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Pacemakers Are Now Commonly Available For Dogs

Many people know someone who has had a pacemaker implanted for a cardiac rhythm disturbance. Like so many treatments, this has now made...

Many people know someone who has had a pacemaker implanted for a cardiac rhythm disturbance. Like so many treatments, this has now made the switch from human to veterinary medicine and pacemakers are widely available for implantation into dogs that would otherwise be reliant on less effective drugs.

What is a pacemaker?

A pacemaker is an electronic device for use in certain cases of heart disease to assume the functions of the natural cardiac pacemaker. The first pacemaker to be implanted in a human was in 1957, the first dog to have a pacemaker fitted was in 1968. Since then, the implantation technique has developed so that a pacemaker can now be implanted by feeding it up a peripheral vein to the heart, rather than via open chest surgery.

When is a pacemaker required?

Pacemakers are useful in the treatment of a slower than usual heart rate (bradyarrhythmia) that causes symptoms in the patient. These types of rhythm disturbances are poorly responsive to drugs.

The 2 most common types of bradyarrhythmia in dogs are:

1) Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block

2) Sick Sinus Syndrome

Dogs with either of these conditions usually have a history of a slow heart rate, exercise intolerance, lethargy and sometimes collapse (syncope). Some dogs with third-degree atrioventricular block may already have signs of congestive heart failure, such as fluid in the abdomen (ascites) and fluid between the lungs and chest wall (pleural effusion).

What is required for diagnosis?

A complete baseline blood profile, including hematology and biochemistry, should always be conducted to rule out concurrent disease.

Chest xrays often show an enlarged heart, and are useful to rule out primary respiratory disease.

Ultrasound is used to assess the contractility of the heart muscle, the dimensions of the heart chambers and the function of the valves.

The most important of all diagnostic tests is electrocardiography (ecg). This measures the electrical pulses in the heart itself, so is the most useful for studying rhythm disturbances.

How is a pacemaker fitted?

The dog is put under general anesthetic, taking care to maintain circulation and ventilation as best possible during the procedure. Sometimes a temporary pacemaker is placed via a leg vein, from induction of anesthesia until the permanent one is implanted.

The permanent pacemaker is fitted via a lead in the right jugular vein in the dogs neck. The lead is passed all the way down into the right ventricle of the heart. Once in place, the lead is connected to the pulse generator and the heart is paced as necessary. A pulse generator is implanted under the skin on the right side of the neck. Once implanted, the pacemaker can be interrogated to find out information about sensing and pacing thresholds. The heart rate can be set according to the heart disease present.

Is there much postoperative care?

A bandage is placed around the neck for 7 days following surgery. Dogs should be kept calm for the 48hrs following surgery, the anti anxiety drug acepromazine is sometimes prescribed for this purpose. Antibiotics and painkillers are given for a week or so after the implantation.

What about longer term aftercare?

Aftercare of pacemaker dogs is vital. Animals must be kept quiet for 28 days after implantation to allow the lead to become imbedded in the heart wall. If the lead becomes dislodged the pacemaker with fail, with potentially disastrous results.

Regular follow up appointments with the cardiologist are very important. Stitches are removed 10 days after the procedure, with further appointments at 4 week intervals for several months.

Summary

Whilst for many uninsured pets pacemakers might not be affordable, technological advances mean they are becoming cheaper and more widely available. Although implantation is considered a high risk procedure, complications rates are low and the severity of the disease means it is the treatment of choice.

Pacemakers allow many dogs to return to their normal day to day activities, and most of them can enjoy a relatively normal life expectancy.

Dr Matthew Homfray is one of the veterinary pet experts at www.televets.com. Our dedicated community of caring pet experts are waiting to offer you free advice, second opinions and support.

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February is Heart Month

According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation’s No. 1 killer. To urge Americans to join the battle against these diseases, since 1963 Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month.” As it is heart month it is important that we all understand what a heart attack is, what SCA is and what a stroke is and how to react to these emergencies. No matter what the emergency it is Heart Attack, Stroke or Sudden Cardiac Arrest it is important to act in time. If you recognize any of the following signs call 911 fast.

Common warning signs of a heart attack are:

· Chest discomfort in the center of the chest that may feel like an uncomfortable pressure, squeezing fullness or pain

· Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. This may include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

· Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort

· Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweet, nausea or lightheadedness.

Just remember if you are not sure be safe and call 911

Common warning signs of a stroke are:

· Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

· Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

· Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

· Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

· Sudden severe headache with no know cause

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA):

SCA is often caused by the electrical system in your heart not working normally. The heart muscle receives impulses out of sequence causing the heart to quiver. The person will be unresponsive and not breathing. The steps of CPR should be started immediately. If you do not know how to perform CPR and you witness an adult collapse, determine if he/she is unresponsive and call 911 then start chest compressions. Place your hands on the center of the chest and compress at about a rate of 100 compressions per minute. Continue compressions until help arrives.

CPR:

CPR is easy to learn and there are classes taught under the American Heart Association guidelines offered around the country. If you do not have time to take a class you can learn CPR at home. The American Heart Association Family and Friends CPR Anytime kits are available for both Adult/Child CPR and Infant CPR. Kits are $34.95 and include an inflatable manikin, DVD, booklet and accessories. All you need to do is put in the DVD and follow along. CPR Anytime Kits are available online at www.LifeSaversInc.com. Remember, You can help save a life.

Scott is an volunteer EMT in New Jersey and works for LifeSavers, Inc. overseeing their National American heart Association CPR Training Center. The training center provides training for over 9000 people annually with over 300 affiliated instructors. Additional Scott is currently a regional faculty member for the AHA in NJ. He has over 30 years teaching experience and over 35 years in EMS. Prior to LifeSavers, Inc. he worked for Saint Michaels Medical Center overseeing the CPR, ACLA and EMT Training programs.

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Keep Your Heart Healthy – Reduce Your Fat Intake

No doubt about it. It is always best to “play it safe” and reduce your fat intake and those “bad” cholesterols which are doing both you body and health wrong.

It can be best and easily said that taking care of your heart is a most major part of staying in good health both generally and specifically. The fats and cholesterols in your bloodstream can do even more than harm your heart.

Simple day to day choices about your dietary intake and intakes and as well increasing your physical activity and activity levels can have both a very positive and immense positive impact and impacts on your overall health, mental as well as physical wellbeing, quality of the lives of both yourself, your loved ones and family members and of your course the longevity of your life span.

If one can place fat and fats in a category or categories it can be said and summarized that “fats” themselves, are on the three major simple classes of foods and food component classifications. The other two classes and categories along with fats, in dietary intakes, are proteins and carbohydrate classes. The body does need some to utilize the vitamins it absorbs, properly in order to keep our skin – our largest organ of the body, healthy, well and shining. In addition fats themselves are a major source of energy themselves for the bodies use. One gram of fat provides fully nine calories. However when it comes down to numbers and limits – your whole daily caloric intake should not provide or sustained by only fat – even though fat is such a rich source of energy for our bodies and daily activities. In general it is held that no more than 30 % of a standard person’s daily calorie intake should be derived and obtained from fat sources themselves.

Cholesterol itself is a waxy, fat like substance found in every cell in the body. Cholesterol is not an unnatural compound placed in our bodies artificially or synthetically to cause human being trouble and disease. Cholesterol is naturally made and used in our bodies. However it’s a question of quantity – of how much and quantity – which type of cholesterol – good or bad, beneficial or harmful cholesterol. Indeed the body makes and manufactures its own cholesterol in the liver of your body itself. In addition to been manufactured by the liver of your body, cholesterol and cholesterol compounds are found in many of the foods that we eat and consume on a daily and regular basis every day, week and month. Cholesterol in our bloodstreams is usually in the form and forms of either LDL or HDL cholesterols.

In the medical conditions of atherosclerosis (simply put a type of hardening of the arteries of the blood vessels of our bodies where the lumen or middle part of the tube or hose like structure becomes ever narrower causing less blood to be allowed to flow), cholesterol, fats and other substances build up on the artery walls – ever reducing the size, radius and areas of these blood vessels. The problems when it comes to our hearts and diseases of our heart and its ability to pump enough blood – both in volumes and flow rates to the rest of our bodies where oxygen is needed. Occurs when the blood vessels supplying the heart itself (the coronary arteries), themselves get plugged and occluded resulting in narrowing of these coronary (supplying the heart – the cardiac areas). As a result, the flow of both oxygen and the nutrient rich vital blood flow to the heart and its heart muscles themselves is reduced greatly and impeded. Heart and resulting coronary problems of circulation of blood and oxygen flow throughout the body then results.

When it comes down to cholesterol and your health it can be said and summarized simply that cholesterol in the blood and in your bloodstream is needed and necessary but too much cholesterol can lead to heart disease. Keep your heart and cardiac system healthy. Reduce your fat intake overall and reduce and keep down your “bad cholesterol levels’.

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Bypass Surgery In Bangalore

Bypass Surgery in Bangalore

What is Bypass Surgery?
This is a type of heart surgery. It’s sometimes called CABG (“cabbage”). The surgery reroutes, or “bypasses,” blood around clogged arteries to improve blood flow and oxygen to the heart.

Why is this surgery done?
The arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle (coronary arteries) can become clogged by plaque (a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances). This can slow or stop blood flow through the heart’s blood vessels, leading to chest pain or a heart attack. Increasing blood flow to the heart muscle can relieve chest pain and reduce the risk of heart attack.

Beating Heart Surgery

Beating heart surgery is a way to perform surgery without stopping the heart. Surgeons use a special device to stabilize the part of the heart on whichthey are operating. The heart continues to beat and circulate blood to heart muscle during the operation. Surgery on a beating-heart helps reducethe risk for complications associated with temporarily stopping the heart during surgery.

Minimal AccessBypass Surgery

Thedays of long incisions are slowly falling into oblivion. Coronary bypasssurgery has been proved to be clearly longer lasting than angioplasty more soin diabetics as concluded by the BARI trial. Surgeons are now devising waysto make it as less invasive as possible. We do around 99% of our bypasssurgery on a beating heart through small incisions. The different choicesavailable are

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

CABG is a heart surgery procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteriesare bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to theheart. These grafts usually come from the patient’s own arteries and veinslocated in the chest (thoracic), leg (saphenous) or arm (radial). The graftgoes around the blocked artery (or arteries) to create new pathways foroxygen-rich blood to flow to the heart.
Thegoals of the procedure are to relieve symptoms of coronary artery disease(including angina), enable the patient to resume a normal lifestyle and tolower the risk of a heart attack or other heart problems.

Bypass Surgery Top Destination in India

Bangalore is the top destination of India for Bypass Surgery. This is world center for Bypass Surgery treatment. Top Doctor and specialist is available in Bangalore with top class Hospital Facility and world class medical Assistance. Compare to other city like Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore emerged as a top city in India for Bypass Surgery.

Reference:
http://www.heartcareforyou.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=75
http://www.surgeryplanet.com/details/dr.-rehan-sayeed.html?Itemid=0
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4484

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Heart Transplant Surgery In India At Affordable Low Cost

Heart Transplant Surgery

What is Heart Transplant ?

Heart transplantation also called cardiac transplantation performed at accredited hospitals in India is an operation in which the diseased heart in a person is replaced with a healthy heart. The healthy heart comes from a donor who is died. Ninety percent of heart transplants are performed on patients with end stage heart failure.

Who Needs It ?

Heart transplant is preformed on patients with end stage heart failure or some other life threatening heart disease.

Patients who have coronary artery disease

Cardiomyopathy disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively

Heart valve disease

In babies who have serious heart dysfunction. Some of the illnesses that affect the heart include congenital heart disease

The transplant journey: Taking the first steps

If your doctor recommends that you consider a heart transplant, he or she will likely refer you to a heart transplant center for an evaluation. Many centers coordinate support groups, assist you with travel arrangements, help you find local housing for your recovery period, or direct you to organizations that can help with these concerns…

Waiting for a donor organ in India

If the transplant center medical team in India determines that you’re a good candidate for a heart transplant, the center will register you on a nationwide waiting list. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough hearts for every person in need, and some people may die while waiting for a transplant.

While you’re on the waiting list, your medical team will monitor the condition of your heart and other organs and alter your treatment as necessary…

Diagnosis Of Heart Transplant

Patients presenting with signs and symptoms of cardiac failure need to proceed with an initial evaluation to establish the diagnosis and

rule out other common causes of symptoms these tests include : -

History and physical examination

Echocardiogram or gaited heart scan to assess ventricular function

Endomyocardial biopsy of check for signs of rejection in this a small tissue sample from the donor heart.

ECG to check heart function

Chest X-Ray for early signs of lung infection

Lab work test: Complete blood count for the number of blood cells, blood chemistry, serum electrophysiology, thyroid function tests, urinalysis for infection

Other test such as cardiac catherization and electrophysiology studies may be indicated.

Procedure Of Heart Transplant

Heart transplant surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Heart transplant surgery usually takes about 4hours.

Patients often spend the first days after surgery in the intensive care unit of the hospital.

Intravenous antibiotics are usually given to prevent bacterial wound infection.

The surgeon will open the chest cavity and connect you to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep oxygenated blood flowing…

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Heart Transplant Surgery Abroad At Affordable Cost – Heart Transplant

Heart Transplant Surgery Abroad

Heart Transplant Surgery

What is Heart Transplant ?

Heart transplantation also called cardiac transplantation performed at accredited hospitals in Abroad is an operation in which the diseased heart in a person is replaced with a healthy heart. The healthy heart comes from a donor who is died. Ninety percent of heart transplants are performed on patients with end stage heart failure.

Who Needs It ?

Heart transplant is preformed on patients with end stage heart failure or some other life threatening heart disease.

Patients who have coronary artery disease

Cardiomyopathy disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively

Heart valve disease

In babies who have serious heart dysfunction. Some of the illnesses that affect the heart include congenital heart disease

The transplant journey: Taking the first steps

Waiting for a donor organ in Abroad

If the transplant center medical team in Abroad determines that you’re a good candidate for a heart transplant, the center will register you on a nationwide waiting list. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough hearts for every person in need, and some people may die while waiting for a transplant.

While you’re on the waiting list, your medical team will monitor the condition of your heart and other organs and alter your treatment as necessary…

Diagnosis Of Heart Transplant

Patients presenting with signs and symptoms of cardiac failure need to proceed with an initial evaluation to establish the diagnosis and

rule out other common causes of symptoms these tests include : -

History and physical examination

Echocardiogram or gaited heart scan to assess ventricular function

Endomyocardial biopsy of check for signs of rejection in this a small tissue sample from the donor heart.

ECG to check heart function

Chest X-Ray for early signs of lung infection

Lab work test: Complete blood count for the number of blood cells, blood chemistry, serum electrophysiology, thyroid function tests, urinalysis for infection

Other test such as cardiac catherization and electrophysiology studies may be indicated.

Procedure Of Heart Transplant

Heart transplant surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Heart transplant surgery usually takes about 4hours.

Patients often spend the first days after surgery in the intensive care unit of the hospital.

Intravenous antibiotics are usually given to prevent bacterial wound infection.

The surgeon will open the chest cavity and connect you to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep oxygenated blood flowing…

Please log on to : www.indiahospitaltour.com

Send your query : Get a Quote

We Care Core Values

We have a very simple business model that keeps you as the centre.

Welcome to World Class Treatment and Surgery by We Care Health Services, India.
Contact Us :
www.indiasurgerytour.com ||

E-mail us on : info@indiahospitaltour.com ||

Contact Center Tel. +91) 22 28950588 / (+91) 22 28941902 (24 hrs.)

The surgery and medical treatments offered by We Care Health Services at JCI Accredited / ISO Certified Hospitals are vast and varied; ranging from Heart Surgery abroad, Cardiology to Cardio Thoracic surgery, Total Knee / Hip / Ankle / Shoulder Joint Replacement Surgery abroad in India including ACL reconstruction Surgery to Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery abroad in India , Spine Surgery abroad in India like Discectomy / Laminectomy Surgery, Cervical Decompression to Anterior / Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery abroad, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer surgery, Sterotactic Radiotherapy, Autologous / Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant Surgery to Breast Cancer treatments, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Low Cost Liver Transplants Surgery, Hysterectomy (Vaginal / Abdominal), Hernia repair Surgery, Advanced Neurosurgery abroad in India, Bariatric surgery, Gastric Bypass Surgery abroad, Eye Surgery abroad, Cornea Transplant, Cataract Surgery to LASIK Eye care Surgery, IVF, ICSI, Egg Donor to Surrogacy, Minimally Invasive surgery or Laparoscopic Surgery to Cochlear Implants, Breast Lift / Tummy Tuck, Face Lift to Low Cost Cosmetic Surgery, multi specialty Hospitals abroad offering first world treatments with board certified highly qualified medical consultants in attendance at third world prices.

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The Stock Wizards Reviews Stem Cell Company Proteonomix (PROT)

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The Stock Wizards has just discovered an exciting Stem Cell Company trading under 5.00 dollars per share, with an initial focus on diabetes and cardiac diseases.

PROT (OTC) Sector: Stem Cell

Proteonomix, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the development of stem cell therapies primarily for the treatment of diabetes and cardiac therapy. The stem cell therapy involves introduction of healthy new stem cells to repair and replace damaged or lost cells.

PROT recently announced that they have licensed Stromal Cell Technology for potential therapeutic use in the regrowth of damaged cardiac cells after a heart attack. Licensed from the Cohen-McNiece Foundation, this cellular technology was developed for patients who have suffered myocardial infarctions, commonly known as a heart attack.

Myocardial infarction is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing some heart cells to die. The supply of blood to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. Myocardial Infarction (MI) is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, more then 1.5 million Americans suffer a myocardial infarction every year, and nearly half a million die.

A preferred embodiment of the technology is:

a) Enriching unique cells from bone marrow samples;

b) Expanding these cells using a proprietary patent-pending method; and

c) Harvesting the stromal cell product for potential therapeutic use.

Proteonomix has facilities at a number of academic institutions. Its subsidiary, Proteoderm, has developed a line of anti-aging skin care cosmetics based on stem cell derivatives.

Proteoderm is the first company to use a matrix of proteins originally derived from non-embryonic stem cells, Matrix NC-138, to harness the anti-aging potential of stem cells in cosmeceutical products. Proteoderm does not use enzymes, collagen or growth factors which are the ingredients of other anti-aging cosmeceuticals and Proteoderm does not utilize embryonic stem cells as a source for its anti-aging skin care products.

PROT — Proteonomix, Inc.

Technical Outlook

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How To Use An Automated External Defibrillator

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a device the size of a laptop that is used for medical emergencies, specifically cardiac arrest or when the heart stops beating. Sometimes, when a victim is in cardiac arrest, their heart start experiencing an irregular quivering caused by chaotic electrical activity in the heart cells.

This quivering is called ventricular fibrillation or V Fib for short. V Fib is treated by shocking the heart with controlled electric shock. This works because the heart muscle contains electrical cells. The AED is used to shock the heart that is in V Fib to a normal heart rhythm.

Studies show that if an AED is used within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest, the victim’s chance of survival increases by approximately 70%. So you want to use the AED as soon as it becomes available.

Using the AED:

Once you get the AED at the vicitm’s side -

1: Turn on the AED. Do this by wither pressing the on/off button or lifting the lid of the unit.

2: Follow the prompts exactly as directed. The device will instruct you to place the electrode pads on the bare skin of the victim. One of the pads are to be placed on the right upper chest of the victim, while the second pad is to be placed just under the left chest.

3: Once the pads are placed on the bare chese of the victim, you may be required to insert the pad connector to the AED. Some AEDs already have the pads preconnected to them.

4: Next you must make sure that no one (including yourself) is touching the victim. The machine will prompt that it is “analyzing.” During the analysis, all CPR efforts must be paused in order for the AED to evaluate if the victim’s heart is experiencing V Fib and can therefore be treated with a shock. This is one of the 2 time you must “clear” the victim of all bystander contact.

5: If the AED prompts that a shock is indicated, then you must “clear” the victim a second time ensuring that you or no bystanders are not in contact with the victim. If someone is touching the victim while the AED is delivering the shock, the bystander can experience a shock as well which can even render them unconscious. Once you see that victim is “clear,” you must then press the “shock” button to deliver a shock. Fully automated AEDs will deliver the shock automatically.

6: Immediately after administering the shock, the defibrillator will instruct you to resume CPR. You must not remove the pads or turn off the unit at this time. Simply leave the pads on the victim’s chest, leave the AED on and resume CPR beginning with chest compressions.

Some of the new AED models have the CPR coaching feature which guides the rescuer in the CPR process.

AEDs are very simple to use as long as the instructions are followed completely. The information in this article does not substitute a CPR/AED course in which training is performed in its entirety. This information is provided solely as a reference to supplement CPR/AED training.

For more information or questions on AEDs please visit http://www.lifesaversny.com

Marcus Pierre is a respiratory therapist, CPR instructor and AED consultant. He has worked at several hospitals in the New York area and has also trained many participants in CPR/AED & First Aid. He has serviced Regal Cinemas, the Governor’s office, the Attorney General’s office, DMV offices and many more NY state and personal clients. He is also the president of Lifesavers, Inc – a CPR & First Aid training company and an AED distributor. He can be contacted at http://www.lifesaversny.com

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Heart Disease and Associated Problems

To be told you have heart disease can strike fear into anyone hearing it for the first time, however it’s not as bad as it sounds.

In this article I am going to explain some of the terms, causes and remedies associated with heart disease.

Heart disease is a general term used to describe several different conditions, all of which are potentially fatal, but are also treatable and/or preventable.

Heart disease is primarily a disease of lifestyle, and is largely preventable through risk factor awareness and modification.

However it is a serious condition and if ignored it is a major cause for heart attacks (myocardial infarction), congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, stroke, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and ischemia (reduced blood flow).

The most common form of heart disease is coronary heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease

CORONARY

Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease, it is caused by a narrowing or clogging of the coronary arteries that supply the heart with oxygen and nutrients.

Coronary artery disease and the resulting reduced blood flow to the heart muscle can lead to other heart problems, such as chest pain (angina) and heart attacks myocardial infarction).

The risk of coronary heart disease can be reduced by taking steps to prevent and control those adverse factors that put people at greater risk for heart disease and heart attacks.

CHOLESTEROL

If you have too much cholesterol in your bloodstream, the excess is deposited in arteries, including the coronary arteries, where it contributes to the narrowing and blockages that cause the signs and symptoms of heart disease.

High levels of the wrong type of cholesterol (LDL) can be life threatening especially because this type of cholesterol has the capability to choke the arteries and thus cause a heart attack.

What happens is that the levels of the lipoprotein, which is made in the liver and in cells lining blood vessels, rise with things that make heart disease more likely, like smoking, obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Conversely the levels fall when patients stop smoking, lose weight and get their cholesterol and diabetes under control.

Cholesterol levels should be less than 5.5. If your cholesterol level is 6.5 mmol/L or greater your risk of heart disease is about 4 times greater than that of a person with a cholesterol level of 4 mmol/L.

The best defense against high cholesterol is simply controlling the risk factors that could lead to coronary artery disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, stress, excessive alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and being overweight.

Regular aerobic activities have a good effect on blood vessels and cholesterol.

Dietary aids to lowering cholesterol

1. reduce cheese intake and/or substitute low fat varieties

2. choose reduced fat milks

3. substitute polyunsaturated margarine for butter

4. choose lean cuts of meat and remove all visible fat

5. eat skinless chicken, fish or beans

6. beware of pies, pasties, fish and chips and commercial cakes (hidden fat)

7. make cakes at home with polyunsaturated fat, cook chips with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oil

8. lose weight if overweight.

High blood pressure also causes many other types of cardiovascular disease, such as stroke and heart failure.

ARTERIES

Coronary artery diseases are diseases of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood.

If you suffer from CAD it generally means that blood flow through the coronary arteries has become obstructed, reducing blood flow to the heart muscle.

Like any muscle, the heart needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients, which are carried to it by the blood in the coronary arteries.

When the coronary arteries become narrowed or clogged by cholesterol and fat deposits (atherosclerosis), the heart cannot get enough and the result is coronary heart disease (CHD).

STROKE

Other cardiovascular diseases include stroke, high blood pressure, angina (chest pain), and rheumatic heart disease. Smoking and uncontrolled high blood pressure are important risk factors for stroke.

Although stroke is highly preventable, certain risk factors such as; family history, age, sex and race can’t be controlled.

People with diabetes are also two to four times more likely to die of heart disease and experience stroke.

PREVENTION

Although heart disease is a serious condition that requires constant monitoring, there are many things you can do to reduce your risk for cardiovascular problems and live a full, active life, even if you should suffer a heart attack.

Study results indicate that heart disease is almost twice as likely to develop in inactive people as in those who exercise regularly.

However studies have also shown that after five years of giving up smoking, the risk of developing heart disease is the same as for someone who never smoked.

As well, if you exercise on a regular basis, the chance of your developing heart disease is about half that of people who do no exercise at all.

Dick Aronson has a background of over 35 years in various facets of the Healthcare industry. He set up and ran clinical trials in more than 20 countries and he has also founded a number of small private health related businesses. Dick now runs a number of informative health websites : visit author’s health site for more information on health related subjects and opportunities.

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Learn About the Human Heart

Each human (and animal) heart is a pump. It causes blood to be forced throughout the body, carrying life giving oxygen and disease fighting mechanisms to the the furthest reaches of the human frame. The heart is a muscle, and like all muscles it needs to be exercised to be at its fittest and most efficient.

The human heart, the most fundamental of organs in the human anatomy, is located in the middle of the torso. Its apex is slightly towards the left and that is why it is often said that human heart is situated on the left side. Another reason for this is that the left ventricle of the heart pumps blood faster than that of right ventricle, thus one can observe heavier beating of the heart on the left side.

The heart undertakes a number of very important roles. Blood that has released its oxygen into the body is returned to the heart where it is recharged (as a result of breathing) and sent out again on its journey around the body. Unfortunately our hearts may develop problems and diseases as we get older. Diabetes and blood pressure cases are increasing day by day due caused as much by depressing and stressful lives as by a clinical condition, and these are directly affecting the working of the human heart. Many of the problems can be cured at best and controlled at worst by taking medical treatment for a specific time, but many diseases do not yet have any properly identified treatment or medication.

Resulting from hypertension, nervousness and stress, many people suffer from cardiac arrest problems when the heart stops beating. Unfortunately this can result in the person dying. To restart the heart mechanically a machine known as automated external defibrillator, readily available in most hospitals and within ambulances, should be introduced immediately.

High levels of cholesterol can cause dangerous cardiovascular disease. More and more people are becoming victims of high cholesterol levels. The over eating of food which is full of unhealthy fats (not all fats are unhealthy) and to low in fiber content, not to mention other important nutritional content, can be a major factor in the forming or arterial disease. Cholesterol is stored in blood fats known as triglycerides. Not all cholesterol is bad and cholesterol levels need to be properly interpreted to draw the right conclusions about risk. The excess intake of wrong foods resulting in high cholesterol levels causes atherosclerosis and leads to poor functioning of arteries and further risk of heart attack.

It is distressing to recognize that cardiac malfunctions are growing in their manifestation throughout the world, and particularly in the western world. The likelihood of suffering from a stroke is considerably increased by a poor and unbalanced diet, a sedentary life style and increasing age. Elderly people, especially women, have greater risk of heart attack and stroke. Racial factors also play an important role in the susceptibility to strokes as Negro women are more prone to heart attacks and strokes than Caucasian women. If there is family history of heart attacks, the chances to other members of the family suffering too, especially offspring and siblings, increase by 20-30 percent.

Heart disease can be forewarned in a number of ways and a blood pressure that is anything other than normal should always be investigated. The best way to prevent heart disease is to eat only nutritious food that is low in fat and high in fiber and do lots of exercise. However, if a person already suffering from some heart problems, it is better to have proper medication along with exercise and proper diet.

Stop the risk of heart attack by cleaning the plaque out of your blood vessels. Stop suffering the effects of clogged arteries within days. Try oral chelation and be amazed at the results

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