Heart Disease
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Conditions: Heart attack, Stroke, Congestive heart failure, Angina, Cardiovascular disease
In the News: Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Warn of Heart Risk (2007)
Elsewhere On The Web
Personal Cholesterol Test Scheduling Reminder
National Heart Attack Alert Program
HeartInfo.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Heart and Vascular Diseases
NHLBI, National Cholesterol Education Program: Live Healthier Live Longer
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart disease
Cleveland Clinic Heart Center: Heart Guide
MedlinePlus Health Topics: Heart Diseases – Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease
American Heart Association
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