1) American Heart Association
A pioneering group of physicians and social workers formed the first Association for the Prevention and Relief of Heart Disease in New York City.
2) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
This site contains information for professionals and the general public about heart and vascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases and resources, and sleep disorders. Included are fact sheets on prevention and control of diseases, clinical guidelines, medical alerts, press releases.
3) A special Web page about cholesterol
Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)
4) Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Service
The Texas Heart Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease through innovative and progressive programs in research, education and patient care.
5) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htm
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) launched the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in November 1985. The goal of the NCEP is to contribute to reducing illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States by reducing the percent of Americans with high blood cholesterol.
