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Health and Medical Guide to Seniors' Health Heart Diseases Health information topics about Heart Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 2. Healthy Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html 3. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html Children 1. Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075790728898FS11YTH4.pdf 2. Children: Heart Disease & Health American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006331&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002318&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Arrest National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006323&recruiting... 4. Learn More about Chelation Therapy and the Study National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/chelation/chelationstudy.htm Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Radiographic Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/radiograph/defau... 2. Ultrasound Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/ultrasound/defau... 3. Electrocardiograph Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/electrocard/defa... 4. Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tee.html 5. Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tte.html 6. Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warn American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053 7. Invasive Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/invasive/default... 8. Laboratory Tests Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/labtests/default... 9. Nuclear Imaging Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/nuclear/default.... 10. Computer Imaging / Tomography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ 2. Find an Interventional Radiologist Society of Interventional Radiology http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: The Heart and Blood Vessels National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... Health Check Tools 1. For Your Heart National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/hhs/ 2. What's Your Heart Disease Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=heart 3. Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/tools/heart/quiz.cfm Men 1. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=115&mtitle=Heart%20Disease%20and%20... National Institutes of Health 1. Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm Organizations 1. American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/ 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/ 4. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ 5. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Cardiovascular Disease: A Blueprint for Understand Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032 2. Heart Disease American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/heart.html Prevention/Screening 1. New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf 2. Cardiac Risk Assessment American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.ht... 3. Endocarditis Prophylaxis Information American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11086 Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017 Related Issues 1. Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TCH_AsAm_flyer_Eng.pdf 2. Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714 3. Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf 4. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm 5. Dental Plaque: A Risk Factor for Heart Disease? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00766 6. Dental Care and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4548 7. Depression and Heart Disease National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depheart.cfm 8. Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 9. Angina and Heart Disease American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/233.xml 10. Caffeine American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4445 11. Calcification of the Pericardium Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00631 12. Cardiovascular Specialists and Your Health Care American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/media/patient/cardio.htm 13. Cholesterol Counts for Everyone National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm Research 1. Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalitie American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-32 2. Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Common Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/erythropr.htm 3. Relationship between Blood Sugar Levels and Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-12 4. Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niddk-29.htm 5. Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nia-25.htm 6. Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans Not Recommend Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chdpr.htm 7. Improvements in 1-Year Outcomes before and after a American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-43 8. Glucocorticoid Medications and the Risk for Cardio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/10/I-58 9. Deep Periodontal Pockets Increase Risk for Electro American Academy of Periodontology http://www.perio.org/consumer/ecg.htm 10. ACE Inhibitors Not Needed for Many Heart Disease P National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nhlbi-07.htm 11. Cellular Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Di Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/genetherapy/celltherapyheart.htm Seniors 1. Aging and Diseases of the Heart American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/14/e99.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Fluid around the Heart (Pericardial Effusion) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01198 2. Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00623 3. Cardiac Tamponade Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00438 4. Bacterial Endocarditis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4436 5. Heart Palpitations American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/831.xml 6. Heart Tumors InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8059/11162/275183.html?d=dmtC... 7. JAMA Patient Page: Pericarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ06U08WCD&sub_... 8. JAMA Patient Page: Endocarditis American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTVF5XX2D&sub_... 9. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01033 10. Pericarditis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00505 11. JAMA Patient Page: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAMX3Y61E&sub_... Statistics 1. New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018015 2. FASTATS: Heart Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm 3. Disparities in Heart Disease American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Heart-PHW04_Facts.pdf 4. Heart Disease and Stroke Maps National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx Treatment 1. FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00896.html 2. Heart Surgery Overview Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html 3. American Heart Association Outlines 'Chilling American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013397 4. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html 5. Cardiac Catheterization slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=154 6. What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn... Women 1. Heart Truth for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/ 2. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579 3. Pregnancy and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4688 4. Women & Heart Disease Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/women.html 5. Women and Heart Disease American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_hdis.htm 6. Healthy Heart Handbook for Women National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm   Yahoo! News Search Results for seniors health Yahoo! News Search Results for seniors health Seniors in Emo staying active (Fort Frances Times) With the size of Canada?s aging population growing annually, seniors across Canada are being encouraged to stay active, both physically and mentally. According to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, ?Physical activity offers seniors the best option to reduce illness and disability, improve their quality of life, and to live independently longer.? read more Workshops for seniors will cover health care issues (The Township Journal) Frankford Township The Sussex County Department of Human Services, Division of Senior Services will sponsor a six-week program, Take Control of Your Health, beginning March 24 at the Sussex County Main Library. RetireSafe: Seniors should call on Congress to stand up for better hospital c... Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. House and Senate "reform" efforts would ration high-quality physician hospital care to Medicare patients, as a "cost savings." Harrison College plans open house for high school seniors (Evansville Courier... EVANSVILLE ?Harrison College will host an open house for high school seniors March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the campus at 4601 Theater Drive.Students can participate in interactive breakout sessions while exploring the educational opportunities in the growing fields of business, health sciences and criminal justice.The event is free and open to the public.For more information about the open house ... RetireSafe Urges All Seniors to Call on Congress to Save Physician Hospitals'... WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. Indian River Mall wants vendors for seniors health fair (Indian River Press J... VERO BEACH ?Indian River Mall invites businesses and organizations to get involved in the area?s largest Senior Health Fair on March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free community event will give seniors products and resources to help enrich their lives.East Coast Clinical will offer lab work for attendees, $25 for a women?s panel, $35 for the men?s panel and individual tests for $10. Vendor ... House, Senate Leaders Agree on Most of Health Bill (Update2) (BusinessWeek) House and Senate leaders have agreed on most elements of legislation needed to push forward President Barack Obama?s proposed overhaul of the U.S. health- care system, top House Democrats said. Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP via Yahoo! News) Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride. Trust Time: Health Care Hinges on Rare Commodity (ABC News) Your final, final, final push on health care comes down to trust: Does the House trust the Senate? House - United States Senate - Health - Health care - United States SCAN Health Plan Debuts the First Mobile Resource Center Built Specifically f... SCAN Health Plan, a not-for-profit Medicare Advantage Plan, has unveiled the nation's first mobile resource center built specifically for seniors and caregivers. Years in development, the "SCAN Van" features state-of-the-art technology; senior-friendly custom design components; educational resources; and senior-focused, on-board activities such as brain fitness programs, virtual bowling and more ... Newsfeed display by CaRP   You Can Ad Your Own Ads/Banners Here Easily From The Config File

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