Cardiac Surgeon Cardiac surgeons treat valvular heart diseases such as valve stenosis or vessel insufficiency‚ ischemic heart disease‚ coronary artery disease‚ atherosclerosis and congenital defects. They treat these diseases by repairing or replacing heart valves‚ widen clogged arteries‚ repair aortic aneurysms‚ implant defibrillators and pacemakers‚ and perform double‚ triple‚ quadruple‚ and sometimes even quintuple heart bypasses. Cardiac surgeons must complete internships and residency requirements
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Risk factors for stroke may be divided into modifiable and non-modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors for stroke include age‚ sex‚ ethnicity and heredity. Hypertension‚ smoking‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ asymptomatic carotid stenosis‚ atrial fibrillation‚ dyslipidemia‚ unhealthy diet‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity and post-menopausal hormone therapy are established modifiable risk factors for stroke (Goldstein et al.‚ 2001). The estimated
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Atherosclerosis: After cancer‚ heart disease is the second cause of death in the world. One of the prominent causes of heart disease is atherosclerosis. In general‚ atherosclerosis means the narrowing of blood vessel which ultimately hinders the blood flow through the vessel. Various substances accumulate on the inner wall of blood vessel and with time the blood vessel start to lose its elasticity and become harder. In some cases‚ the sclerotic vain and artery can be blocked permanently and results
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cricoarytenoid 2)Sumatriptan is contraindicated in a)Asthma b)DM c)Coronary artery disease d)peripheral vascular disease 3)Non granular fungal disease is a)Cryptococcus b)Blastomycosis c)Candida d) 4)All following are true of seminiferous tubules except a)Sertoli cells b)Leydig cells c)spermatid d)Spermatogonia 5)Sub-poena is a a)Legal b)medicolegal c)Medical d)first info report 6)Refsum disease is due to defect in enzyme a)Phytanic acid oxidase b) c) d) 7)Skin
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Physical Activity AHA Scientific Position Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is characterized by deposits of fatty substances‚ cholesterol‚ calcium and other substances in the inner lining of arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. It also contributes to other risk factors‚ including obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ high triglycerides‚ a low level of HDL ("good") cholesterol and diabetes. Even moderately intense physical
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maintain a tasty‚ healthy diet.Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables as an overall healthy diet may... * reduce risk for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. * reduce risk for type 2 diabetes. * protect against certain cancers‚ such as mouth‚ stomach‚ and colon-rectum cancer. * reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. * help decrease bone loss and reduce the risk of developing kidney stones. Positive attitude‚ positive thinking‚ and optimism are now known to be a root
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inflammatory rheumatism‚ Sydenham chorea (St. Vitus dance)‚ abdominal pain‚ skin rash‚ or nodules Hypertension noted‚ denies bleeding disorder‚ hyperlipidemia‚ diabetes‚ thyroid dysfunction‚ coronary artery disease‚ obesity‚ and congenital heart defect Family History- Denies long QT syndrome Denies diabetes Denies heart disease Denies dyslipidemia Hypertension noted Denies obesity Denies congenital heart defects Denies family members with risk factors such as: morbidity‚ mortality related to cardiovascular
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be cycling or walking at a moderately fast pace. They are also recommended to do muscle strengthening activities 2 days a week that will work major muscle groups. Keeping to a regime that’s similar than this you can decrease the chance of coronary heart disease by 35%. People are less active nowadays‚ partly because technology has made our lives easier. We drive cars or take public transport. We entertain ourselves in front of a TV or computer screen. Fewer people are doing manual work‚ and most
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eat nevertheless helps us to be much more than we are.” A century ago our ancestors feared infectious and communicable diseases such as smallpox -- diseases that claimed many children’s lives and limited the average life expectancy of adults. Today far fewer infectious diseases threaten us‚ thanks to medical science’s ability to identify disease-causing microorganisms and develop vaccines. In developed nations‚ purification of water prevents the spread of infections‚ and immunizations
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lessened function of the kidney causes the body to retain more fluid. The fluid build-up then leads to edema or congestion of tissues‚ hence the name congestive heart failure. Causes of congestive heart failure could be coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ which is when the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen and blood‚ become blocked or narrowed. Other causes include previous heart attack due to the tissue scarring‚ or cardiomyopathy which is damage to the heart muscle (myocardium). Cardiomyopathy
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