Educational Materials for Patients

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

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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 icon
• Medline Plusexternal icon (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)

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Stroke

Videos

• Prince Quire’s Stroke Story
• Recognize the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke

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Fact Sheets

• Stroke
• Know the Facts About Stroke
• Know the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
• Men and Stroke
• Women and Stroke

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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 icon–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Know Strokeexternal icon–Act in Time National Institutes of Health
• Strokeexternal icon–National Institute on Aging
• Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouseexternal icon

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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.

• Know the Facts About High Blood Pressure pdf icon[PDF–305K]

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Fact Sheets

• High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet
• Pulmonary Hypertension

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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 icon
• American Society of Hypertensionexternal icon
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: What Is High Blood Pressure?external icon
• Community Health Workers and Million Hearts™ pdf icon[PDF-312K]
  • Spanish Version: Los promotores de salud y la iniciativa Million Hearts™ pdf icon[PDF-402K]

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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.

• Know the Facts About High Blood Cholesterol pdf icon[PDF–364K]

Fact Sheets

• Cholesterol Fact Sheet
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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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 icon The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Cholesterolexternal icon: Medline Plus (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
• Cholesterolexternal icon: American Heart Association

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Salt

Fact Sheets

• Sodium Fact Sheet
• Sodium Questions and Answers pdf icon[PDF–527K]

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CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)

• Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults—United States, 1999–2006
• MMWR highlights sheet pdf icon[PDF–117K]

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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 icon
• American Society of Hypertensionexternal icon
• Center for Science in the Public Interestexternal icon
• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Dietexternal icon
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygieneexternal icon
• Nutrition.gov: What’s in Food—Salt and Sodiumexternal icon
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration—Lowering Salt in Your Dietexternal icon

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