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Heart | | Title | Blood transfusion | | Publication no. | DOH - 8165 | | Publication date | 01/12/2007 | | Review date | 01/12/2010 | | Author | Clinical Excellence Commission | | Summary | Donated blood is separated after donation into a
number of important components or parts, and it is
usually one of these components that is transfused. | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Sinhalese, Vietnamese | | | Title | Bone Marrow Biopsy | | Publication no. | AHS - 8465 | | Publication date | 16/06/2008 | | Review date | 16/06/2011 | | Author | SESIAHS | | Summary | Post Procedure Instructions for Patients | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese | | | Title | Chest pain: is it just indigestion or a heart attack? | | Publication no. | BHC - 5235 | | Publication date | 26/04/1999 | | Review date | 30/01/2008 | | Author | NSW Health | | Summary | How to recognise symptoms of a heart attack and what to do if they occur. | | Languages | Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese | | | Title | Children who are having heart surgery | | Publication no. | AHS - 7555 | | Publication date | 01/06/2004 | | Review date | | | Author | Sydney Children's Hospital & Westmead Ch | | Summary | Information for parents of children having heart surgery at the Sydney Children's Hospital.
Includes information on what to expect before and after surgery, and what services and facilities are available for families in the hospital. | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, Vietnamese | | | Title | Eating well to prevent heart disease and stroke | | Publication no. | AHS - 7080 | | Publication date | 02/05/2003 | | Review date | | | Author | SWSAHS | | Summary | A guide to healthy eating to prevent heart disease and stroke.
Includes eating tips for lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, controlling blood sugar and losing weight. | | Languages | Arabic, English, Vietnamese | | | Title | Heart Disease - how treatments can help | | Publication no. | BHC - 6095 | | Publication date | 01/05/2002 | | Review date | 30/01/2008 | | Author | NSW Health | | Summary | A guide to the causes of artery problems, how they contribute to heart disease, and how they can be treated. | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese | | | Title | Heart attack - know the warning signs and act immediately | | Publication no. | BHC - 3310 | | Publication date | 29/04/1996 | | Review date | 30/01/2008 | | Author | NSW Health | | Summary | Recognising the symptoms of heart attack and what to do.
Reducing the risk of heart disease.
Information on heart-lung resuscitation courses. | | Languages | Chinese, English, Italian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish | | | Title | Heart health and cardiac rehabilitation | | Publication no. | DOH - 5585 | | Publication date | 01/04/2000 | | Review date | 30/01/2008 | | Author | NSW Health | | Summary | Information about heart health, including risk factors for coronary heart disease, and how people can recover from heart disease with the help of cardiac rehabilitation services. | | Languages | Arabic, English, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish | | | Title | How to keep your blood pressure healthy | | Publication no. | BHC - 3765 | | Publication date | 29/09/1997 | | Review date | 21/10/2008 | | Author | NSW Health | | Summary | Why high blood pressure harms health.
Preventing high blood pressure. | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese | | | Title | Living well with chronic heart failure | | Publication no. | OTH - 8460 | | Publication date | 01/12/2008 | | Review date | 01/12/2011 | | Author | Heart Foundation | | Summary | Chronic heart failure is an ongoing condition in which the heart muscle is weakened and can not pump as well as it normally does. While it can be life-threatening, you can control the symptoms, avoid unnecessary hospital visits and live a longer, healthier life by taking charge of your condition and working in partnership with your healthcare team. | | Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese |
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