that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries‚ making it harder for blood to flow through. If a blood clot forms‚ it can stop the blood flow. This can cause a heart attack or stroke. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot. If this clot cuts off the blood flow completely‚ the part of the heart muscle supplied by that artery begins to die. Most people survive their first heart
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it could harm patients when the doctors do the operation. The device has sold to everywhere in the world‚ which means that our job as QC is also important as the part of doctors who do perform the surgeries. QC’s job could save patients from Ischemic Stroke‚ or Carotid Artery
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Title: A case of colonic stricture secondary to recurrent ischemic colitis Author: Faisal Mehmood‚ M.D.1‚ Harshraj Leuva‚ M.D.1 and Anshu Taneja‚ M.D.1‚ 2 1. Internal Medicine Residency Program‚ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx)‚ NY. 2. Department of Internal Medicine‚ North Central Bronx Hospital‚ Bronx‚ NY. Introduction: Colonic ischemia is the most common form of gut ischemia‚ frequently affecting older population. Colonic ischemia may be more prevalent in women. The diagnosis
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blood clotting‚ reduces coronary artery spasm responses to stress‚ increases blood flow‚ reduced blood pressure‚ reduces insulin level‚ and increases estrogen levels. Studies have show that moderate alcohol consumption can reduces the risk of ischemic strokes by about half in both women and men in all ethnicities. Moderate consumption of alcohol also increases the survivability of heart attacks; moderate drinking for the year prior to a heart attack‚ or AMI can reduce the risk of dying from the AMI
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unhealthy and not getting enough exercise. We have been alerted that each year we are becoming more and more obese at a alarming rate. Heart disease has been known to kill more people than any of the cancers combined by causing heart attacks and strokes. There are many causes to heart disease by choices we make like smoking and eating unhealthy but also we can be born with a heart disease. Some common heart diseases are Cardiovascular disease‚ Congenital heart disease‚ and Coronary heart disease
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the poor supply of blood to the muscular walls of the heart by its own blood supply vessels‚ the coronary arteries * Stroke – the interruption of the supply of blood to the brain * Peripheral Vascular disease – diseases of the arteries‚ arterioles and capillaries that affect the limbs‚ usually reducing blood supply to the legs Cardiovascular disease is most evident as stroke‚ heart attack‚ angina‚ heart failure and peripheral vascular disease. Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most
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Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis (ATH-er-o-skler-O-sis). The buildup of plaque occurs over many years. (nhlbi.nih.gov) CHD AND TREATMENTS: CHD is the most common type of heart disease. In the United States‚ CHD is the #1 cause of
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In 1939‚ Dr. Turner published the first report on the symptoms of Turner Syndrome. It was published as “A Syndrome of Short Stature‚ webbed beck and infantilism”. It was a report on seven girls who shared similar features to each other. Dr. Turner helped with the advancement of treatment for the girls with the syndrome. He did this by pioneering the use of exogenous sex steroids for treating ovarian failure (“Years of Medical Advances in Turner Syndrome”) . Today‚ Turner Syndrome occurs in 1 in 2
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Jacob Powell Write-up for Heart and Blood Vessels Date: 10/18/2013 Time: 1330 Biographical: G.B.‚ 20‚ Male‚ Caucasian‚ DOB: 01/23/1993‚ Student‚ Dr. Wang‚ Orientated to person‚ time and place‚ reliable source of information. No deficits in mental ability. Write-up for Heart: History of Present Illness- Chief Complaint- Fatigue Denies chest pain Fatigue is persistent‚ but not strong enough to interfere with capabilities Denies associated symptoms Denies medication Denies cough Denies difficulty breathing
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government web sites. In 2000-2004‚ CDC reported the number of deaths and the diagnosis of its disease as a result of smoking. Lung Cancer accounts for 128‚900 deaths. Ischemic heart disease took 126‚000 lives. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease was estimated to be the cause of 92‚900 deaths. There were 15‚900 strokes. Other cancers accounted for 35‚300 deaths. Other diagnoses resulted in 44‚000 deaths. They also report that 46 million people or 20.36% of adults in the United States smoke
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