All Entries in the "Heart Diseases" Category
What To Do In An Emergency Situation Like Stroke?
More and more people suffer and die daily from the fatal incident of stroke. If you are a loved one with a relative suffering from chronic hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolemia and heart disease they are at higher risk of having a stroke[heart stroke].
Knowing what to do will do a lot of favor and your loved ones [...]
Working Overtime? Your Heart May Pay The Price
A recent study has indicated that all work and no play doesn’t just make Jack a dull boy, it also puts Jack at risk of heart attacks, according to the LA Times! According to a study from the European Heart Journal, those that work very long hours are at increased risk of angina, nonfatal heart [...]
Job Stress Increases Heart Attacks In Women As Well
It isn’t just the men who are likely to keel over with a heart attack prompted by work stresses; women could be just as susceptible. A long-term study of more than 12,000 Danish nurses found that women in high pressure jobs would also see their heart disease risk rising.
The study found that those nurses who [...]
Most Strokes Can Be Prevented
The third leading killer of Americans and cause for serious long term disability is Stroke, and though the reasons for strokes are not fully understood in many cases, they can be prevented.
Stroke is caused when the blood flow to the brain is impeded by blocked artery or broken blood vessel.
Lower salt intake. This is not [...]
“F.A.S.T.” Steps For Detecting And Responding To A Stroke
The incidence of stroke among the population is continually rising; more people than ever before may now be getting stroke and what is worrying is that stroke is becoming increasingly more common among the younger demographic.
According to a study that was presented at the International Stroke Conference in San Antonia recently, stroke, which is basically an [...]
Clogged Arteries? Lose Weight!
We know that obesity increases risk of developing heart disease because fatty deposits can clog arteries. There is however good news if you are among those; for this may be a process that can be reversed according to a new study.
If being overweight clogs arteries, losing that weight can also help to unclog them, this [...]
Eat Your Heart Out With Heart Healthy Recipes
A healthy heart is an investment. Good health actually begins with a healthy heart.
It is no surprise then that people who want to live longer and healthier begin by eating heart healthy recipes to ensure that their heart is always in good working condition.
Just because we are always conscious about fatty [...]
Wear Red Day Celebrated To Raise Heart Disease Awareness
Yesterday, February 5 was Wear Red Day, a day when women across the United States were called upon to wear one article of clothing that is red. This was in order to show support for and raise awareness of women’s heart disease.
According to this write up, one third of women will die from cardiovascular disease [...]
High Body Mass Index And Large Waist Linked To Heart Disease
According to Dutch scientists, body mass index or waist size in obese people can accurately predict the heart disease risk. The ten year study found that half of the heart diseases are linked to being obese and having high body mass index or large waist size.
waist circumference and body mass index are known risk factors [...]
Artificial Intelligence May Help To Detect Cardiac Infections
Cardiac infections like endocarditis, involves the valves and also chambers of heart at times, which can pose a serious problem for patients with implanted medical devices.
Endocarditis can be serious and even with aggressive treatment or removal of implanted device, the mortality rate with this particular cardiac infection could be as high as one in five.
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