Coronary Artery Disease: Health Tools

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Health Tools

Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


	Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
	Should I have a coronary calcium scan to check for heart disease?
	Should I have an angiogram to test for coronary artery disease?
	Should I have angioplasty for stable angina?
	Should I have coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery?
	Should I stop life-prolonging treatment?
	Should I take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack or a stroke?
	Should I take medicine for high blood pressure?
	Should I take statins for high cholesterol?

	Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
	Heart disease: Eating a heart-healthy diet
	Heart disease: Exercising for a healthy heart
	Heart disease: Walking for a healthy heart

	Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
	Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
	Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
	Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?
	Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?

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Last updated:	May 29, 2008
Author:	Robin Parks, MS
Reviewed By:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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