Your Heart Healthy So how to keep your heart healthy? With so many heart diseases on the rise‚ most health-conscious people strive to seek the answer to this question. This article attempts to help you find the answer. http://www.livestrong.com/article/26489-keep-heart/ Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-keep-your-heart-healthy.html If you suppose being in an excellent physical condition is a sure indication of you being less vulnerable to develop heart diseases‚ then
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THE PROBLEM Coronary Artery Disease or Coronary Heart Disease (CAD/ CHD) is the primary cause which leads to the majority of all problems of the heart (AHA). More than 600‚000 Americans suffer from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) ("Coronary heart disease" 2012). In order for an individual to be diagnosed with CAD there has to be a significant amount of plaque buildup which in time‚ if not treated could lead to atherosclerosis‚ the narrowing of arteries. (CDC‚ AHA). This disease has been established
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Give an account of how a poor diet and obesity can increase the chance of a person developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) A good diet consists of consuming a full range of all the various nutrients needed for proper function of the body and bodily systems. When someone consumes the correct nutrients in the correct proportions‚ they are considered to have a “Balanced Diet”. However‚ when someone is not consuming the correct nutrients or not consuming the correct amount of nutrients they are
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ABSTRACT Coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ also known as coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary atherosclerosis‚ involves the progressive narrowing of the arteries that nourish the heart muscle. Often there are no symptoms‚ but if one or more of these arteries become severely narrowed‚ angina may develop during exercise‚ stress‚ or other times when the heart muscle is not getting enough blood. Your coronary arteries are the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood‚ oxygen and nutrients
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Racing Against Your Heart Friedman‚ M‚. & Roseman‚ R.H. (1959). Association of specific over behavior pattern with blood and cardiovascular findings. Journal of the American Medical Association‚ 169‚ 1286-1296. This study by Friedman came about in a very odd way‚ and dared to take a look at things not understood and in an area no one had before ventured. Dr. Friedman was having the upholstery redone on the couches and chairs in his office‚ since with so much traffic from patients‚ it had
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is the biological name for a heart attack. Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that has stable and unstable times. During unstable times with inflammation in the vascular wall‚ patients develop a myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction may be a minor event in a lifelong chronic disease‚ it may even be undetected‚ but it may lead to sudden death or severe ‘haemodynamic’ deterioration. A myocardial infarction is the first biggest of coronary artery disease / it may happen‚ repeatedly
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary artery disease Definition “Coronary artery disease is a type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is derived from two Greek words: athero‚ meaning “fatty mush” and skleros‚ meaning “hard.” Atherosclerosis is often referred to as “hardening of the arteries.” Although this condition can occur in any artery in the body‚ the atheromas (fatty deposits) have a preference for coronary arteries”(Lewis &
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cardiovascular disease‚ and it arises when too much fluid accumulates around the heart and the pericardium. Signs and symptoms may not surface‚ even if one has severe pericardial effusion‚ notably when the fluid has accumulated slowly. However‚ if signs are present‚ they may include: cough‚ pain when breathing while lying down (orthopnea)‚ fatigue‚ low-grade fever‚ shortness of breath‚ difficulty breathing (dyspnea)‚ chest pain (on the left side of the chest or behind the breastbone)‚ and rapid heart rate
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Small Vessel Disease - Hard to Detect‚ Easy to Treat Arianna S Nichols SCI/163 Elements of Health and Wellness December 18‚ 2012 Small Vessel Disease - Hard to Detect‚ Easy to Treat Small Vessel Disease (SVD) is a heart condition in which the small coronary arteries become narrowed‚ this narrowing of the arteries is also known as Coronary Microvascular Disease. Small Vessel Disease acts like traditional coronary heart disease as it causes similar symptoms such as chest pain‚ shortness of
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in their houses as it is recognised as a healthier option in comparison to butter and other fat spreads. The first Flora was launched in 1960 via pharmacies‚ by 1962 it was available in local shops as a commercial product.” The Flora “Love Your Heart” campaign is a campaign I have chosen because has made an impact on society and the way people live their lifestyle. Flora created a video that was posted on Youtube‚ which is an online video viewing platform. The video became on of the most viewed
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