Consumer Health: Heart Disease

The American Heart Association site covers warning signs of heart disease and prevention, a variety of heart conditions, information on lifestyle changes to regain health, current healthcare and research, and information for caregivers and educators.

The Heart and Vascular Diseases site is produced by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. This site offers information on heart conditions, assessment tools (including a Body Mass Index calculator and a 10 year heart attack risk planner), recipes for healthy eating, and educational tutorials and factsheets.

This comprehensive site produced by the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research covers heart disease prevention, risk factors, tests and diagnosis, treatment options, lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, and alternative medicine.

This site offers heart patient guides, frequently asked questions and an "Ask the Doctor" column, a heart encyclopedia, and heart treatment-related videos.