Useful Links
1. CARDIOLOGY CONDITIONS, TESTS AND MEDICATIONS
Heart Conditions and treatments
Cardiac catheterisation (angiogram or "dye test")
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including balloon angioplasty and stenting
Other cardiac tests- including ECG, treadmill ECG, ECHO and rhythm monitoring
2. HEART HEALTH WEBSITES
www.ash.org.uk - Smoking and health
www.giveupsmoking.co.uk - Smoking and health
www.bbc.co.uk/health - BBC health
www.cardiac-bcpa.co.uk - British Cardiac Patients Association
www.bcs.com - British Cardiac Society
www.bhf.org.uk - British Heart Foundation
www.heartforum.org.uk - British Heart Forum
www.nichsa.com - Chest, Heart and Stroke
www.cardiomyopathy.org - Cardiac muscle disorders
www.cardiacrehabilitation.org.uk - Cardiac Rehabilitation
www.childrens-heart-fed.org.uk - Childrens Heart Foundation
www.healthnet.org.uk - Coronary Prevention Group
www.diabetes.org.uk - Diabetes UK
www.foodstandards.gov.uk - Food Standards Agency
www.heartuk.org.uk - Heart UK
www.irishheart.ie - Irish Heart Foundation
www.nutsoc.org.uk - Nutrition Society
www.yourheart.org.uk - Patient interactive web-site