Sign inVascular Disease
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has leaflets on various cardiovascular diseases such as abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying prematurely
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
A patient guide to complement the NICEl guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm - endovascular stent-grafts
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
A patient guide to complement the SIGN guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
AAA - Open AAA Repair Operation
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
AAA - Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
Information from the Circulation Foundation.
Vascular Conditions
Patient information from a website written by a consultant surgeon in the UK.
Aneurysm
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.