Online Heart Health Resources

Take charge of your heart health by learning more and talking to your doctor.

Download any of the booklets from our list of Heart Health Brochures below or visit any of the Online Heart Health Resources we have provided to find out more about:

• Your risks for heart disease
• How you can limit your risks
• Questions to ask your doctor about your risk for heart disease.

Online Heart Health Resources

LifeBeat^SM Online
LifeBeat Online is an e-newsletter created to help people with cardiac devices live full, active lives. It provides cardiac news, health tips, and more.
Visit LifeBeat^SM Online »

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association is an organization focused solely on sudden cardiac arrest and aims to prevent loss of life from SCA.
Visit the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association web site »

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association provides information on their web site about cardiovascular disease, related research results, tips on how to recognize warning signs of heart attack and stroke, tools to help you live a healthier lifestyle, and much more.
Visit the American Heart Association web site »

The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., (ABC) is a nonprofit organization with an international membership of 2,500 health professionals, lay members of the community (Community Health Advocates), corporate members, and institutional members. The ABC is dedicated to eliminating the disparities related to cardiovascular disease in all people of color.
Visit The Association of Black Cardiologists' web site »

Online Heart Health Resources for Women

Go Red for Women - American Heart Association

Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. Its short-term goal is a 25% reduction in coronary heart disease and stroke risk in women by the year 2010.
Visit the Go Red for Women web site »

The Heart Truth
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and partner organizations are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth in order to make women more aware of the danger of heart disease.
Visit The Heart Truth web site »

Heart Health Center
Heart Health Center is part of YourTotalHealth, a service of NBC and iVillage. It provides information on cardiovascular conditions and diet information, tools, quizzes and self tests, and communities that discuss heart health topics.
Visit the Heart Health Center web site»

1. American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update. Available at www.americanheart.org.
2. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute “The Heart Truth for Women—A Speaker’s Guide.” NIH Publication No. 06-5208. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth.
3. The American Heart Association, Heart Facts 2007 Latino/Hispanic Americans. Available at www.americanheart.org.
4. National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI). The Heart Truth for Latino American Women: An Action Plan NIH Publication No. 03-5065.
5. American Heart Association. Women and Cardiovascular Disease — Statistics (Revised) — 2005 Update. Available at www.americanheart.org.
6. Enas EA. How to Beat the Heart Disease Epidemic Among South Asians: A Prevention and Management Guide for Asian Indians and Their Doctors. Downers Grove: Advanced Heart Lipid Clinic, 2005. Preview available at www.cadiresearch.com. Accessed November 9, 2009