Useful Links

Associations, Societies & Organizations

• American Heart Association
• American Heart Association’s Women’s Website
• American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
• Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Informational Sites

• Heart Information Network

Medical Organizations

• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Chest physicians
• American College of Surgeons
• American Heart Association
• American Thoracic Society
• Texas Surgical Associates
• Mended Hearts
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Greater Houston Anesthesia
• Southwest Memorial Hospital

Patient Handouts

• When you need an operation, American College of Surgeons

Medical Tests & Procedures

• Blood transfusion safety, Food and Drug Administration:
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:

Nutrition & Fitness

• Achieve your health weight, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
• Step by step: eating to lower your high blood cholesterol, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:

Cardiovascular

• Cholesterol information, National Institutes of Health:
• Heart & stroke A-Z guide, American Heart Association:
• Lowering cholesterol for the person with heart disease, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:

Medical Organizations / Patient Handouts

• Angina, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
• Arrhythmia, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
• Cardiomyopathy, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
• Angina and Heart Disease, American Academy of Family Physicians:
• Arrhythmia: A problem with your heartbeat, American Academy of Family Physicians:
• Claudication, American Academy of Family Physicians:
• Coronary Artery Disease, American Academy of Family Physicians:
• Heart Attack: Warning signs and tips on prevention, American Academy of Family Physicians:

Physicians

• Heart disease and smoking: Why you need to quit, American Academy of Family Physicians: