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Heart Disease
Fact Sheets
- Heart Disease Fact Sheet
- Men and Heart Disease
- Women and Heart Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation Fact Sheet
- Heart Failure Fact Sheet
- Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about heart disease—
- CDC’s Heart Disease Web Site
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteExternal
- Medline PlusExternal (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
Stroke
Stroke and You Series
Some medical conditions and lifestyle choices can put anyone at risk for stroke regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age. However, certain groups are at higher risk for stroke and deserve special consideration because of particular risk factors. The “Stroke and You” series highlights the prevention challenges these groups face and what CDC is doing to address them.
- Women and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-268K]
- Men and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-248K]
- African-American Women and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-910K]
- African-American Men and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-478K]
- Hispanic Women and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-327K] – Las Mujeres Hispanas y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-223]
- Hispanic Men and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-340K] – Los Hombres Hispanos y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-221]
- Hispanics and Stroke Cdc-pdf[PDF-217K] – Las Personas Hispanas y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-223]
Know the Facts About Stroke
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke.
Videos
Fact Sheets
- Stroke Fact Sheet
- Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Stroke
- American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet
- The Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention Program (SHAPP) Fact Sheet
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about stroke—
- CDC’s Stroke Web Site
- What You Need to Know About StrokeExternal–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Know StrokeExternal–Act in Time National Institutes of Health
- StrokeExternal–National Institute on Aging
- Massachusetts Health Promotion ClearinghouseExternal
High Blood Pressure
Know the Facts About High Blood Pressure
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure.
Fact Sheets
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about high blood pressure—
- CDC’s High Blood Pressure Web Site
- American Heart Association: High Blood PressureExternal
- American Society of HypertensionExternal
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: What Is High Blood Pressure?External
- Community Health Workers and Million Hearts™ Cdc-pdf[PDF-312K]
Cholesterol
Know the Facts About High Blood Cholesterol
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood cholesterol.
Fact Sheets
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources to learn about cholesterol:
- CDC’s Cholesterol Web Site
- What is Cholesterol?External The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- CholesterolExternal: Medline Plus (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
- CholesterolExternal: American Heart Association
Salt
Fact Sheets
CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
- Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults—United States, 1999–2006
- MMWR highlights sheet Cdc-pdf[PDF–117K]
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources to learn about salt:
- CDC’s Salt Web Site
- American Heart Association—Shake Your Salt HabitExternal
- American Society of HypertensionExternal
- Center for Science in the Public InterestExternal
- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) DietExternal
- New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneExternal
- Nutrition.gov: What’s in Food—Salt and SodiumExternal
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration—Lowering Salt in Your DietExternal
