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A Heart in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Graphic)
- Diagram of a heart in dialated cardiomyopathy compared with a normal heart at en-systole (end of contraction). (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/He
artInDilatedCardiomyopathy.htm
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Diagram of the Heart
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http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/Di
agramofHeart.htm
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Genes and Disease - Heart and Blood Vessels
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.chapter.46
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Heart and Circulation (MEDLINE plus)
- Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information related to the heart and circulation. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartandcirculation.html
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Hearts and Arteries
- To understand why aging is so closely linked to cardiovascular disease, and ultimately to understand the causes and cures for this group of diseases, it is essential to understand what is happening in the heart and arteries during normal aging-aging in the absence of disease. This understanding has.moved forward dramatically in the last 20 years. The purpose of this book is to tell the story of this progress, describe some of the most important findings, and give a sense of what may lie ahead. (National Institute on Aging)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/AgingHeartsandArteri
es/
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Heart, Lung, Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders and Conditions Index
- This Web-based health index gives you a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html
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How the Heart Works
- To understand congenital heart defects its helpful to know how the normal heart works. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/chd/chd_heartworks.html
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NINDS Sleep Apnea Information Page
- Information about sleep apnea. What is Sleep Apnea? Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sleep_apnea/sleep_apnea.htm
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Research in the News: How Do Your Blood Vessels Grow (Grades 9-12)
- The growth of blood vessels is called angiogenesis. The word comes from two Greek words, angeion, which means vessel, and genesis, which means birth. (ARCHIVE: 1997) (Office of Science Education)
http://science.education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/Educational+Resources/Topics/He
art+&+Circulation/52BEB73E7AEACC5F85256CCD007276E1
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Visible Human Project
- Fact sheet about the Visible Human Project that includes links to sample images and the Visible Human Project web site. This project involved the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
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