Howard County Library - Heart Disease

Heart Disease

Heart Disease in Brief

Heart Disease in Depth

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Heart Topics

Angina
- Angina (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 1. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p206-208. 5 vols. ) (user verification required for home access)
- Angina (MedlinePlus)
- Angina and Heart Disease (familydoctor.org)

Bypass Surgery
- Adult Cardiac Surgery (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (MayoClinic.com)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (MedlinePlus)
- Surgical Treatments (Maryland Heart Center)

Cholesterol
- Cholesterol (MedlinePlus)
- Cholesterol: What Your Level Means (familydoctor.org)
- High blood cholesterol (MayoClinic.com)

Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 2. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p979-982. 5 vols.) (user verification required for home access)
- Congenital Heart Disease (MedlinePlus)
- Congenital Heart Information Network

Diagnosis & Tests
- Diagnostic Tests (Maryland Heart Center)
- Heart Tests (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Tests To Diagnose Heart Disease (American Heart Association)

Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Attack (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 3. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1701-1706. 5 vols.) (user verification required for home access)
- Heart Attack (MedlinePlus)
- Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs (American Heart Association)
- Heart Attack: an Acute Coronary Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Heart Attack: Getting Back Into Your Life After a Heart Attack (familydoctor.org)
- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
- Congestive Heart Failure: How to Stay Well and Out of the Hospital (familydoctor.org)
- General Guidelines for Coping with Heart Failure (Cleveland Clinic)
- Heart Failure (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 3. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1707-1711. 5 vols.) (user verification required for home access)
- Heart Failure (American Heart Association)

Heart Valve Problems
- Heart Valve Disease (WebMD)
- Heart Valve Diseases (MedlinePlus)
- Heart Valve Disorders (Merck)
- Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)

Hypertension
- High Blood Pressure (MedlinePlus)
- High Blood Pressure (nihSeniorHealth)
- High Blood Pressure: Things You Can Do to Help Lower Yours (familydoctor.org)
- Hypertension (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 3. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1901-1905. 5 vols.) (user verification required for home access)

Medications
- Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
- Heart Medications (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Medications for Heart Rhythm Disorders and Other Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Rhythm Society)

Pacemakers & Defibrillators
- Heart Disease and Pacemakers (WebMD)
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (American Heart Association)
- Pacemakers (Heart Rhythm Society)
- Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators (MedlinePlus)

Transplants
- Heart transplant: A treatment for end-stage heart failure (MayoClinic.com)
- Heart Transplantation (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 3. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p1715-1719. 5 vols.) (user verification required for home access)
- Heart Transplantation (MedlinePlus)
- Heart Transplantation (Texas Heart Institute)

Vascular Diseases
- Coronary Artery Disease The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p658-663.
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases and You (American College of Cardiology)
- Vascular Disease Foundation
- Vascular Diseases (MedlinePlus)

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