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Cardiovascular disease and stroke
Available in English and French. Use the A-Z index and go to C - Cardiovascular disease.
American Heart Association
Plenty of information on heart attacks and other heart disease. Searchable.
Heart Disease and cardiology
Heart and Vascular Health Center (Web MD)
Heart Diseases (Medline Plus)
Women and heart disease
The Beat Goes On: A History of Cardiology
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html
Companion to an exhibit from 1990 about the human heart that "traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment." Includes images and information about bloodletting, blood pressure, stethoscopes, surgery, pacemakers, EKG machines, pharmaceuticals, and more. Also includes a bibliography. From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical
Created by Ms. B. Knoepfel and maintained by Ms. L. Jackson (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School.
Updated March 2007.
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