Common Diseases in Tennessee - Heart Disease
Heart disease is the most common cause of death in Tennessee. In 2009, diseases of the heart caused 24% of the deaths in the state (The Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Deaths 2009).
Below are links to information on heart disease.
Acute Coronary Syndromes –The Journal of the American Medical Association provides information on symptoms, diagnosis and prevention of coronary artery disease.
American Heart Association– Provides information on specific conditions for children and adults, healthy living tips, and a heart and stroke encyclopedia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – The CDC provides information on cardiovascular disease, occupational heart disease, risk factors, preventative practices, and general cardiovascular health.
Congenital Heart Information Network– Provides support services for patients and families and information on congenital heart defects and heart disease for adults and children.
Heart Attack - Information provided by NIH Senior Health.
MedlinePlus – A National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health Web site that contains news and overviews about heart disease along with information on specific conditions, diagnoses, symptoms, screening, treatments, prevention, alternative therapies, recovery, research, and much more.
Mended Hearts, Inc.– Organization that partners with hospitals and rehabilitation clinics to provide support group meetings and educational forums. Contains educational resources on heart disease and coping, tools for caregivers and survivors, and Web links to other resources.
National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease– Provides resources and Web links for women’s heart disease in the areas of medical information, research, prescription medicines, alternative medicine, healthy eating, fitness, wellness, and mental health.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute- Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute prepared a clinically proven eating plan to help lower blood pressure (one of the risk factors to heart disease). This plan includes sample menus.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute– National Institutes of Health Web site that provides fact sheets and Web links for heart and vascular diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attacks, cholesterol, and other heart diseases.
Saving Little Hearts– Contains resources and Web links for parents of children with congenital heart defects or diseases.
Silent Ischemia-The Texas Heart Institute gives information about what ischemia is, who is at risk, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ischemia.
Tennessee Department of Health– The Tennessee Department of Health provides information on warning signs, risk factors, and resources. The resources section includes several links specific to Tennessee.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of consumer/patient health sites on the Internet. If interpretation is needed, individuals should consult a physician or other health care professional.
August 29, 2011
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