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Heart Disease / Heart Disease Prevention

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Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a number of leaflets on heart problems.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Prevention of cardiovascular disease

A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals called Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Heart Foundation

A charitable organisation that aims to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease. Website provides extensive information about heart problems and related issues.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Carotid Artery Disease

Information from The Circulation Foundation.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Intermittant Claudication

Information from The Circulation Foundation.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Femoropopliteal & Femorodistal Bypass

Information from The Circulation Foundation.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) HEART UK

Committed to raising awareness of heart disease in the UK and stressing the importance of a healthy lifestyle in reducing the risk of suffering from it.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Cardiac Patients Association

Offering support, reassurance and information to all cardiac patients. Representing patients in local and national issues relating to coronary heart disease.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association

Exists to prevent and alleviate chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Heart Research

Dedicated to raising money for vital research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease so that people can enjoy fuller and healthier lives. Their website also gives information on living a healthy lifestyle, diet and exercise tips, the effect of smoking on the heart as well as details of fundraising events.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

Provide an Adviceline service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary Heart Disease

Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Heart & Stroke Information Point

Provides reliable, up to date information for patients and carers affected by heart disease and/or stroke conditions. The project is funded by The Big Lottery and is being undertaken by NHS Tayside in conjunction with the University of Dundee. The website has been developed in partnership with patient, carer and healthcare professional groups across Tayside and they also work with national organisations including Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland. The website provides general information about heart disease and stroke conditions and also localised information about support groups in the Tayside area.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Healthy Heart Programme

A service designed to understand coronary heartattacks, heart diseases, heart problems and high cholesterol

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Nutrition Foundation

Promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society through scientifically based nutritional knowledge and advice.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Cardiovascular disease - statins

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Cardiovascular Disease - Statins.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Vascular Disease - Clopidogrel and Dipyridamole.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Hypercholesterolemia - Ezetimibe

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Hypercholesterolemia - Ezetimibe.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Familial Hypercholesterolaemia.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary Artery Disease - drug-eluting stents

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Coronary Artery Disease - drug-eluting stents.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Acute coronary syndrome - prasugrel

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Acute coronary syndrome - prasugrel.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Sudden Cardiac Death

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Stress and the Heart

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Cholesterol

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat cholesterol.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary Heart Disease

Policy and guidance from the Department of Health

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Cholesterol

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Cholesterol lowering medicines, statins

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary heart disease

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary heart disease

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) High cholesterol

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Atherosclerosis

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary artery bypass graft

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) High Cholesterol

Information from BMJ best treatments.

See also the Patient UK self help and support groups page for heart disease and the pages of links for:


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Checked: 11 Jun 2009

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