Connecting over 3000 professionals involved in all levels of cardiovascular service (administration, management, nursing and technology) and involved in all specialties (invasive, noninvasive, echo, cardiopulmonary).
Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is dedicated to the professional development of its members, through information, networking, and educational opportunities. Central to the mission is the improvement in the quality of life for patients and their families.
Connecting over 3000 professionals involved in all levels of cardiovascular service (administration, management, nursing and technology) and involved in all specialties (invasive, noninvasive, echo, cardiopulmonary).
Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is dedicated to the professional development of its members, through information, networking, and educational opportunities. Central to the mission is the improvement in the quality of life for patients and their families.
The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to advocate for quality cardiovascular care—through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines—and to influence health care policy.
The American Heart Association is divided physically into the National Center (located in Dallas, Texas) and 12 affiliate offices that cover the United States and Puerto Rico. Millions of volunteers and donors support our efforts every year.
For more than 40 years, the British Heart Foundation has been at the forefront of the fight against heart disease, funding research, education, care and much more.
The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. Research is related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders.
The Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library is being developed to provide high quality, evidence-based information on all of aspects of cardiovascular diseases.
The Heart and Blood Vessels Center presents reliable and up-to-date information on the circulatory system, including diseases and conditions, and steps that you can take to keep your heart healthy.
From The Franklin Institute Science Museum and Unisys Corporation comes this electronic tour of the heart. The tour guide takes you through each section of the heart, recommends additional resources, provides a brief glossary, and tests you.
AGREE stands for "Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation". It originates from an international collaboration of researchers and policy makers who work together to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines by establishing a shared framework for their development, reporting and assessment.
The Guidelines International Network is an international not-for-profit association of organisations and individuals involved in clinical practice guidelines. Founded in November 2002, G-I-N has grown to 67 organisational members and partners representing 32 countries from North and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania - plus WHO.
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health (for management of diseases within the National Health Service in England and Wales).
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides information about new and generic drug approvals, FDA news alerts, regulatory legislation, and guidelines for new drug applications.
MedWatch is an FDA Web page that provides timely information about product safety alerts, recalls, withdrawals, and important labeling changes on the drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
As an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH conducts research into preventing, detecting, diagnosing, and treating diseases and disabilities.
The goals of ORD are to stimulate and coordinate research on rare diseases and to support research to respond to the needs of patients who have any one of the more than 6,000 rare diseases known today.
Database providing a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored by the Johns Hopkins University Medical School and developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Established by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center employs experienced information specialists to answer in English or Spanish questions from the general public, including patients and their families, health care professionals, and biomedical researchers.
The Genetic Alliance Web site has a searchable database of hundreds of disease support groups, representing more than a thousand diseases, with links to all of their Web sites. It also offers general genetic information.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.
Use this site to find a wealth of information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA.
This FDA website provides information, contacts, guidelines, educational materials, and FDA-specific regulations relating to good clinical practice standards in clinical trials.
Site aiming to increase the availability, and promote the exchange, of information about ongoing randomised controlled trials including the NHS in England and US ClinicalTrials.gov.
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of cardiovascular disease, including original clinical studies, experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance, state-of-the-art papers, and viewpoints.
To provide the reader with primary investigation, scholarly review, and opinion concerning the practice of cardiovascular medicine and to emphasize the economics of medical care and the organization of the cardiovascular practice.
The British Journal of Cardiology provides reviews and discussions of current developments in cardiology and other relevant specialities to cardiologists and general practitioners with an interest in this field.
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (JCE) keeps its readership well informed of the latest developments in the study and management of arrhythmic disorders.
