# MedlinePlus

Resource · id `core:medlineplus` · Cardiovascular Atlas · release `f6f6f1b6f50379ed` (public)

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## In plain language

An online health information service for patients, families and friends from the US National Library of Medicine, in English and Spanish.

## Technical summary

The About page names the National Library of Medicine as the operator of the service and says that library belongs to the US government's national medical research agency. It offers health and wellness information in English and Spanish and describes itself as free of advertising. The page on using content says part of the content is public domain and part is copyrighted material licensed for the site. This identity states nothing about the health content of any page.

## Connected pages

- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Heart failure (`cardio:heart-failure`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: BNP and NT-proBNP blood tests (`cardio:natriuretic-peptides`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Arrhythmia (heart rhythm problems) (`cardio:arrhythmia`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Atrial fibrillation (AF) (`cardio:atrial-fibrillation`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Blood thinners (oral anticoagulants) to prevent stroke in AF (`cardio:oral-anticoagulation`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Coronary artery disease (`cardio:coronary-artery-disease`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: LDL cholesterol blood test (`cardio:ldl-cholesterol`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: High LDL cholesterol (`cardio:high-ldl-cholesterol`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Statins (`cardio:statins`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: PCSK9 (gene and protein) (`cardio:pcsk9`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Type 2 diabetes (`cardio:type-2-diabetes`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (`cardio:chronic-kidney-disease`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (`cardio:egfr`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) (`cardio:uacr`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: HbA1c blood test (`cardio:hba1c`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Heart valve disease (`cardio:heart-valve-disease`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Aortic stenosis (`cardio:aortic-stenosis`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Rheumatic heart disease (`cardio:rheumatic-heart-disease`)
- MedlinePlus has a patient page that this record cites: Adult congenital heart disease (`cardio:adult-congenital-heart-disease`)

## Provenance

Content hash: c66aa4d392b397e875bf319a35fcf11541215300a59224c20be97dc5e5881d4b
Last substantive edit: 2026-10-14
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-14