Heart Disease Symptoms:
Each type of heart disease has its warning symptoms. It is important to detect the early signs of heart disease for proper treatment. The most common symptom of Coronary Artery Disease is angina.
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Feb 27th, 2009
A study points out the importance of funding clinical research, including comparative effectiveness research to determine the best ways to diagnose and treat heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.
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Feb 14th, 2009
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for all women, killing 460,000 of us every year. And if it doesn't kill us, I can tell you as a woman living with heart disease; it changes every single day of the rest of your life. Constant uncertainty, doctors' appointments, medication ups and downs, surgical procedures, not to mention medical bills, all wreak havoc on our ability to take care of our families and maintain a profession.
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Feb 14th, 2009
Louisville Metro EMS will begin using a new life-saving device designed to improve CPR effectiveness for patients in cardiac arrest.
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Feb 7th, 2009
Heart health is a topic most Americans hear about often, yet despite their general knowledge, many simply tell themselves “if it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.”
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Feb 6th, 2009
When someone we love is hurting, it’s only natural to want to help them in every way possible. If a family member is dealing with a heart disease, our ability to help can be hindered by a number of factors. But with a little effort, we can overcome these challenges and provide the right kind of support.
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Jan 27th, 2009
We Know that a low salt diet is important to control high blood pressure that leads to heart disease. According to new research from Loyola University, it seems equally as important to increase our potassium intake if we really want to reduce our risk of heart disease.
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Jan 27th, 2009
According to new information from the American Heart Association, we should be getting five percent of our calories from Omega 6 fatty acids to reduce our risk of heart disease.
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Jan 20th, 2009
Sisters often share many things, including toys, clothing, makeup, records. In North Texas, two sisters also share the same diagnosis. Emily Smith, 7, and her sister, 9-year-old Shayde, both have been diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a rare heart disease.
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Jan 18th, 2009
Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% of the world's heart disease. Today, an international team of 25 scientists from four countries provides a clue to why this is so: 1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems.
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Jan 13th, 2009
About half of people 50 years and younger who have a low 10-year or short-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk may have a high lifetime risk.
