American College of Cardiology:

Home page of the ACC with information about meetings, educational programs and products.

American Heart Association (professional site):

Access to meeting schedules, registration information, all of the AHA's journals, CME programs, etc.

Brazilian Society of Cardiology:

Rio de Janeiro is the site of the 13th World Congress of Cardiology in 1998. There is also an English version
of this site.

Bundesverband Niedergelassener Kardiologen (BNK):

The BNK or Germany Society of Cardiologists in Private Practice, provides internal communications
and internet access to its members, and current information for training, scholarly articles, etc.
for public access. The BNK also publishes the journal Herz .

Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology (CAIC):

You will need a password for this site, which can be obtained online.

Cleveland Clinic Heart Center:

Home page for one of the most widely-acclaimed heart centers in the world

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (German Cardiac Society):

Home page of the DGK, in German, with a section that also provides information in English .

Dotter Interventional Institute:

Located at Oregon Health Sciences University , this site is dedicated to the Charles Dotter, the
father of interventional radiology.

Emory University Divison of Cardiology:

Information on fellowship programs, faculty, and links to other sites (several areas under construction at present)

European Society of Cardiology :

Wide range of information about the society and its annual congresses, meetings,
national societies, guidelines.

Federación Argentina de Cardiología (FAC):

This home page of the Argentine Federation of Cardiology allows you to choose Spanish or English versions.
It contains history, list of committees, etc.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

The site for the U.S. government's regulatory branch

Instituto Nacional de Cirugia Cardíaca (INCC):

Situated in Montevideo , Uruguay , the INCC has performed more than 45,000 invasive procedures
since 1976, including MP, CABG and APTC (PTCA), with stent implants. The INCC also maintains a
national network for cardiac image transmission over the internet. This Spanish-language site offers
information, image submission and links to other cardiology sites.

Miami Heart Research Institute:

Miami Heart Research Institute, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization which was established in 1944 that
pursues advancements in cardiovascular medicine through research and education.
Site provides online information about function, complications, detection, treatment and research;
also articles and events.

Mount Sinai Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute:

From Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City , USA

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:

Part of the U.S. Federal Government's National Institutes of Health, this site contains information
about the NHLBI's research and educational activities.

The Radial Force:

The Radial Force is a working group of transradial coronary angioplasters. The website will provide
all updated available information, meetings, etc. concerning the transradial technique.

Radiological Society of North America:

Major national organization dedicated to continuing scientific education to radiologists, physicists and
allied scientists. Holds an annual meeting in Chicago , usually at the end of November.

Francisco Heart Institute:

Programs, meetings, live demonstration courses and cardiology resource links from the SFHI,
founded by interventional pioneer, Richard K. Myler, M.D.

The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions:

Founded in 1976 by Melvin Judkins and F. Mason Sones , emphasis is placed on the development
of quality standards for laboratories, establishment of criteria for credentialing physicians and directors
and presentation of guidelines for training in cardiac catheterization and angiography.

The Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology :

Founded in 1989, the goals of this society are to improve the integration of vascular biological
advances into medical practice, and to maintain high standards of clinical vascular medicine.
The Society is distinguished by its emphasis on clinical approaches to vascular disorders.

Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (SCVIR):

Contains meeting information, patient and educational materials; holds an annual meeting,
usually in February.

Stanford University Medical Center:

Access to the resources of one of the leading university-based interventional medical centers in the U.S.

Texas Heart Institute:

Information about the Institute, which was founded by the pioneering surgeon, Denton A. Cooley, M.D.

Thoraxcentre:

An important resource in European cardiology, the Thoraxcentre holds a number of educational
courses for interventionists. Course Director, Patrick Serruys, has been responsible for many
of the major clinical trials for stents and other devices.

University of South Florida Heart Center:

A wealth of online resources on interventional and general cardiology, includes
"case of the week" and descriptions for patients of a number of interventional procedures.

Cardiology Journals Online

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis:

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., this is the official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography .
The journal focuses on material of "immediate practical value" to clinicians. A wide range of
peer-reviewed articles and commentaries covers controversial subjects and evolving technologies.
Wiley Interscience is currently providing guest access at no charge to CCD and their entire line
of journals (register on this site).

Circulation:

This site contains current and archived issues of this American Heart Association journal.
You can search and access more than 30 years' worth of articles — full text. If you are not a
member of the AHA, or a subscriber to the journal, you can still search, but display is limited to abstracts.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC):
This site is published by Elsevier Science Inc. and now includes a searchable database.

Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA):

Peer-reviewed, primary source, highly selected clinical science, disease prevention,
and health policy information for physicians and other health professionals. Information
that becomes breaking news for the public.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology:

A description of the journal with information on submissions.

Journal of Interventional Cardiology:

The Official Journal of the International Society of Cardiovascular Interventionists
(ISCI) posts a table of contents for past issues, and allows one to order a sample copy online.

Journal Watch — Cardiology:

A brand new search engine for major medical journals, published by the Massachusetts
Medical Society, is now in a FREE trial period.

The Lancet:

This international journal now offers free online registration. An added "factoid" is that the
very first published announcement of PTCA in humans was a letter to the editor of The Lancet
by Andreas Gruentzig in 1978.

Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry:

A trade publication for the medical device industry, published by Canon Communications

New England Journal of Medicine:

A weekly journal reporting the results of important medical research worldwide that is
owned and published by the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Seminars in Interventional Cardiology:

Edited by Patrick W. Serruys, M.D. and published quarterly, this is a topical, research-based
review journal that presents a comprehensive view of a rapidly evolving field.
The page lists the contents for the past two years' issues, and ordering information from
W.B. Saunders Company.

Cardiology Resources on the Internet

American Heart Association — Resources for Information:

A good starting list of other cardiology resources on the Internet, listing many of the major sites

Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD — A Physician's Guide to Medical Resources on the Web:

Dr. Chung is Emory ( Atlanta , Georgia , USA ) affiliated and has put together an interesting site,
filled with medical links with many in the cardiology area. A self-confessed email "junkie",
Dr. Chung's site is a good example of what can be done by an independent publisher
on the World Wide Web.

Cardiology Compass:

A site full of cardiology links — originally developed by John Murphy, MD at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis , Missouri , USA , this site is now maintained
and supported by Dr. Murphy as a service to the clinical community. Like many sites listed here,
this is another good example of what one person can accomplish on this most
interesting medium, the Internet.

Cardiology Home Page:

Another personal page of links and information, created and maintained by by Dr. Michael Wan,
Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital . Hong Kong .

Cardiology.Org

A site with a wide range of topics in general cardiology, with major emphasis on exercise testing,
the expertise of one of its authors, Victor F. Froelicher, MD

CARDIOnet®

This site is headquartered in Zagreb , Croatia . You will need to register, which can be done
online with immediate access. This site seems to be in the process of expanding; currently
it is mostly a listing of meetings and a few articles. Not to be confused with "CARDIO.NET" listed above.

Cardiovascular Research Institute of Southern California:

This group, based in Beverly Hills , is affiliated with the Cardiovascular Medical Group of
Southern California (CVMG) and Access Clinical Trials (ACT). Patients can get answers to
simple inquires and questions regarding health care and general matters at no charge as a public service.

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service®

Divided into patient and professional resources, you can find out the latest information about
clinical trials, new FDA approvals, current research.

Congenital Heart Disease Information and Resources:

Sponsored by the Children's Health Information Network, consists of interactive forums,
resources, and Internet links for families, adults with CHD, nurses, and other health
professionals with an interest in Pediatric Cardiology

Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Doctor's Guide HomePage:

Published by P\S\L Consulting Group Inc., this is a broad-based site, not confined to cardiology alone.
"Doctor's Guide" is sponsored by more than 30 pharmaceutical companies.

DrYnot's Home Heart Page:

Created by Tony DeFrance, MD, an interventioal cardiologist in Santa Barbara , California ,
USA , this site contain good definitions and descriptions of procedures for patients.

Heart Preview Gallery:

"An Online Exploration of the Human Heart": an educational resource for a lay audience.
It was developed by the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia . If you are connecting
via standard phone lines, have patience, as the multimedia files take a bit of time to download.

Healthlinks.Net:

The Healthlinks.net directory lists web sites that offer professional-level healthcare information.
Their descriptions are unbiased, third-party reviews. Before a site is added, it must be approved
by a review panel of healthcare professionals. Although normally a password-restricted site,
it is currently available to all by using "test" and "drive" as the user name and password.

Medical Device Link:

Make your own balloon — this is a new and expanding site for anyone interested in the
medical device industry. The site contains content from the publications of Canon Communications,
as well as news, commentary, a suppliers directory, links related specifically to the
medical device industry, regulatory bodies, and much more.

Med Help International:

Med Help International provides consumer medical information via their free "virtual medical center".
Site includes: the largest searchable medical library, (Q and A) forums, news,
patient to patient networking. This site is connected with the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center
and is an excellent patient resource!

Medscape® — The Online Resource for Better Patient Care

For health professionals and interested consumers, features thousands of free full-text,
peer-reviewed articles, medical news, MEDLINE, and interactive quizzes. Updated daily!

National Library of Medicine

Mostly a source of information as to what is available from the NLM.

NetMedicine

A new site with some interesting features, such as free Medline, a patient simulator, drug database, and MedFinder™ Search.

Physicians' Press

Site offers a "case of the month", with commentaries by leading interventionalists,
meetings and bookstore.