Helpful Websites
“Million Hearts™ is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over five years. Million Hearts™ brings together communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke. ” Help Save One Million Hearts
We have found the HeartHub website for patients to be an excellent and trusted source of information for cardiovascular patients. The heartHub is designed by the American Heart Association and includes informational resources on common cardiovascular conditions, a video library, podcasts and helpful tools such as risk assessment tool and other health calculators. Visit HeartHub
A comprehensive explanation of various cardiac tests and procedures can be found at Heartsite.com. This includes basic information on office and hospital based tests, procedures and interventions. Visit Heartsite.com
The JAMA Patient Page is a useful start for basic patient education on various cardiac and non cardiac conditions with an excellent reference for additional information. Choose ” Jama Patient Page” under “Include articles in the section” and then type in your search word or choose from a list of topics. Visit JAMA
The American Heart Association’s Nutrition site is well organized and a good source on a heart healthy diet. There is also information on weight loss, stress management and smoking cessation. Visit American Heart Association’s Nutrition Site
Information about cardiac rehab and various programs offered can be found at orlando health or florida hospitals websites.
Orlando Health Rehab
Florida Hospital Rehab
- http://www.cardiosmart.org (ACC patient website)
- http://www.hrsonline.org/PatientInfo (Heart Rhythm Society)
- http://nihseniorhealth.gov (National Institute for Health)
- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- http://www.webmd.com (WebMd)
- http://medicare.gov (Medicare Resources)
- http://www.ncqa.org/Default.aspx (The National Committee for Quality Assurance)
- http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG (Heart.org)