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Cardiovascular disease
Databases | Government sites | Research centres | Organisations | Guidelines | Clinical Trials | E-texts | E-journals | Statistics
Databases
AIHW National Cardiovascular Disease Database
Provides access to the data currently held by the National Centre for Monitoring Cardiovascular Disease at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The database currently contains information on deaths from cardiovascular diseases, prevalence of the traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular procedures and operations conducted in Australia.
Government sites
HEALTHInsite
Heart, Stroke and Vascular Health is a government site with information on risk factor, prevention, treatment, support services and statistics. The site also provides links other Australian resources on the internet.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Research centres
Baker Medical Research Institute
Organisations
American Heart Association
This site includes information at all levels. You can search the site using their search engine or view Heart and Stroke A - Z with the most commonly sought information.
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
National Heart Foundation of Australia
Information for Health Professionals includes general information on aspirin and alcohol in cardiovascular disease as well as the management of hypertension.
WHO Cardiovascular Diseases
Includes news, publications, and country profiles.
Guidelines
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Search for the following clinical practice guidelines: unstable angina: diagnosis and management (Number 10), heart failure: evaluation and care of patients with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction (Number 11) and Cardiac Rehabilitation (Number 17).
National Heart Foundation of Australia
Unstable angina guidelines 2000: guide to management of patients with chronic heart failure in Australia.
Clinical Trials
Sydney University Clinical Trial Centre
The Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) is a research unit of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney.
E-texts
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care.
Publications include: National Health Priority Areas Report and Summary Report: Cardiovascular Health.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publications in PDF format including:
Coronary Revascularisation in Australia 2000.
Heart, Stroke and Vascular Diseases: Australian Facts 2004.
Health Care Expenditure on Cardiovascular Diseases 2000-01.
Relationship Between Overweight, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease 2004.
Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation After Coronary Events or Stroke 2003.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease (summary booklet): further perspectives on health status and treatment.
ECG library
A library of ECG recordings, many in full 12-lead format.
Yale University Heart Book
Edited by Barry L. Zaret, M.D., Marvin Moser, M.D., Lawrence S. Cohen, M.D. the book is available in PDF format.
E-journals
The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
This is a peer-reviewed journal. Editor-in-Chief : Peter Oberwalder, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Graz, Austria.
Statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The following are all part of the Cardiovascular Disease Series :
Cardiovascular health
Coronary angioplasty in Australia 1996
Heart, stroke and vascular diseases, Australian facts 2004
Surveillance of cardiovascular mortality in Australia 1985-1996 and
The WHO MONICA study, Australia, 19841993.