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	Learn more about Heart Attack & Stroke

	Information from the American Heart Association

	Learn To Recognize A Stroke
	Stroke Risk Factors
	Controlling Risky Conditions
	Heart Attack Warning Signs
	Stroke Warning Signs
	Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs

	Populations
	African Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases
	American Indians/Alaska Natives and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Asian/Pacific Islanders and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Baby Boomers and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Hispanics/Latinos and Cardiovascular Diseases
	International Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
	Men and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Whites and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Women and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases

	Risk Factors
	Diabetes Mellitus
	High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipids
	High Blood Pressure
	Metabolic Syndrome
	Overweight and Obesity
	Physical Inactivity
	Tobacco

	Miscellaneous
	Cardiovascular Procedures
	Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
	Death Rates by State
	Hospital Discharges for Cardiovascular Diseases
	Leading Causes of Death
	Nutrition and Cardiovascular Diseases
	Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Deaths by State
	Peripheral Arterial Disease
	Sudden Deaths From Cardiac Arrest
	Understanding and Using AHA Statistics
	Venous Thromboembolism

	Related Conditions
	Angioma Alliance
	Epilepsy Foundation
	Epilepsy.com

	Stroke
	Hazel K. Goddess Fund for Stroke Research in Women
	Internet Stroke Center at Washington University
	Mayo Clinic Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases: Stroke Education
	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

	General Health
	Centers for Disease Control
	Healthfinder
	National Institutes of Health

	U.S. Government Sites
	Centers for Disease Control
	Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
	Healthfinder, a gateway consumer health information Web site from the United States government.
	National Center for Health Statistics
	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
	National Institutes of Health
	National Library of Medicine includes PubMed and MEDLINEplus
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	U.S. Department of Agriculture

	Associations and Societies
	American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
	American College of Cardiology
	American College of Physicians
	American Dietetic Association
	American Medical Association
	American Pregnancy Association
	American Red Cross
	American Society of Echocardiography
	American Society of Hypertension
	American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
	Association of American Medical Colleges
	Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)
	Heart Failure Society of America, Inc.
	The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
	National Aphasia Association
	The National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
	North American Society for Cardiac Imaging
	Pulmonary Hypertension Association
	Society of Cardiovascular & Radiology & Interventional Radiology
	Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
	Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
	Society of Thoracic Surgeons
	Vascular Surgery Societies

	Universities and Research Centers
	American Association of Medical Colleges (list of Medical Schools)
	Johns Hopkins Bayview – Division of Cardiology
	Stanford Stroke Center
	Yale University School of Medicine – Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging

	International Organizations
	British Heart Foundation
	Canadian Cardiovascular Society
	European Institute of Healthcare
	European Society of Cardiology
	German Heart Foundation
	Global Cardiology Network
	Heart Foundation of New Zealand
	Heart Foundation of South Africa
	Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
	InterAmerican Heart Foundation
	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
	International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
	International Society of Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, The Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network and the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults
	Mediterranean Stroke Society
	Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association
	World Health Organization – Cardiovascular Diseases
	World Heart Federation includes information on World Heart Day

	Other Resources
	Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
	CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
	ClinicalTrials.gov
	Heart Surgery Forum
	Independent Sector: Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
	Journal Watch Cardiology
	Medical Conferences Home Page
	Medscape
	Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
	United Network for Organ Sharing
	Why the Difference? An Initiative on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care