Heart Disease

Heart Disease Links

Heart Health (National Women’s Health Information Center)

National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke (American Heart Association)

Heart Healthy Women (Cardiovascular Research Foundation)

The Heart Truth for African-American Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Sister to Sister: The Women's Heart Health Foundation

The Heart Truth for Latinas (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Spanish

Hispanic Americans/Latinas - Heart Disease (National Women’s Health Information Center)

Healthy Lifestyle (American Heart Association)

Ask the Nurse (Women’s Heart Foundation)

Cardiovascular Screening (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Cardiac Glossary (American Heart Association)

Heart Disease in Women (MedlinePlus)

Heart Diseases – Prevention (MedlinePlus)

NC Services & Support Groups

• UNC Heart Health Services – Women’s Health (919) 966-7244

• UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont

• Duke Heart Center – Women’s Heart Care

• WakeMed Center for Heart and Vascular Care

•Start with Your Heart

• Quit Smoking Programs – Web Sites Serving North Carolina (NC Health Info)

Books on Heart Disease

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs – Video (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Espanol - Actué Rápido Frente a las Síntomas de un Ataque al Corazón - Video (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

Mind Your Heart : A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise, and Nutrition for Heart Health (Harvard Health Publications)

Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions for Heart Health (DVD)

Saving Women's Hearts: How You Can Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease With Natural and Conventional Strategies by Martha Gulati and Sherry Torkos (2011)

Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas: A 5-Week Program for Living a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle by Jennifer H. Mieres M.D. FACC FAHA, Terri Ann Parnell RN M.A. and Carol Turkington (2008)

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