American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Heart House
9111 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-1699
800-253-4636
www.acc.org
An organization of more than 25,000 cardiovascular scientists and physicians. ACC fosters professional education, research and quality standards, and represents its membership in the development of and advocacy for public healthcare policy.

American Heart Association (AHA)
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
800-AHA-USA1
A not–for–profit health organization, founded in 1924, working toward the reduction of disability and death from heart disease and stroke. Its activities include research and education at the national, state and local level.

American Society of Hypertension (ASH)
148 Madison Avenue, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10016
212-696-0711
www.ash-us.org
Founded in 1985, ASH is dedicated to the scientific investigation of high blood pressure. ASH organizes and conducts activities that promote and encourage research and the exchange of scientific information related to hypertension and heart disease.

American Stroke Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
888-4STROKE
www.strokeassociation.org
A division of the American Heart Association, formed in 1997 to carry forward its stroke–related priorities, including teaching about warning signs, funding prevention research, working with physicians and assisting stroke survivors and families.

Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education Foundation (CARE)
2082 Michelson Drive, #301
Irvine, CA 92612
800-404-9500
www.longqt.org
Promotes public awareness of Long QT and other inherited cardiac arrhythmias, and funds medical research in the areas of sudden cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, particularly in children and young adults.

InterAmerican Heart Foundation (IHF)
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231-4596
214-706-1301
www.iahf.org
An organization responsible for promoting an awareness of heart disease and stroke risk and prevention throughout North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. The IHF coordinates advocacy and education programs.

World Heart Federation (WHF)
5, Avenue du Mail
1205 Geneva
Switzerland
+00 41–22 807 03 20
www.worldheart.org
A consortium of cardiology and heart foundations from more than 75 countries in the Americas, Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Africa. The ISFC is active in research, the teaching of scientists and cardiology professionals, and public education.

International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB)
2045 Auburn Ave. NE, Suite 401
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-880-0343
www.ishib.org
Founded in 1986, ISHB and its members are committed to improving the health and lives of ethnic populations facing a high risk of hypertension. Activities include the promotion of research, community education, meetings and publications.

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
NHLBI Health Information Network
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, Maryland 20824-0105
301-592-8573
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep
A program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NCEP directs its educational efforts on public awareness of cholesterol as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Its goal is to reduce death and disease resulting from CHD.

National Heart Council
306 W. Joppa Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21204-4048
410-494-0300
www.nemahealth.org/programs/nhc/index.htm
A program of the National Emergency Medicine Association supporting emergency training programs, providing life–saving emergency equipment, and funding education to reduce heart attack and heart disease.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824–0105
301-592-8573
800-575-WELL (Heart Health Toll–Free Information Line)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
One of the National Institutes of Health, the NHLBI coordinates national priorities in the research of diseases related to the heart, blood vessels, blood and lungs, as well as sleep disorders. It performs research and funds others through grants.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIH Neurological Institute
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
301-496-5751
800-352-9424 (toll-free information line)
www.ninds.nih.gov
Associated with the National Institutes of Health, NINDS promotes research toward prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and stroke. The organization conducts its own research and provides funding and fellowships to others.

National Stroke Association (NSA)
9707 East Easter Lane
Englewood, CO 80112-3747
800–STROKES (800-787-6537)
www.stroke.org
The NSA is dedicated to professional and public issues related to all aspects of stroke treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Programs and activities are geared toward professional and patient education, as well as family support.