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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Cardiac Rehabilitation

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial presents information about cardiac rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is necessary to maintain heart health. The heart, angina, exercise, prevention, obesity and other risk factors are covered.
Article
Other

Story md.com: Heart Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Learn about the different types of heart diseases, and what you can do to try to prevent them.
Interactive
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Anatomy of the Human Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an interactive tour of the human heart. Click on each part of the illustration to read more information about each structure.
Graphic
University of Utah

University of Utah: Cardiovascular Pathology Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: High Cholesterol

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of high cholesterol. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and much more.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of heart attacks. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention and much more.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cardiovascular Diseases

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease that affects the cardiovascular system. But the term is usually used to describe diseases that are linked to...
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Heart Healthy Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides great information on the topic of heart healthy foods. The site is fairly in-depth with links scattered throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Merck Manual: Heart Failure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Merck Manual provides an in-depth article about heart failure provides some basic information about the heart, what exactly heart failure is, the two forms of heart failure, the different causes of both forms, the...
Handout
Remedy Health Media

Health Central: Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview about heart disease.
Handout
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Cardiac Catheterization

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article describing the method of cardiac catheterization used for diagnosing coronary artery disease.
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American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Lab Test Online: Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
What is heart disease? What may heart disease cause? What is heart disease due to? These questions are answered on this concise and informative site.
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Heart Failure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on congestive heart failure. The article includes links to topics such as: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatment and...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.29 Cardiovascular Diseases

For Students 5th - 9th
Discover how cardiovascular disease can be dangerous to human health.

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