The Heart

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Anatomy & Physiology: K-12 TLC Guide Biology: K-12 TLC Guide Fitness & Wellness: K-12 TLC Guide Medical Research: K-12 TLC Guide

Artificial Heart & Heart Transplants, Blood, Cardiovascular System
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Cholesterol, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Stroke
Pacemakers

Hoops for Heart, Jump Rope for Heart

Labs and Experiments

The Heart	Cooley, Denton A.: K-12 TLC Guide. Haller, Albrecht von: K-12 TLC Guide. Taussig, Helen Brooke: K-12 TLC Guide. Thomas, Vivien: K-12 TLC Guide. Williams, Daniel Hale: K-12 TLC Guide. American Heart Association. An Online Exploration, The Franklin Institute Science Museum Hearts and Hypertension: Blazing Genetic Trails, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TheHistoryNet: 10/16/1984: Baboon Heart Transplanted into Baby Fae. Models in Medicine and the BioSciences, The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.: An Interactive Cardiovascular Simulation. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. National Public Radio: Early to Bed Keeps Heart Healthy. Estrogen and Women's Health: 4/5/2000 (audio: 3:30). Herbal Supplements Can Wreak Havoc With Heart Drugs. How Revving Up Your Heart Rate, Even A Bit, Pays Off. New Method for Unblocking Arteries: 1/24/2001 (audio: 4:30). Newborn Heart Surgery. Nuclear Fallout Solves Heart Mystery. 'The Sublime Engine:' A Biography of the Human Heart. Transplantee Runs Marathon: 4/17/2000 (audio: 3:39). *WebMD: Heart Healthy Diet*.
The Heart Artificial Heart & Heart Transplants	Organ Transplants: K-12 TLC Guide. 05/03/1968: Houston's Denton Cooley Performs the First Heart Transplant in the United States, Texas State Historical Association. 05/31/1968: The First Canadian Heart Transplant Is Performed, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 03/23/1983: Death of Barney Clark, the World's First Recipient of a Permanent Artificial Heart, History Channel. BBC: 05/03/1968: Great Britain's First Heart Transplant Is Successfully Completed in London. 08/26/1994: British Man Receives First Battery-Operated Heart. Artificial Hearts: Jarvik, Robert, MIT American Inventors and Inventions, Smithsonian Institution. Building A Better Heart, The Franklin Institute Science Museum On-This-Day: 09/11/1952: First Artificial Heart Valve Implanted. Utah Artificial Heart Program. Heart Transplants: Dr. Christiaan Barnard: K-12 TLC Guide. American Heart Association: Heart Transplants in Infants and Children. Heart Transplant Statistics. Cardiothoracic Transplant, University of Maryland Heart Center. Columbia University. HistoryLink. Mayo Clinic. MedicineNet. National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: An Ailing Man Fears Breaking His Borrowed Heart. Northwestern Memorial Hospital. PBS. Seattle Children's Hospital. Thinkquest. WebMD.
The Heart Blood	Cohn, Edwin J.: K-12 TLC Guide. Halsted, William Steward: K-12 TLC Guide. Perutz, Max: K-12 TLC Guide. How Stuff Works: Human Blood Types. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Dialysis: An Experiment in Universal Health Care. Researchers Resurrect Blood of Woolly Mammoth. Sickle Cell Anemia: K-12 TLC Guide. ABO Groups: ARUP Blood Services. Madison Area Technical College: National Forensic Science Technology Center. National Institutes of Health. Nobel Foundation. Palomar Community College. UK Blood Transfusion & Tissue Transplantation Services . University of Arizona. University of California Irvine (pdf). Rh Factors: About.com. American Pregnancy Association: The Franklin Institute. Kids Health. Mayo Clinic. Palomar Community College. University of Arizona. Blood Cell Morphology: Amgen. Atlas of Hematology. CellAVision: Guilin Medical University. University of Delaware. University of Virginia. The Commonwealth Medical College Library. Blood Transfusions: American Cancer Society (pdf). Centers for Disease Control: LearnBloodTransfusion. Mayo Clinic. MedicineNet. PBS. Resource Nurse.
The Heart Cardiovascular System	Harvey, William: K-12 TLC Guide. Ignarro, Louis J.: K-12 TLC Guide. Murad, Ferid: K-12 TLC Guide. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation: K-12 TLC Guide. Stroke: K-12 TLC Guide. TheHistoryNet: 11/15/1922: Alexis Carrel Discovers the White Corpuscle. How Stuff Works: Rebreathers. National Public Radio (audio): Diagnosing High Blood Pressure: 5/4/00 (4:00). High Altitude Training: 09/22/00 (5:15). Promising Blood Pressure Drugs: 3/30/00 (3:05). Salt Intake and Blood Pressure: 5/17/00 (4:00).
The Heart Cardio- Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)	Safar, Peter: K-12 TLC Guide. American Heart Association: Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2003 Update. CPR Is for Everyone!, Los Angeles Fire Department, CA. National Public Radio: CPR Simplified (audio: 3:45). CPR Guidelines Revised: 2000 (audio: 4:00). Hands-Only CPR Skips Steps But Saves Lives. Measuring CO2 Levels to Determine If CPR Is Working. Mouth-to-Mouth In CPR Might Be Overrated. Personal Safety, City of Phoenix, AZ: What is CPR? Facts. Risk Factors. Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack.
The Heart Heart Disease/ Heart Attacks	Disease: K-12 TLC Guide. Drugs and Medicines: K-12 TLC Guide. Cholesterol: National Public Radio: Assessing Heart Attack Risk With Cholesterol, CRP. Costs of Cutting Cholesterol. Many Patients On Cholesterol Meds Stop Treatment. Statin Helps Even If Cholesterol Is Normal. Deutsche Welle: Urine Tests for heart Disease. Heart Disease/Heart Attacks: American Heart Association. Discovery Health Channel: Heart Disease. Heart Quiz. Open Heart Surgery. Heart Attack Fact Sheet, Genentech Heart Survival Guide. InteliHealth: Young Smokers Face Risk Of Heart Disease. National Public Radio: ACE Inhibitors Lower Risk. Angiograms & Recovering Patients (audio: 4:00). Another Incentive For Flat Abs. Cholesterol and Diet (audio: 4:00). Exercise and Cardiac Arrest (audio: 4:00). For a Healthier Middle-Aged Heart Try Less Salt as a Teen. Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure. Heart Disease & Mental Illness (audio: 3:20). New Method for Unblocking Arteries (audio: 4:30). Treating Elderly Heart Attacks (audio: 4:00). Women Underestimate Their Risk of Heart Disease. Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack, City of Phoenix, AZ: Stroke: K-12 TLC Guide to the Cardiovascular System. Ancrod Protease Derived from Pit Viper Venom: *Journal of the American Medical Association. National Public Radio: 5/9/00 (4:00). National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. National Public Radio: Cell Transplants and Strokes (audio: 4:00). Drug Can Stop Strokes, But Most Patients Don't Get It. High-Tech Stroke Prevention (audio: 3:10). The Overlooked Story of Strokes. Stress and Stroke (audio: 5:30). Stroke Vaccine (audio: 4:30). Treating Elderly Heart Attacks (audio: 4:00). The Writer Who Couldn't Read*.
The Heart Pacemakers	Greatbatch, Wilson: K-12 TLC Guide. American Heart Association. Cleveland Clinic. Food and Drug Administration. Heart Rhythm Society. Mayo Clinic. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Medline Plus, National Institutes of Health. National Public Radio: Headphones Can Disrupt Implanted Heart Devices. St. Jude Medical Center. Texas Heart Institute. WebMD.
The Heart Hoops for Heart	K-12 TLC Guide to Basketball. K-12 TLC Guide to Fitness. American Heart Association. Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education.....
The Heart Jump Rope for Heart	K-12 TLC Guide to Fitness. American Heart Association. Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education...... National Heart Foundation of Australia.
The Heart	Heart-Healthy Recipes, Zorba Paster, Wisconsin Public Radio.
The Heart Labs & Experiments	Virtual Labs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
The Heart	Grades K-3: Heartbeat, The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Grades 4-8: Heart Rate Project, Michigan State University. Grade 5: Healthy Heart, The Franklin Institute Science Museum.