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Drug treatment for angina
A good review of drug treatment for angina and coronary artery disease

Screening for coronary artery disease in people without symptoms
An excellent, if detailed, review of the rationale for screening asymptomatic individuals.

Coronary artery disease
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat.

Silent ischemia
Could coronary artery disease be causing you problems without your knowing? From the Texas Heart Instititue

Coronary artery disease
A concise review by Intellihealth.com

Atherosclerosis
A review of the process that causes coronary artery disease

Cardiac Syndrome X
A review of Cardiac Syndrome X - angina without apparent coronary artery disease - by HeartCenter Online

Coronary artery fly-through
From G.E., a number of medical 3-D fly-throughs, includes a good one of coronary arteries

Is coronary artery disease caused by bacterial infection?
Researchers consider evidence that coronary artery disease is related to a bacterial infection.

Plaque Rupture
Plaque rupture is the process that initiates many heart attacks and strokes. This review from HeartCenter Online describes the problem.

Screening for coronary artery disease
How doctors screen for coronary artery disease

Angina, nitric oxide and nitroglycerin
From the National Academy of Science, an excellent and extensive review the role of nitric oxide (NO) and nitroglycerin in regulating blood vessel tone.

EECP - Secret Cardiology
A review by your Guide of EECP - Enhanced External CounterPulsation - a promising new therapy for angina, and why the cardiology community seems to be ignoring it.

Angina and coronary artery disease
A series of well-written articles from LifeHeart.com

EECP International Registry
The University of Pittsburgh's International Registry for EECP. This site contains many useful resources.

EECP.com
This site is maintained by Vasomedical, Inc, the outfit that manufactures EECP equipment. The side is an ad, but is a good resource for the latest scientific informationon EECP.

Coronary artery spasm
Short article from Texas Heart Institute on coronary artery spasm

Coronary artery spasm
A blurb from your government

DrKoop on coronary artery spasm
A brief description of coronary artery spasm from Dr. Koop

Cleveland Clinic on coronary artery spasm
A brief description from one of the leading cardiac institutions

Chelation therapy
A sober review of chelation therapy by HeartCenter Online

How to survive a heart attack - the 1st 24 hours
What to do if you think you may be having a heart attack - the all-important first few hours. By your guide.

How to survive a heart attack - after the first day
This article tells what is SUPPOSED to happen after the first day of a heart attack, so you can make sure it happens to you. From your Guide.

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