References

Here is a list of all the textbooks, booklets, journals and websites that were referred to for compiling the information on this website:

Textbooks

• Waugh A., Grant. A.; Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness - ninth edition
  Churchill Livingstone; 2001



• Tokin, A.; Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease
  Martin Dunitz; 2003



• Bender, DA.; Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism - Third Edition
  Taylor & Francis; 2002
  
  

Personal Sources

• Ischaemic (Coronary) Heart Disease - BioFacsheet Number 37
  CurriculumPress; Jan 1999



• Bruckdorfer, R.; The Nature Of The Main Diseases Of The Heart And Vasculature - Lecture
  Circulation and Breathing in Year 1 MBBS; Royal Free and University College Medical School; 2005



• Guide To The Pathology Service: Hospital Edition
  Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust; Sep 2003



• Heamatology(Coagulation) Reference Range in Blood test Results
  Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

Health Publications

• Physical Activity and your Heart - Heart Information Series Number 1
  British Heart Foundation; Jan 2005



• Reducing your blood cholesterol - Heart Information Series Number 3
  British Heart Foundation; Feb 2004



• Blood Pressure - Heart Information Series Number 4
  British Heart Foundation; Mar 2005



• Angina - Heart Information Series Number 6
  British Heart Foundation; Feb 2004



• Heart Attack and Rehabilitation - Heart Information Series Number 7
  British Heart Foundation; Jan 2005



• Tests for Heart Conditions - Heart Information Series Number 9
  British Heart Foundation; May 2004



• Medicines For The Heart - Heart Information Series Number 17
  British Heart Foundation; Feb 2004



• Petersen,S., Peto, V., Scarborough, P., Rayner, M.; 2005 Coronary Heart Disease Statistics.
  British Heart Foundation; London; 2005



• Mackay,J., Mensah, G.; The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
  World Health Organisation; 2004

Government Guidelines

• Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the diagnosis and management of angina and myocardial infarction; NICE
  National Institute for Clinical Excellence; Nov 2003;
  Also available at http://www.nice.org.uk/TA073guidance [Online]



• National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease
  Department of Health; Mar 2000

Journals

• Wood, D.; Joint British recommendations on prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice
  Heart 1998;80
  Also available at http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/80/suppl_2/S1 [Online]

Online

• Health | Chlamydia linked to heart disease; BBC News [Online] 25 Feb 1999
  Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/285757.stm [Accessed 03 Dec 2005]



• Coronary artery disease; CNN.com [Online] 10 August 2005
  Available at http://edition.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00064.html [Accessed 22 Dec 2005]



• Stress kills heart patients; BBC News [Online] 26 Mar 2002
  Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1892437.stm [Accessed 27 Dec 2005]



• Happy moments 'protect the heart'; BBC News [Online] 18 Apr 2005
  Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4449199.stm [Accessed 27 Dec 2005]



• Stress may up cholesterol levels; BBC News [Online] 23 Nov 2005
  Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4459440.stm [Accessed 27 Dec 2005]



• Orford, JL; Atherosclerosis eMedicine [Online] 02 Nov 2005
  Available at http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic182.htm [Accessed 23 Nov 2005]
  
  
• Singh VN.; Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis eMedicine [Online] 17 Aug 2005
  Available at http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic446.htm [Accessed 23 Nov 2005]
  
  
• Barter, P.; Role of Lipoproteins in Inflammation - Lecture [Online] 29 Jan 2001
  Available at http://www.lipidsonline.org/slides/slide01.cfm?tk=18&pg=1 [Accessed 04 Dec 2005]
  
  
• Coronary heart disease; NHS Direct Online [Online] 09 Jan 2004
  Available at http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.aspx?articleId=444&sectionId=211 [Accessed 28 Nov 2005]



• Coronary Artery Disease: Symptoms; The Cleveland Clinic [Online] Aug 2005
  Available at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/cadsymptoms.htm [Accessed 27 Nov 2005]



• General Practice Notebook [Online]
  Available at http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk [Accessed Dec 2005 - Jan 2006]



• prevention of coronary heart disease; General Practice Notebook [Online]
  Available at http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-630521852&linkID=10962 [Accessed 03 Jan 2006]

Glossary Definitions

• Many definitions were copied from:
  Oxford concise Medical Dictionary - Sixth Edition;
  Oxford University Press; 2002



• Javascript adapted from: TheFreeDictionary.com [Online]
  Available at http://img.tfd.com/dict2.js [Accessed 02 Jan 2005]