Heart Attack

Overview

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Heart Attack

American Heart Association

• Heart Attack
• Heart Attack (Interactive Video)
• What Is a Heart Attack?
• What Are the Warning Signs of Heart Attack?
• Diagnosing a Heart Attack

HealthLink BC

• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Overview (See also the menu on the left of the page)

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

• Heart Attack
• Emergency Signs

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Heart Attack

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (United States)

• Heart Attack

National Institutes of Health: News in Health (United States)

• Can You Recognize a Heart Attack or Stroke? What To Do When Every Moment Counts

Patient.info (United Kingdom)

• Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

Public Health Agency of Canada

• How Do I Know if I’m Having a Heart Attack?
• What are the Symptoms of Heart Attacks in Women?

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

• Heart Attack

Women’s Health Matters

• What’s the Difference Between a Heart Attack, Heart Failure, and Stroke?

World Health Organization

• What Can I Do To Avoid a Heart Attack or a Stroke?

Prevention

American Heart Association

• Understand Your Risks to Prevent a Heart Attack

Capsana

• Do You Have a Healthy Heart?

HealthLink BC

• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Prevention
• Decision Aid: Aspirin – Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
• Decision Aid: Statins – Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?

Public Health Agency of Canada

• How Can I Reduce my Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Having a Heart Attack?

Treatment

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Medicines to Treat Heart Attack

American Heart Association

• Treatment of a Heart Attack

HealthLink BC

• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Treatment Overview
• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Medications
• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Surgery
• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Treatment for Complications

Life After

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Heart Attack: Tips for Recovering and Staying Well

American Heart Association

• How Will I Recover From My Heart Attack?
• Heart Attack Recovery FAQs
• Life After a Heart Attack
• Life After a Heart Attack: My Discharge Worksheet

Capsana

• Nursing My Heart Back to Health: My Top Priority – Tips for living well after a heart attack or an acute angina episode

HealthLink BC

• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Life After a Heart Attack
• Heart Attack and Unstable Angina: Preventing Another Heart Attack

Related Topics

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Cholesterol
• Heart (General Information)
• Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Heart Surgery
• Heart Valve Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Smoking Cessation

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