Web resources for cardiac patients
If you enjoy looking for health information online, here are some places to start. Please
keep in mind that websites change address often. If you find one of the addresses below is
inactive, use your search engine to look for the organization named.
Remember – information that you find online is not always reliable and is not a substitute
for conversations with your health care provider. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
and your own health care providers do not necessarily endorse or agree with information
you may find on these sites. Please talk to your own provider about any questions or
concerns you have about your health and treatment.
General heart health topics
www.medlineplus.com A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health
www.healthfinder.gov A service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Dept of
Health and Human Services
www.familydoctor.org American Academy of Family Physicians
www.circ.ahajournals.org/collected/patient/shtml Journal Circulation; patient pages
www.americanheart.org American Heart Association
www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html U.S.Food and Drug
Administration (Heart Health On Line has many links)
www.healthatoz.com General health information
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: General
Index
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbp_low/index.htm National Heart Lung and
Blood Institute Information Center: facts about lowering blood pressure
www.patients.uptodate.com Advanced general health information based on research
Women and heart disease
www.womenheart.org The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
www.hearthealthywomen.org The Cardiovascular Research Foundation and the National
Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
Drug coated coronary stents
www.cypherusa.com (Johnson & Johnson Co.) drug coated coronary artery stents
www.bostonscientific.com (Boston Scientific Co.) drug coated coronary artery stents
Nutrition
www.eatright.org American Dietetic Association
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs_and_db.html Nutrition and Heart Health Resource List for
Consumers: National Agricultural Library
www.joslin.harvard.edu Nutrition and diabetes information
www.nhlbisupport.com/cgi-bin/chd1/step1intro.cgi Dietary guidelines
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/ “DASH” diet for high blood pressure
Smoking cessation
www.quitnet.com Boston University School of Public Health
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion; general tips for stopping, many links to help
www.trytostop.org Massachusetts Department of Public Health, numerous resources
This information was compiled by clinicians in nursing and cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. It is produced and
distributed by the Beth Israel Deaconess Learning Center. © 2005, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. All rights reserved. MC1512
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