Expert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 528 | Views: 5 What is heart failure? Heart failure means your heart muscle does not pump as much blood as your body needs. Failure does not mean that your heart has stopped. It means that your heart is not pumping as well as it should. Congestive heart failure can be caused by...
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 473 | Views: 3 Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. It can often be identified by taking a pulse and observing that the heart beats don't occur at regular intervals, but a conclusive indication of AF is the absence of P waves on an electrocardiogram (ECG). AF is the most common arrhythmia; risk increases with age, with 8% of people over 80 having AF.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 574 | Views: 4 An arrhythmia is a change in the rhythm of your heartbeat. When the heart beats too fast, it's called tachycardia. When it beats too slow, it's called bradycardia. An arrhythmia can also mean that your heart beats irregularly (skips a beat or has an extra beat). At some time or another, most people have felt their heart race or skip a beat. These occasional changes can be brought on by strong emotions or exercise. They usually are not a cause for alarm. Arrhythmias that occur more often or cause symptoms (see the box below) may be more serious and need to be discussed with your doctor.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-04 | Word Count: 540 | Views: 52 A heart murmur is a whooshing sound between the beats that a doctor hears through a stethoscope. The whoosh is just an extra noise that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. Doctors usually discover murmurs during regular checkups or when kids see the doctor because they're sick. Normal heart sounds are called S1 and S2. They are the "lubb-dupp" sounds that are thought of as the heartbeat.
Read MoreExpert Author: Franklin Tuttle | Submitted: 2008-03-15 | Word Count: 497 | Views: 24 Since heart disease in the number one killer of men and women in the United States, everyone should be concerned about ways to prevent it. Cardiovascular disease can have terrifying consequences including stroke, heart attack and poor circulation that can lead to amputations. Fortunately, there are steps to reduce the risk considerably.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Sams | Submitted: 2008-03-05 | Word Count: 559 | Views: 18 Medical procedures to diagnose and treat heart disease include coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass grafts, coronary angioplasty, coronary stenting, heart transplants, operations for congenital defects, surgery for heart valve defects, electrophysiological treatments and implanting of cardiac defibrillator.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Sams | Submitted: 2008-02-26 | Word Count: 592 | Views: 17 If you want to have a healthy heart, you have to learn how to eat a healthy heart diet. All of the food you eat affects the health of your heart. Gone are the days when a healthy heart diet meant filling up on tasteless, boring meals. The latest advice to help us lower the risk of heart disease actively encourages us to create meals with delicious, fresh ingredients like salmon, avocado, olive oil, oats, whole grains and an array of fruit and vegetables.
Read MoreAccording to U.S. General Surgeon, heart attacks and strokes are highly preventable. Thus, if more people die from heart disease than from any other illness, we need to give a serious consideration to why this is happening so we can prevent being part of the American Heart Association’s statistics. In this article you will find the 7 main reasons why we die of heart disease.
Read MoreExpert Author: Dr John Anne | Submitted: 2008-02-22 | Word Count: 689 | Views: 22 Your heart, other than your brain, is the center of many body processes especially that it pumps the river of your life, your blood. When not taken care properly, you may contact or acquire a heart disease that could be a threat to your life.
Read MoreExpert Author: Neelima Reddy | Submitted: 2007-12-24 | Word Count: 633 | Views: 18 Heart attack is the leading cause of death of men and women in United States. There are many risk factors associated with heart attack. Know and identify the risk factors associated with heart attacks to prevent before you become a victim.
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-18 | Word Count: 758 | Views: 35 When you suffer from some type of heart disease, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be very difficult. We all need to eat healthy, maintain a good regular exercise routine and have regular checkups from our health care provider. When heart disease is not managed well the effects on our kidneys can be catastrophic.
Read MoreExpert Author: Ricky Waugh | Submitted: 2007-11-14 | Word Count: 678 | Views: 33 How to protect yourself against heart disease
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 570 | Views: 36 Today's incidents of many different types of heart disease are much higher than in the past, partly due to increased awareness and better testing techniques in diagnosing heart problems. However, today's lifestyle also plays a key role in the higher number of the signs of heart disease with a lack of proper diet, little or no exercise and smoking. Persons who are at risk of developing heart disease can make changes to help prevent it from becoming worse.
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 589 | Views: 56 Not every indication of heart trouble is preceded by flashing lights and ringing bells, and the signs of heart disease can be somewhat subtle in their appearance. However, person who are at risk for heart trouble should be knowledgeable of them as being conscious of the signs of heart disease can be a lifesaving experience. Unfortunately some of the signs are often confused with other ailments and even when presented are often ignored, which can be a fatal error.
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 514 | Views: 30 For many heart patients finding a way for reversing heart disease is a dream while for others it may be a goal, which they believe may someday be available. When many professionals talks about reversing heart disease they may be referring to the possibility of halting, or at least slowing the progression of the disease.
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 558 | Views: 41 A person considered at risk for heart disease can take steps towards heart disease prevention. It is considerably easier to prevent heart disease than it is to fix it once it happens, and for the most part lifestyle changes are needed for heart disease prevention regardless of age or health risk.
Read MoreExpert Author: David Cowley | Submitted: 2007-11-07 | Word Count: 573 | Views: 29 There are conflicting theories about the causes of heart disease with no clear answers to protect the heart completely. The most recognized causes are linked to cholesterol in the diet, lack of exercise and smoking. While each of these causes of heart disease are documented and preached by the medical community, conflicting views claim that research does not correspond to history. They point to the fact that the number of heart attacks was lower when smoking was more popular and eating foods high in fat content was in vogue.
Read MoreExpert Author: Tarun Gupta | Submitted: 2007-11-02 | Word Count: 417 | Views: 70 How cholesterol testing can help... Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), commonly known as coronary artery disease (CAD), atherosclerotic heart disease or ischemic heart disease, is a result of formation of cholesterol plaques on the inner side of the arterial (type of blood vessels) walls that supply oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium (heart muscles).
Read MoreA new study showed that job may increase the risk of developing some heart diseases such as coronary heart disease. This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreExpert Author: Joan Candaza | Submitted: 2007-09-19 | Word Count: 321 | Views: 53 It's never too late to act for your own body, for your own health. There are numerous causes of death not only in the United States but all over the world. Heart attack is one of the major causes of death that we can all fight and avoid.
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