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Heart bypass surgery is performed to create a new route (termed a “bypass”) for the flow of oxygen and blood to the heart. It is performed when coronary artery disease partially or totally blocks the arteries - the small blood vessels which supply the heart with nutrients and oxygen - which lead to the heart. When coronary arteries become blocked the heart cannot obtain sufficient blood, a condition which is termed coronary artery disease, and which can cause severe chest pain (termed angina). Some coronary artery disease can be treated with medicines alone; but severe cases require coronary artery bypass surgery.
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admin | May 29, 2009
The heart is a simple pump that drives blood throughout your body to other organs and tissues. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States. Those who are at the highest risk for heart disease include individuals with a strong family history, high cholesterol, high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, a history of smoking, and peripheral vascular disease. Any combination of these factors will place a person at a very high risk for heart disease.
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admin | May 29, 2009
LONDON: Besides giving you a kick start in the morning, your favourite cup of tea has the potential to keep heart attacks at bay, a dietician has
claimed.What’s more, a daily cup of tea also boosts the brain, according to a major review of research into the potential health benefits of the beverage.
The survey, commissioned by the Tea Advisory Panel and published in the journal Nutrition and Food Science, revealed that four cups a day significantly cuts the risk of a heart attack, keeps hydration at a healthy, optimal level and even improves alertness and mood.
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admin | May 29, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2009) — Individuals with heart disease are twice as likely to suffer from depression as the general population, an association the medical community has largely been unable to explain. Now, a new study by researchers at The Miriam Hospital, in conjunction with The Montréal Heart Institute, University of Montréal and McGill University, reveals there may be genetic variations that contribute to depression in heart disease patients.
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admin | May 29, 2009
Why are people so misinformed about cholesterol when so much has been published about it? After all, cholesterol has become a household wword. It’s hard to go to a social gathering without someone mentioning this fatty substance and their own cholesterol level. But as one wise sage remarked, “It’s not the things you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so.” So what ain’t so about cholesterol?
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admin | May 29, 2009
NIAGARA FALLS — Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, under pressure to right itself financially, announced Thursday that it will significantly reorganize services to focus more on basic care aligned with the area’s most pressing health issues.
In an unusual collaboration, insurer Independent Health will provide $500,000 over two years to help the hospital devise a new business plan, and attract additional private and public funds needed to make the plan a reality.
It’s not clear how much it will cost to transform the hospital into what officials are calling a “community-oriented patient- care health system.”
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admin | May 29, 2009
Weight of evidence still points to purposeful weight loss, further research needed
Being overweight or obese is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors; however, in patients with established CVD, obesity appears to play a protective role. In fact, data suggest obese patients with heart disease do better and tend to live longer than leaner patients with the same severity of disease, according to a review article published in the May 26, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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admin | May 29, 2009
It was what Marcia Adams called “an innocent virus” that changed her life in 1996. Although first settling in her respiratory system, it later damaged her heart, setting her on a long battle with congestive heart failure before she got a heart transplant at Lutheran Hospital in 2001.
Known for authoring six cookbooks and hosting her own cooking show on PBS, Adams, now 74, became a champion of educating women about heart disease during and after her own journey. She is the keynote speaker at Fort Wayne’s inaugural Go Red for Women luncheon June 4 at the Landmark Conference & Reception Center.
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admin | May 29, 2009
WESTBURY, N.Y., Apr 06, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Vasomedical, Inc. (”Vasomedical”) (OTC: VASO), a leader in the noninvasive treatment and management of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has received FDA 510k clearance to market Vasomedical-BIOX 1305 ECG Holter Monitor and CB Series Ambulatory ECG Analysis Software.The Vasomedical-BIOX 1305 Holter Monitor is the latest addition to Vasomedical’s product line. The Model 1305, which has already received CE Marking certification to market in the EU countries, is a compact, lightweight, 3-channel ECG Holter monitor designed for monitoring a patient’s cardiac rhythm for 24 to 72 hours and recording ECG on a standard SD memory card. It features a high signal sampling rate and high resolution digital recording for comprehensive data analysis. The data recorded on the 1305 monitor is utilized in the early detection of cardiac abnormalities such as ischemia and arrhythmia.
Data recorded by the Model 1305 can be quickly analyzed using the proprietary Vasomedical-BIOX CB Series Analysis Software. The CB series software provides clear, quick, and accurate recognition of QRS complexes and classification; a proprietary two-tier automatic classification process for “suspicious” waveforms; comprehensive event reports and ST-segment reports; and many other data viewing, analysis, and reporting capabilities.
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admin | May 29, 2009
It started with a tingling sensation in your chest…gradually, your chest muscles starts to tighten and it becomes more and more painful with each passing minute. You also notice that you heart is beating faster and faster and you can actually “feel it” thumping madly against your chest. The immediate thought of “heart attack” or “stroke” flashes into your mind…as you start feeling light-headed and numb, you begin to believe that you are indeed suffering from heart attack…or is it?
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