Resources

Heart health screenings

Community Heart and Vascular offers a number of free or low-cost cardiovascular screenings to help you understand your risk for heart attack, vascular disease and more. Find a screening >>

Mended Hearts support group

Our local chapter of Mended Hearts offers in-hospital support for heart patients as well as free monthly support groups at which heart patients and caregivers can socialize, learn and network. Learn more >> 

Warning signs of a heart attack

Learn these five signs that may indicate a heart attack. Minutes count! Warning signs >>

Ask a cardiovascular physician

Ask your heart health related questions and get answers from our experts. Ask your question at heartquestion.eCommunity.com.

Cardiovascular health library

Visit Community Health Network’s online health library for more information about these cardiovascular topics and more:

  • Anatomy of the heart and cardiovascular systems
  • Cardiac testing and procedures
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Cardiac conditions and diseases
  • Heart surgery
  • Vascular conditions and diseases
  • Disease prevention

Websites for heart care

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs (from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime

American College of Cardiology
www.ACC.org

American Heart Association
www.AmericanHeart.org

Clinical Cardiology
www.Clinical-Cardiology.org

Indiana Patient Safety Center
www.indianapatientsafety.org

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org

National Institutes of Health
www.NIG.gov

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