Patient Education

Here are links to some of the sites that we the team at Heart Care find helpful in educating our community.

Associations
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Canadian Diabetes Association

Diseases
UptoDate - Heart Disease
About Atrial Fibrillation.com
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Patient Info

Patient Education
Heart Authority
All About Heart Attack
Angioplasty (PTCA)
MedLine Plus
Canadian Health Network
Heart Failure Online
Heartinfo.org
Heart Valve Disease - Medtronic
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
HeartPoint Home Page
MEDEM Healthcare Information
Pacemakers-Medtronic
Pacemakers St Jude Medical
WebMD.com
You Can Quit Smoking Tearsheets
Animated graphics and extensive discussions of topics in cardiology

Procedure Info.
How is bypass surgery done?
How is Angioplasty done?
How is Coronary angiogram done?
How is a pacemaker implanted?
What is Atrial Fibrillation?