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    Heart Disease and Cancer

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    Americans from developing heart disease‚ however‚ other chronic diseases cannot be controlled. In‚ 2005‚ Dr. Rich stated in a report that cancer is the number one killer of Americans under age 85‚ not heart disease. Reports from the media stated that only very old Americans continue to die of heart disease than cancer; however‚ heart disease remains the number one killer among certain age groups. These age groups include men ages 40-59 and in older adults ages 75-84 (Heart Health Center). Dr. Rich

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    totally artificial heart

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    Totally Artificial Heart (TAH) The US government funded a project to create a totally artificial heart in 1964. Bioengineers thought that a fully functional totally artificial heart would have been created within the next 10 years. In 1964 the Liotta TAH was used to bridge the period between the need for a transplant and the provision of a heart from a donor. The totally artificial heart kept the patient alive for 64 hours‚ at which point the patient received a transplant and died 32 hours later

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    Pig Heart Boy

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    ‘Pig Heart boy CEL’ This book is about a 13year old boy called Cameron who is desperate need of a heart transplant .Cameron has been determid to live a normal life since the word go‚ but would you still be sure enough to take one from a pig? There are 3 techniques to help tell this story used in this book. The first technique is 1st person narrative this helps you see Cameron’s character how he is feeling as you get further through the book and how his character changes. The second technique

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    Coronary Heart Disease

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    coronary heart disease. Heart desease is a condition that affect the structure and functions of the heart and has many root causes. There are many types of heart diseases. Including: 1. Heart Failure Heart failure is a condition where the heart can not supply the bloodstream to fulfill the needs of the body and potentially deadly. This type of heart disease have some symptoms including: swelling in the feet and hands‚ the addition or subtraction of weight before swelling due to fluid excessive‚ short

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    In Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad‚ the protagonist‚ Marlow‚ tells his story about his time in the uncivilized Congo. Through his passage from the coast of Africa into the heart of the Congo by way of the Outer Station‚ Middle Station‚ and finally the Inner Station‚ Conrad explores the Freudian concept of ego‚ id‚ and superego. Although the world in Heart of Darkness initially shows two separate cultures that cannot exist harmoniously‚ through Marlow’s journey into the depths of the Congo‚ Conrad

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    Callie Morrison Professor Mazzolini English Comp. 101A February 17‚ 2012 Home is Where the Heart is They always say home is where the heart is. I never really knew what that meant until I got older. Home is always going to be there no matter what or where you go in life. Some people may consider home to be at their parents’ house‚ their own house‚ or living with someone else. It can also be some place you really like or somewhere you spend a lot of time at. It may be many different places at

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    Heart Failure Therapy

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    In the United State there are a huge population of people who suffers through heart failure‚ and minimal donations for heart transplant. Due to this particular problem doctors found a small solution and created a device called LVAD [Left Ventricular Assistant Device]. LVAD benefits the heart’s function and is considered the bridge step before getting a heart transplant. It helps an individual get back to their everyday activities and extends their expectancy lifespan. Stated by the statistic of

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    Smoking and Heart Disease

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    smoking itself is a high risk to contract the disease. Non-smokers also have to pay attention to the air they are breathing because the smoke around you can kill you! What is heart disease? Many of us at a young age believe that heart disease can only happen to "older" people. The truth is that heart disease has to be considered while a person is young‚ how a person takes care of their body inside and out will determine what diseases are in store at an older age. For instance‚ cardiovascular

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    is among the top preventable risk factors of heart disease amongst many other health problems. Coronary heart disease and strokes are the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking. They rank as the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 61 million Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases your risk for high blood pressure‚ coronary heart disease‚ stroke‚ congestive heart failure‚ and aneurysms to name a few. More

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    Recovery Heart Rate

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    _____Total _____ divide by 3 = _____ This is your Resting Heart RateObtain your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220. Example 220 – 21 = 199 1. Subtract your resting heart rate (RHR) that you calculated in Part II above from the maximum heart rate (MHR) that you just determined in Step 1. Example 3. 199 - 70 (RHR) = 129 Determine the percent of heart rate reserve at which you choose to train. The lower limit of heart rate reserve for training purposes is 50% of your answer

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