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Heart Disease             

Introduction:   The following sites represent high-quality links for information about heart disease, the leading cause of death for women.   These sites provide general information about the disease as well as news and information about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.   This is not an exhaustive list, and Internet information should not be considered a substitute for advice from a physician or another health care provider.

It is important to know how to look critically at web sites and the information they provide in order to evaluate the quality of that information.   For hints on evaluating web sites, see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html.

This Internet bibliography was produced by the UTHSCSA Library for the Medical Hispanic Center of Excellence.

General Information

MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html

            [en español tambien]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm

Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00032

NOAH ( New York Online Access to Health): http://www.noah-health.org/en/blood/disease/

            [en español tambien]

            Basic information; risk factors; treatment information; and links for information about specific forms of heart disease

Especially for Women

National Women’s Health Information Center: http://www.4woman.org/heart/index.htm

            News about women’s heart health, including information about risk of hormone use during menopause; tools for assessing heart disease risk; and “Questions to ask your health care provider.”

Intelihealth: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9103/23585.html

American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200011

            Includes information and tips for a healthy lifestyle, as well as a link to warning signs and symptoms