by Debra Wood, RN
American Heart Association
Address:
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone:
1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721)
Internet Address:
http://www.americanheart.org/
Description of services provided:
The American Heart Association provides general information about heart disease, including educational information, news, research, health programs, and dietary information.
American Stroke Association
1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653 )
http://www.strokeassociation.org/
The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association. The website provides general information about stroke, including educational information, news, research, health programs, and dietary information.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
301-592-8573
Internet address:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
This division of the National Institutes of Health provides brochures and handouts, news and press releases, and information about clinical trials.
Last reviewed September 2012 by Brian Randall
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