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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
www.americanheart.org
One
of the best sources of information on heart disease, the AHA website
features a section on women’s health that provides extensive information and
statistics about stroke and heart disease.
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PROGRAM
www.cdc.gov
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers general information about
heart disease, cardiovascular health projects, statistics, publications, and
international health resources.
CORDIS.COM
www.cordis.com
This
company website provides easy-to-understand information about how the heart
works. It also includes extensive information about cardiac catheters and
related procedures as well as a glossary of terms.
THE WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi
The
National Institutes of Health established the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
study in 1991 to address the most common causes of death, disability, and
impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women, with particular focus on
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. Visit this site to find
out more about one of the largest preventive studies of its kind in the
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Access a variety of cardiovascular topics on this government website. Aimed
toward patients and the public, this site features detailed information
about high-blood pressure, heart attack, cholesterol, and obesity.
Publications
Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
From
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Available on-line,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Heart Disease Mortality Among Women: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Mortality
From
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available on-line,
www.cdc.gov
Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Preventing and Controlling High Blood
Pressure
From
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Available on-line,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov |
