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Heart Study Resources

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Guidelines / Standards for Management
• Rehabilitation
• Government Publications
• Network Sites
• Professional Bodies
• Statistics
• Useful Organisations
• Useful Websites

See also the General Study Resources page

Anatomy & Physiology

ECG Game for Students

ECG Library

Heart Rhythm Disorders Animation

Summary of Cardiovascular Disorders
The Merck Manual

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Guidelines for Management

Clinical Standards for Heart Disease (NHS QIS 2010)

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (ESC)

Joint British Societies Guidelines on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Clinical Practice (JBS2) (2005)

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Resuscitation Council (UK)

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Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation: BHF Cardiac Care and Education Research Group

CRIGS (Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group Scotland)
Evolving resource and research base for Scottish Cardiac Rehabilitation. No website available at present. Email:Louise Peardon

Scottish Campaign for Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Government Publications

Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care Action Plan
Launched by The Scottish Government in June 2009

Coronary Heart Disease Core Competencies for Health Care Staff
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) 2005.

Coronary Heart Disease / Stroke Strategy for Scotland (2002)
Long term plan for Coronary Heart Disease with an emphasis on primary prevention and inequality.

Coronary Heart Disease / Stroke Strategy for Scotland Update (2004)
Update on the progress of the Scottish Strategy.

National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease Leading the Way(2005)
Progress report for England and Wales.

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: We Must go Further (2006)
The Heart Health Network Executive Group.

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Network Sites

Heart Health Network

Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs)

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Professional Bodies

British Cardiovascular Society (BCS)

British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS)

European Society of Cardiology (ESCARDIO )

American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACS)

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Statistics

Heart Stats
BHF (British Heart Foundation) resource for up to date Cardiovascular statistics.

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Useful Organisations

Arrhythmia Alliance

British Heart Foundation (BHF)

British Hypertension Society (BHS)

Blood Pressure Association (BPA)

Cardiomyopathy Association

Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association (GUCH)

Heart Research UK

Scottish Heart Failure Nurses Forum

SHAPE (Study Group on Heart Failure Awareness and Perception in Europe)

SHARP (Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention)

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Useful Websites

Heart Surgery in Great Britain

InCirculation.net
AstroZenica site for health professionals.

MedScape: Cardiology

National Advisory Committee Coronary Heart Disease

Online Acute Coronary Syndrome Course (Free!)

Thrombosis Adviser
A resource for patients and doctors about thrombosis

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