Heart Care Resources

Heart Care Resources

A Servant's Heart Resources: Heart Care

External Links about Heart Care for Seniors

  • AARP’s Heart Health
    The Heart Health section on the AARP Web site is full of helpful tips and advice for keeping one’s heart as healthy as possible.
  • Cardiovascular Disease 101
    This overview is provided by the Mayo Clinic to help people understand the basics of cardiovascular disease and the conditions that can affect heart and blood vessels.
  • Cardiovascular Disease Stats
    This fact sheet lists common national statistics concerning cardiovascular disease.
  • Everyday Heart Health
    Learn about heart disease, heart health and heart attacks through helpful information provided by EverydayHealth.com.
  • Global Effects
    An interactive map of the world, courtesy of the World Heart Federation, shows users the annual number of deaths for specific types of heart disease in various regions of the world.
  • Heart Healthy Grocery List
    This easy-to-use online system helps create a grocery list of certified heart-healthy foods.
  • Heart Information Sheets
    The American Heart Association offers a number of downloadable information sheets to answer any heart-related questions.
  • Heart-Healthy Diet
    The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers an interactive nutrition calculator for creating a heart-healthy personal eating plan.
  • High Blood Pressure
    Health information is provided by the National Institution on Aging on how to handle hypertension.
  • How’s Your Heart?
    This online cholesterol health assessment reveals risk for heart disease, as well as information, tips and strategies for improving cholesterol levels.
  • Tobacco, Heart Disease and Stroke
    This downloadable fact sheet details how tobacco use contributes to cardiovascular diseases worldwide.
  • Understanding Stroke
    Family Caregiver Alliance offers an informative fact sheet to help caregivers when caring for stroke victims.
  • Warning Signs
    The American Heart Association provides basic warning signs of heart attack, stroke and cardiac arrest, as well as information on what to do in any of these situations.