Support Groups
“Success Not Failure” Heart Failure Support
Group
This group is for those who have been diagnosed with heart failure and for
their families, to provide educational and emotional support. These
meetings are free of charge and open to the public. All classes are held
at St. Mary’s Heart Institute at 3700 Washington Avenue. For more information
or to register to attend call (812) 485-5230. Topics and speakers can be
found on our Classes and
Events webpage.
For additional information about a specific heart disease or to locate a
support group in your local area, contact any of the heart disease associations
listed below or visit their related websites. Note: website addresses and
contact persons are subject to change.
Adult Congenital Heart
Association (ACHA) <back to
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ACHA is a national organization for adults, and adolescents, with congenital
heart disease (CHD). The purpose of ACHA is to educate the public, adults with
CHD, and the medical community about adult congenital heart issues through the
development of forums, newsletters, support groups and other methods of public
information. For more information, www.achaheart.org.
American Heart Association
(AHA) <back to
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The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is
to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Volunteers and staff work to meet these goals through supporting research,
providing resources, education and support to those with heart disease or those
at risk, and acting as national advocate. For more information:
- www.americanheart.org
- 1-800-AHA-USA1
- American Heart Association National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
- Locally, 812-424-4464
233 S.E. Third
Evansville, Indiana
American Heart Association related websites
- Living with Heart Failure: a website designed to provide information and
support for heart failure patients and caregivers
- Heart Profilers: a treatment decision tool
- My Heart Watch: a personalized on-line program of information and support
geared toward making necessary lifestyle changes to prevent heart attack and
stroke.
- Choose to Move: a physical activity program developed
for women
American Stroke
Association <back to
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Affiliated with the American Heart Association, this group provides
information and support to over 1,850 stroke groups and more than 150,000 stroke
survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals throughout the country. For
more information:
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Association (HCMA) <back to
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The HCMA was established in 1996 as a support organization focused on
providing information and support to those with HCM, their families and the
medical community. For more information:
Mended Hearts, Inc. <back to top>
Mended Hearts, affiliated with the American Heart Association, is a support
group for heart patients, families and caregivers. A network of people who have
heart disease or families of patients are able to talk to patients and family
members going through the same experience. Available in 260 cities across the
U.S. and in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the motto of Mended Hearts is, "It's great
to be alive - and to help others." For more information:
- www.mendedhearts.org
- or call the American Heart Association Information Line 1-800-AHAUSA1, and
ask for Mended Hearts
Sudden Arrythmia Death Syndromes
(SADS) Foundation <back to
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SADS is a nonprofit organization, established for the purpose of helping to
prevent sudden and unexpected cardiac death in children and in young adults. The
SADS Foundation is committed to supporting families and individuals with
genetically mediated cardiac arrhythmias through education, research, and
advocacy. For more information:
TRIO - Transplant Recipient
International Organization <back to top>
TRIO is an independent, not-for-profit, international organization committed
to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their
families and the families of organ and tissue donors. For more information:
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