Heart Disease & HIV/AIDS: Prevention and Basics

See also: Heart Disease & HIV/AIDS | Cholesterol- or Triglyceride-Lowering Medications (Statins and Fibrates)

10-Year CVD Risk Calculator (Regularly Updated)
Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating 10-Year Risk of Developing Hard CHD
From National Cholesterol Education Program
Create-a-Diet -- Choosing Foods for the Heart Healthy Diet (Regularly Updated)
An interactive site designed to provide you with an idea of how to make the best food choices on the Heart Healthy Diet.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Cholesterol Quiz (Regularly Updated)
What are the steps you can take to reduce your high blood cholesterol?.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Calculate Your Body Mass (Regularly Updated)
An interactive tool.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
What You Can Do to Control Your Risk for Heart Complications (September/October 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
American Heart Association Launches Heart Healthy Web Site and iPod App for People Living With HIV (May 2, 2011)
In PharmaLive.com
Several Risk Factors for Heart Problems Can Be Changed by People With HIV (March 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Keep Your Ticker Tocking (Winter 2011)
As if living with HIV isn't enough, it's becoming increasingly clear that HIV-positive people have a higher risk of heart disease. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to keep your heart healthy.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Caring for Your Heart if You Have HIV/AIDS (September 2010)
From The Well Project
High Cholesterol -- Medicines to Help You (April 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
High Blood Pressure -- Medicines to Help You (February 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What's the Difference Between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? (December 19, 2008)
From American Heart Association
Are You at Risk for Heart Disease? (PDF) (June 2008)
A guide to heart disease in Spanish/English geared for Latinos.
In Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes , from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Do You Know Your Cholesterol Levels? (PDF) (June 2008)
A guide to cholesterol in Spanish/English geared for Latinos.
In Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes, from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans (PDF) (April 2008)
A guide to heart disease geared for African Americans.
In Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes, from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Heart Truth for African American Women: An Action Plan (PDF) (December 2007)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (PDF) (December 2005)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
HAART, Heart Attacks and Fish Oil: What Are the Facts? (October 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Reasons for Hope, from Search for a Cure
High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (June 2005)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult (September 3, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
Cardiovascular Risk Among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (September 2003)
[Archived Article]
An overview by Judith A. Aberg, M.D.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PDF) (July 2003)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (PDF) (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Heart and Stroke Facts (PDF) (2003)
From American Heart Association
The National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines (November 19, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
When Tension Rises (April/May 2002)
[Archived Article]
The dangers of hypertension and how you can avoid them.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Heart Disease Prevention (January 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Tips for Lowering Your Cholesterol (June 15, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From PositiveWords
Nutrition Watch: My Lipids Are Rising! My Lipids Are Rising! (June 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
An Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (PDF) (January 1998)
[Archived Article]
This "photonovela" illustrates practical tips for Latino families who wish to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (PDF) (September 1997)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institutes of Health