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PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES & PROCEDURES

HEART DISEASES
100 questions and answers about heart attack and related cardiac problems - Boston : Jones and Bartlett, 2004.
vi, 164 p.
ID number: 20040099 Type: 1 HS
WG 205 C496H 2004

100 questions and answers about hypertension - Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2001.
ISBN/ISSN:0632044810
xviii, 180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 20030541 Type: 1 HS
WG 340 M176H 2001

About heart transplants our guide for transplant patients their families and donor families -
Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001385 Type: 1 HSF
HD #15 1999 VF

After your heart attack what you can do to survive and thrive - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
31 p.
ID number: 20001249 Type: 1 HSF
HD #24 1999 VF

Blood and circulatory disorders sourcebook basic information about blood and its components – Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., 1999.
ISBN/ISSN: 0780802039
xii, 554 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 99000591 Type: 1 HS
WH 120 B655S 1999

Cardiac rehabilitation building a healthy lifestyle - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001241 Type: 1 HSF
HD #6 1999 VF

Cardiovascular diseases and disorders sourcebook basic consumer health information about heart and vascular diseases and disorders – 3rd ed. – Detroit, mI – Omnigrpahics, 2005.
ISBN/ISSN: 0780807391
xvi, 687 p.
ID number: 20050643 Type: 1 HS
WG 120C267J 2005

Depression and heart disease – Bethesda, MD : National Institute of Mental Health, 2002.
4 p.
ID number: 20040640 Type: 1 HSF
HD #47 2002 VF

Innocent heart murmurs - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
3 p.
ID number: 20001395 Type: 1 HSF
HD #19 1999 VF

Stress echocardiography recording your heart's response to exercise – San Bruno, CA : Stay
Well, 1999.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20001215 Type: 1 HSF
HD #30 1999 VF

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) a closer look at your heart – Daly City, CA : Krames
Communications, 1993.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95001986 Type: 1 HSF
HD #31 1993 VF

Understanding electrophysiology studies - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001242 Type: 1 HSF
HD #39 1999 VF

The women’s heart book the complete guide to keeping you heart healthy – New York : Hyperion, 2001.
ISBN/ISSN: 0786884282
xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20030454 Type: 1 HS
WG 210 P137W 2001

Your child's abnormal heart rhythm - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
23 p.
ID number: 20001389 Type: 1 HSF
HD #16 1999 VF

Your heart valve surgery - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 2000.
24 p.
ID number: 20001387 Type: 1 HSF
HD #21 2000 VF

Your mitral valve prolapse - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
7 p.
ID number: 20001382 Type: 1 HSF
HD #18 1999 VF

HEART DISEASE -- VIDEOTAPES
Aneurysm - Camp Hill, PA : Check Med Systems Inc, 1993.
1 video (10 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 97000074 Type: 2 HS
WL 355 A732 1993 VIDEO

The operation doctors struggle to remove two brain aneurysms - [sl] : The Learning Channel,
1996.
1 video (46 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 97000553 Type: 2 HS
WL 355 B136O 1996 VIDEO

Atrial fibrillation - Timonium, Md. : Milner-Fenwick, 1995.
1 video (12 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 97000194 Type: 2 HS
WG 330 A882 1995 VIDEO

Heart disease and emotions - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1998.
1 video (15 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20011107 Type: 2 HS
WG 210 E71M 1998 VIDEO

Introduction to heart disease risk factors - 2nd ed. - Timonium, MD : Milner Fenwock, 2003.
1 video (15 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20040266 Type: 2 HS
WG 210 I62M 2003 VIDEO

-- ANGINA PECTORIS
Understanding angina - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001244 Type: 1 HSF
HD #34 1999 VF

-- CATHETERIZATION
Your cardiac catheterization and coronary arteriography - Dallas, TX : American Heart
Association, 2000.
13 p.
ID number: 20001386 Type: 1 HSF
HD #11 2000 VF

-- CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Congestive heart failure – San Bruno, CA: Staywell, 2001.
15 p.
ID number: 20030288 Type: 1 HSF
HD #28 2001 VF

Congestive heart failure take control for a healthier life - Timonium, MD: Milner-Fenwick, 1996.
15 p.
ID number: 97000101 Type: 1 HSF
HD #45 1996 VF

Learning to live with heart failure self care handbook - South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete, 2005.
31 p.
ID number: 20060390  Type: 1  HSF

HD #10 2005 VF

Living with congestive heart failure - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
12 p.
ID number: 20001383 Type: 1 HSF
HD #12 1999 VF

-- CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY/ATHERECTOMY/STENTS
Laser angioplasty for coronary artery disease – Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI, 2001.
30 p.
ID number: 20030078 Type: 1 HSF
HD #33 2001 VF

Understanding coronary angioplasty - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001247 Type: 1 HSF
HD #26 1999 VF

Understanding coronary stents - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001243
HD #38 1999 VF

Your PTCA our guide to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - Dallas, TX :
American Heart Association, 2000.
7 p.
ID number: 20001388 Type: 1 HSF
HD #17 2000 VF

-- CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY/ATHERECTOMY/STENTS -- VIDEOTAPES
Coronary artery disease - New York : Time Life Medical, 1996.
ISBN/ISSN:1575770032
1 video (30 min) : sd, cl, VHS
(At time of diagnosis)
ID number: 97000175 Type: 2 HS
WG 113 C822 1996 VIDEO

-- CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS
Understanding coronary artery bypass surgery - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
23 p.
ID number: 20001246 Type: 1 HSF
HD #27 1999 VF

-- HEART ATTACK --VIDEOTAPES
Heart attack every minute counts - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1994.
1 video (11 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000639 Type: 2 HS
WG 205 H243M 1994 VIDEO

Signs and symptoms of a heart attack - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1995.
1 video (8 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000636 Type: 2 HS
WG 205 S744M 1995 VIDEO

-- PACEMAKERS
Living with your pacemaker - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
11 p.
ID number: 20001384 Type: 1 HSF
HD #13 1999 VF

Understanding pacemakers - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001248 Type: 1 HSF
HD #25 1999 VF

HEART DISEASES--PREVENTION & CONTROL
Are you at risk of heart attack or stroke - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
7 p.
ID number: 20001394 Type: 1 HSF
HD #23 1999 VF

Ask your periodontist about periodontal disease and heart disease - Chicago, IL : American
Academy of Periodontology, 1999.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20001303 Type: 1 HSF
DT #7 1999 VF

Be heart smart eat foods lower in saturated fats and cholesterol - Bethesda, MD : National
Institutes of Health, 1997.
7 p.
ID number: 99000552 Type: 1 HSF
NT #59 1997 VF

Easy food tips for heart-healthy eating - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001393 Type: 1 HSF
NT #29 1999 VF

Exercise and your heart - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
35 p.
ID number: 20001397 Type: 1 HSF
EX #9 1999 VF

Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy prevent diabetes problems - Bethesda, MD : National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2000.
17 p.
ID number: 20010187 Type: 1 HSF
EC #21 2000 VF

Keeping your heart healthy - Washington, DC : American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, 1998.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20010175 Type: 1 HSF
HD #1 1998 VF

The silent epidemic the truth about women heart disease and stroke - Dallas, TX : American
Heart Association, 1999.
25 p.
ID number: 20001396 Type: 1 HSF
HD #14 1999 VF

Walking for a healthy heart - Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
12 p.
ID number: 20001391 Type: 1 HSF
EX #12 1999 VF

The women's heart book the complete guide to keeping your heart healthy – New York :
Hyperion, 2001.
ISBN/ISSN:0786884282
xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20030454 Type: 1 HS
WG 210 P137W 2001

HEART DISEASES--PREVENTION & CONTROL--VIDEOCASSETTES
Diabetes and heart disease - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1999.
1 video (18 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000652 Type: 2 HS
WK 810 D465M 1999 VIDEO

Getting your heart in shape - Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
1 video (19 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 95002040
WG 210 G469 1993 VIDEO

HeartSafe healthy choices to protect your heart - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1994.
1 video (50 min.) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000635 Type: 2 HS
WG 210 H453M 1994 VIDEO

Hormone replacement therapy and your heart what every woman should know-Washington, DC:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
1 video (20 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000293
WP 580 H815A 1997 VIDEO

Risk factors of heart disease - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1994.
1 video (11 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000642 Type: 2 HS
WG 210 R865M 1994 VIDEO

Women and heart disease - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 2000.
1 video (21min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20011105 Type: 2 HS
WG 200 W872M 2000 VIDEO

HYPERTENSION
Controlling high blood pressure a woman's guide - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health,
1997.
16 p.
ID number: 99000558 Type: 1 HSF
HY #17 1997 VF

Eat right to help lower your high blood pressure - Bethesda, MD : National Institute of Health,
1995.
28 p.
ID number: 99000557 Type: 1 HSF
HY #16 1995 VF

Facts about the DASH diet - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health, 1998.
15 p.
ID number: 99000559 Type: 1 HSF
HY #18 1998 VF

Guide to high blood pressure control - Chicago, IL : American Medical Association, 1994.
15 p.
ID number: 96002591 Type: 1 HSF
HY #12 1994 VF

High blood pressure during pregnancy - Washington, DC : ACOG, 1999.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96000860 Type: 1 HSF
PRG #21 1999 VF

Hypertension management clinical pathways guidelines and patient education- Gaithersburg,
MD : Aspen Publishers,, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0834217023
xv, 212 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ID number: 20000147 Type: 1 HS
WG 340 H998A 1999

Hypertension sourcebook basic consumer health information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure – 1st ed. – Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 2004.
ISBN/ISSN: 070806743
xiv, 613 p. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20050531 Type: 1 HS
WG 39 H998M 2004

Managing high blood pressure - Washington, DC : American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, 1998.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20010174 Type: 1 HSF
HY #1 1998 VF

Protect your heart prevent high blood pressure - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health,
1997.
8 p.
ID number: 20010113 Type: 1 HSF
HY #8 1997 VF

Protect your heart prevent high blood pressure - Bethesda, MD : National Institutes of Health,
1997.
7 p.
ID number: 99000553 Type: 1 HSF
HY #15 1997 VF

Scouting for sodium and other nutrients important to blood pressure - Rockville, MD : Food and
Drug Administration, 1994.
5 p.
ID number: 96001996 Type: 1 HSF
NT #45 1994 VF

HYPERTENSION --VIDEOCASSETTES
High blood pressure - New York : Time Life Medical, 1996.
ISBN/ISSN:1575770091
1 video (30 min) : sd, cl, VHS
(At time of diagnosis)
ID number: 97000180 Type: 2 HS
WG 340 H638 1996 VIDEO

High blood pressure an introduction to treatment - Timonium, MD : Milner Fenwick, 2003.
1 video (16 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20040267 Type: 2 HS
WG 340 H517M 2003 VIDEO

Understanding and controlling your hypertension - Wayne, NJ : Lederle Laboratories, 1993.
1 video (15 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 94000624 Type: 2 HS
WG 340 U55 1993 VIDEO

STROKE
Depression and stroke – Bethesda, MD : National Institute of Mental Health, 2002.
4 p.
ID number: 20040642 Type: 1 HSF
CD #2 2002 VF

From stress to strength how to lighten your load and save your life – New York : Bantam Books,
1994.
ISBN/ISSN:0553071173
xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 95000934 Type: 1 HS
WM 172 E42F 1994

Recovering after a stroke patient and family guide - Rockville, MD : US Department of Health
and Human Services, 1995.
32 p.
(Clinical practice guideline consumer version; no.16)
ID number: 96000017 Type: 1 HSF
CD #3 1995 VF

The silent epidemic the truth about women heart disease and stroke - Dallas, TX : American
Heart Association, 1999.
25 p.
ID number: 20001396 Type: 1 HSF
HD #14 1999 VF

Stroke rehabilitation moving toward independence - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001261 Type: 1 HSF
CD #8 1999 VF

Understanding carotid artery problems - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1999.
7 p.
ID number: 20001260 Type: 1 HSF
CD #11 1999 VF

STROKE --VIDEOCASSETTES
Stroke - New York : Time Life Medical, 1996.
ISBN/ISSN:1575770229
1 video (30 min) : sd, cl, VHS
(At time of diagnosis)
ID number: 97000184 Type: 2 HS
WL 355 S921 1996 VIDEO

Stroke reducing the risk - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1992.
1 video (12 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 20000634 Type: 2 HS
WL 355 S897M 1992 VIDEO

VASCULAR DISEASES
Endovenous radio-frequency obliteration VNUS closure system for the treatment of varicose
veins – Plymouth Meeting, PA : ECRI, 2002.
36 p.
ID number: 20030068 Type: 1 HSF
VA #3 2002 VF

Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy prevent diabetes problems - Bethesda, MD : National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2000.
17 p.
ID number: 20010187 Type: 1 HSF
EC #21 2000 VF

Phlebology the treatment of leg veins - Oakland, CA : American Academy of Phlebology, 2000.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20010180 Type: 1 HSF
A #2 2000 VF

Varicose vein treatments - Washington, DC : Federal Trade Commission, 1994.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 95001944 Type: 1 HSF
VA #1 1994 VF

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES & PROCEDURES -- WEB SITES
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Stroke Association