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Resources
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The team at Heart Artery & Vein Center not only wants to provide you with excellent care in our office, we also want you to have resources and tools available to you at home. Visit one of the many trusted sites below to learn more about your health and managing your care.
Education
Angina Pectoris
Atrial Fibrillation / Atrial Flutter
- American Heart Association – Atrial Fibrillation (AF or AFib)
- CardioSmart – Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation
- CardioSmart – Pacemaker for Atrial Fibrillation
- WebMD – Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
- WebMD – Heart Disease Health Center
- Cleveland Clinic – Stroke Risk Calculator
- QxMD – CHADS2 Score and Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation
- QxMD – HAS-BLED Score
- American Heart Association – Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac CT / CT Angiogram
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – What is Cardiac CT?
- National Library of Medicine – Heart CT Scan
- WebMD – Diagnosing Heart Disease With Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- CardioSmart – Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)
- RadiologyInfo – Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
- RadiologyInfo – CT Angiography (CTA)
Cardiac MRI / MRI Angiogram
Cardiomyopathy
Chest Pain - Cardiac
Congestive Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Angioplasty Stenting / Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- CardioSmart – Drug-Eluting Stents
- CardioSmart – Angioplasty for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
- CardioSmart – Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease
- CardioSmart – Should I have Bypass Surgery?
- CardioSmart – Should I have Angioplasty for Stable Angina?
- American Heart Association – What is a Stent?
- American Heart Association – Stent
Coronary Artery Disease
Defibrillators
- Mayo Clinic – Implantable Cardio-Defibrillators (ICDs)
- American Heart Association – Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Cleveland Clinic – Lead Placement for Defibrillator or Pacemaker Devices
- WebMD – Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
- CardioSmart – Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Diets / Risk Factor Management
- American Heart Association – Good vs. Bad Cholesterol
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack
- American Heart Association – Get Your Assessment
- Dr. McDougall’s Health & Medical Center – Recipes
- American Heart Association – Recipes
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Delicious Heart Healthy Latino Recipes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Eat More, Weigh Less?
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Balancing Calories
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Heart and Vascular Diseases
- Medscape – Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
- CardioSmart – Metabolic Syndrome
- CVMedHome
- American Diabetes Association – My Health Advisor
- History of the Framingham Heart Study
- Framingham Risk Functions
Erectile Dysfunction, Sexual Function, and the Cardiovascular System
Exercise
- National Library of Medicine – Exercise and Physical Fitness
- American Heart Association – The American Heart Association Recommendations for Physical Activity in Adults
- WebMD – Exercise for a Healthy Heart
- Mayo Clinic – Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior
- CardioSmart – Stress Management
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Leg Amputation - No Way!!
- My Leg My Choice – Know Your Options
- Fresno Bee – Fresno County Amputation Rate Among State’s Highest
- Save a Leg Save a Life Foundation
- Health Mango – Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Risk Calculator
- Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development – Preventable Hospitalizations in California
- Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development – Prevention Quality Indicators
- Health Resources and Services Administration – Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP)
- Treatment Trends Pushing Diabetic Amputations Down List of Options
Leg Pain - Claudication / Foot Ulcers
- Medscape – Diabetic Ulcers
- Mayo Clinic – Claudication
- American Heart Association – Symptoms and Diagnosis of PAD
- CardioSmart – Intermittent Claudication
- National Library of Medicine – Diabetes – Foot Ulcers
- CME University – The Spectrum of Vascular Disease, Diabetes, and Foot Ulcerations: What You Need to Know
Leg Pain - Peripheral Neuropathy
Life after a heart attack and a healthy lifestyle
- WebMD – Weight Loss & Diet Plans
- WebMD – Cardiac Rehabilitation – What to Expect
- WebMD – Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
- WebMD – Sex After a Heart Attack: Is It OK?
- Harvard Health
- Mayo Clinic – Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease
- Mayo Clinic – Menus for heart-healthy eating: Cut the fat and salt
- American Heart Association – Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
- Mayo Clinic – Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy eating plan
- YouTube – Heart Healthy Diet
- Mayo Clinic – Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity
- WebMD – Safe Exercise for Heart Disease Patients
- WebMD – Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- WebMD – Depression Health Center
- WebMD – Drugs & Medications Search – Anxiety with Depression
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Nuclear Cardiology
Obesity
- Medscape – Obesity
- American Heart Association – Weight Management
- eMedicineHealth – Surgery in the Treatment of Obesity
- eMedicineHealth – Medication in the Treatment of Obesity
- eMedicineHealth – Health Problems Associated with Adult Obesity
- Weight-Control Information Network – Overweight and Obesity Statistics
- Shape Up America!
- Dr. McDougall’s Health & Medical Center – A Lesson in Nutrition
Osteomyelitis / Cellulitis
Pacemakers / Resynchronization Therapy
- WebMD – Abnormal Heart Rhythms and Pacemakers
- American Heart Association – Artificial Pacemaker
- CardioSmart; American College of Cardiology – Pacemaker for Heart Failure (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Mayo Clinic – Bradycardia
- American Heart Association – Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- CardioSmart – Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
PAD and Peripheral Artery Interventions - Stents, Atherectomy
Palpitations
Peripheral Arterial Disease
- eMedicineHealth – Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
- American Heart Association – Peripheral Artery Disease & Diabetes
- WebMD – Peripheral Artery Disease of the Legs
- Cleveland Clinic – Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) & Amputation Prevention
- Medscape – Ankle-Brachial Index Measurement
- Mayo Clinic – Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- American Heart Association – Symptoms and Diagnosis of PAD
- CardioSmart – Exercise for PAD: Trying it at Home
- American Heart Association – About Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Pulmonary Hypertension
Research & Publications
Smoking
- CardioSmart – Stop Smoking
- Smoke Free
- Cleveland Clinic – Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke
- Medscape – Nicotine Addiction
- American Heart Association – Why Quit Smoking?
- Medicare – Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
- Cleveland Clinic – Pharmacological Treatments to Help Quit Smoking
- WebMD – 13 Best Quit-Smoking Tips Ever
- iQuitNow – Quitting: Just a Question of Willpower?
Stress Testing
Sudden Cardiac Death
Syncope or Fainting Spells
Tilt Table Test
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ulcers
Valve Disease - Aortic Valve
Valve Disease - Mitral Valve
Varicose Veins / Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- VenaCure EVLT– Eliminate your Varicose Veins – Before/After Gallery
- WebMD – Spider and Varicose Slideshow: Causes, Before-and-After Treatment Images
- National Library of Medicine – Varicose Veins
- Mayo Clinic – Varicose Veins
- Medscape – Vericose Vein Treatment with Endovenous Laser
- eMedicine Health – Varicose Veins
- VenaCure EVLT – Find a Vein Center in Your Area
- VenaCure EVLT– VenaCure EVLT for Varicose Veins
- eMedicineHealth – Deep Vein Thrombosis
- American College of Phlebology – Patient Education
- American Venous Forum – Screening
- eMedicineHealth – Vein Ligation and Stripping
- American Heart Association – Postthrombotic Syndrome
Ventricular Fibrillation / Ventricular Tachycardia
Insurance
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