What You Should Know About Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Cardiovascular disease, also known as CVD, is the number one killer of men and women of all ethnic groups in the United States. Cardiovascular diseases include such problems as high blood pressure, arrhythmia, valve disease, congestive heart failure and stroke. The truth of the matter is that one in four women is affected with some form of cardiovascular disease.
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The Benefits Of Cardio Training For Your Heart
No matter what age you are, if you are not in shape you have probably wondered about it for heart health. You might have even made some type of New Years resolution or gotten a membership at a gym. That’s great because the benefits of cardio training for your heart are many.
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Learn About Truncus Arteriosus
The normal function of a heart includes two main blood vessels leaving the heart: the aorta carrying blood to the body and the pulmonary artery that delivers blood to each lung.
The Transplant Treatment For Heart Failure
If medications and other treatments will not work to manage your heart failure, you and your doctor may have decided that it’s time to consider a heart transplant. While this is a major operation, be comforted by the fact that medical technology has improved greatly since the first heart transplant in 1967 and your chances of survival are better than ever.
What Does It Mean When You’re Told Your Child Has An Ebstein’s Anomaly
Ebstein’s anomaly is an abnormality in the tricuspid valve of the heart. These abnormalities cause the tricuspid valve to leak blood backwards into the right atrium when the right ventricle contracts and as a result, the right atrium becomes enlarged. If this is severe enough, congestive heart failure can result.
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What Does An Abnormal EKG Mean
EKGs are used as a preventative measure for people who have a family history of heart disease.If a patient complains of chest pain or irregular heart beat the doctor will probably do an EKG.
It Feels Like A Heart Attack, But It May Be Panic Attack
Panic attack is a symptom of an anxiety disorder that has emotional and physical symptoms. Emotional symptoms associated with a panic attack include intense feelings of unreasonable and unexplainable fear. Physical symptoms associated with a panic attack include dizziness, a feeling of choking, feelings of faintness, clammy hands, racing heart, and severe shaking, which can all feel like a heart attack
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Is your Pot Belly warning you of Heart Disease?
New studies are showing that the BMI or (Body Mass Index) may not be enough. The study from Texas is showing that a hip-to-waist ratio may show clearer risk levels in the hardening of the arteries and can lead to a greater risk in heart attacks.
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Choosing The Correct Heart Rate Monitor
Heart rate monitors are gadgets that are a very wonderful tool to have for both those who have heart related problems and those who are looking to improve their workouts. They are used to monitor your heart rate at all times during the day.
Is Kawasaki Disease Dangerous
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is also called “muco-cutaneous lymph node syndrome.” The cause of Kawasaki Disease has not known.
Kawasaki Disease, usually after a period of time and even without consulting a doctor, resolves itself and the patient is fine. Without consulting a doctor, however, potential serious complications may develop and may not be recognized.