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Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs — This Web site from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) tells you what to do if you think someone may be having a heart attack. Acting fast can save lives. This Web site also offers tips to reduce heart attack risk and reviews the tests used to find out if a person is having a heart attack.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/index.htm

FASTSTATS: Heart Disease — This Faststats site provides quick access to health statistics on heart disease.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm

Heart Truth for Women: An Action Plan, The — Good news! Heart disease is a problem you can do something about. This fact sheet will help you find out your personal risk of heart disease. Then, it will show you how to take steps to improve your heart health and reduce your chances of developing heart disease.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/material/factsheet_actionplan.pdf

High Blood Cholesterol — What You Need to Know — This publication is based on clinical guidelines for cholesterol testing and management. It will help you find out what your cholesterol numbers mean and what treatment your doctor may prescribe to help lower your cholesterol level. The brochure also includes a tool to estimate the risk of having a heart attack and outlines ways to reduce risk.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/wyntk.htm

The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism — This publication discusses the Surgeon General's call to action for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, which is becoming a major problem in the United States. These two conditions can be caused by blood clots.

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein/calltoaction/call-to-action-on-dvt-2008.pdf...

Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots — Blood clots can be dangerous when not properly treated. This guide discusses ways to prevent and treat blood clots;symptoms; and medication side effects as well as when to go to the emergency room.

http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/bloodclots.htm#causes

Ten Questions a Woman Should Ask Her Healthcare Provider (Copyright © AHA) — This publication explains why you should talk to your doctor about heart disease, stroke, cholesterol, high blood pressure, menopause, nutrition and physical activity.

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2759

Women, Heart Disease and Stroke (Copyright © American Heart Association) — Heart disease is not just a man’s disease. Women are at risk too. This publication discusses risk factors for heart disease and explains the difference between risks you can and can’t control. The factors you can control — like lifestyle changes — can help lower your heart disease risk.

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4786

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Content last updated March 5, 2009.