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Heart Disease Prevention and
Information:
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Best overall site for continually
updated heart related information and cholesterol clinic
information developed by Dan Rader, MD
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www.heartinfo.com |
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Website for the Society of
Atherosclerosis Imaging involved in developing guidelines
for integrating imaging modalities and conventional risk factor
assessment.
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www.sai.org |
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Emerging issues in
atherosclerosis
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www.americanheart.org/ |
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Website of the
American Heart Association
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www.americanheart.org |
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Patient and physician sections
reviewing the newest national cholesterol guidelines. Can
calculate 10 year risk at this site.
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ |
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Laboratories for risk factor analysis and
nonpharmacologic products we recommend:
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Leading
laboratory for sophisticated
cholesterol analysis. |
www.berkeleyheartlab.com |
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Specialized laboratory division of AspirinWorks that performs
various tests including coagulation, cholesterol. Home of the
AspirinWorks aspirin resistance test recommended for those
considering such therapy. |
www.AspirinWorks.com |
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Electron Beam Tomography and centers using the scanner:
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Website for Imatron, the manufacturer of the revolutionary
Electron Beam Tomography scanner. Lots of information about scanner
including differences between EBT and spiral CT |
www.imatron.com |
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Website
of several heartscan centers using electron beam tomography.
Great information concerning the difference between EBT and spiral
CT. |
www.heartscan.com
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Coronary imaging center directed by
leading authority John A. Rumberger, MD, a medical consultant
to Colorado Heart & Body Imaging |
www.ohio-heart.com
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Site
of the famous Cooper Clinic in Dallas that uses EBT imaging
in their executive medical assessments. Go to www.cooperwellness.com
radio archives section to review discussion on EBT by our director
with Dr. Cooper (5/27/00 beginning at minute 28). |
www.cooperaerobics.com
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Well
designed website showing the range of capabilities of EBT imaging
(heart, lung, abdomen, colon at Lifescore in La Jolla developed by
Dr. Michael Wright
(cardiologist) and Dr. Tabita Wright (radiologist)
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www.lifescore.com
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Resources for lung information — |
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National Lung Health Education Program.
Excellent resource for lung disease prevention strategies,
spirometry and smoking cessation advice by leading pulmonologist
Dr.Thomas Petty. |
www.nlhep.org |
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Information and forums about respiratory disease from the
nation's top facility dedicated to lung disease and asthma, National
Jewish Medical and Research Center. |
www.nationaljewish.org
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Excellent smoking cessation programs
from National Jewish with an online version (JustQuit On-Line) and
one with professional follow-up (JustQuit One-on-One) |
www.justquit.org
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American Association for Respiratory Care
Good updates on news related to respiratory health |
www.aarc.org |
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National Emphysema Foundation
Lots of feature articles concerning chronic obstructive lung
disease |
www.emphysemafoundation.org
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Early diagnosis of Lung Cancer and treatment |
http://www.lungcancerfrontiers.org/ |
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Alliance for Lung Cancer
advocacy, support and education. Excellent site dedicated to
diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Great resource material for
early detection. |
www.alcase.org
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International Collaboration to Screen for Lung Cancer.
Summarizes conferences on lung cancer screening at NY Cornell. |
http://icscreen.med.cornell.edu
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Excellent site for understanding
lungscanning with EBT as performed at La Jolla center
called Lifescore. |
www.lifescore.com/lungscore.htm
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Resources for colon information — |
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The manufacturer of the Viatronix System. This
site contains excellent FAQs and images. |
www.viatronix.com |
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The center for virtual colonoscopy at Boston
Medical Center.They are a great source for information as well
as courses in the field. |
www.virtualcolonoscopy.net |
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
http://www1.wfubmc.edu |
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National Cancer Institute's
screening recommendations for colonoscopy. |
www.nci.nihgov |
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Colorado Health Sites — |
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A
unique new service which improves your access to your doctors,
to medical advice and to your records…ask your doctor to join this
service. |
www.reachmydoctor.com |
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Dr.
Gordon Ens is a leading expert in
laboratory testing of various clotting factors and is involved in
the American Thrombosis Association. Cholesterol testing and tests
for aspirin resistance are performed here at AspirinWorks/Colorado
coagulation consultants in Aurora. |
www.AspirinWorks.com |
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