Cardiology Associations

Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
From this site, you can register for membership, keep in touch with groups in areas affecting your field, and order continuing medical education materials.

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Look here for membership, programming, legislative, clinical practice guidelines, and publication information from the AACVPR.

American College of Cardiology
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a professional society of physicians, surgeons, and scientists specializing in cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. From this Web site, you can access ACC's database of publications, news releases, and links to other cardiovascular Web sites. Health care professionals can register for quick access to clinical guidelines, newsletter articles, meeting abstracts, and career information.

American College of Chest Physicians
This AACP site provides access to the table of contents and abstracts of the journal, CHEST; the quarterly newsletter, ChestSoundings; a calendar of upcoming professional education meetings; consensus statements; and practice guidelines.

American Heart Association
Here you can find information regarding food & nutrition, exercise, legislation, tips on talking to health care providers, and support group contacts. Included is the American Heart Association's 1999 Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide, which provides a complete collection of full-text resources as well as their Biostatistical Fact Sheets. New to this site is the American Heart Association Women's Web site which provides the facts on women's heart disease and stroke risks. This section is designed especially for health care practitioners and contains information on research programs, statistics, scientific publications, and continuing medical education opportunities for licensed physicians. Complete information about the AHA Scientific Conference is included. Links to patient education resources ae provided.

British Heart Foundation
Death rates from coronary artery disease are quite high in the UK. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) provides a comprehensive site designed to educate and inform health care professionals and consumers. Includes a glossary of heart terms and full-text resources for consumers and statistics and information on research support for professionals.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Here you will find national publications as well as current information concerning grants/contracts, clinical trials, and other research-related information for cardiovascular health professionals.