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The American Heart Associatio (AHA)

This site is an excellent first place to turn to for more information about all cardiac concerns. You can find information about the New Guidelines for Women.

AHA's New Women's Guidelines

This link takes you to the American Heart Association's article about the new "2007 Guidelines for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women".

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

This is one of the National Institutes of Health and a very important information resource.

The Boomer Coalition

The Boomer Coalition is an organization dedicated to ending unnecessary deaths from undiagnosed and untreated cardiovascular disease (CVD).

The American Dietetic Association

This site has much valuable information about heart healthy diets.

The Framingham Heart Study

The Framingham Heart Study has its own website that provides fascinating background information about the study and in depth discussions of its risk assessment tools and its findings.

 
 
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