Heart Attack		Heart Diseases
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12 5 million of an estimated 32 million heart attacks worldwide are fatal 40 75 of all victims die before reaching hospital 50 wait for 2 hours or more before getting help 52 people in USA die due to heart attack every minute making it 1 259 per day 8 843 per week and 459 840 per year Heart diseases kill more women than men in America every year Women beat men by approx 50 000 38 percent of women die within a year after having a heart attack as compared to 25 percent of men One in five females has some form of heart or blood vessel disease The risk of second heart attack within six years of the first heart attack is estimated to be 35 in women and 18 in men South Asians men are more prone to heart attacks at a much younger age in comparison to people belonging to other ethnic groups It is estimated that worldwide 15 6 million people have rheumatic heart disease and that there are 470 000 new cases of rheumatic fever and 233 000 deaths attributable to rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease each year mostly in developing countries High blood pressure is called the quot silent killer quot High blood pressure can lead to stroke heart attack heart failure or kidney failure You can lessen the risk of heart attacks by certain lifestyle modifications e g smoking obesity alcohol intake physical inactivity and stress You can add up to 5 years to your life expectancy by quitting smoking the earlier the age at which you quit the better Eating fish once a week can reduce your chances of a heart attack by 52 Hostile personalities are at higher risk of developing heart attack

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is the chief underlying cause of a heart attack A less common cause of a heart attack is a severe spasm of a coronary artery that reduces the blood supply to the heart When a person is having a heart attack emergency care is needed that may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR electrical shock called defibrillation and

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respect to Vioxx shows both an ongoing commitment to study Vioxx and prompt and decisive action in response to data from prospective controlled clinical studies 2 Heart disease usually occurs when cholesterol accumulates and forms plaque in a coronary artery With blood flow impeded the heart becomes starved for oxygen causing

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By Nilima Pathak Being diagnosed with heart disease need not automatically lead to angiography angioplasty or bypass surgery Reversing it may be as simple as following

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of the heart such as the heart valves or the hearts lining the muscles too can be prone to develop a disease The type of diseases varies according the area of the heart that it is affected The most commonly found heart disease is the Coronary artery disease This is the number one killer within the United Sates The most basic reason for the development of this disease is the

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arm The goals of the operation are to relieve the symptoms of coronary artery disease and to decrease the risk of future heart attack or heart failure How is the operation performed The operation is generally performed using one of two methods on pump traditional and most common CABG surgery and off pump or beating heart CABG surgery On Pump CABG

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the lining of the heart and valves endocarditis Cocaine meanwhile has been associated with a wide range of cardiovascular problems including heart attack and abnormal heart rhythms People who have a drug problem or who know someone with a drug problem are urged to seek help immediately The first step is to talk with a primary care physician a trusted friend a

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May 9 2008 Doctors maybe able to determine your risk of having a heart attack just by listening to your heart with a stethoscope Researchers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in

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Heart Disease Elements of a Heart Attack The vast majority of cardiac events heart attacks are caused by a thrombus blood clot that gets stuck in an

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Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans Heart attack high blood pressure hypertension and hardening of the arteries arteriosclerosis are heart diseases 1 Heart Attack The heart is a muscle in the body A heart attack happens when part of the heart does not get enough blood This means that it does not get enough oxygen and nutrients This happens when the

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Heart Attack Myocardial Infarction What is a heart attack myocardial infarction or MI A heart attack or myocardial infarction occurs when one of more regions of the heart muscle experience a severe or prolonged lack of oxygen caused by blocked blood flow to the heart

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Doctors are studying a new way to do heart bypass surgery designed

Doctors are studying a new way to do heart bypass surgery designed to make recovery time shorter safer and more comfortable

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the genetically factor A person gets a lot of diseases from the maternal side The blood pressure sugar depression fatigue and lack of sleeping becomes the reasons of the heart diseases 4 Remedies and precautions The doctors have suggested some important precaution to avoid of chronic cholesterol and heart diseases These are discussed as under 4 1 Nutritional plan The

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the heart are strongly colored by emotion If you ignore the risk of heart disease you will not do enough for your health Matters of the heart are strongly colored by emotion If you ignore the risk of heart disease you will not do enough for your health If you worry about it too much your finger will be continually on your pulse Survive a heart attack and strangely you

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material such as cholesterol accumulates on an artery wall forming plaque that obstructs blood flow When the obstruction occurs in one of the main arteries leading to the heart the heart The build up of white plaque in the coronary arteries of this individual allows very little blood to flow through them The condition can lead to angina or a heart attack Reproduced by

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