Cardiovascular System

• ACLS Kids Online Library - Guide to the Circulatory System:http://www.aclsrecertificationonline.com/acls-online-library-kids-guide-to-the-circulatory-system.html

• Biointeractive / Virtual Labs from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cardiovascular/index.html)
become a “virtual intern” in a Cardiology Lab (also contains labs for Bacterial, Neurophysiology & Blood antibody testing); animations/interactives for T-cells, visible heart, viral infections; Virtual Museums and Web Videos on gender testing, antibiotics, heart size, and cardiovascular diseases

• Biology in Motion (http://www.biologyinmotion.com/cardio/index.html)
animated Cardiovascular System Anatomy & Physiology

• Cardiothoracic Surgery (http://www.openheartsurgery.com/)
instruction, animations & sounds; bypass surgery, heart attack, heart murmurs, risk assessment

• Children’s Heart Institute– The Heart House (http://www.childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/eduhome.htm)
animations of blood flow, chambers and vessels; heart defect and disorder info

• Coronary Health (http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_interactive_tools_vap_index.jsp)
anatomy & physiology visual tutorial

• Coronary Surgical Procedures (http://www.hgcardio.com/procedures.htm)
visuals & tutorial on angioplasty, stents, EKG, treadmill tests, catheterization, pacemakers & treatments

• COSI: Columbus Medical Association Open Heart (http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/openHeart/anatomy2.html)
assemble the human heart, conduct virtual bypass surgery, tutorials, disease info,
open heart surgery; anatomy, diseases, hospital, surgery, prevention, constructing a model

• Emedicine.com: CPR (http://www.emedicine.com/aaem/topic93.htm#target1)
instructional steps, photos & sound; CPR, rescue breathing, chest compressions

• Franklin Institute’s Heart Preview Gallery (http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html)
video of open heart surgery, physician’s lecture, animation of structure, pulse-taking methods, x-rays, collection of heartbeat sounds & murmurs

• HeartPoint: Heart Animation (http://www.heartpoint.com/theheart.html)
Animated and detailed account of the heart anatomy & physiology

• HeartPoint: HeartPoint Gallery (http://www.heartpoint.com/gallery.html)
Numerous cardio-related subtopics with animations, graphics and tutorials

• HeartSite.com (http://www.heartsite.com/html/heart_attack.html)
panoramic views, 3-D animation, on-line lectures, narrated animations, streaming instructional video, and animated examples (angina, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, heart attack)

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cardiovascular/index.html)
virtual lab and animations

• HowHealthyHeart - St. Luke's Episcopal Health
(https://www.sleh.com/sleh/SectionSecured/index.cfm?PageName=HowHealthyHeart&PageMD=TEXAS%20HEART%20INSTITUTEshort)
self inventory/quiz on heart health

• LUDA Education Foundation (http://www.ludavhs.org/foundation/health/l2/p1.jsp)
demo lessons on respiratory system, structures & disorders; blood vessels & lymphatic system

• Mayo Clinic Slide Show Tutorials (http://www.mayoclinic.com/programsandtools/slideshows.cfm)
cardiac rehab, congenital heart defects

• Medline Plus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html) & (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html)
interactive tests, tutorials and surgical videos

• NHLBI - HBP Slide Shows (http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_slds/menu.htm)
4 downloadable High Blood Pressure Information slide shows

• Nobel e-Museum Electrocardiogram Game (http://www.nobel.se/medicine/educational/ecg/index.html)
perform a virtual ECG on four cyber patients

• NOVA Online / Electric Heart - Heart Transplant Surgery (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html)
heart anatomy & physiology, amazing facts, surgical career info; grab the scalpel and sutures – you’re a cyber surgeon!

• PBS Partners of the Heart: You Be the Surgeon (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/breakthroughs/b_surgeon.html)
viewers get to be a virtual surgeon to repair a “blue baby’s” heart

• Red Gold -the Epic Story of Blood /PBS: (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/)
Blood Journey, History, Basics. Innovators & Pioneers

• Heart Info.org Animations & Illustrations (http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/nav/video/main.html)
videos and animations of various heart problems

• The Beat Goes On (http://whyfiles.org/028heart/heart1.html)
view actual photos taken during bypass preparations & surgery!

• Way Cool Surgery (http://www.waycoolsurgery.com/index.shtml)
The site includes actual footage/video clips of coronary bypass surgery and was designed to teach students how they can reduce their risk for cardiac disease, 2) inform students about a variety of careers available in healthcare, and 3) allow students to observe and learn about surgical process.

• Your Genes, Your Health (http://www.ygyh.org/?Syndrome+hemo)
animated slides and video clips on what, how, who why of hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell, fragile X, Down Syndrome, Alzheimer’s, and numerous other genetic disorders