Finding information you can trust
There are many websites available with information about cardiovascular health. Here are a few that can provide helpful guidance. We can also provide you with print-outs of information related to your care. Please contact the office with any questions.
- Interactive Cardiovascular Library (American Heart Association)
- Heart Disease Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Patient Education (Cleveland Clinic)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Cardiac Catheterization (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Cardiac CT (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Cardiac MRI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Echocardiography (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Nuclear Heart Scan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Stress Testing (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Treatment
- MedlinePlus: Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)
- What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
Prevention/Screening
- Cardiac Risk Assessment (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Lipid Profile (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases–Prevention (National Library of Medicine), Also available in Spanish
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Cardiac Rehabilitation (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- How Will I Recover From My Heart Attack? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
Disease Management
- Devices and Procedures to Treat Heart Failure (American Heart Association)
Specific Conditions
- What is Angina? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Is an Arrhythmia? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Is Atrial Fibrillation? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What is Aortic Stenosis? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What Is a Heart Attack? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Are Heart Disease and Stroke? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish version)
- What Is Heart Failure? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What Is Infective Endocarditis? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What Are Innocent Heart Murmurs? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Is Kawasaki Disease? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Is Metabolic Syndrome? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What Is Peripheral Artery Disease? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF (Spanish Version)
- What is Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- What Is Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)? (American Heart Association) – Links to PDF
- JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis (American Medical Association)
- JAMA Patient Page: Pericardial Effusion (American Medical Association), Also available in Spanish
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pericarditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)