Coronary Heart Disease is a cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of death in high income countries and causes more than 73‚000 deaths in the UK each year. Approximately 1 in 10 women and 1 in 6 men die from CHD‚ although the chances become similar from the age of fifty. (Nhs.uk‚ 2016) CHD is caused by a gradual build up of fatty material called Atheroma within the walls of the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart with oxygen rich blood. This causes the arteries to become narrow
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# 3 Heart failure Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to meet the demand of the body’s metabolic needs‚ which leads to decreased cardiac output‚ increased preload and after load (Story‚ 2015). Approximately 5.7 million (2009-2012) to about 6.5 million (2011- 2014) adults are living with heart failure according to the American Heart Association’s 2017 Heart Disease and stroke Statistics Update. One in nine deaths in 2009 included heart failure
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Natural Resources Natural Resources play an important role in industrial development. Gujarat is endowed with important resources like minerals‚ marine‚ agriculture; as also animal wealth and human resources. The state government has taken several measures to explore and exploit these resources for further processing and value addition. Information on important natural resources useful for industrial processing in the state is as under: Mineral Resources The important mineral resources in Gujarat
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In the novel Heart of Darkness‚ the author Joseph Conrad uses the motif of darkness and the words “heart of darkness” to represent the unknown. For example‚ as our framed narrator travels via boat down the coast of Africa to begin his work with the company‚ he observes the ‘“edge of a colossal jungle‚ so dark-green as to be almost black‚ fringed with white surf‚ ran straight‚ like a ruled line‚ far‚ far away along a blue sea whose glitter was blurred by a creeping mist’” (Conrad 18). Here‚ darkness
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Essay – Heart of Darkness and Red Heart Red Heat is a novel written by Victor Kelleher set somewhere in the post-greenhouse future. This novel is a version of the nineteenth century Heart of Darkness‚ first published in 1902 and then re-published by Joseph Conrad. There are many similarities within the plot of these two novels from travelling up a dangerous river to dealing with a power crazy man. There are many similarities in the two books‚ one of which is that the heroines; Marlow‚ Heart of Darkness
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The-Tell Heart Person characteristic of the main character The main character is a man‚ who seems to be a butler for an old man. He is a least taking care of the old man. Even though he loves the old man and the old man never have caused him any harm‚ he needs to kill him. “I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! Yes‚ it was this!“ The main character means that the old mans eye is cursed or evil and it makes
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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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Analysis - Like the narrator in Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart"‚ the narrator of "The Black Cat" has questionable sanity. Near the beginning of the tale‚ the narrator says he would be "mad indeed" if he should expect a reader to believe the story‚ implying that has already been accused of madness One of Poe’s darkest tales‚ "The Black Cat" includes his strongest denouncing of alcohol. The narrator’s perverse actions are brought on by his alcoholism‚ a "disease" and "fiend" which also destroy his personality
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Similarly‚ Wilbur H. Jennings depicts a tragic love story through “My Heart Will Go On.” Much like Zhong Yu‚ Rose from Titanic was in love with Jack‚ a man who she was forbidden from pursuing for status-related reasons. The song tells the story of how Rose constantly thinks about Jack and how she will never forget him‚ that he is always there in her heart. Jennings claims‚ “Love can touch us one time / And last for a lifetime / And never let go ’til we’re gone‚” (lines12-14). This further emphasizes
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When my eyes glanced over the options of the six potential owners of a new heart‚ my brain told me exactly who it would be. The heart should go to John Williams‚ though he may not be the best person he is the most beneficial. Now I know what you are thinking: “Why?” Well‚ my fellow Board of Directors let me tell you. Archibald McFarland is 70 years old and has lived a life of success and achievement. To give him the heart would be pointless because he has nothing left to accomplish since he is already
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