Resources
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
One of the country's leading, innovative non-profits, dedicated to curing heart disease. Responsible for educating the public about diet, excercise, and the dangers of smoking.
American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org
This division of the American Heart Association is focused on education and prevention of stroke. A stroke is also known as a "brain attack" and is a potentially fatal event deriving from many of the same factors that cause a heart attack.
California Smokers' Helpline
www.tobaccofreeca.com
1-800-NO-BUTTS
In various languages and for the hearing-impaired, this helpline offers materials, referrals, and counseling. Focus is on quitting smoking and on quitting chewing tobacco.
Harbor-UCLA EBCT Ultrafast Scanner
www.labiomed.org/cardiology/ebt/
For body or heart scans, we recommend the electron-beam Imatron scanner. This facility in the South Bay area of Los Angeles county has pioneered the CT coronary angiogram.
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