A REPORT ON HEART DISEASE Contents ACKNOWLDGEMENT 3 METHODOLOGY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Heart 5 Heart Disease 5 CAUSES (RISK FACTORS) 7 Uncontrollable Causes: 7 Controllable Causes 8 EFFECTS 13 PREVENTIVE MEASURES 16 SOME DATAS AND FACTS ABOUT HEART DISEASE 20 CONCLUSION 22 REFERENCES 22 ACKNOWLDGEMENT It is a great pleasure for me to express gratitude to the people who have been influential and supportive in the successful completion of this assignment. First and foremost‚ I would
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Sodaly Chhun Prof. Linda Mallen Due Date: 4/17/13 Research Paper The Effect of Gum Disease on Human Health. People think the way to have a charming smile is to have white teeth. However‚ that is not all there is to have good oral health. Healthy gum tissue also is an important part of tooth structure which enables our healthy bright smile. Healthy gums aren’t just important for your oral health‚ but they can also be important for your overall health. Numerous research studies suggest that other
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Heart Disease Amber Brooks HCS-245 November 26‚ 2012 Tynan Weed‚ Facilitator Heart Disease Heart disease is what is known as the silent killer; to me I believe this whole heartedly. I hold this particular disease close to my heart because I had a lost due to the disease in my family. I had to realize that it must be really serious for the simple fact that it works so silently and could kill off so easily. I did my research on it and I now know the severity of it. Everyone
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Cardiovascular Disease Information HCA 240 February 22‚ 2013 Gioia Scoppoa Cardiovascular Disease Information Cardiovascular disease refers to conditions that narrow or block blood vessels. These conditions can lead to a heart attack or stroke. According to Richard P. Lewis M.D. (Can Cardiovascular Disease be prevented)‚ “Cardiovascular disease is the common chronic illness in our society.” Coronary artery disease is a disease that supplies the muscle with blood. The blood flow can become
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In patients around age of 65‚ degenerative‚ arteriosclerotic changes and improper alignment can result in an have a negative effect on the portion of the vertebral artery that passes through the transverse foramen of upper cervical spine.3 This negative effect can result in an increased susceptibility for a spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection. Thoracic kyphosis can present with three different forms of posture that include uncompensated‚ compensated and congruent posture.4 Each of these kyphotic
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Heart Disease • What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is any disorder which affects the heart. Almost half of heart diseases are from coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is responsible for 82‚000 deaths in the UK each year – an average of 224 people a day. o Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease affects the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart muscle itself with the glucose and oxygen that it requires for respiration. • Atheroma Atheroma is a fatty deposit that forms
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overweight can have multiple problems and diseases in the long run due to being overweight. One of those diseases is heart disease. A couple reasons why people are so overweight are lack of exercise‚ poor diet‚ and unfortunately also heredity. Heredity is major factor when dealing with heart disease or any disease in general. Since genes are a factor into people’s health; people should definitely know all chronic disease in their family. In my family heart disease is a major issue unfortunately. Many
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Nephron Sparing Transcatheter Renal Artery Embolization in Trauma Patient Introduction: Acute renal hemorrhage is a common medical emergency‚ which can lead to hemorrhagic shock and eventual death. Complete nephrectomy is used in emergency surgery and is associated with significant postoperative complications. Employing nephron sparing super-selective Transcatheter renal artery embolization techniques can be used to treat acute renal bleeding disorders eliminating need for exploratory laparotomy
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also known as ’ischemic heart disease’‚ is the most common form of heart disease. There are two major clinical forms – heart attack (often known as ’acute myocardial infarction’ or AMI) and angina. Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time‚ the walls of your arteries can become clogged
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or jugular. Venous bleeding can be under increased pressure as in asphyxia‚ or from ruptured varicose veins. Portal vein pressures are high enough to cause rapid blood loss‚ especially in portal hypertension with oesophageal varies. Pulmonary artery haemorrhage is dark red (venous blood) at around 30 mmHg (4 kPa)‚ while bleeding from the pulmonary veins is bright red (oxygenated). Capillary haemorrhage is bright red‚ often rapid‚ ooze. If it continued for many hours‚ blood loss may become
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