National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Your Beating Heart
In this lesson plan site, the students will learn about the circulatory system and perform an experiment where they take their pulse after various activities.
Other
Med Help: All Ask a Doctor Forums and Medical Communities
The Med Help Support Communities provides questions and answers about most medical conditions as well as allowing you to type in a question and get a reply from a doctor.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Heart Transplantation
One-page overview on heart transplants with useful information on the reasons for needing one and the process one goes through to get one.
CNN
Cnn: Patient Gets 1st Totally Implanted Artificial Heart
In July 2001, a major advancement in medical science was made. Find out about the first completely implanted artificial heart that totally replaced the function of the human heart. Read about what the AbioCor is and view a video on the...
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Congestive Heart Failure
One-page article that contains useful information on congestive heart failure (CHF) including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Heart Murmurs
One-page article answers questions about heart murmurs: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Arrhythmia
One-page article provides useful information on arrhythmia, including categories, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Electrocardiogram
One-page article describing what an electrocardiogram is and how it works.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Mitral Valve Prolapse
A one-page article that contains useful information on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) including causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Rheumatic Fever
A one-page overview that contains valuable information on rheumatic fever including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Angina
One-page article with useful information on angina, including causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Cholesterol
One-page overview containing beneficial information on cholesterol including what it is, guidelines for assessing risk factors, and treatment options.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Aneurysm Repair
One-page article describing what is an aneurysm and how is it repaired.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Stroke
One-page overview of strokes answers questions about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Pericarditis
One-page article answers key questions about pericarditis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: High Blood Pressure
One-page article answers questions about high blood pressure: effects, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Marfan Syndrome
One-page article answers questions about Marfan syndrome: its causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Copd
One-page article answers questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Diabetes Mellitus
One-page article on diabetes mellitus answers questions about symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tu Corazon Y Sistema Circulatorio
Read about how your heart works and learn about the different parts of the heart.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Obesity and Overweight
One-page article answers questions about obesity and overweight: causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Your Genes, Your Health: Marfan Syndrome
Learn all about Marfan Syndrome at this colorful, simple, interactive sight. Includes video options.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration?
Find out why it is so very important to drink water in order to prevent dehydration. This article also tells you what to do if you do become dehydrated.