Major Resources

• MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases (General)
• healthfinder: health library: diseases & conditions: Heart Disease
• healthfinder: health library: diseases & conditions: High Blood Pressure
• healthfinder: health library: diseases & conditions: Stroke
• MedicineNet: FocusOn Heart
• CDC: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
• NIH: Heart Diseases (General)

MGH Resources

• Massachusetts General Hospital Renal Unit--High Blood Pressure Clinic Focuses on educating and treating patients with high blood pressure of various causes. The Clinic also has a special interest in the management of young women with high blood pressure who are either considering pregnancy or who experienced high blood pressure in pregnancy.

Massachusetts Resources

• Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities has many educational resources on this topic. Contact the Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities through ARCH or search the Regional Centers for Healthy Communities Resource Library Central Catalog.

  Heart Disease

  • ACC (American College of Cardiology) - Clinical Statements and Guidelines Search by topic or keyword.
  • AHA (American Heart Association) Patient information on heart disease, hypertension and stroke.
  • AHA Delicious DecisionsEverything you need to know about food and nutrition for a healthy heart, includes recipes, supermarket shopping guide and excellent tips for eating out.
  • Your Surgery.COM-- Cardiac CatheterizationA comprehensive description of all aspects of cardiac catheterizaiton with graphics. Written by surgeons for patients.
  • Heart Information Network Educational web site for heart patients. Patient guides provide clear information on common procedures. Interactive "Heart Profilers" for both patients and professionals guide users through treatment decisions. Related news and information is continuously updated.
  • Merck Manual Home Edition: Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders (Section 3) This section of the Merck Manual provides excellent and very readable information on the normal heart and heart diseases.
  • Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 16: Cardiovascular Disorders Wide range of cardiovascular disorders in a very readable format. Excellent resource for patients and professionals.
  • National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults - Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
  • NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Information for health professionals and patients. Scientific resources and research funding information available.
  • NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Cardiovascular Information Patient and professional information on high blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, heart attack, other heart, and Latino Resources.
  • Yale Heart Book Comprehensive and very readable information covering topics from basic heart physiology to pacemakers and other cardiac interventions. Includes an Encyclopedia of Common Heart Disorders.

  Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

  • InteliHealth - High Blood Pressure Basics Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information. Includes basic patient information on essential hypertension, secondary hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy.
  • InteliHealth - Women And Heart Disease Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.
  • NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Your Guide to High Blood Pressure. Excellent high blood pressure facts and lifetime management skills. Topics include prevention, diagnosis, treatment and issues for women.
  • RxMed Basic patient information on hypertension in a clear and concise format. Click on "H" and then "High blood pressure."

  Stroke

  • Clinical Trials.gov - Cerebrovascular Accident. Excellent resource on clinical trial information for strokes or cerebrovascular accidents (CVA).
  • InteliHealth - Stroke Prevention Guidelines Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information. Basic patient information on stroke prevention.
  • NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Excellent research information is available at this site for the patient.
  • NSA (National Stroke Association) Library, news, newsletters, internet resources and services of the NSA.Information in English and Spanish.