Patient Education
- ACE Inhibitors (PDF - 162KB)
- After Your Heart Attack
- Amiodarone
- Aortic Aneurysms, Abdominal (PDF - 145KB)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Beta-blockers (PDF - 45KB)
- Biventricular Pacing (PDF - 138KB)
- C-Reactive Protein (PDF - 105KB)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Anatomy and Stent
- Coumadin
- Diet: Calorie and Fat Intake
- Diet: Cholesterol and Your Heart
- Diet: Cholesterol: Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol
- Diet: Nutrition Labels
- Diet: Salt (Sodium)
- Diet: Sodium Content of Common Foods
- Diet: Types of Fats
- Dofetilide
- Endocarditis: What is Endocarditis? (PDF - 94KB)
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis, Cardiac Indications
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis, Medication Regimens
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis, Procedures Where Indicated
- High Blood Pressure - Home Monitoring
- High Blood Pressure - Lifestyle Changes
- Managing Your Heart Failure
- Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (PDF - 110KB)
- Pacemakers (PDF - 60KB)
- Valvular Disease - Aortic Stenosis
- Valvular Disease - Aortic Regurgitation
- Valvular Disease - Mitral Valve Disease (PDF - 240KB)
- Syncope (Fainting or Passing Out)
Other Sites/Links
Women & Heart Disease:
- Women: Healthy Heart Handbook for Women, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Women: Heart Disease & Women , American Academy of Family Physicians
Heart Disease:
- Angina, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Arrhythmias, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Cardiomyopathy, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Smoking: You Can Quit Smoking, Surgeon General
- Electrophysiology Education, Heart Rhythm Society
Nutrition:
Organizations:
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Maine Medical Center
- MaineHealth
- MaineGeneral Medical Center
- Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology
- Vascular-Web
Information on Procedures and Devices:
- Our website provides information on many cardiovascular procedures and devices in our Services section.
