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Glasgow |
Heart & Vascular Health |
Heart disease is one of the leading
causes of death. Find in-depth
information on heart disease
treatments, and prevention. Read the
latest research on heart attacks,
heart failure, atrial fibrillation,
high cholesterol, high blood
pressure, and more. |
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London |
Heart Attack and Diabetes |
Diabetes is the inability of your
body to produce or respond to
insulin properly. Diabetes can occur
in childhood, but it appears more
often in middle age and among
overweight people. Diabetes greatly
increases the risk of a heart attack
by speeding up atherosclerosis and
negatively affecting blood
cholesterol levels. |
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Manchester |
Women and Heart Disease |
Heart disease in women often
presents differently than in men. So
women and their doctors not only
fail to look for heart disease, when
they do look they're often looking
for the wrong things. In this
Special Section of the Heart
Disease/Cardiology website, we take
a close look at the heart disease
women get - how to prevent it. |
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Vatican City |
Stress - Reason for Heart attack |
You may respond to stress in ways
that can increase your risk of a
heart attack. If you're under
stress, you may overeat or smoke
from nervous tension. Too much
stress, as well as anger, can also
raise your blood pressure. |
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Newcastle |
About calcification |
Calcification is a process in which
calcium is deposited over arterial
plaque. Calcium becomes involved
when calcium deposits collect on
these growing atherosclerotic
lesions. When atherosclerosis occurs
in the coronary arteries, it is
called coronary artery disease and
has been linked to heart attack.
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Nottingham |
WebMD
Heart Disease Health Center -
Information on heart disease |
When
you think of heart disease, usually
people think of coronary artery
disease (narrowing of the arteries
leading to the heart), but coronary
artery disease is just one type of
cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease includes a
number of conditions affecting the
structures or function of the heart.
They can include:
Cardiovascular disease is the
leading cause of death for both men
and women in the U.S. It is
important to learn about your heart
to help prevent heart disease. And,
if you have cardiovascular disease,
you can live a healthier, more
active life by learning about your
disease and treatments and by
becoming an active participant in
your care. |
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Sussex |
MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases |
Elderly people with diabetes are
twice as likely to die from
cardiovascular disease than
non-diabetics, U.S. researchers said
on Tuesday. The study showed that
the participants with diabetes were
twice as likely to die from
cardiovascular disease as
non-diabetics were, and the risk was
particularly high for patients who
required insulin injections. The
results were adjusted for factors
known to affect heart disease risk
such as smoking, alcohol consumption
and cholesterol levels. Researchers
also found that participants who
were taking insulin were six times
more likely to die from infectious
diseases or kidney failure than
non-diabetic participants. Women
treated with insulin had a
particularly high mortality risk.
"Diabetes is a growing global health
problem," the journal's editors said
in a commentary. |
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Middlesex |
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia:
Heart disease |
Heart
disease is any disorder that affects
the heart's ability to function
normally. The most common cause of
heart disease is narrowing or
blockage of the coronary arteries,
which supply blood to the heart
itself. This happens slowly over
time. Some heart diseases can be
present at birth (congenital heart
diseases).
Hypertension
Abnormal function of the heart
valves
Abnormal electrical rhythm of the
heart
Weakening of the heart's pumping
function caused by infection or
toxins |
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Worchestershire |
Heart
disease - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia |
Heart
disease is one of a number of
different diseases which afflict the
heart. The most common heart
diseases are:
Coronary heart disease, the end
result of the accumulation of
atheromatous plaques within the
walls of the arteries that supply
the myocardium
Ischaemic heart disease, a disease
characterized by reduced blood
supply to the heart.
Cardiovascular disease, a class of
diseases that involve the heart
and/or blood vessels (arteries and
veins).Implies under this category
some popular diseases like:
diabetes, high blood pressure and
hypercholesterolemia. |
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Yorkshire |
Heart
Disease - Health |
Cardiovascular disease Diseases of
the heart and blood vessels kill
more than 16 million people
worldwide and account for 30 percent
of the total number of deaths each
year. Additional millions are
disabled, frequently in their prime
years. In the U.S., an estimated
61.8 million people live with
cardiovascular disease. Heart
disease and stroke, the main
components of cardiovascular
disease, account for nearly 40
percent of all deaths in the nation.
Decades of research show that
lifestyle, beginning in childhood,
is the main cause of cardiovascular
disease. The major risk factors are
high blood pressure, tobacco use,
poor dietary habits, especially the
intake of saturated fat, elevated
blood cholesterol, lack of physical
activity, obesity, and diabetes.
Lifestyle changes are the first line
of prevention and treatment of
cardiovascular disease. Medical
interventions range from drugs to
surgery. |
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Lancashire |
Heart
Disease |
What
is heart disease?
Heart disease is a number of
abnormal conditions affecting the
heart and the blood vessels in the
heart. Types of heart disease
include: Coronary artery disease
(CAD) is the most common type and is
the leading cause of heart attacks.
When you have CAD, your arteries
become hard and narrow. Blood has a
hard time getting to the heart, so
the heart does not get all the blood
it needs. CAD can lead to:
Angina. Angina is chest pain or
discomfort that happens when the
heart does not get enough blood. It
may feel like a pressing or
squeezing pain, often in the chest,
but sometimes the pain is in the
shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
It can also feel like indigestion
(upset stomach). Angina is not a
heart attack, but having angina
means you are more likely to have a
heart attack. A heart attack occurs
when an artery is severely or
completely blocked, and the heart
does not get the blood it needs for
more than 20 minutes. Heart failure
occurs when the heart is not able to
pump blood through the body as well
as it should. This means that other
organs, which normally get blood
from the heart, do not get enough
blood. It does NOT mean that the
heart stops. |
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Ashford |
BBC
News | Health | Heart Disease |
The UK
has one of the highest rates of
death from heart disease in the
world - one British adult dies from
the disease every three minutes -
and stroke is the country's third
biggest killer, claiming 70,000
lives each year. Heart attacks occur
when blood flow is blocked, often by
a blood clot, while strokes are
caused either by blocked or burst
blood vessels in the brain. A range
of other conditions, including heart
failure, when blood is not pumped
properly around the body, and
congenital heart defects can also
cause long term problems, and even
death, for sufferers. |
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Windsor Castle |
What
Is a Heart Attack? |
A
heart attack occurs when the supply
of blood and oxygen to an area of
heart muscle is blocked, usually by
a clot in a coronary artery. Often,
this blockage leads to arrhythmias
(irregular heartbeat or rhythm) that
cause a severe decrease in the
pumping function of the heart and
may bring about sudden death. If the
blockage is not treated within a few
hours, the affected heart muscle
will die and be replaced by scar
tissue. A heart attack is a
life-threatening event. Everyone
should know the warning signs of a
heart attack and how to get
emergency help. Many people suffer
permanent damage to their hearts or
die because they do not get help
immediately. |
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Buckingham |
What
Is High Blood Pressure? |
High
blood pressure is a blood pressure
reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher.
Both numbers are important.
High blood pressure is called the
silent killer because it usually has
no symptoms. Some people may not
find out they have it until they
have trouble with their heart,
brain, or kidneys. When high blood
pressure is not found and treated,
it can cause:
The heart to get larger, which may
lead to heart failure.
Small bulges (aneurysms (AN-u-risms))
to form in blood vessels. Common
locations are the main artery from
the heart (aorta); arteries in the
brain, legs, and intestines; and the
artery leading to the spleen.
Blood vessels in the kidney to
narrow, which may cause kidney
failure. Arteries throughout the
body to "harden" faster, especially
those in the heart, brain, kidneys,
and legs. This can cause a heart
attack, stroke, kidney failure, or
amputation of part of the leg. Blood
vessels in the eyes to burst or
bleed, which may cause vision
changes and can result in blindness.
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