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

Heart Medications

 

2. HEART HEALTH WEBSITES

www.ash.org.uk  - Smoking and health

www.giveupsmoking.co.uk  - Smoking and health

www.cardiac-bcpa.co.uk  - British Cardiac Patients Association

www.bcs.com  - British Cardiac Society

www.bhf.org.uk  - British Heart Foundation

www.nichs.org.uk  - 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.heartuk.org.uk  - Heart UK

www.irishheart.ie  - Irish Heart Foundation

www.nutritionsociety.org  - Nutrition Society