Family Resources - Understanding your loved one's autopsy report
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American Heart Association: What is Atherosclerosis?
Handout: What Does ASCVD Mean?
Interactive Library: Atherosclerosis
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American Heart Association: Your Guide to Understanding Cholesterol
Interactive Library: Cholesterol
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Handout: What is Heart Failure?
American Heart Association: What is Heart Failure?
Interactive Library: Heart Failure
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American Heart Association: What is AFib?
Interactive Library: A Fib
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American Heart Association: Stroke
Interactive Library: Hemorrhagic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, TIA
American Stroke Association: High Blood Pressure & Stroke
Lungs
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American Lung Association: COPD Resource Library
American Lung Association: Learn About COPD
NIH: What is COPD?
Video Playlist: COPD
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American Lung Association: Pneumonia
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American Lung Association: Learn About Pulmonary Embolism
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Video Playlist: Asthma
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American Lung Association: Everything About Pulmonary Edema
Kidneys
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National Kidney Foundation: HBP and Chronic Kidney Disease
Liver & Digestive System
Brain & Nervous System
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American Stroke Association: Let’s Talk About Stroke Handouts
American Stroke Association: Explaining Stroke
American Stroke Association: Resource Library
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NIH: Parkinson’s Disease
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Alzheimer Association: Alzheimer’s Basics
Infection
Other Common Findings
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NiH: Enlarged Prostate
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NIH: Sleep Apnea
Mayo Clinic: Sleep Apnea
Cleveland Clinic: Sleep Apnea
Mayo Clinic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Medical terminology can make an already difficult process harder to understand. These trusted resources provide additional information about medical conditions and findings that may appear in an autopsy report. They are provided for general education and do not replace the findings or conclusions in your loved one's individual autopsy report.
Heart & Blood Vessels