Stroke and heart disease foundations
American Heart Association (AHA) – Web address: https://www.heart.org – National nonprofit with comprehensive information on coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, prevention, guidelines summaries, and healthy‑living content, plus clinician tools you can reference from professional sections.
American Stroke Association (ASA) – Web address: https://www.stroke.org – Stroke‑focused division of AHA offering education on stroke warning signs, acute treatment, secondary prevention, recovery, and patient stories, useful for linking from both stroke and cardiovascular risk pages.
Government and evidence‑based overviews
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – Stroke – Web address: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/stroke – NIH site with detailed sections on stroke types, symptoms, emergency response, diagnostic testing, treatment, and rehabilitation that can underpin your patient‑facing stroke education.
MedlinePlus – Heart Disease Resources – Web address: https://medlineplus.gov/heartdiseases.html – Consumer‑friendly hub explaining different heart diseases, tests, procedures, and preventive strategies with links out to trusted organizations, ideal as a general “learn more about heart disease” link.
MedlinePlus – Stroke – Web address: https://medlineplus.gov/stroke.html – Easy‑to‑read overview of stroke causes, risk factors, tests, treatments, and recovery, plus curated links to national groups, good for patients and families seeking basic information.
Guideline and clinician‑oriented content
AHA/ASA Stroke Prevention Guidelines (Stroke Journal) – Web address: https://www.ahajournals.org/journal/str – Journal site hosting guidelines such as the “2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack” and the “2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke,” which you can cite or summarize in clinician‑facing sections.
American Heart Association – Target: Stroke Clinical Tools and Resources – Web address: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/clinical-tools-and-resources – Toolkit with algorithms, checklists, and performance‑improvement materials focused on rapid reperfusion and systems of care, relevant to an internal medicine quality‑of‑care or hospitalist page.
Healthy People / ODPHP – Heart Disease and Stroke Evidence‑Based Resources – Web address: https://odphp.health.gov – Section listing interventions and tools for improving blood‑pressure control, cardiovascular risk reduction, and stroke prevention across populations, which can inform a prevention‑focused part of your site.
Patient‑education and rehab‑focused hubs
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab – Stroke Resources for Patients and Families – Web address: https://www.sralab.org/lifecenter/resources/listing-stroke-resources-patients-and-families – Curated collection of stroke information, rehab guides, community resources, and support‑service links that can complement your own discharge and recovery instructions.
Allina Health – Understanding Stroke – Web address: https://www.allinahealth.org/health-conditions-and-treatments/health-library/patient-education/understanding-stroke – Patient‑education module explaining stroke types, in‑hospital care, risk‑factor control, and what to expect during recovery, useful as a model or outbound link from your stroke topic page.