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Heart Health: Conversation Starters

Use these tips to start a conversation with a loved one about making heart healthy changes. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

American Heart Month Toolkit

Find information and ideas on how to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and educate Americans on what we can do to live heart-healthy lives. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

How Can Death Due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest Be Prevented?

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, usually causing death if it's not treated within minutes. This document offers information that m... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Keep Your Heart in Check--Know Your Blood Pressure Number

Also available in: Vietnamese - (PDF) 

This document explains what high blood pressure is, how to read your blood pressure number, and ways to keep blood pressure in the normal range. Scroll down for English. ... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Pulmonary Hypertension Association: Find a Doctor Directory  External Link

Pulmonary Hypertension patients experience symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue, and the severity of symptoms usually correlates with the progression of the disease. If you are... Details >

Pulmonary Hypertension Association  External Link

An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide To Heart Health - (PDF)

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF) 

A bilingual novella presenting strategies for preventing heart disease. Readers can write personal pledges to improve their health and chart activities and progress. ... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Angina: Lifestyle and Home Remedies  External Link

You can reduce or prevent angina by working on reducing your heart disease risk factors. Here is a list of lifestyle changes you can make to help improve your symptoms.... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  External Link

Arrhythmia: Risk Factors and Prevention  External Link

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF)   External Link

Millions of people experience irregular heartbeats at some point in their lives. Although most of these episodes, called arrhythmias, are harmless and happen in healthy people free of heart disease, ... Details >

Heart Rhythm Society  External Link

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