Medical Links

The following sites provide access to information relevant to the treatment of heart failure and the use of ventricular assist devices.

Government
Agency for Health Care Research & Quality
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Food & Drug Administration
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine

Organizations/Associations/Societies
American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
European Society of Cardiology
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
World Health Organization

Publications/Journals
Please note that some publications require a subscription and/or registration.

American Heart Journal
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Chest
Circulation
Harvard Heart Letter
Heart Surgery Forum
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

Additional Resources
American Heart Association
Anticoagulation Forum
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
Cardiosource
CTSnet
Pubmed
TheHeart.org