CardioSmart Patient Fact Sheets
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CardioSmart Patient Fact Sheets
Patient Fact Sheets en Español

Do you need a reminder of what your doctors and nurses advised in your last office visit? Here are over 200 free, downloadable print-outs that go over the main points they want you to know about your heart condition and related health concerns. Be sure to ask your doctor or nurse any questions you may have about your particular needs. Click on the red button for this same list of fact sheets in Spanish.

Jump to: Heart Disease | Heart Failure | Your Tests | Major Risk Factors | Complications of Heart Disease | Diabetes | Exercise | Healthy Eating and Weight Management | Your Health | Mental and Emotional Health | End-of-Life Care
Heart Disease Back to Top
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Cardioversion?
Atrial Fibrillation: Taking Blood Thinners Safely
Heart Disease: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Heart Disease: Angioplasty
Heart Disease: Antiplatelet Treatment
Heart Disease: Aspirin
Heart Disease: Cardiac Catheterization
Heart Disease: Cardiac Rehab
Heart Disease: Chest Pain (Angina)
Heart Disease: Coping With Grief
Heart Disease: Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Heart Disease: Heart Attack
Heart Disease: How to Get Enough Exercise
Heart Disease: How to Manage Your Cholesterol
Heart Disease: How to Manage Your Life After a Heart Attack
Heart Disease: How Your Heart Works
Heart Disease: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Disease: Lifestyle Changes to Manage Cholesterol
Heart Disease: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Heart Problems: Beta-Blockers
Heart Problems: Taking Your Medicines Safely
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Warfarin: Tips for Safe Use
Heart Failure Back to Top
Heart Failure
Heart Failure: ACE Inhibitors
Heart Failure: Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists
Heart Failure: ARBs
Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight Daily
Heart Failure: Digoxin
Heart Failure: Diuretics
Heart Failure: Heart Rhythm Problems
Heart Failure: How Is It Diagnosed?
Heart Failure: How to Limit Your Fluids
Heart Failure: How to Limit Your Sodium
Heart Failure: Living With the Disease
Heart Failure: Making Lifestyle Changes
Heart Failure: Managing Other Diseases
Heart Failure: Medicines That Help Symptoms
Heart Failure: Medicines That Slow the Disease
Heart Failure: Medicines to Avoid
Heart Failure: Sleep Apnea
Heart Failure: Understanding the Symptoms
Heart Failure: Vasodilators
Your Tests Back to Top
Your Test: Blood Cell Count
Your Test: Cholesterol Test
Your Test: Diabetes Testing
Your Test: Echocardiograms
Your Test: How to Read Your Lab Test Results
Your Test: Lung Function Tests
Your Test: Prothrombin Time and INR
Your Test: Retinal Imaging
Major Risk Factors Back to Top
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure in Children
High Blood Pressure: ACE Inhibitors and ARBs
High Blood Pressure: Adding DASH to Your Life
High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol: Medicines
High Cholesterol: The TLC Diet
Smoking: How to Quit
Smoking: Should I Take Medicine to Quit?
Smoking: Should I Use Nicotine Replacement to Quit?
Complications of Heart Disease Back to Top
Kidney Disease: Controlling Your Blood Pressure
Kidney Disease: How the Kidneys Work
Kidney Disease: How to Lower Your Cholesterol
Kidney Disease: Kidney Function Tests
Kidney Disease: Medicines You Should Avoid
Kidney Disease: The Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Stroke
Stroke: Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke: Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Diabetes Back to Top
Diabetes, Type 1
Diabetes, Type 2: Prediabetes
Diabetes, Type 2: Taking Care of Yourself
Diabetes: All About Exercise
Diabetes: Basic Care
Diabetes: Blood Sugar Readings
Diabetes: Cholesterol Screening
Diabetes: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetes: Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes: Eye Exams
Diabetes: Gastroparesis
Diabetes: High Blood Sugar
Diabetes: How Drinking Affects This Disease
Diabetes: How to Care for Wounds
Diabetes: How to Count Carbohydrates
Diabetes: How to Create a Sick-Day Plan
Diabetes: How to Give a Mixed-Dose Insulin Shot
Diabetes: How to Give a Single-Dose Insulin Shot
Diabetes: How to Manage the Disease as a Senior
Diabetes: How to Manage Your Blood Pressure
Diabetes: How to Manage Your Cholesterol
Diabetes: How to Take Care of Your Feet
Diabetes: How to Test Your Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Insulin
Diabetes: Ketone Testing
Diabetes: Long-Term Problems
Diabetes: Low Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Microalbumin Urine Tests
Diabetes: Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetes: Sending Your Child to Day Care
Diabetes: Sending Your Child to School
Diabetes: Tips for Healthy Eating
Diabetes: Tips for Healthy Snacks
Diabetes: Tips for Planning Meals
Diabetes: Using the Plate Format to Plan Meals
Diabetes: Your A1c Test
Exercise Back to Top
Exercise: Being Active When You Have a Chronic Disease
Exercise: Finding Activities That Work for You
Exercise: Finding the Right Shoes
Exercise: Get Active as a Family
Exercise: How to Start
Exercise: How to Use a Pedometer
Exercise: Increasing Core Stability
Exercise: Measuring Intensity
Exercise: Setting Goals to Get Active
Exercise: Staying Motivated
Exercise: Strength Training
Exercise: The Key to Good Health
Exercise: Walking for Wellness
Healthy Eating and Weight Management Back to Top
Healthy Eating: Breakfast Ideas
Healthy Eating: Controlling Your Portions
Healthy Eating: Cutting Calories
Healthy Eating: Dealing With Emotional Eating
Healthy Eating: Dietary Supplements
Healthy Eating: Dinner Ideas
Healthy Eating: Eating More Fruits and Vegetables
Healthy Eating: Ethnic Foods
Healthy Eating: Grocery Shopping
Healthy Eating: Heart-Healthy Fats
Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Eat Healthy Foods
Healthy Eating: How to Cut Back on Fats
Healthy Eating: How to Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet
Healthy Eating: How to Eat a Low-Salt Diet
Healthy Eating: How to Get More Fiber in Your Diet
Healthy Eating: How to Get the Right Amount of Potassium
Healthy Eating: How to Read Food Labels
Healthy Eating: How to Read Food Labels to Cut Back on Sodium
Healthy Eating: How to Start Eating Better
Healthy Eating: Lunch Ideas
Healthy Eating: Making Better Choices When You Eat Out
Healthy Eating: Meal Planning
Healthy Eating: Smart Ways to Save Money
Healthy Eating: Snack Tips
Healthy Eating: The DASH Diet
Healthy Eating: Tips for Cooking Healthy Meals
Healthy Eating: Tips for Kids and Teens
Healthy Eating: Tips for Parents
Healthy Eating: Too Many Sugary Drinks?
Healthy Eating: Using a Food Journal
Weight Management: BMI
Weight Management: Body Fat
Weight Management: Exercise for Weight Control
Weight Management: Healthy Eating
Weight Management: How to Reach a Healthy Weight
Weight Management: How to Tell If You're at a Healthy Weight
Your Health Back to Top
Breathing Problems: How to Control Stress
Breathing Problems: How Your Lungs Work
Flu: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine?
Gum Disease
Headaches: Migraine
Headaches: Recurring Migraines
Metabolic Syndrome
Pregnancy: Gestational Diabetes
Pregnancy: Gestational Diabetes and Eating
Pregnancy: High Blood Pressure
Pregnancy: How to Exercise
Senior Health: High-Risk Medicines
Senior Health: How to Exercise
Senior Health: How to Manage Pain
Senior Health: Preventing Falls
Senior Health: When Medicine Affects Your Balance
Sick-Day Plan When You Have a Health Condition
Sleep Apnea: CPAP Breathing Machines
Thyroid Disease: How Your Thyroid Works
Thyroid Disease: Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Disease: Hypothyroidism
Your Child's Health: Good Habits
Your Health: Alcohol
Your Health: Complementary Medicine
Your Health: CPR Training
Your Health: Hepatitis B Shot
Your Health: How to Find Emotional Support
Your Health: How to Keep a Pain Diary
Your Health: How to Lower Your Stress
Your Health: How to Measure Your Pulse
Your Health: How To Monitor Your Medicines
Your Health: How to Partner with Your Doctor
Your Health: How to Prevent Falls
Your Health: How to Prevent Food Poisoning
Your Health: How to Talk to Your Doctor About Pain
Your Health: How to Use a Sodium Diary
Your Health: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Your Health: Questions to Ask About Your Medicines
Your Health: Screening Tests for Women
Your Health: Should I Try Complementary Medicine?
Your Health: Stay Active While You Heal
Your Health: Staying Safe When You Take Several Medicines
Your Health: Substance Abuse Self-Test
Your Health: Tips for Caregivers
Your Health: Tips for Taking Medicine Safely
Your Health: Tips to Manage Holiday Stress
Your Health: Tips to Stay Safe and Healthy
Your Health: Vaccinations
Your Health: Vitamin K
Your Health: What to Do When Chronic Disease Affects Your Sex Life
Your Health: Work-Life Balance
Your Health: Your Risk of Kidney Disease
Mental and Emotional Health Back to Top
Anxiety and Panic
Depression
Depression: Dealing With Chronic Disease
Depression: How to Handle Depression At Work
Depression: Treatments
Depression: Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants
Depression: Using a Symptom Diary
Depression: What If I'm Not Getting Better?
Depression: Who Can Treat You?
Emotional Problems: Depression, Anxiety, and Anger
Emotional Problems: Staying Well After Release From the Hospital
End-of-Life Care Back to Top
End-of-Life Care: Advance Directives
End-of-Life Care: Do I Want Life Support?
End-of-Life Care: Do I Want to Stop Life-Prolonging Treatment?
End-of-Life Care: Durable Power of Attorney
End-of-Life Care: How to Plan for Your Advanced Care
End-of-Life Care: Writing an Advance Directive

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