Cardiovascular Disorders
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- Heart Site.com
- Explains what a heart attack is, the symptoms, what to do if one is suspected, hospital care, treatments and medication.
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- HeartPoint - Myocardial infarction
- Clear patient-oriented information on having a heart attack. Includes an animation of the pathological process and answers to a wide variety of common questions about this type of heart disease.
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- Jon's Place
- Extensive database about heart failure, patient-run and patient-oriented. Message boards, chat, medications, surgeries, alternative and low sodium cooking are a few of the many topics discussed.
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- Cut to the Heart
- Includes a history of surgery, congestive heart failure and treatment, treatment techniques, images of troubled hearts, and a map.
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- Heart Failure
- Description of heart failure, its causes, diagnosis, treatment and when to call a physician. Information from the AAFP.
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- Heart Failure Online
- Information as to what CHF is, how the heart works, living with CHF, as well as symptoms, tests and other related topics.
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- Heart Failure Society of America
- Free patient education materials. Education modules and current news.
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- Heart Point
- Explains what heart failure is, symptoms, what to watch for, evaluation, prognosis, medication other related issues.
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- Heart Site
- Details about congestive heart failure, explaining what it is, symptoms, treatment, how common and how serious it is.
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- Kantrowitz CardioVad
- A mechanical device that helps the failing heart work more effectively. It is being used in a small group of patients with severe chronic congestive heart failure. Offers patient and physician information.
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- Living with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- The author imposed a number of rules of life on himself and achieved a liveable health, after he was hospitalised in a critical condition.
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- Northern Arizona University
- A brief explanation of congestive heart failure with a very extensive listing of medications use to assist the patient.
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- RxMed
- An article on what congestive heart failure is, causes, signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment, activity, diet, possible complications and prognosis.
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- Family Practice Notebook: Heart Auscultation
- Examination of valve murmurs. Detailed topics such as characteristics, timing, severity, causes and management.
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- Landon Pediatric Foundation
- Fred Leong M.D looks at common heart sounds and murmurs in infants, innocent murmurs, pathologic murmurs, and diastolic continuous murmurs. Audio as well to hear the heart sounds.
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- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart sounds
- Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs.