Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Computerized Axial Tomographic Scan — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- Concurrent Campaigns — see Development Programs
- Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics
- Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Congenital Cardiovascular Disease — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Congenital Heart Block — see Heart Block
- Congenital Heart Defect — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects (for information in Spanish, see www.americanheart.org/spanish/index.html)
- Congenital Heart Disease — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Congestive Cardiomyopathy — see Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Continuing Medical Education — see Health Professional Education
- Cookbooks — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Copyright Materials — see American Heart Association Copyright Permission Guidelines
- CoQ10 — see Coenzyme Q10
- Corn — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Corning's Anesthesia, Corning's Method — see Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Arteriography, Pros and Cons — see Arteriography; Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — see Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) — see Acute Coronary Syndrome; Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics; Silent Ischemia and Ischemic Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Scanning — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Coronary Atherectomy — see Atherectomy
- Coronary Drug Project — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) — see Acute Coronary Syndrome; Cardiovascular Disease Statistics; Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics; Silent Ischemia and Ischemic Heart Disease
- Coronary Occlusion — see Heart Attack
- Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (CPPT) — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Coronary Risk Profile / Health Risk Appraisal
- Coronary Vasospasm — see Coronary Artery Spasm
- Corporate / Employee and Business Campaigns — see Development Programs
- Cough CPR
- Counterpulsation — see External Counterpulsation (ECP)
- Crash Carts, Emergency Equipment — see Emergencies
- Creatine Kinase (CK) — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- Cross-Over Study — see Clinical Trials
- Cyanotic Heart Defects — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Cyclosporine, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Cytomegalovirus — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
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D
- DASH Diet Study — see Calcium; Potassium
- DCA (Digital Cardiac Angiography) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- DHA (Docosahexenoic Acid) (Omega-3 Fatty Acid) — see Fish Oil
- DHHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements; Menu Planning; Nutrition Labeling; Office on Smoking and Health; Statistics, Explanation of
- DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- DVT (Deep-Vein Thrombosis) — see Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Decongestants (Nasal), Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) — see Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Defibrillation
- Dental Care and Heart Disease
- Dental Equipment and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Department of Agriculture (USDA) — see Food Certification Program; Menu Planning; Nutrition Labeling; Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA; Tobacco, Federal Support for
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements; Menu Planning; Nutrition Labeling; Office on Smoking and Health; Statistics, Explanation of
- Desserts, Snacks and Beverages
- Development Programs
- Devices That May Interfere With Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Dexfenfluramine — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes Mellitus Statistics
- Diastolic Dysfunction
- Diastolic Pressure — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Diathermy and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Diet and the Healthy Child — see Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children
- Diet Pills — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Dietary Calcium — see Calcium, Dietary
- Dietary Cholesterol — see Cholesterol, Dietary
- Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults
- Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children
- Dietary Supplements, Powders and Other Formulas
- Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Digital Cardiac Angiography (DCA) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Digital / Electronic Measuring Devices — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- Digitalis
- Dilated Aorta — see Marfan Syndrome
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy — see Cardiomyopathy
- Dining Out
- Dipyridamole — see Antiplatelet Agents
- Dipyridamole Stress Test — see Thallium Stress Test
- Direct Mail — see Development Programs
- Direct Services — see Financial Assistance to Heart and Stroke Patients
- Disabilities and Exercise — see Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and Those With Disabilities
- Diuretics — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Doctor, Questions To Ask — see Questions To Ask Your Doctor
- Doctor Referrals — see Medical Advice
- Doctors, What To Consider When Choosing
- Donating Organs — see Organ Donation
- Doppler Ultrasound — see Stroke Tests
- Double-Blind, Double-Blinded Study — see Clinical Trials
- Dried Beans — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Dried Beans, as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Dried Peas — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Dried Peas, as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Drinking Water and Cardiovascular Health — see Minerals, Inorganic Substances
- Drug Abuse — see Cocaine, Marijuana and Other Drugs; Stroke Risk Factors
- Drug Trials — see Clinical Trials
- Drugs, Effect on the Heart and Brain — see Cocaine, Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Drugs, Free or Low-Cost
- Dysarthria — see Stroke Effects
- Dysphagia — see Stroke Effects
- Dysrhythmia — see Arrhythmias
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E
- EBCT (Electron-Beam or "Ultrafast®" Computed Tomography) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- ECP — see External Counterpulsation (ECP)
- EDTA — see Chelation Therapy
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke; Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- EPA (Eicosapentenoic Acid) (Omega-3 Fatty Acid) — see Fish Oil
- EPO (Exclusive Provider Organizations) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- ERT (Estrogen Replacement Therapy) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy) and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Early Warning Signs — see Heart Attack Symptoms / Warning Signs; Stroke Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Eat For Life — see Education and Community Programs
- Ebstein’s Anomaly — see Congenital Heart Defects
- Echocardiography — see Heart Damage Detection
- Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Edema — see Congestive Heart Failure
- Education and Community Health Programs
- Education, Professionals — see Health Professional Education
- Eggs
- Eisenmenger’s Complex — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Electrocardiogram — see Heart Damage Detection
- Electrocardiography — see Heart Damage Detection
- Electroconvulsive Therapy and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Electron-Beam ("Ultrafast®") Computed Tomography (EBCT) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Electronic / Digital Measuring Devices — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Embolism, Cerebral — see Stroke
- Embolus — see Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Embryonic Stem Cell — see Stem Cell Research
- Emergencies, Cardiovascular
- Emu Meat — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Endarterectomy — see Stroke Treatment
- Endocarditis, Bacterial — see Bacterial Endocarditis
- Endometrial Cancer and Estrogen Therapy — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation — see External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Enlarged Heart
- Environmental Pollution — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke; Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Epidural Anesthesia — see Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Equipment That May Interfere With Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Erythropoetin (Erythropoietin), Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) — see Chelation Therapy
- Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- Exercise (Physical Activity)
- Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children
- Exercise (Physical Activity), Community Support for
- Exercise (Physical Activity), Counseling
- Exercise (Physical Activity), Mental Health and Mental Ability
- Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and Those With Disabilities
- Exercise Stress Test
- External Counterpulsation (ECP)
- Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Extrasystoles — see Premature Ventricular Contractions
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F
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration) — see Chelation Therapy; Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs; Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements; Drugs, Generic and Therapeutic Substitution; Fat Substitutes; Food Certification Program; Heart Valve Surgery; Nicotine Substitutes / Nicotine Replacement Therapy; Nutrition Labeling; Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA; Stroke Treatment; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Fad Diets
- Fainting — see Low Blood Pressure; Syncope
- Family History as a Risk Factor — see Heredity as a Risk Factor; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- Fasting Lipid Profile — see Prevention, Secondary
- Fat
- Fat-free Milk — see Milk Products
- Fat Replacers — see Fat Substitutes
- Fat Sources — see Fat
- Fat Substitutes
- Fats and Cholesterol — see Fat; Trans-Fatty Acids
- Fats and Oils
- Fats and Triglyceride Levels — see Triglycerides
- Federal Funds To Support Research
- Federal Regulation of Tobacco — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Federal Support for Tobacco — see Tobacco, Federal Support for
- Felodipine — see Calcium Channel Blockers
- Fen/Phen or Fen-phen — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Fenfluramine — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome — see Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Fetal Tissue Research
- Fiber
- Fiber and Children's Diets
- Fibrinogen — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Financial Assistance to Heart and Stroke Patients
- Financial Safeguards
- First Degree A-V Block — see Heart Block
- First Degree Heart Block — see Heart Block
- Fish, Levels of Mercury and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Fish Oil
- Flavonoids (Anthocyanins, Catechins, Flavonols, Flavones, Flavanones, Isoflavones) — see Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease; Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Fludrocortisone — see Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
- Fluoridation — see Minerals, Inorganic Substances
- Folic Acid, Homocysteine and Atherosclerosis — see Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease
- Fontan Procedure or Operation — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Food Certification Program
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — see Chelation Therapy; Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs; Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements; Drugs, Generic and Therapeutic Substitution; Fat Substitutes; Food Certification Program; Heart Valve Surgery; Nicotine Substitutes / Nicotine Replacement Therapy; Nutrition Labeling; Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA; Stroke Treatment; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Food Labeling — see Food Certification Program; Nutrition Labeling
- Food Product Approval Program — see Food Certification Program
- Food Pyramid — see Menu Planning
- Framingham Heart Study
- Free-Standing Cardiac Catheterization Facility — see Ambulatory Cardiac Catheterization
- Fruits — see Vegetables and Fruits
- Functional Capacity Classification — see Classification of Functional Capacity and Objective Assessment of Patients With Diseases of the Heart
- Fund-Raising Expenses
- Fundación InterAmericana del Corazón — see InterAmerican Heart Foundation
- Funds for Medical Care — see Financial Assistance to Heart and Stroke Patients
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- HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) — see Cardiomyopathy
- HDL Cholesterol — see Cholesterol
- HERS (Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor Drugs — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- HMO (Health Maintenance Organizations) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- HOCM (Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy) — see Cardiomyopathy
- HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Have A Heart, Save A Heart — see Development Programs
- Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- Health Professional Education
- Healthcare Site Programs — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Healthy Heart Food Pyramid — see Menu Planning
- Heart, Artificial — see Artificial Heart
- Heart At Work Online — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Heart Attack
- Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- Heart Attack Prevention — see Prevention, Primary; Prevention, Secondary; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease
- Heart Attack Statistics — see Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- Heart Attack Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Heart Attack Treatments
- Heart Attack Warning Signs — see Heart Attack Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Heart Attack and Women — see Women and Heart Disease
- Heart Block
- Heart Catheterization — see Cardiac Catheterization
- Heart-Check Certification Mark — see Food Certification Program
- Heart Damage Detection
- Heart Defects, Congenital — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Heart Disease in Children — see Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Heart Disease and Iron — see Iron and Heart Disease
- Heart Disease and Pregnancy — see Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Heart Disease as a Risk Factor — see Stroke Risk Factors
- Heart Disease and Sex — see Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke
- Heart Disease and Smoking — see Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Diseases; Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Heart Enlargement — see Cardiomyopathy
- Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study (HERS) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Heart Examination — see Examination of the Heart
- Heart Failure, Congestive — see Congestive Heart Failure
- Heart Fund
- Heart, How It Works
- Heart-Lung Machine — see Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery; Open-Heart Surgery Statistics
- Heart Month — see American Heart Month
- Heart Murmurs
- Heart and Torch Symbol — see American Heart Association Signature; Servicemarks/ Trademarks
- Heart Transplant Statistics
- Heart Transplants in Infants and Children
- Heart Valve Prosthesis — see Artificial Heart Valve
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Heart Valves
- Heartbeat, Irregular — see Arrhythmias
- HeartPower! — see Education and Community Health Programs
- HeartSaver AED — see Defibrillation
- Heat Exhaustion — see Hot Weather and Cardiovascular Disease
- Heat Stroke — see Hot Weather and Cardiovascular Disease
- Heimlich Maneuver
- Helicobacter Pylori — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
- Helsinki Heart Study — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Hemorrhage, Cerebral — see Stroke
- Heredity as a Risk Factor
- Herpes Simplex Virus — see Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
- High-Altitude Sickness
- High Blood Cholesterol — see Cholesterol; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- High Blood Cholesterol Treatment — see Cholesterol, Lowering the Levels
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Pressure Causes
- High Blood Pressure in Children
- High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- High Blood Pressure and Hot Tubs (Saunas)
- High Blood Pressure Statistics
- High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- High Blood Pressure, Why It Is Bad
- High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) — see Cholesterol
- High-Protein Diets
- High Red Blood Cell Count — see Stroke Risk Factors
- High-Resolution Electrocardiogram (ECG) — see Heart Damage Detection
- Holter Monitor — see Ambulatory Electrocardiography; Heart Damage Detection; Tests To Diagnose Heart Disease
- Home Blood Pressure Equipment — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Hormones as a Risk Factor — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Women and Heart Disease
- Hot Tubs — see High Blood Pressure and Hot Tubs (Saunas)
- Hot Weather and Cardiovascular Disease
- Hydrogenated Fats
- Hydrogenation — see Fat; Hydrogenated Fats; Trans-Fatty Acids
- Hypercholesterolemia — see Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperlipoproteinemia — see Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension — see High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension Primer, Second Edition
- Hypertriglyceridemia — see Triglycerides
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy — see Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophy — see Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome — see Congenital Heart Defects
- Hypothermia — see Cold Weather
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- MAO Inhibitors, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- MI (Myocardial Infarction) — see Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) — see Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Prolapse
- MVP Syndrome — see Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Macmillan (Division of Simon and Schuster) — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Macronutrients — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Magnesium — see Minerals, Inorganic Substances
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- Major Gifts — see Development Programs
- Malpractice Testimony — see Medical Advice
- Managed Health Care Plans
- Marfan Syndrome
- Marijuana, Effect on the Heart and Brain — see Cocaine, Marijuana and Other Drugs
- Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Meat Substitutes — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Mechanical Heart — see Artificial Heart
- Medical Advice
- Medical Education — see Health Professional Education
- Medical Equipment and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Medical Testimony — see Medical Advice
- Mediterranean Diet
- Membership, Scientific Councils — see Scientific Councils
- Memorials and Tributes — see Development Programs
- Mended Hearts / Support Groups
- Menopause
- Mental Health and Exercise — see Exercise (Physical Activity), Mental Health and Mental Ability
- Menu Planning
- Mercury Sphygmomanometer — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Metabolic Syndrome — see Syndrome X
- Micronutrients — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Microwave Diathermy and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Milk Products
- Mineral Supplements — see Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
- Minerals, Inorganic Substances
- "Mini" Stroke — see Stroke; Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA)
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Minorities and Tobacco — see Cigarette Smoking Statistics; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Mission — see American Heart Association Mission
- Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis — see Heart Valves
- Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Monounsaturated Fat — see Fat
- Morgangni, Adams-Stokes Disease — see Adams-Stokes Disease
- Mountain Sickness — see High Altitude
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome — see Kawasaki Disease
- Mustard Procedure — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Myocardial Infarction — see Acute Coronary Syndrome; Heart Attack; Heart Attack and Angina Statistics
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging — see Thallium Stress Test
- Myocardium and Myocarditis
- Myocin — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
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- NCEP — see National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
- NHANES (Nutritional Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) — see Obesity and Overweight in Children
- NHLBI — see National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- NIA — see National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- NIH (National Institutes of Health) — see Federal Funds To Support Research; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- NINDS — see National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography; Stroke Tests
- NMS (Neurally Mediated Syncope) — see Syncope
- Nasal Decongestants, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
- National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
- National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
- National Heart Association
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- National Heart Research Foundation
- National Heart Savers Association
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) — see Federal Funds To Support Research; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Neighbor Campaigns — see Development Programs
- Neurally Mediated Syncope (NMS) — see Syncope
- Neurocardiogenic Syncope — see Syncope
- News Stories — see Science News Stories, How To Evaluate
- Niacin (Nicotinic Acid) — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Nicotine Addiction
- Nicotine Gum — see Nicotine Substitutes / Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Nicotine Patch — see Nicotine Substitutes / Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Nicotine Substitutes / Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Nicotinic Acid (Niacin) — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Nifedipine — see Calcium Channel Blockers
- Nimodipine — see Calcium Channel Blockers
- Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Nitroglycerin — see Angina Pectoris Treatments
- No-Net Cost Tobacco Program — see Tobacco, Federal Support for
- Nonfat Milk — see Imitation Milk; Milk Products
- Noninvasive Tests — see Heart Damage Detection; Tests To Diagnose Heart Disease
- Nonsmokers' Rights Laws — see Clean Indoor Air Laws
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Nonsurgical Alternatives to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — see Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Normal Heart Rate or Pulse — see Arrhythmias
- Norwood Procedure — see Heart Transplants in Infants and Children
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Nurses' Health Study — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Nutrition, Adults — see Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults
- Nutrition, Children — see Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children
- Nutrition, Infants — see Infants and Diet
- Nutrition Labeling
- Nutritional Supplements — see Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
- Nuts (in Diet) — see Fats and Oils
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- PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- PEPI (Postmenopausal Estrogen / Progestin Interventions) Trial — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- PET (Positron Emission Tomography) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- PHO (Physician Hospital Organizations) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- POS (Point-of-Service Providers) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension) — see Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension
- PPO (Preferred Provider Organizations) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- PPTA (Peripheral Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty) — see Peripheral Vascular Disease
- PRT — see Pharmaceutical Roundtable
- PS (Pulmonary Stenosis) — see Heart Valves; Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- PTCA — see Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA)
- PVC (Premature Ventricular Contraction) — see Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pacemakers
- Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil — see Tropical Oils
- Parasympathetic Nervous System — see Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
- Parathyroid Disease — see Low Blood Pressure
- Particulate Air Pollution, Particulate Matter — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Passive Smoking — see Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Pasta — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Patient Information Video Series — see Education and Community Programs
- Peanut Butter — see Fats and Oils
- Peanut Butter, as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Peas — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables; Vegetables and Fruits
- Peas, Dried, as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Perfusion Imaging — see Thallium Stress Test
- Pericardium and Pericarditis
- Peripheral Artery Disease — see Peripheral Vascular Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- Peripheral Atherectomy — see Atherectomy
- Peripheral Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PPTA) — see Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Pharmaceutical Roundtable
- Phentermine — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Phenylalanine — see Artificial Sweeteners
- Phenylketonuria — see Artificial Sweeteners
- Philanthropic Advisory Service — see Sound-Alike Organizations
- Phony American Heart Association Diet
- Physical Activity and Children — see Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children
- Physical Activity and Mental Alertness — see Exercise (Physical Activity), Mental Health and Mental Ability
- Physical Activity Promotion — see National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
- Physical Activity for Older People — see Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and Those With Disabilities
- Physical Activity for People With Disabilities — see Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and Those With Disabilities
- Physical Inactivity — see Exercise (Physical Activity); Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children; Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and Those With Disabilities; Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Stroke Risk Factors
- Physician Education — see Health Professional Education
- Physician Hospital Organizations (PHO) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Phytoestrogens — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Placebo — see Clinical Trials
- Planned Giving — see Development Programs
- Plant Sterols (Cafestol, Campesterol, Sitostanol, Sitosterol, Squalene, Stigmasterol, Terpene) — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Plant Sulfur Compounds (Allium, Garlic, Garlic Oil) — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Plaque — see Atherosclerosis
- Platelets — see Atherosclerosis
- Pluripotent Stem Cell — see Stem Cell Research
- Pocket Books (Division of Simon and Schuster) — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Point-of-Service Providers (POS) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- Pollution — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Polydipsia — see Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Polyphagia — see Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Polyunsaturated Fat — see Fat
- Polyuria — see Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Post-Menopausal Estrogen / Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Post-Menopausal Women — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women; Menopause; Women and Heart Disease
- Postprandial Hypotension — see Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
- Potassium
- Potatoes — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Preconditioning — see Ischemic Preconditioning
- Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) — see Managed Health Care Plans
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Prevention, Primary
- Prevention, Secondary
- Preventive Health Care
- Primary Prevention — see Prevention, Primary
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) — see Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension
- Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension
- Prinzmetal’s Angina — see Angina Pectoris; Angina Pectoris Treatments
- Procedures — see Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary (PTCA); Angioplasty, Laser; Atherectomy; Stent Procedure
- Progesterone / Progestin — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Pronunciation Key
- Prospective Study — see Clinical Trials
- Prostacyclin — see Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension
- Prostaglandins — see Atherosclerosis; Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
- Protein Sources — see Eggs; Meat, Poultry and Fish; Menu Planning; Milk Products; Vegetarian Diets
- Psychosocial Factors — see Stress and Heart Disease
- Public Advocacy
- Public Affairs — see Public Advocacy
- Pulmonary Artery Banding — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Pulmonary Atresia — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Pulmonary Congestion — see Diastolic Dysfunction
- Pulmonary Embolism — see Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis; Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Pulmonary Hypertension — see Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Stenosis (PS) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- Pulmonary Valve — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Pulse Generator — see Pacemakers
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- Quercetin Glucoside, Quercetin Rutinoside — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Questions To Ask Your Doctor
- About blood cholesterol
- About diet after heart attack, brain attack or surgery
- About drug treatment
- About high blood pressure
- About the hospital (before surgery or procedure)
- About a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator
- About physical activity after stroke, heart attack or surgery
- About physical therapy and rehabilitation
- About quitting cigarettes and tobacco
- About recovery at home (after heart attack, stroke or surgery)
- About recovery in the hospital (after stroke, heart attack or surgery)
- About surgery or procedures
- About symptoms and warning signs
- About tests for heart or brain function
- About weight control
- Quitting Smoking — see Smoking Cessation
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- SA (Sinoatrial) Node — see Heart, How It Works; Pacemaker
- SAECG (Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram) — see Heart Damage Detection
- SAH (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) — see Stroke
- SS (Subaortic Stenosis) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- Salt — see Sodium
- Salt and High Blood Pressure — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To; High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done; Sodium
- Saturated Fat — see Fat; Hydrogenated Fats; Trans-Fatty Acids
- Saunas — see High Blood Pressure and Hot Tubs (Saunas)
- Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Schoolsite Programs — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Science News Stories, How To Evaluate
- Scientific Councils
- Scientific Journals
- Scientific Sessions / Meetings
- Screening, Blood Pressure — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- Screening, Cholesterol — see Cholesterol Screening
- Seafood — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
- Search Your Heart — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Second-Degree Heart Block — see Heart Block
- Secondhand Smoke — see Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Second Medical Opinions
- Secondary Prevention — see Prevention, Secondary
- Seeds (in Diet) — see Fats and Oils
- Senning Procedure — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Septal Defect — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Sex as a Risk Factor — see Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease; Stroke Risk Factors; Women and Heart Disease
- Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke
- Shock — see Low Blood Pressure
- Short-Wave Diathermy and Pacemakers — see Pacemaker
- Shunt or Shunting Procedure — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments
- Sibutramine — see Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements
- Sickle Cell Anemia — see Stroke Risk Factors
- Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram (SAECG) — see Heart Damage Detection
- Silent Ischemia and Ischemic Heart Disease
- Simon and Schuster — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Simplesse — see Fat Substitutes
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Sinoatrial or Sinus Node — see Heart, How It Works
- Skim Milk — see Milk Products
- Smoke-Free Society — see Coalition on Smoking OR Health; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Smokeless Tobacco
- Smoking — see Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Diseases; Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Smoking and Children — see Cigarette Smoking and Children; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Smoking and Heart Disease — see Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Diseases; Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Smoking and Minorities — see Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Smoking and Teenagers — see Cigarette Smoking and Children; Cigarette Smoking Statistics; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Smoking and Women — see Cigarette Smoking Statistics; Women, Heart Disease and Stroke; Women, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
- Smoking as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease — see Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease
- Smoking as a Risk Factor for Stroke — see Stroke Risk Factors
- Smoking Cessation
- Smoking Cessation Guidelines
- Smoking, Passive — see Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Smoking in Pregnancy — see Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Smoking Statistics — see Cigarette Smoking Statistics
- Snacks — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables; Desserts, Snacks and Beverages; Vegetables and Fruits
- Snuff — see Smokeless Tobacco
- Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Disease — see Stress and Heart Disease
- Sodium
- Sodium Chloride — see Sodium
- Sodium Guidelines Set by the FDA
- Sodium and High Blood Pressure — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To; High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Sodium Saccharin — see Artificial Sweeteners
- Somatic Cell — see Cloning Research
- Sound-Alike Organizations
- Soybean Curd (Tofu), as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Spanish Materials — in Spanish with English
- Speaker's Slide Kit... Heart Disease and Stroke in Women — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Special Events — see Development Programs
- Special Gifts — see Development Programs
- Spices — see Sodium
- Spinal Anesthesia — see Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Spinal Puncture — see Lumbar Puncture and Stroke
- Spit Tobacco — see Smokeless Tobacco
- Squash, Summer — see Vegetables and Fruits
- Squash, Winter — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Stable Angina — see Angina Pectoris
- Starchy Foods — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Statin Drugs — see Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Statistics, Explanation of
- Stearic Acid
- Stem Cell Research
- Stenosis and Restenosis of Coronary Arteries
- Stenosis of Heart Valves — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- Stent Procedure
- Step I and Step II Diets (and the TLC)
- Steroids, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Sterols, Plant (Cafestol, Campesterol, Sitostanol, Sitosterol, Squalene, Stigmasterol, Terpene) — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Stockholm Ischemic Heart Study — see Cholesterol-Lowering Studies
- Stokes-Adams Disease — see Adams-Stokes Disease
- Streptokinase — see Heart Attack Treatments
- Stress and Heart Disease
- Stress Test — see Exercise Stress Test; Thallium Stress Test
- Stroke
- Stroke: A Speaker's Outline Slide Kit — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Stroke Connection Magazine
- Stroke Connection Peer Visitor Program — see Education and Community Health Programs
- Stroke Effects
- Stroke, Ischemic — see Aspirin in Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention; Stroke
- Stroke, Lumbar Puncture — see Lumbar Puncture and Stroke
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stroke Risk Factors
- Stroke Statistics
- Stroke Statistics, Women — see Women, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
- Stroke Support Groups
- Stroke Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Stroke Tests
- Stroke Treatment
- Stroke Treatment Advances
- Stroke Types — see Stroke
- Stroke Warning Signs — see Stroke Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Subaortic Stenosis (SS) — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects; Heart Valves
- Subarachnoid Anesthesia — see Anesthesia and Heart Disease
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage — see Stroke
- Subdiaphragmatic Abdominal Thrusts — see Heimlich Maneuver
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest — see Cardiac Arrest; Sudden Cardiac Death
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Sudden Death — see Sudden Cardiac Death
- Sugars — see Carbohydrates and Sugars
- Sulfur-Containing Compounds (Allium, Garlic, Garlic Oil) — see Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease
- Sulfer Dioxide — see Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
- Supplements — see Dietary Supplements, Powders and Other Formulas; Dietary / Weight-Loss Supplements; Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
- Support Groups — see Mended Hearts / Support Groups; Stroke Support Groups; Stroke Family Support Network
- Surgery — see Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery; Open-Heart Surgery; Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
- Sweet Potatoes — see Breads, Cereals, Pasta and Starchy Vegetables
- Sympathetic Nerve Inhibitors — see High Blood Pressure, What Can Be Done
- Sympathetic Nervous System — see Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
- Symptoms of Heart Attack — see Heart Attack Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Symptoms of Stroke — see Stroke Symptoms / Warning Signs
- Syncope
- Syndrome X
- Systemic Congestion — see Diastolic Dysfunction
- Systolic Blood Pressure — see Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
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- 12 Lead Electrocardiogram or 12 Lead ECG — see Heart Damage Detection
- TEE (Transesophageal Echocardiography) — see Heart Damage Detection; Stroke Tests
- TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- TIAs (Transient Ischemic Attacks) — see Stroke; Stroke Risk Factors; Stroke Symptoms / Warning Signs
- TMR — see Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
- tPA — see Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
- tPA and Heart Attack — see Heart Attack Treatments
- tPA and Stroke — see Stroke Treatment
- Tachyarrhythmia — see Arrhythmias; Cardiac Arrest; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- Tachycardia — see Arrhythmias; Cardiac Arrest; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Fibrillation
- Target Heart Rates
- Tax Status — see IRS Status
- Taxes, Cigarette — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Teenagers, Programs for — see Development Programs; Education and Community Health Programs
- Teenagers and Smoking / Tobacco — see Cigarette Smoking and Children; Cigarette Smoking Statistics; National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids; Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Tests To Diagnose Heart Disease
- Tetralogy of Fallot — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Thallium Stress Test
- Therapeutic Substitution of Drugs — see Drugs, Generic and Therapeutic Substitution
- Third-Degree Heart Block — see Heart Block
- Thoracic Aneurysm — see Aneurysm, Aortic
- Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus
- Thrombosis, Cerebral — see Stroke
- Ticlopidine — see Antiplatelet Agents
- Times Books — see American Heart Association Consumer Publications
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) and Heart Attack — see Heart Attack Treatments
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) and Stroke — see Stroke Treatment
- Tobacco Advertising — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Tobacco Excise Taxes — see Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Tobacco, Federal Regulation of
- Tobacco, Federal Support for
- Tobacco Industry's Targeting of Youth, Minorities and Women
- Tobacco Price Support — see Federal Support for Tobacco
- Tobacco Smoke as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease — see Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease
- Tofu (Soybean Curd) as Meat Substitute — see Meat, Poultry and Fish; Vegetarian Diets
- Tomography — see Computer Imaging / Tomography
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous (P-V) Connection — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Trace Elements — see Minerals, Inorganic Substances
- Trans Double Bonds — see Trans-Fatty Acids
- Trans-Fatty Acids
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Pacemakers — see Pacemakers
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) — see Heart Damage Detection; Stroke Tests
- Transgenic Clone, Transgenic Species — see Cloning Research
- Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA)
- Translation Permission — see American Heart Association Copyright Permission Guidelines
- Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
- Transplants — see Heart Transplants and Statistics; Heart Transplants in Infants and Children; Open-Heart Surgery Statistics
- Transposition of the Great Arteries — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Trial — see Clinical Trials
- Triceps Skinfold Thickness — see Obesity and Overweight in Children
- Tricuspid Atresia — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Tricuspid Valve — see Heart, How It Works
- Tricyclic Antidepressants, Interaction With Blood Pressure Medication — see High Blood Pressure, Factors That Contribute To
- Triglycerides
- Tropical Oils
- Troponins, troponin T (cTNT) and troponin I (cTNI) — see Blood Tests for Rapid Detection of Heart Attack
- Truncus Arteriosus — see Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
- Turkey — see Meat, Poultry and Fish
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