Top 20 Directory
Sites
American Heart Association: 1998 U.S. heart attack and angina statistics.
AskMen.com: Includes information of how to reduce the risk of heart attack.
Bob Findlay's Site: Relating to heart attack, heart bypass operations and heart disease. Cardiac support in the community.
eMedicine Health - Heart Attack: Consumer health resource center providing an overview of heart attacks and their causes, symptoms, and treatment.
George Washington University Hospital: Explains how important immediate treatment is in case of a heart attack. A list of common symptoms and important therapies are talked about which must be administered as soon as possible.
Heart Attack Decisionnaire: Complete a check list about heart attack risks.
Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention: From the AAFP.
Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention: Information from the AAFP.
Heart Site.com: Explains what a heart attack is, the symptoms, what to do if one is suspected, hospital care, treatments and medication.
HeartInfo.org: Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs: Description of possible warning signals, plus information on silent ischemia.
HeartPoint - Myocardial infarction: Clear patient-oriented information on having a heart attack. Includes an animation of the pathological process and answers to a wide variety of common questions about this type of heart disease.
How Stuff Works: Carl Bianco M.D. provides a 6-part graphical in-depth look at heart disease, heart attacks and angina. Topics include atherosclerosis, hypertension, cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus and stress.
Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack: An overview of signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatments and other important facts.
MedicineNet.com: A look at heart attack (myocardial infarction) and the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, recovery and prevention.
Methodist Health Care System: Explains what a heart attack is and talks about the inherited and acquired risk factors, management of risk factors, warning signs and treatment.
Miami Heart Research Institute: Detailed discussion on smoking, blood pressure, weight, exercise, diabetes, age and gender and family history. There is a calculator on site to calculate your own risk of having a heart attack.
The Los Angeles Fire Department: Signal and care for a person having a heart attack and the five steps of CPR.

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