heart diseases
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Q: Heart diseases?
If a person has a heart disease, what should he/she avoid?
Can he/she live a long time is he/she has a heart disease as long as he/she is being careful?
Are heart diseases really common among adults aged 40 and up?
A: check out
www.patientline.co.uk
or www.nhs.co.uk
Heart disease can be treated by tablets and healthy lifestyle
cut out all alcohol ciggerattes fatty foods
eat a diet rich in fibre fruit veg etc brown bread instaed of white
grill or poach all food cut out red meat and have alot of fish in diet
you will be fine if you eat this way take gentle excerise about 4 times a weeek just 20 min walking slow to begin
Q: Heart Diseases?
Hi, I’m 34 years old and lately, I suffer from breathlessness, sudden fast heart beat (for only 2 seconds or so) and couple weeks ago, I had night sweats (happened twice only) I don’t smoke or drink and I don’t have high blood pressure or high cholesterole. However, my father had a bypass surgery at the age of 60. He has high blood pressure and high cholesterole. I had those symptoms before (back in high school) but nothing serious. But I’m more concerned about my health now, so I wonder if those symptoms are associated with heart diseases?
A: this is ur life we are talking about just go to a doctor.
Q: heart diseases.?
Is there heart disease where you could die any day? nothing you can do about it?
Advanced/severe heart artery blockages that are undiagnosed. Over 50% of first heart attacks are fatal. But there are things people can do to prevent that into their 80’s.
Q: What different types of heart diseases do they have?
I’m 23 & I saw a heart doctor yesterday, & so far, he told me that it doesn’t look like I have heart disease from the EKG & ultrasound, but he has to run a stress test on a treadmill to see how I handle it. I get chest pains very easily simply just from walking the 1st 2 minutes. I know I’m overweight & I’m trying to lose it. But how can I if every time I try to exercise, I get chest pains? My Dr. said I’m too young for heart disease, & my PCP told me my cholesterol is a little high but not enough to be put on medication.
What kinds of heart diseases do they have? I hope I don’t have it, & I’m trying to do my best to prevent it.
A: I have angina and wear a nitro patch..Ask about daily aspirin..
A coated childrens asprin takes the chest pain away quickly. you dont need a prescription for spray nitro.The side efects not pleasant :; pounding head etc.
Q: What are the major causes of heart diseases?
I know “heart disease” is like a term used to describe ALL kinds of diseases having to do with the heart and arteries…so I was wondering if there were any causes to these diseases that are common in most of them. Thanks for any help!
A: There are many factors that increase one’s risk for heart disease. The biggest three are smoking, obesity and blood pressure. Also take into account age, comorbidties (other diseases that can affect the heart, like diabetes) heredity, and diet.
Q: What kind of heart diseases can an echo cardiogram detect?
I am doing a 3 page magazine article for school on the medical uses of the ultrasound. I need to know which heart diseases an ultrasound can detect. Please list as many as you can. And if you have anymore information on echocardiograms and on different medical uses of the ultrasound please tell me. Thank you.! 10 points to best answer.! :]]
A: Ultrasound can detect:
1. structural abnormalities such as abnormal valves, septal defects (ASD, VSD), chamber enlargement.
2. functional abnormalities such as decreased ventricular function, valvular stenosis or regurgitation.
3. pericardial effusion and tamponade, cardiac clots, pulmonary hypertension, endocarditis, atrial fibrillation.
Q: What is the approximate amount to care for dog diseases such as heart disease, heartworm, or pneumonia?
Do you know the approximate amount we would have to pay the vet regularly to help treat dog diseases and conditions? If you own a dog with heart disease, what was the average cost? I have already tried researching it on Google and everything, but I can only find symptoms of these diseases and what you can do. There aren’t many numbers. If you could find a site, that would be great too. Thanks(:
A: It depends very much on the nature of the disease, how severely affected your dog is, what kind of medication and diagnostic monitoring he/she would need and the size/weight of your dog.
Then you need to take into consideration that vet fees and charges can vary a lot, even within the same area yo live in.
Best is to research sites about pet insurance, they give interesting estimated figures.
One draw back is that you will not get a dog insured, if he/she suffers already from a heart problem, as they see it as a preexisting condition and exclude this from insurance cover.
Q: Heart diseases run in our family, what can I do now to prevent them?
I am 17 years old, my family has a history of bad hearts. I would like to prevent having heart diseases one day. I have high cholesterol but rarely eat anything that contains cholesterol. What can I do now at 17, to reduce my chance of getting a heart disease when I’m older?
A: practice healthy eating. avoid food with transfat, saturated fats. high in sodium and sugar. eat more veggies and fruits since they are rich in fiber. it will sweep away the fats in your GI tract away from your system.
do cardio exercise. that helps your heart function and pump well..
lastly, have a regular check up with your doctor specifically with your cardiologist..
Q: What are rare and incurable heart diseases?
Can you please name me some rare and incurable heart diseases? What are their symptoms?And how does it effect the heart?
A: Most any heart disease is incurable to me. I have had 4 heart attacks, bypass surgery and pacemaker with defibrillator and constantly have fluid retention. I take blood thinner, diuretics and much more. Once any damage is done to the heart it can’t be repaired, it an be handled, but not
completely fixed to normal again.====
Q: Anyone know what can cause a stroke or heart diseases ?
What can cause a stroke or heart diseases ? And if a person has a stroke or heart diseases than what will happen.
I know smoking can cause a stroke or heart diseases , But what really is going on with a stroke or heart diseases is it a lack of blood?
Okay is respiratory diseases the same has a heart diseases?
A: I’m not sure it can be from a lack of blood, but it can be from a build of plaque in arteries, especially the coronary arteries (supplies blood to heart) or carotid arteries(supplies blood to head). If plaque builds up over time , this can lead to a blood clot and can cause heart attack or stroke. Including, having high cholestoral promotes plaque build up.
So summary:
- build up of plaque (atherosclerosis)
- Having high blood pressure
- coronary spasms can cause heart attacks
- high cholesterol
These are some factors that can lead to causing heart diseases and stroke!
p.s respitory disease has to do with lungs etc. and this does not contribute to heart attacks or strokes.
Q: What type of heart diseases are there and can it be cured?
Hi im writing a story about this teenage girl and the way she lives having a heart disease so i want to know what heart diseases are there, what treatment do they give and can it be cured and any extra detail will be a big help
A: Heart disease is a modern man’s disease that is caused primarily by eating processed foods. The first case of Myocardial Infarction (sudden onset heart attack) in the United States was in the early 1920’s. Heart disease was virtually unknown and rarely even discussed before that time. If we would go back in time and eat what our ancestors ate, we would not have heart disease.
In today’s world, drug companies have created a “myth” that high cholesterol causes heart disease, but that is far from being truthful. It is even said that saturated fat causes heart disease, but that is so wrong that anyone that understands fats and oils will tell you that is just another money making scheme and shameful science that needs to be exposed.
So keeping drug companies out of the picture and applying good nutritional principals to the problem would go a long way to solving the problem. This is NOT a drug deficiency problem; it is a nutritional problem.
Eliminating GRAINS, SUGAR, and CORNSTARCH would be a great start to keeping heart disease from happening. Making sure each person has a good supply of friendly bacteria in their gut would be another wonderful help. These bacteria produce the “B” vitamins, B-6 and Folic Acid. Those bacteria in combination with B-12 keep the body from producing homocystein proteins that cause sticky blood and sticky arteries that encourage plaque buildup on the arterial walls creating heart disease. Eliminating BAD oils from the diet like ALL soybean, canola, cottonseed, and corn oils, and all trans fats, fried foods, and any hydrogenation products.
The problem is that to accomplish this, you will have to turn anything medical upside down and the agricultural and food industry completely inside out and BIG MONEY will not allow this to happen. Evidence of all this is that in 1905, the CDC issued a report that said less than 5% of ALL Americans had a chronic disease. In 2005, the same CDC issued another report that said that over 53% of ALL Americans have a chronic disease. That is not progress.
good luck to you
Q: Why do people get heart diseases or stroke ?
Is heart diseases caused by a lack of white blood cells ? And why do people get heart diseases or stroke.
A: No exercise
Q: PEEPS: What kind of heart diseases/problems can cause a person to need a heart transplant?
-inherited diseases would def be appreciates as i’m doing a debate on a 2 yr old needing a heart transplant.
- also can medication that has to be taken due to that disease would help a lot.
A: HLHS, and HRHS the two heart problems i can think of that would need a heart transplant. basically it means you are only born with half a heart, you can either get a 3 step heart surgery or a heart transplant. The heart transplant is the only way to be given a normal heart. It is a congenital heart disease, and Some congenital heart defects may have a genetic link, either occurring due to a defect in a gene, a chromosome abnormality, or environmental exposure, causing heart problems to occur more often in certain families. In many children, HLHS occurs sporadically (by chance), with no clear reason evident for their development.
Im not sure about meds….Go online and just look up HLHS or HRHS(hypoplastic right heart syndrome or Hypoplastic left heart syndrome.)
Good luck
Q: how many different types of heart diseases are there?
please have an accurate answer. And I want the number of different heart diseases even if they aren’t major! THANKS!
A: 1. Cardiomyopathy – heart muscle disease
2. Cardiovascular disease – disease of the blood vessels of the heart
3. Congenitial heart disease – malformation of the heart present at birth
4. Heart failure
5. Hypertensive heart disease – damage caused by high blood pressure
6. Inflammatory heart disease – inflammation of the heart muscle
7. Valvular heart disease – damage to the heart valves
(8. Coronary heart disease – build up of plaque in the blood vessels of the heart)
- in response to another_guy_named_steve’s comment -
There are lots of subtypes of each category of these conditions but these are the main types. I don’t think anyone could count all the different subtypes.
Q: Do EKG tests check for diabetics, high blood pressure and other heart diseases?
I had an EKG test done due to chest pains. I just wanted to know if EKG tests check for diabetics, high blood pressure and other heart diseases?
A: Hi John,
Shana B answered the question perfectly. An EKG (ElectroCardio Gram; the K comes from the fact that it was first described by a German physiologist) simply sees the electrical conductance in the heart (electrophysiology). This tells physicians certain aspects of the heart. One can determine if there was a heart attack (Myocardial Infarction) in the past, if you are currently having an MI, conduction abnormalities such as blocks (Left Bundle Branch Blocks, Right BBB etc etc), arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm) such as Wolf-Parkinson-White, Ventricular Tachicardia etc etc.
So to test diabetes, one must do specific test of your blood glucose levels (glycemic serum test), tolerance to glucose etc. Blood pressure is measured with what is usually called a blood pressure cuff (properly called sphygmomanometer). Other heart diseases are seen through enzyme test (confirm a heart attack), ultrasound (echography) in which they see your heart in real time using sound waves. I hope this helps.
By the way Shana B, congratulations on becoming a cardio telemetry RN.
Daniel
R1 Resident
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