Diseases which affect the circulatory system, including the heart and blood vessels, are the topic of this category.
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Recommended Resources
The American Heart Association is a health organization that helps people become healthier and avoid cardiovascular illness. The Association website has advice on how to avoid heart attacks, strokes and cardiac arrest. There is also information on medical conditions such as obesity, heart failure and diabetes.
http://www.americanheart.org
The Angeles Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mandate to help fight and prevent heart disease through fundraising and research.
http://www.angelesheart.org/
AVM Survivors Network Discussion
Set up to help brain arteriovenous malformation patients and their families get through the problems they have in common, this discussion board features conversations about the road to recovery, the sense of isolation, and simple words of encouragement for those who have walked in those shoes.
http://www.avmsurvivors.org/forum
Physician developed and monitored online resource offering information on conditions, diseases, treatments and more.
http://www.healthcommunities.com/health-topics/heart-health.shtml
Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group Inc
The Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group Inc is a medical organization based in Saskatoon. If you are struggling with heart health, then CARG can help you improve your fitness level and avoid heart attacks and other illnesses. The website also has an archive of past newsletters so you can stay up to date on CARG's activities.
http://www.carg.ca
Health Community: Cardiology Rounds
Educational resource providing information and discussion on current scientific and clinical developments in cardiology.
http://www.cardiologyrounds.org/
The Heartbeat International is a non-profit organization which provides information about fundraising and research into cardiac pacemakers.
http://www.heartbeatintl.org/
The Heartfelt Cardiac Projects is a non-profit organization dedicated to fundraising and promoting research for sudden cardiac death.
http://heartfeltcardiacprojects.org/
National Lymphedema Network (NLN)
The National Lymphedema Network (NLN) is a non-profit organization that helps to prevent and manage this cure as well as educating the public about it. The website also has position papers that make it easy to learn more about the condition. You can also search for a certified lymphedema therapists in your area using this website.
http://www.lymphnet.org
National Medical Research Foundation
The National Medical Research Foundation is an organization which funds medical research into a variety of diseases. The Foundation also funds research trying to find a cure to Gian Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). You can also donate money to the Foundation from this website.
http://www.nmrfoundation.com