Methodist Health Care System

site URL - http://www.methodisthealth.com/health/heart/pericard.htm

Site description: An explanation of pericarditis as well as causes, symptoms and treatment.




Topic: Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Pericarditis

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Previous 70Methodist Health Care Systemhttp://www.methodisthealth.com/health/heart/attack.htm Methodist Health Care SystemTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Explains what a heart attack is and talks about the inherited and acquired risk factors, management of risk factors, warning signs and treatment.
Next 170Dr Caine and Partnershttp://www.surgcare.co.za/ Dr Caine and PartnersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders Well written explanations of most vascular surgery procedures and postoperative follow up protocols.
Previous 170South Broward Cardiologyhttp://www.sbcardiology.com South Broward CardiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Cardiology group located in Miami, Florida. Web site offers information on common heart problems and disorders.
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Previous 270Long QT Syndrome Support Centerhttp://www.long-qt-syndrome.com Long QT Syndrome Support CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Long_QT_Syndrome Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and current news regarding Long QT Syndrome.
Other resource N0 SavonHealthhttp://www.savonatrialfibrillation.com SavonHealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation A comprehensive information site on this heart disorder.
Other resource N1 American Heart Association - Atrial Fibrillationhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4451 American Heart Association - Atrial FibrillationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation Recommendations for aggressive treatment of this heart disorder due to the risk of stroke.
Other resource N2 Medtronic - Atrial Fibrillationhttp://www.medtronic.com/af/ Medtronic - Atrial FibrillationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation Explanation, diagnosis, and treatment options for this heart disorder. Well illustrated and includes sections for professionals and patient stories.
Other resource N3 Atrial Fibrillation - Resources for Patientshttp://www.a-fib.com Atrial Fibrillation - Resources for PatientsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation Examination of this heart disorder from a patient's point of view, with remedies and help finding a doctor. Includes experiences of cured patients.
Other resource N4 eMedicine Health - Atrial Fibrillationhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10829-1.asp eMedicine Health - Atrial FibrillationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N5 Cyber-Nursehttp://www.cyber-nurse.com/veetac/horrorcorpul.htm Cyber-NurseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cor_Pulmonale Definition, symptoms, testing, treatments, and prognosis for cor pulmonale.
Other resource N6 Virtual Hospital: COPD with Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonalehttp://www.vh.org/Providers/TeachingFiles/PulmonaryCoreCurric/COPD/Treatment.html Virtual Hospital: COPD with Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor PulmonaleTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cor_Pulmonale A discussion about treatments including beta-agonist inhalers, anticholinergic inhalers, theophylline, corticosteroids and other therapies.
Other resource N7 eMedicine: Cor Pulmonalehttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic449.htm eMedicine: Cor PulmonaleTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cor_Pulmonale Overview of the disease along with clinical information, treatments, and medications.
Other resource N8 Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Projecthttp://www.fdc.to/ Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research ProjectTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy Offers information about the project for patients, families and health professionals. Oregon Health Sciences University.
Other resource N9 Charity Mae Foundationhttp://charitymae.com/ Charity Mae FoundationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy In memory of Charity Mae who died unexpectedly on Jan. 18/98 from complications of cardiomyopathy. Detailed information on this disorder and a support group.
Other resource N10 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Associationhttp://www.hcma-heart.com/ Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy Membership information is discussed as well as in-depth discussion on this disorder. Some topics are, how common it is, symptoms, diagnosing, cures and research.
Other resource N11 Dr. Strand MD: Specializing in Nutritional Medicinehttp://www.raystrand.com/case_studies/cardiomyopathy.asp Dr. Strand MD: Specializing in Nutritional MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy Looks extensively at cardiomyopathy and Coenzyme Q10 supplementing.
Other resource N12 The Cardiac Centerhttp://www.bwheart.org/services_cardiomyopathy.html The Cardiac CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy A list of treatment alternatives available to patients with cardiomyopathy/heart failure. A list of services, information for patients and second opinions are topics discussed.
Other resource N13 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathyhttp://www.cardiomyopathy.org/html/which_card_hcm.htm Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy An in-depth discussion on this disorder as to what it is, history and other names, how common it is, the causes, new discoveries, how the heart is affected and many other topics are covered.
Other resource N14 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasiahttp://telethon.bio.unipd.it/ARVDnet/ Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/DysplasiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy ARVD information and treatment for patients and medical doctors.
Other resource N15 A Heart Too Bighttp://pages.ivillage.com/lumina912001/ahearttoobig/ A Heart Too BigTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy A discussion of peripartum cardiomyopathy and its effects on the life of a young woman and her family. Also includes discussion from her spouse to other spouses and care givers touched by incurable heart disease.
Other resource N16 The Deborah Heart and Lung Centerhttp://www.deborah.org/consumer/card.html The Deborah Heart and Lung CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy A look at cardiomyopathy, the types, causes, diagnosing, symptoms, treatment and what to expect.
Other resource N17 RXmed: Cardiomyopathyhttp://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/Cardiomyopathy.html RXmed: CardiomyopathyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy Explains what cardiomyopathy is, signs and symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnoses and treatment, medication, activity, diet, possible complications, and prognosis.
Other resource N18 Functional Heart Murmurhttp://sleeptight.com/EncyMaster/F/functional_heart_murmur.html Functional Heart MurmurTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs A brief discussion on this topic.
Other resource N19 The Auscultation Assistanthttp://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm The Auscultation AssistantTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Audio to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and discussion of the different types of murmurs.
Other resource N20 Rush Children's Heart Centerhttp://www.rchc.rush.edu/rmawebfiles/htmurmurs.htm Rush Children's Heart CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs In-depth look at how to evaluate a murmur, symptoms to look for, physical examination, auscultation, and features of the innocent murmur.
Other resource N21 Murmurs of the Hearthttp://www.mcclinic.com/MCC/murmurs.htm Murmurs of the HeartTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Discussion by Daniel J. Waters, D.O., FCCP on the causes and diagnosing of this disorder.
Other resource N22 Good Health Magazinehttp://www.goodhealth.com/gh_mag/febmar98/murmurs.html Good Health MagazineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs An article discussing heart murmurs in children with two doctors. Topics covered were some causes and treatment.
Other resource N23 MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart soundshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003266.htm MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart soundsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs.
Other resource N24 American Heart Associationhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4571 American Heart AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Looks at heart murmurs and their causes.
Other resource N25 Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associateshttp://www.fltca.com/Heart_Murmur/heart_murmur.html Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular AssociatesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Explains what a heart murmur is, about heart valves, how a normal heart works and problems. Includes audio of 5 different heart sounds.
Other resource N26 Infarct Combat Projecthttp://www.infarctcombat.org Infarct Combat ProjectTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Information on heart disease.
Other resource N27 National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)http://www.nrmi.org National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources The National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI), sponsored by Genentech, Inc., is one of the largest observational studies of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Other resource N28 Mamas Healthhttp://www.mamashealth.com/heart.asp Mamas HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Information on angina, myocarditis and rheumatic heart disease.
Other resource N29 Medtronic.comhttp://www.medtronic.com/crm/ Medtronic.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Information about the symptoms and treatment of arrythmia, fibrillation, tachycardia and other heart disorders.
Other resource N30 Stanford Interventional Cardiologyhttp://cvmed.stanford.edu/interventional/home.htm Stanford Interventional CardiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Stanford Interventional Cardiology is a world leader in percutaneous coronary revascularization. We perform over 1000 interventions per year and offer the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease.
Other resource N31 SciCentral - Cardiologyhttp://www.sciquest.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/sci_level3.d2w/report?nav_banner=health&resource=articles&gateway=H-cardio&Tmstmp=435 SciCentral - CardiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources SciCentral is structured as a metadirectory of science and engineering on the Web. The site provides many links to resources in all fields of science, including daily necessities such as e-mail and phone directories and lists of college and university Web pages.
Other resource N32 Open Heart.nethttp://www.open-heart.net/ Open Heart.netTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Discussion forum, brief descriptions of cardiovascular diseases, treatments, and new discoveries. Sponsored by the Swiss Foundation for Advanced Communication in Healthcare. [Site in English, French, and German.]
Other resource N33 Alcohol and Heart Diseasehttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/94/11/3023 Alcohol and Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD; From the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association takes an in-depth look at this subject.
Other resource N34 Arizona Heart Institute Cardiovascular Risk Factor Analysishttp://www.azheart.com/rfa.asp Arizona Heart Institute Cardiovascular Risk Factor AnalysisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Offers an interactive on-line questionnaire designed to help determine your likeliness for heart disease.
Other resource N35 Aventishttp://www.heartdisease.aventis.com/ AventisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Provides patients with information about heart disease including treatment, medication, cardiac arrest, cardiovascular disease, heart attack and high blood pressure.
Other resource N36 Cardiosourcehttp://www.cardiosource.com/ CardiosourceTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Offers research, information, ongoing clinical trials, and news regarding cardiovascular health.
Other resource N37 CNN's Health Newshttp://cnn.com/HEALTH/heart CNN's Health NewsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Some samples of the latest news about heart disease and treatment.
Other resource N38 Dental Diseasehttp://www.bracesinfo.com/cardiovascular.htm Dental DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Summarizes current journal articles showing a possible link between dental disease and heart disease.
Other resource N39 First EBCT Heart Scan Facility in Philadelphiahttp://www.phillyheartcam.com First EBCT Heart Scan Facility in PhiladelphiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources HeartCam TM. Joint service provider with the UPenn School of Medicine offering electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) heart scan for the early detection of heart disease.
Other resource N40 Health Encyclopediahttp://www.lineone.net/health_encyclopaedia/ailments/pages/121/02.htm Health EncyclopediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Line up of all the heart diseases and description of each, included are endocarditis, arrhythmias, bradycardia, tachycardia and heart failure.
Other resource N41 Heart Center Online: Patient Informationhttp://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr Heart Center Online: Patient InformationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Features a cardiologist-edited encyclopedia, interactive tools, communities and other resources to help cardiovascular patients make important decisions about their care and treatment.
Other resource N42 Heart Encyclopediahttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/heartcenter/encyclopedia/ Heart EncyclopediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati has compiled comprehensive information about disorders that may affect a child's heart and options to treat those conditions.
Other resource N43 Heart Savershttp://www.heartsavers.ukf.net Heart SaversTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Presents a holistic approach for reducing one's risk of heart disease.
Other resource N44 HeartPointhttp://www.heartpoint.com/ HeartPointTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources A multimedia site for patient information and education. Presentations from professional sources help patients take an active role in their own health care.
Other resource N45 Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Centerhttp://www.med.nyu.edu/cardiacrehab/ Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Physical rehabilitation at the NYU Cardiac Rehabilitation Center takes place in our new fully instrumented, state-of-the-art gym. Patients are organized into classes, which also function as support and social groups.Patients receive individual attention from our physical therapists, nurses and exercise physiologists, even while working out in a group setting. Patient monitoring is accomplished through individual attention by trained cardiac rehabilitation physical therapists, exercise physiologists, nurses and physicians before, during and after the workout.
Other resource N46 Medbroadcast.comhttp://www.medbroadcast.com/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=39 Medbroadcast.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Discussion about the risk factors, myocardial infarction, sex and your heart, as well as many other heart disease related topics.
Other resource N47 Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Centerhttp://reynolds.swmed.edu/ Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources General information, news and publications, library and search directories.
Other resource N48 Matters of the Hearthttp://www.whvc.org/matters/default.asp Matters of the HeartTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources A cardiovascular educational series brought to you by WHVC Physicians.
Other resource N49 High Cholesterol Message Boardhttp://www.healthboards.com/high-cholesterol/ High Cholesterol Message BoardTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Forum for support, and to discuss information, concerns, and treatment options.
Other resource N50 The Heart Beathttp://www.topica.com/lists/Talk-theheartbeat/ The Heart BeatTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups An email discussion group to debate issues raised in the ezine, Dr.Mani's The Heart Beat Healthzine.
Other resource N51 Mended Hearts, Inc.http://www.mendedhearts.org/ Mended Hearts, Inc.Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Cardiac support group offering help, support, and encouragement to heart disease patients and their families.
Other resource N52 Heart Support Grouphttp://www.geocities.com/donheartuk/index.html Heart Support GroupTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Listing of meetings and social events for the Doncaster and South Yorkshire area. Discussion about the aims of the group as well as some resources.
Other resource N53 P Atrial Fibhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/p_atrial_fib P Atrial FibTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Information about this list for patients who have a cardiac condition called paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Other resource N54 Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromeshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/suddenarrhythmiadeathsyndromes Sudden Arrhythmia Death SyndromesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups A place for those people affected by Long QT Syndrome and other cardiac arrhythmia disorders, to share information, stories, and to provide comfort and support.
Other resource N55 A Heart Disease Bulletin Boardhttp://forums.about.com/ab-heartdisease/ A Heart Disease Bulletin BoardTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups A bulletin board service for discussion about heart disease, ask questions, and give support.
Other resource N56 Heart Research Centrehttp://rubens.its.unimelb.EDU.AU/~heart/ Heart Research CentreTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Research into the social, behavioural, and psychological aspects of cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular disease prevention. Guiding the development and testing of methods for improving quality of life and encouraging healthy behaviours to reduce premature disability and death from heart disease-from Victoria, Australia.
Other resource N57 Specialheartshttp://groups.yahoo.com/clubs/specialhearts SpecialheartsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups A place to discuss congenital heart defects and the effects they have on your everyday life.
Other resource N58 Mended Hearts Virginia Peninsula Chapter 119http://heart119.org Mended Hearts Virginia Peninsula Chapter 119Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups Made up of heart patients, their caregivers, and health care professionals interested in helping other heart patients. Articles, meetings, and event calendar.
Other resource N59 CHDhopehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHDhope CHDhopeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups/Congenital For parents, friends, and relatives of people with congenital heart defects. Hoping to provide support, encouragement and understanding to families going through a very difficult time.
Other resource N60 Little Heartshttp://www.littlehearts.net/ Little HeartsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups/Congenital A non profit organization that provides support, resources, and hope to families affected by congenital or acquired heart defects. Primarily the New England and surrounding states.
Other resource N61 Yahoo! Clubs grandparentsofchdhttp://groups.yahoo.com/clubs/grandparentsofchd Yahoo! Clubs grandparentsofchdTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Support_Groups/Congenital Provides support, friendship and a common meeting place.
Other resource N62 How Stuff Workshttp://www.howstuffworks.com/heart-attack.htm How Stuff WorksTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Carl Bianco M.D. provides a 6-part graphical in-depth look at heart disease, heart attacks and angina. Topics include atherosclerosis, hypertension, cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus and stress.
Other resource N63 Bob Findlay's Sitehttp://www.btinternet.com/~bob_findlay Bob Findlay's SiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Relating to heart attack, heart bypass operations and heart disease. Cardiac support in the community.
Other resource N64 Methodist Health Care Systemhttp://www.methodisthealth.com/health/heart/attack.htm Methodist Health Care SystemTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Explains what a heart attack is and talks about the inherited and acquired risk factors, management of risk factors, warning signs and treatment.
Other resource N65 The Los Angeles Fire Departmenthttp://www.lafd.org/heart1.htm The Los Angeles Fire DepartmentTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Signal and care for a person having a heart attack and the five steps of CPR.
Other resource N66 AskMen.comhttp://www.askmen.com/sports/health/health6.html AskMen.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Includes information of how to reduce the risk of heart attack.
Other resource N67 The Heart Attack 1945http://www.ulwaf.com/He-Usually/45heart.html The Heart Attack 1945Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack An article about a San Francisco newspaperman C.H. Brick Garrigues, separated from his wife, unhappy in his job, a cigarette smoker, trying to become a successful writer, suffers a Myocardial Infarction.
Other resource N68 Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarctionhttp://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2865 Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial InfarctionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack A report of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Other resource N69 City Heart Centerhttp://cityheart.onlyhere.net/ City Heart CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Cardiovascular information including risk factors, effects, and information on angina and cardiac medications.
Other resource N70 eMedicine Health - Heart Attackhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11029-1.asp eMedicine Health - Heart AttackTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Consumer health resource center providing an overview of heart attacks and their causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N71 Health Factsheets from BUPAhttp://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Angina.html Health Factsheets from BUPATop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of angina. Available for down loading in Adobe acrobat format.
Other resource N72 Torrance Memorial Medical Centerhttp://torrancememorial.org/carangin.htm Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Explanation of what angina pectoris is, the symptoms and what a person should do when they occur.
Other resource N73 Nicore Inchttp://www.nicore.com/ Nicore IncTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Information about the ECP external counterpulsation unit which is a cardiac care therapy that provides relief from angina pectoris without surgery or medication.
Other resource N74 Chest Pain, Acutehttp://www.familydoctor.org/flowcharts/523.html Chest Pain, AcuteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Flowchart. Instructions for use to determine if the chest pain could be a heart attack.
Other resource N75 MDchoice.comhttp://www.mdchoice.com/Pt/consumer/angina.asp MDchoice.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Some of the topics covered are diagnosis, treatment, exercise and stable and unstable angina.
Other resource N76 American Heart Associationhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4472 American Heart AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris A look at the drugs and procedures used to treat angina pectoris. How to treat variant and Prinzmetal's angina and important changes to look for.
Other resource N77 RxMed: Ischemic Heart Diseasehttp://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/Ischaemic%20Heart%20disease.html RxMed: Ischemic Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Provides a detailed description, causes, signs and symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, medications, activity, diet, possible complications and a prognosis for angina pectoris.
Other resource N78 FamilyDoctor.org - Angina and Heart Diseasehttp://familydoctor.org/233.xml FamilyDoctor.org - Angina and Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Explanation as to what angina is, how to tell if heart disease is present, the treatments and side affects, and the prognosis.
Other resource N79 The Merck Manualhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter208/208a.htm The Merck ManualTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Endocarditis A look at endocarditis, the symptoms and signs, diagnosing, prognosis, prophylaxis, treatment, valve surgery, and response to treatment.
Other resource N80 Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis and Its Complicationshttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/25/2936 Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis and Its ComplicationsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Endocarditis American Heart Association Scientific Statement.

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