Core Medical Sites

Hardin-Meta Directory - by medical subject area Health Care Information Resources - this site is a comprehensive listing of health-related sites on the Web, designed for the consumer. Canadian web sites are identified, making this a valuable resource for Canadian consumer health information Martindale's Health Science Guide - provides links to many online dictionaries, texts, manuals and journals in all areas of the health sciences Medical Matrix - comprehensive list of medical resources, you need to register, no fee MedWeb (Emory University) - well organized meta-database with a wide health-related focus Virtual Hospital (University of Iowa) - a continuously updated digital health sciences library which provides rapid, convenient access to health care information for both health care providers and patients

 
General Cardiology Sites

Cardiovascular Diseases from Karolinska Institutet

 
Congenital Cardiology Terminology

Canadian Diagnostic Codes (v.2000) for Adult Congenital Cardiac Patients Canadian Diagnostic Codes (shortcodes2000) for Adult Congenital Cardiac Patients European Paediatric Cardiac Codes

 
Congenital Cardiology Sites

Association for European Paediatric Cardiology Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network Cardiothoracic Surgery Network Congenital Cardiovascular Disease - from American Heart Association Mayo Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic MEDLINEPlus The Ross Procedure Rush Children's Heart Center Adult Congenital Heart Association American Heart Association - ACHD Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association International Society of Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease Royal Brompton Adult Congenital Heart Unit The Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association Virtual Hospital (University of Iowa)

 
Indexes and Abstracts

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser - you can search for the MeSH subjects here MEDLINE through the National Library of Medicine PubMed

 
Discussion Forums

HEARTPATIENT - a forum for patients PEDIHEART - an e-mail forum where pediatric cardiologists can communicate with one another. Listservs sponsored by the Heart Surgery Forum