Research Notes on Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease is a term used to describe a range of conditions and diseases that affect your heart or blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 worldwide killer of men and women, including in the United States. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 percent of all deaths in the United States.
5 Great Resources on Cardiovascular Disease
- World Health Organization (WHO): Cardiovascular Diseases
- Mayo Clinic: Heart Disease Center
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Heart Disease: Diseases That Affect the Heart and Cardiovascular System
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Heart Disease
- MedicineNet: Heart Center
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5 Latest Headlines on Cardiovascular Disease
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
- Wikipedia: Cardiovascular Disease
- MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Cardiovascular Disease
- CDC: About Heart Disease
What Are The Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease?
- WHO: What are Common Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease?
- CDC: Heart Disease Signs and Symptoms
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Cardiovascular Disease
What Are The Causes and Complications of Cardiovascular Disease?
- Mayo Clinic: Causes of Cardiovascular Disease
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Heart Disease: Risk Factors for Heart Disease
- Wikipedia: Cardiovascular Disease - Risk Factors
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Cardiovascular Disease?
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease: Medications | Surgeries and Procedures | Medical Devices
- UpToDate: Aspirin and Heart Disease
- Roche: Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
What Are The Types and Statistics of Cardiovascular Disease?
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Hypertension
- Stroke
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- American Heart Association: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
How Do You Prevent Cardiovascular Disease?
- CDC: Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do
- American Heart Association: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update
- MedicineNet: Heart Attack Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Heart Disease Prevention: 5 Strategies Keep Your Heart Healthy
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Understanding Heart Disease - Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Cardiovascular Disease
- AHA: Defibrillator Shocked 30-40 Times
- WebMD: Heart Disease Personal Stories: Un-Break Her Heart: Toni Braxton Faces Her Heart Disease With Courage
- AHA: Nowell's Sotry: Co-workers Revive Heart, Save Life | Gerry's Story
Foundations and Support Groups on Cardiovascular Disease
- American Heart Association: Support and Education
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Cardiovascular Disease
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Cardiovascular Disease
- PubMed Central: Cardiovascular Disease
- Google Scholar: Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Trials on Cardiovascular Disease
- ClinicalTrial.gov: Cardiovascular Disease
- CenterWatch: Cardiovascular Disease
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Sep. 12, 2008
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